How many dogs or cats you can keep in Armstrong
How many dogs or cats can I keep?
Short answer
In the City of Armstrong, no more than two dogs may be kept in a residential dwelling unit. No official source we read sets a limit on cats, but companion animals must not become a nuisance.
Key facts
| Dogs allowed | No more than two dogs in a residential dwelling unit. The bylaw defines a dwelling unit as a single-family residential unit.Dog Care and Control Bylaw No. 1873, 2021, s. 6(l); Dog Care and Control Bylaw No. 1873, 2021, s. 2.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingNo person shall keep or harbour more than two (2) dogs within a residential dwelling unit Dwelling Unit means a single-family residential unit. |
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| Cats allowed | None set. Armstrong sets no number limit on cats. |
| Other animal limits | Backyard hens: at most 6 (see backyard chickens). Backyard bees: at most 3 colonies and/or 3 nucleus hives. Companion animals (cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, rodents, birds, reptiles): no number limit found, but they must not become a nuisance. Livestock only on lots in an Agricultural zone or where the Zoning Bylaw expressly allows.Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1829, 2018, s. 7.4(c) and 6.4(d); Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1829, 2018, s. 5.1; Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024, s. 3.3.1(g) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingmaximum number of hens is no greater than six (6); the Beekeeper shall keep not more than three (3) colonies and or three (3) No companion animal will become a nuisance animal to neighbours. The keeping of livestock, except on a lot within an Agricultural zone or |
| Exceptions | Unweaned offspring of a dog count together with the mother as a single dog. Livestock may be kept on lots in an Agricultural zone.Dog Care and Control Bylaw No. 1873, 2021, s. 6(m); Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024, s. 3.3.1(g) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingAll unweaned offspring of a dog together with the female parent shall be deemed to constitute a single dog for the purpose of this bylaw The keeping of livestock, except on a lot within an Agricultural zone or |
| Fine | Exceeding two dogs: $500, or $300 if paid within 30 days of receiving the ticket.Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 1889, 2022, Schedule 4; Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 1889, 2022, Schedule 4, s. 5(b) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingExceeding two dogs 6 (m) $500.00 $300.00 Column 4 represents the fine payable if payment is received within 30 days |
| Bylaw | City of Armstrong Dog Care and Control Bylaw No. 1873, 2021 (dogs); Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1829, 2018 (hens, bees, nuisance animals); Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (livestock).Dog Care and Control Bylaw No. 1873, 2021, s. 1 (Title); Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1829, 2018, s. 1.2; Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024, s. 3.3.1(g) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingThis bylaw may be cited as "City of Armstrong Dog Care and Control Bylaw No. 1873, This Bylaw may be cited as “City of Armstrong Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1829, 2018”. The keeping of livestock, except on a lot within an Agricultural zone or |
How it works
The City of Armstrong's Dog Care and Control Bylaw allows no more than two dogs in a residential dwelling unit. Unweaned puppies count together with their mother as a single dog; the bylaw does not give an age. It defines a dwelling unit as a single-family residential unit. No kennel licence or other exception was found.
No official source we read sets a limit on cats. Other companion animals (cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, rodents, birds and reptiles) have no number limit either, but they must not become a nuisance.
Good to know
- Under the Good Neighbour Bylaw, a companion animal must not become a nuisance animal.
- Backyard hens are limited to 6 and bees to 3 colonies and/or 3 nucleus hives; see the backyard chickens answer.
- Livestock is allowed only on lots in an Agricultural zone or where the Zoning Bylaw expressly allows it.
- A ticket for exceeding two dogs is $500 ($300 if paid within 30 days). No fine for other animal-number limits was found.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Dog Care and Control Bylaw No. 1873, 2021 (PDF), City of Armstrong (read 2026-11-05)
- Keeping of Animals, City of Armstrong (read 2026-11-05)
- Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1829, 2018 (PDF), City of Armstrong (read 2026-11-05)
- Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (PDF), City of Armstrong (read 2026-11-05)
- Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 1889, 2022, Schedule 4 (PDF), City of Armstrong (read 2026-11-05)
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