{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Barriere","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Barriere?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","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":"District of Barriere","url":"https://www.barriere.ca"},"short_answer":"The District of Barriere has no bylaw limiting how many dogs or cats you can keep. Its Zoning Bylaw limits only \"large animals\" kept outside the home, to 1 per 0.4 hectare in some residential zones, and does not define the term.","aliases":["how many dogs allowed barriere","pet limit barriere","how many cats barriere","large animals zoning barriere"],"cost":"No fee. No pet-limit bylaw, so no ticket.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office (Municipal Hall)","value":"4936 Barriere Town Road, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (per the Bylaw Enforcement page)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer, via the District Office","value":"250-672-9751"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025 (PDF), District of Barriere","url":"https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FDevelopment%20Related%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No%20111%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20July%202025%20with%20MAP.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Barriere dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Barriere backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Barriere dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Barriere zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/sun-peaks","name":"Sun Peaks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chase","name":"Chase","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chase/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clearwater","name":"Clearwater","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sicamous","name":"Sicamous","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/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":null,"status":"none","note":"Barriere has no bylaw limiting how many dogs you can keep.","sources":[]},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Barriere has no bylaw limiting how many cats you can keep.","sources":[]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"'Large animals' kept outside the dwelling unit are limited to 1 per 0.4 ha (an accessory use) in the Small Holding, Country Residential, Residential and Residential Private zones. The bylaw does not define 'large animals'.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FDevelopment%20Related%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No%20111%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20July%202025%20with%20MAP.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025 (PDF), District of Barriere","section":"ss. 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 18.1 (Permitted Uses)","quotes":["Large animals (kept outside the","dwelling unit and limited to 1per 0.4ha)","SMALL HOLDING (SH) ZONE","COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL (CR) ZONE","RESIDENTIAL (R) ZONE","RESIDENTIAL PRIVATE (RP) ZONE"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"Boarding kennels (Animal Training, Breeding and Boarding Facilities) are a permitted principal use in the Small Holding and Country Residential zones, and the kennel must be sited at least 30 m from all lot lines.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FDevelopment%20Related%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No%20111%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20July%202025%20with%20MAP.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025 (PDF), District of Barriere","section":"ss. 4.6(b), 5.6(b)","quotes":["Animal Boarding facilities shall be subject to the following:","the kennel shall be sited at least 30 metres from all lot lines;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 111 (large animals only). No bylaw limits dogs or cats.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FDevelopment%20Related%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No%20111%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20July%202025%20with%20MAP.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025 (PDF), District of Barriere","section":"title page footer","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 111"]}],"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\nNone of the bylaws we read set a limit on dogs or cats per home in the District of Barriere. The [Zoning Bylaw No. 111](<https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FDevelopment%20Related%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No%20111%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20July%202025%20with%20MAP.pdf>) lists \"large animals\" kept outside the dwelling unit as an accessory use in the Small Holding, Country Residential, Residential and Residential Private zones, limited to 1 per 0.4 hectare. The bylaw does not define \"large animals\". The Residential Multi-Family and other zones list no animal use.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find your lot's zone in the Zoning Bylaw (see the zoning lookup answer).\n2. If you want to keep larger animals, ask the District Office at 250-672-9751 what \"large animals\" covers before you buy.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Boarding kennels (Animal Training, Breeding and Boarding Facilities) are a permitted principal use in the Small Holding and Country Residential zones. The kennel must be at least 30 m from all lot lines.\n- We found no kennel licence process and no puppy or kitten exception.\n- Barking and other animal noise falls under the Noise Control Bylaw.","sources":[{"url":"https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FDevelopment%20Related%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No%20111%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20July%202025%20with%20MAP.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025 (PDF), District of Barriere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/p/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, District of Barriere","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/barriere/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/how-many-pets.json"}}