How many dogs or cats you can keep in Belcarra
How many dogs or cats can I keep in Belcarra?
Short answer
In Belcarra you may keep a maximum of three dogs over four months old on any parcel. The Village's bylaws set no limit on cats. The ticket for too many dogs is $75, or $50 if paid within 14 days.
Key facts
| Dogs allowed | A maximum of three dogs over the age of four months on any parcel, in any area of the municipality.Animal Control Bylaw No. 431, 2010 (PDF, consolidated), s. 3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThere is a maximum of three dogs permitted over the age of four months to be kept on any parcel of real property in any area of the municipality at one time. |
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| Cats allowed | None set. The Belcarra bylaws that were read set no limit on cats. |
| Other animal limits | None set. The Belcarra bylaws that were read set no limit on other pets. |
| Exceptions | None set. The bylaw states no kennel or other exception to the dog limit. |
| Fine | Bylaw notice (Number of Dogs, s. 3): $75, or $50 if paid within 14 days, or $100 if paid more than 28 days after receiving the notice.Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Schedule A, Animal Control Bylaw No. 431 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingNumber of Dogs $75.00 $50.00 $100.00 |
| Bylaw | Village of Belcarra Animal Control Bylaw No. 431, 2010Animal Control Bylaw No. 431, 2010 (PDF, consolidated), title, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingVillage of Belcarra Animal Control Bylaw No. 431, 2010 |
How it works
The Animal Control Bylaw No. 431, 2010 (s. 3) allows a maximum of three dogs over the age of four months on any parcel of real property, in any area of the municipality, at one time. No kennel or other exception to this limit is stated.
Good to know
- The bylaws we read set no limit on cats or on other pets.
- Hens are covered by a separate policy. See the backyard chickens answer.
- The bylaw notice for the number of dogs is $75; it drops to $50 if paid within 14 days and rises to $100 if paid more than 28 days after you receive the notice (Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520).
- Questions go to the Village Office at 604-937-4100.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
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Sources
- Animal Control Bylaw No. 431, 2010 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra (read 2026-11-08)
- Chicken Keeping Policy No. 215 (PDF), Village of Belcarra (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact Us, Village of Belcarra (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; 3 are recorded as not set. How answers are checked.