--- title: How many dogs or cats you can keep in Anmore question: "How many dogs or cats can I keep?" place: Anmore, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/anmore category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Anmore sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/how-many-pets/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/how-many-pets.json" --- # How many dogs or cats you can keep in Anmore **Question:** How many dogs or cats can I keep? **Short answer:** Anmore's bylaws do not set a limit on the number of dogs or cats you can keep. Other animals, such as poultry, rabbits and horses, are limited by the Animal Control Bylaw, which requires 2 acres for one animal and 1 more acre for each extra. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Anmore, https://anmore.com) **Cost:** No fee. A dog licence is $25 or $35 a year. **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - In person: Village Hall (Anmore Community Hub), 2697 Sunnyside Road, Anmore, BC V3H 5G9 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) - Phone: Bylaw Department, 604-828-4987 (Regular Village hours. Does not answer text messages.) ## Key facts - **Dogs allowed:** None set. Anmore's bylaws set no limit on the number of dogs. - **Cats allowed:** None set. Anmore's bylaws set no limit on the number of cats. - **Other animal limits:** Animal Control Bylaw (animals other than cats and dogs): one animal needs 2 acres, each extra animal 1 more acre, not counting the dwelling, garage or garden. Parcels under 1 acre: no more than 12 adult poultry (no roosters) or 2 adult rabbits plus 2 litters. Parcels over 1 acre: no more than 24 poultry (1 rooster), 7 female rabbits with litters, or 50 rabbits. - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993, s. 2 (Animal), 4.6](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf) - Official wording: "means a horse, sheep, goat, mule, ass , swine," … "2 acres of land is provided for one animal" - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993, s. 4.4, 4.5, 4.6](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf) - Official wording: "more than 12 adult poultry of which none shall be roosters" … "more than 24 adult poultry of which only 1 may be a rooster" - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993, s. 4.4(b), 4.5(b), (c)](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf) - Official wording: "more than 2 adult rabbits and 2 litters of rabbits" … "more than 7 female rabbits and their litters" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Exceptions:** An animal shelter, run area or land use that was lawful when the bylaw took effect in 1993 may continue as a non-conforming use, unless it stops for 6 months. Animals may be kept only where the Zoning Bylaw zones for it. - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993, s. 4.3, 4.9](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall keep any animal on any parcel of land within the Municipality that is not in an area zoned in accordance" … "if, however, the non conforming use is" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** Not confirmed. No fine for these rules is listed in the bylaw notice or ticket schedules. - **Bylaw:** Village of Anmore Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993 (animals other than cats and dogs); Anmore Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000 (dogs) - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993, s. 1](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf) - Official wording: "Village of Anmore Animal Control Bylaw No. 96" - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000, s. 1](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-270-2000-Dog-Control.pdf) - Official wording: "Anmore Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Neither the [Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000]() nor the [Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993]() states a limit on the number of dogs or cats. The Animal Control Bylaw leaves cats and dogs out of its definition of "animal". The Zoning Bylaw was also searched and states no limit. ## Good to know - Other animals (horses, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits, poultry, llamas, cows and fur-bearing animals): one animal needs 2 acres, and each extra animal needs 1 more acre, not counting land under the dwelling, garage or garden. - Parcels under 1 acre: no more than 12 adult poultry (no roosters) or 2 adult rabbits plus 2 litters. Parcels over 1 acre: no more than 24 poultry (1 rooster), 7 female rabbits with litters, or 50 rabbits. - The bylaw does not explain how the 2-acre rule and these limits combine on small lots. Ask the Village. - A shelter, run area or use that was lawful when the bylaw took effect in 1993 may continue unless it stops for 6 months. Animals may be kept only where the Zoning Bylaw allows. - No fine for breaking these rules is listed in the bylaw notice or ticket schedules. ## Official forms and pages - [Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf) - [Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-270-2000-Dog-Control.pdf) ## Related questions - [Anmore dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/dog-licence.md) - [Anmore backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/backyard-chickens.md) - [Anmore dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/dog-leash-rules.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md) - [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/how-many-pets.md) - [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/how-many-pets.md) - [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/how-many-pets.md) - [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/how-many-pets.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/how-many-pets.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/how-many-pets.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-270-2000-Dog-Control.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _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. 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