Glasgow Number of Cats Allowed ordinance (§ 205.200)
Chapter 205: Animal Regulations · Article II. Domestic Cats
In short: Residents may keep no more than four cats per home, and cats kept at other places in the city count toward that total, unless the owner runs a licensed business allowing more. Kittens under 8 weeks old aren't counted.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. Subject to further restrictions set forth below, it shall be unlawful for any occupant or occupants of any residential dwelling unit to keep, maintain, or harbor more than four (4) cats on or about the premises which comprises such dwelling unit.
B. It shall be unlawful for the occupant or occupants or owner of real property within the City to keep, maintain, or harbor cats at another location within the City, if the total number of cats exceeds four (4) in number when the number of cats at each premises at which the cats are kept are added to provide a sum of the number of cats kept, maintained, or harbored, unless the occupant, occupants, or owner is operating a licensed business allowing more than four (4) cats.
C. For purposes of this Section kittens under the age of eight (8) weeks are not counted to determine the total number of cats.
Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 205.200
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.