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title: How many dogs or cats you can keep in Enderby
question: "How many dogs or cats can I keep?"
place: Enderby, British Columbia, Canada
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# How many dogs or cats you can keep in Enderby

**Question:** How many dogs or cats can I keep?

**Short answer:** The City of Enderby's bylaws do not state a maximum number of dogs or cats per household. Four or more dogs kept for a fee count as a dog kennel, allowed only in the Country Residential (C.R.) zone. Backyard hens are limited to five.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Enderby, https://www.cityofenderby.com)  
**Cost:** No fine is set for the number of dogs or cats. More than five backyard hens: bylaw notice $200 ($100 if paid within 14 days); municipal ticket $200 ($100 if paid within 30 days). Exceeding the beehive limit: same amounts.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Dog control, 250-838-0233
- Phone: City Hall (zoning questions), 250-838-7230

## Key facts

- **Dogs allowed:** None set. Enderby's Dog Control and Animal Control bylaws state no limit on dogs per household.
- **Cats allowed:** None set. None of the Enderby bylaws that were read states a cat limit.
- **Other animal limits:** Backyard hens: no more than 5, only on lots with a single-family dwelling in the R.1, R.1-A and R.2 zones. Bees: 2 hives and 2 nucleus colonies on lots under 1,000 m²; 4 and 4 on lots of 1,000 m² or more.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated, PDF), ss. 318.3, 319.4](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1550-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1550-2014-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The keeping of no more than five (5) backyard hens is permitted as an ancillary use to a single-family dwelling within the Residential Single Family (R.1)" … "A maximum of two (2) beehives / colonies and two (2) nucleus" … "colonies are permitted on lots less than 1,000 m² (0.25 acre) and a" … "maximum of four (4) beehives / colonies and four (4) nucleus"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Exceptions:** A dog kennel (four or more dogs boarded, cared for or kept for a fee) is a separate use; the Zoning Bylaw lists dog kennels and kennels as permitted only in the Country Residential (C.R.) zone. The hen rules do not apply to poultry kept as a permitted agricultural use.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated, PDF), Definitions; s. 318.1](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1550-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1550-2014-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "DOG KENNEL means any building, structure, compound, group of pens or" … "cages within a building or property in which, or where four (4) or more dogs are" … "Dog kennels (1611)" … "do not apply to the keeping of poultry when considered an intensive agricultural use, limited agricultural use, or restricted agricultural use that is permitted under this Bylaw" … "KENNELS means premises used for the business of boarding, breeding," … "Country Residential Zone (C.R.)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** No fine is set for the number of dogs or cats. Keeping more than five backyard hens: $200 bylaw notice ($100 if paid within 14 days; $225 after 28 days); municipal ticket $200 ($100 if paid within 30 days). Exceeding the beehive limit: same amounts.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule A (Zoning Bylaw 318.3, 319.4)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "1550 318.3 Keeping of more $200 $100 $225 YES" … "1550 319.4 Exceed maximum $200 $100 $225 YES"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 9](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Keeping of more than five (5) backyard hens 318.3 200. 100." … "Exceed maximum number of beehives, colonies 319.4 200. 100."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (ss. 318 and 319, hens and bees); Animal Control Bylaw No. 1735, 2022
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated, PDF), ss. 318, 319](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1550-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1550-2014-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No 1550, 2014" … "318 Backyard Hens (1710)"
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 1735, 2022, s. 1](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1735-Animal-Control-Bylaw-No.-1735-2022.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw shall be cited as “City of Enderby Animal Control Bylaw No. 1735, 2022”."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

In the City of Enderby, the [Dog Control Bylaw](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf) and the [Animal Control Bylaw](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1735-Animal-Control-Bylaw-No.-1735-2022.pdf) do not state a limit on dogs per household, and none of the bylaws read states a cat limit. The Animal Control Bylaw covers animals other than dogs, but only backyard hens and bees.

## Good to know

- Dog kennel: the Zoning Bylaw treats four or more dogs boarded, cared for or kept for a fee as a separate use, a dog kennel. Kennels are permitted only in the Country Residential (C.R.) zone.
- Backyard hens: no more than 5, only on lots with a single-family dwelling in the R.1, R.1-A and R.2 zones. See the backyard chickens answer.
- Bees: 2 hives and 2 nucleus colonies on lots under 1,000 m²; 4 and 4 on lots of 1,000 m² or more. The hen rules do not apply to poultry kept as a permitted agricultural use.
- More than five hens or more hives than allowed: bylaw notice $200 ($100 if paid within 14 days); municipal ticket $200 ($100 if paid within 30 days).
- For a definite answer for your property, call City Hall at 250-838-7230, or dog control at 250-838-0233.

## Official forms and pages

- [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469 (PDF)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 1735 (PDF)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1735-Animal-Control-Bylaw-No.-1735-2022.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Enderby dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/dog-licence.md)
- [Enderby backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/backyard-chickens.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md)
- [Armstrong](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/how-many-pets.md)
- [Spallumcheen](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/how-many-pets.md)
- [Sicamous](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/how-many-pets.md)
- [Lumby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/how-many-pets.md)
- [Vernon](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/how-many-pets.md)
- [Coldstream](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/how-many-pets.md)

## Sources

- [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 1735, 2022 (PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1735-Animal-Control-Bylaw-No.-1735-2022.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1550-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1550-2014-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Contact Us, City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/contact-us-2/) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Compliance, City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/bylaw-compliance/) (read 2026-11-05)

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