{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Alert Bay","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Alert Bay?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/alert-bay","name":"Alert Bay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Alert Bay","url":"https://www.alertbay.ca"},"short_answer":"In Alert Bay, the Village's New Residents Package says no more than two dogs per home. Animal Control Bylaw 737 allows approval to keep more, but never more than three without a kennel licence. The Village sets no cat limit that we found.","aliases":["how many dogs alert bay","pet limit alert bay","how many cats alert bay","kennel licence alert bay"],"cost":"Not stated. The kennel fee is $100 (New Residents Package).","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"15 Maple Road, Alert Bay, BC V0N 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-974-5213"},{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control","value":"250-974-7936","note":"Phone number on the Village contact page; the Bylaws page lists 250-974-4188."}],"documents":[],"forms":[],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Alert Bay dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/dog-licence/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/how-many-pets/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets/"},"facts":{"dog_limit":{"label":"Dogs allowed","value":"No more than two dogs per home (Village New Residents Package). Bylaw #737 s. 5.01(b) also has an approval route for keeping dogs, but in no case more than three without a kennel licence.","short":"Max two dogs (three max without kennel licence)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/3019/Bylaw%20737-Animal%20control%20bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 737 (PDF), Village of Alert Bay","section":"s. 5.01(b)(ii)","quotes":["In no case will more than three (3) dogs be allowed without first obtaining a kennel license as","In no case will more than three (3) dogs be allowed without first obtaining a kennel license","Approval to harbour any dogls) may be revoked by Council"]},{"url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5436b7bae4b0d50b0eede18b/t/6aa99af593ac2347680f4159/1789500152429/New+Residents+Package+September+10%2C+2026.pdf","title":"New Residents Information Package, September 10, 2026 (PDF), Village of Alert Bay","section":"Animal Control (New Residents Package)","quotes":["no person shall keep, possess or harbour more than two (2) dogs within the Village of Alert Bay"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Bylaw #737 (civicweb copy): pages 1-3, 5, 7 and 8 have no text layer, so only parts of ss. 5 and 6 could be read. The two sources differ on the number (three in the readable bylaw fragment, two in the package), so this is flagged as a conflict. Check the bylaw."},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Village does not state a limit on cats.","sources":[]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Village does not state a limit on other pets.","sources":[]},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"A boarding kennel needs a kennel licence and a business licence; the Village polls abutting residential landowners and zoning applies. Approval to keep more dogs can be revoked by Council.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/3019/Bylaw%20737-Animal%20control%20bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 737 (PDF), Village of Alert Bay","section":"s. 5.01(c)","quotes":["In the case of a boarding kennel, the applicant shall apply for a kennel license for a","In the case of a boarding kennel, the applicant shall apply for a kennel license for a fee as in the current fees and charges bylaw and, in addition, shall apply for a business license.","poll abutting residential landowners as to their","Approval to harbour any dogls) may be revoked by Council"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Village's website does not state the fine for breaking the limit.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw #737","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/3019/Bylaw%20737-Animal%20control%20bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 737 (PDF), Village of Alert Bay","section":"title","quotes":["Animal Control Bylaw #737"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":2,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village's New Residents Package says no more than two dogs per home. The [Animal Control Bylaw 737](https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/3019/Bylaw%20737-Animal%20control%20bylaw.pdf) has an approval route for keeping dogs, but in no case more than three without a kennel licence. The Village does not state a limit on cats or other pets.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The two official sources differ on the number (two in the package, three in the readable part of the bylaw). Confirm with the Village Office at 250-974-5213 before getting a third dog.\n- A boarding kennel needs a kennel licence and a business licence. The Village polls neighbouring residential landowners, and zoning applies.\n- Council can revoke an approval to keep more dogs.\n- The fine for breaking the limit is not stated on the Village's website.","sources":[{"url":"https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/3019/Bylaw%20737-Animal%20control%20bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 737 (PDF), Village of Alert Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5436b7bae4b0d50b0eede18b/t/6aa99af593ac2347680f4159/1789500152429/New+Residents+Package+September+10%2C+2026.pdf","title":"New Residents Information Package, September 10, 2026 (PDF), Village of Alert Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/contact","title":"Contact, Village of Alert Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 3 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/how-many-pets.json"}}