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title: How many dogs or cats you can keep in 100 Mile House
question: "How many dogs or cats can I keep?"
place: 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Pets, animals and wildlife
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# How many dogs or cats you can keep in 100 Mile House

**Question:** How many dogs or cats can I keep?

**Short answer:** In 100 Mile House you may keep no more than three dogs and no more than three cats on a property. No combined pet limit is stated. Only animals on the bylaw's permitted list are allowed, and livestock depends on zoning.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of 100 Mile House, https://www.100milehouse.com)  
**Cost:** Bylaw notice for too many dogs or cats: $100 ($50 if paid within 14 days, $110 after 28 days).  
**Where:**
- Phone: District of 100 Mile House office, 250-395-2434 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **Dogs allowed:** No more than three dogs on any real property, including a premise that contains a suite, a boarder or a tenant.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026, s. 3.1](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall keep or allow to be kept on any real property, including any" … "premise that contains a suite, a boarder or tenant, more than three (3) dogs."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Cats allowed:** No more than three cats at any one time on any parcel in the District.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026, s. 20.1](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall keep more than three (3) cats at any one time on any parcel"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other animal limits:** Only species on Schedule B (Permitted Animals) are allowed in the District; all exotic animals are prohibited. Livestock, poultry, horses, goats and similar are allowed only 'when permitted by zoning'. Reptiles, snakes and some other animals have type and size limits.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026, s. 15.5, 19.1, Schedule B](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Only those species listed on Schedule B, attached and forming part of this bylaw," … "All exotic animals are strictly prohibited within the municipal boundaries." … "Horse, sheep, goat, ass, swine, poultry, llama, cow, or other animals of the" … "bovine species, when permitted by zoning."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Exceptions:** A person who is a Foster Home for the SPCA may keep more than three cats, with an authorized SPCA Foster Home Application submitted to the District. A person who owned more than three cats before the bylaw was adopted must submit the Schedule A Grandfathering Consent Form for approval.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026, s. 20.2, 20.3](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf)
  - Official wording: "unless such person is a Foster Home for the SPCA. A copy of" … "Any person that owns more than three (3) cats, prior to adoption of this bylaw,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice for keeping more than 3 dogs (s. 3.1) or more than 3 cats (s. 20.1): $50 if paid within 14 days, $100 from day 15 to 28, $110 after 28 days.
  - Source: [Council agenda package, September 8, 2026, Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1429 Schedule A, Bylaw 1429 Schedule A, Bylaw 1475](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-09/2026_Sept_8_Regular_Agenda_PKG_2.pdf)
  - Official wording: "3.1 Keeping more than 3 dogs $50.00 $100.00 $110.00" … "20.1 Keeping more than 3 cats 50.00 100.00 110.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026 (s. 3.1 dogs, s. 20 cats).
  - Source: [Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026, title](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf)
  - Official wording: "District of 100 Mile House Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475](<https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf>) limits 100 Mile House households to three dogs on any real property, including a property with a suite, a boarder or a tenant, and to three cats at any one time on a parcel. The bylaw sets no combined cap on pets.

## Good to know

- Only species on Schedule B (Permitted Animals) of the bylaw are allowed. All exotic animals are prohibited. Non-venomous snakes may not exceed 90 centimetres (36 inches) and other reptiles 60 centimetres (24 inches) at maturity.
- Livestock, poultry, horses, goats and similar animals are allowed only when zoning permits. Under the Zoning Bylaw, livestock is not allowed on a parcel of 0.4 hectares or less. See the chickens answer.
- A person who is a Foster Home for the SPCA may keep more than three cats with an authorized SPCA Foster Home Application submitted to the District.
- Someone who owned more than three cats before the bylaw was adopted must submit the Grandfathering Consent Form (Schedule A of the bylaw) for approval.
- The bylaw states no dog exception and no kennel licence rule. Ask the District at 250-395-2434 if you run a kennel.
- A bylaw notice for too many dogs or cats is $100 ($50 if paid within 14 days, $110 after 28 days).

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026 (PDF)](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf)

## Related questions

- [100 Mile House dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/dog-licence.md)
- [100 Mile House dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [100 Mile House backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/backyard-chickens.md)
- [100 Mile House bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md)
- [Williams Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/how-many-pets.md)
- [Barriere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/how-many-pets.md)
- [Clearwater](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/how-many-pets.md)
- [Ashcroft](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/how-many-pets.md)
- [Lillooet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/how-many-pets.md)
- [Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/how-many-pets.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated (PDF), District of 100 Mile House](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Council agenda package, September 8, 2026, Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1429 Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-09/2026_Sept_8_Regular_Agenda_PKG_2.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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