How many dogs or cats you can keep in Barriere
How many dogs or cats can I keep in Barriere?
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.
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'.Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025, ss. 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 18.1 (Permitted Uses) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingLarge 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 |
| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025, ss. 4.6(b), 5.6(b) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAnimal Boarding facilities shall be subject to the following: the kennel shall be sited at least 30 metres from all lot lines; |
| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025, title page footer · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZoning Bylaw No. 111 |
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
- Find your lot's zone in the Zoning Bylaw (see the zoning lookup answer).
- 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
The same question in other places
Sun Peaks · Chase · Clearwater · Kamloops · Sicamous · Enderby
Sources
- Zoning Bylaw No. 111, consolidated July 2025 (PDF), District of Barriere (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaw Enforcement, District of Barriere (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. How answers are checked.