How many dogs or cats you can keep in Enderby
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.
Key facts
| Dogs allowed | None set. Enderby's Dog Control and Animal Control bylaws state no limit on dogs per household. |
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| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated, PDF), ss. 318.3, 319.4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingThe 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 |
| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated, PDF), Definitions; s. 318.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingDOG 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.) |
| 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.Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule A (Zoning Bylaw 318.3, 319.4); Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 9 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wording1550 318.3 Keeping of more $200 $100 $225 YES 1550 319.4 Exceed maximum $200 $100 $225 YES Keeping of more than five (5) backyard hens 318.3 200. 100. Exceed maximum number of beehives, colonies 319.4 200. 100. |
| Bylaw | Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (ss. 318 and 319, hens and bees); Animal Control Bylaw No. 1735, 2022Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated, PDF), ss. 318, 319; Animal Control Bylaw No. 1735, 2022, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingConsolidated Zoning Bylaw No 1550, 2014 318 Backyard Hens (1710) This Bylaw shall be cited as “City of Enderby Animal Control Bylaw No. 1735, 2022”. |
How it works
In the City of Enderby, the Dog Control Bylaw and the Animal Control Bylaw 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
The same question in other places
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Sources
- Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby (read 2026-11-05)
- Animal Control Bylaw No. 1735, 2022 (PDF), City of Enderby (read 2026-11-05)
- Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby (read 2026-11-05)
- Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby (read 2026-11-05)
- Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby (read 2026-11-05)
- Contact Us, City of Enderby (read 2026-11-05)
- Bylaw Compliance, City of Enderby (read 2026-11-05)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set. How answers are checked.