--- title: How many dogs or cats you can keep in Barriere question: "How many dogs or cats can I keep in Barriere?" place: Barriere, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/barriere category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: District of Barriere sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/how-many-pets/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/how-many-pets.json" --- # How many dogs or cats you can keep in Barriere **Question:** How many dogs or cats can I keep in Barriere? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Barriere, https://www.barriere.ca) **Cost:** No fee. No pet-limit bylaw, so no ticket. **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - In person: District Office (Municipal Hall), 4936 Barriere Town Road, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (per the Bylaw Enforcement page)) - Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, via the District Office, 250-672-9751 ## Key facts - **Dogs allowed:** None set. Barriere has no bylaw limiting how many dogs you can keep. - **Cats allowed:** None set. Barriere has no bylaw limiting how many cats you can keep. - **Other animal limits:** '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'. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025, ss. 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 18.1 (Permitted Uses)](https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files¤tFolder=%2FDevelopment%20Related%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No%20111%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20July%202025%20with%20MAP.pdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Exceptions:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025, ss. 4.6(b), 5.6(b)](https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files¤tFolder=%2FDevelopment%20Related%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No%20111%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20July%202025%20with%20MAP.pdf) - Official wording: "Animal Boarding facilities shall be subject to the following:" … "the kennel shall be sited at least 30 metres from all lot lines;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 111 (large animals only). No bylaw limits dogs or cats. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025, title page footer](https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files¤tFolder=%2FDevelopment%20Related%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No%20111%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20July%202025%20with%20MAP.pdf) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 111" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works None of the bylaws we read set a limit on dogs or cats per home in the District of Barriere. The [Zoning Bylaw No. 111]() 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. ## Steps 1. Find your lot's zone in the Zoning Bylaw (see the zoning lookup answer). 2. If you want to keep larger animals, ask the District Office at 250-672-9751 what "large animals" covers before you buy. ## Good to know - 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. - We found no kennel licence process and no puppy or kitten exception. - Barking and other animal noise falls under the Noise Control Bylaw. ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files¤tFolder=%2FDevelopment%20Related%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No%20111%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20July%202025%20with%20MAP.pdf) ## Related questions - [Barriere dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/dog-licence.md) - [Barriere backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/backyard-chickens.md) - [Barriere dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Barriere zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/zoning-lookup.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md) - [Sun Peaks](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/how-many-pets.md) - [Chase](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chase/how-many-pets.md) - [Clearwater](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/how-many-pets.md) - [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/how-many-pets.md) - [Sicamous](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/how-many-pets.md) - [Enderby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/how-many-pets.md) ## Sources - [Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files¤tFolder=%2FDevelopment%20Related%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No%20111%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20July%202025%20with%20MAP.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw Enforcement, District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/p/bylaw-enforcement) (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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