{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Cranbrook","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","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":"City of Cranbrook","url":"https://www.cranbrook.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Cranbrook you may keep no more than 6 pets in a dwelling unit or on a residential parcel with one dwelling unit, and no more than 3 of them may be dogs and no more than 3 cats. Only one of the dogs may be a designated vicious dog.","aliases":["pet limit cranbrook","how many dogs can I have cranbrook","maximum pets cranbrook","kennel licence cranbrook"],"cost":"No fee for the limit. Keeping too many pets: bylaw notice $125 ($100 if paid within 14 days, $150 after 28 days); municipal ticket $100.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control (Bylaw Services)","value":"250-489-9598","note":"Officer generally on duty 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw 3845, 2016 (consolidated to February 27, 2023, PDF)","url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/76528"},{"title":"Animal Control page, City of Cranbrook","url":"https://www.cranbrook.ca/our-city/city-departments/bylaw-services/animal-control"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Cranbrook dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Cranbrook backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Cranbrook rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/dangerous-dogs/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fernie","name":"Fernie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sparwood","name":"Sparwood","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sparwood/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/creston","name":"Creston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/elkford","name":"Elkford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/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":"No more than 3 dogs within a single dwelling unit or on a residential parcel with one dwelling unit (within an overall limit of 6 pets). Only one of them may be a vicious dog.","short":"Max 3 dogs (within 6 pets total)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/76528","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3845, 2016 (consolidated to February 27, 2023) (PDF)","section":"s. 3.7(a)","quotes":["keep or harbour more than","six (6) PETS; and within the aforementioned six (6) PETS, no more than","three (3) DOGS and no more than three (3) CATS; and for certainty, must","not keep more than one (1) VICIOUS DOG within the aforementioned"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":"No more than 3 cats within a single dwelling unit or on a residential parcel with one dwelling unit (within the overall limit of 6 pets).","short":"Max 3 cats (within 6 pets total)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/76528","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3845, 2016 (consolidated to February 27, 2023) (PDF)","section":"s. 3.7(a)","quotes":["three (3) DOGS and no more than three (3) CATS"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"A combined limit of 6 pets per dwelling unit (or per residential parcel with one dwelling unit). 'Pet' means an animal kept for companionship that is lawfully kept on residential property; rabbits, mice, rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils and chinchillas count as rodents, which may be kept in an escape-proof enclosure that meets zoning setbacks.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/76528","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3845, 2016 (consolidated to February 27, 2023) (PDF)","section":"s. 3.7(a); s. 1.2.1 'Pet'; s. 6.3(a)","quotes":["six (6) PETS; and within the aforementioned six (6) PETS, no more than","means an ANIMAL kept for companionship rather than utility,","RODENTS may be kept on any PARCEL of land within the CITY provided","that they are kept in a building, structure, pen or enclosure that prevents"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"The bylaw states no exception to the limit for puppies or kittens. A kennel (a place where four or more dogs, cats or other animals are kept for training, care, breeding, boarding or keeping for any purpose) needs a kennel licence under the Business Licence Bylaw.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/76528","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3845, 2016 (consolidated to February 27, 2023) (PDF)","section":"s. 1.2.1 'Kennel'; s. 3.6(a)","quotes":["means any lands or premises on which four (4) or more DOGS","No PERSON shall operate a KENNEL on any PARCEL of land within the","unless a valid and subsisting KENNEL LICENCE has been issued as"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Keeping pets in excess of the allowed number: bylaw notice $125 ($100 if paid within 14 days; $150 after 28 days); municipal ticket $100.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106176/","title":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106176/","section":"Schedule A1, s. 3.7(a)","quotes":["3.7(a) $125.00 $100.00 $150.00","Keep/Harbour Pets in Excess of"]},{"url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106172","title":"Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 3856, 2016, Schedule B1 (PDF)","section":"Schedule B1, s. 3.7(a)","quotes":["Keep/Harbour Pets in Excess of Allowed Number 3.7(a) $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"City of Cranbrook Animal Control Bylaw No. 3845, 2016","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/76528","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3845, 2016 (consolidated to February 27, 2023) (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["City of Cranbrook Animal Control","Bylaw No. 3845, 2016"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nSection 3.7 of the City of Cranbrook's [Animal Control Bylaw 3845](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/76528) sets a combined limit of 6 pets per dwelling unit, or per residential parcel with one dwelling unit. Within that, no more than 3 dogs and no more than 3 cats. The bylaw does not say how the limit applies to a parcel with more than one dwelling unit; ask Bylaw Services.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A \"pet\" is an animal kept for companionship that is lawfully kept on residential property. Rabbits, mice, rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils and chinchillas count as rodents, which must be kept in an escape-proof enclosure that meets the zoning setbacks.\n- The bylaw states no exception to the limit for puppies or kittens.\n- A \"kennel\" is a place where four or more dogs, cats or other animals are kept for training, care, breeding, boarding or keeping for any purpose. It needs a kennel licence under the Business Licence Bylaw. The bylaw does not say whether that lifts the pet limit, so confirm first.\n- Poultry, bees and farm animals follow the Zoning Bylaw; see the backyard-chickens answer.\n- Keeping too many pets: bylaw notice $125 ($100 if paid within 14 days, $150 after 28 days), or a municipal ticket of $100.\n- To ask about your situation, call Animal Control at 250-489-9598.","sources":[{"url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/76528","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3845, 2016 (consolidated to February 27, 2023) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106176","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 4049, 2021, Schedule A1 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106172","title":"Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 3856, 2016, Schedule B1 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cranbrook.ca/our-city/city-departments/bylaw-services/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Cranbrook","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106176/","title":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106176/","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/how-many-pets.json"}}