{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Gibsons","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Gibsons?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/gibsons","name":"Gibsons","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":"Town of Gibsons","url":"https://www.gibsons.ca"},"short_answer":"In Gibsons, you may keep no more than 4 household pets on a property, including no more than 2 dogs over 6 months old and 4 cats over 12 weeks old. Exceeding the limit is a $250 bylaw notice.","aliases":["pet limit gibsons","how many dogs allowed gibsons","how many cats gibsons","number of pets bylaw gibsons"],"cost":"Bylaw notice for too many pets: $250 ($150 if paid early, $350 late).","how_long":"Standing rule.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Officer, Town of Gibsons","value":"604-886-2274"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Officer","value":"beo@gibsons.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Care and Regulation Bylaw No. 1328 (Town of Gibsons)","url":"https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/166385/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Gibsons dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Gibsons backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Gibsons dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/dog-leash-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/bowen-island","name":"Bowen Island","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/west-vancouver","name":"West Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lions-bay","name":"Lions Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sechelt","name":"Sechelt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/north-vancouver-district","name":"District of North Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/north-vancouver","name":"North Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/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 2 dogs over 6 months old on any property (within an overall limit of 4 household pets).","short":"Max 2 dogs (within 4 pets total)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/166385/","title":"Animal Care and Regulation Bylaw No. 1328, 2025, Town of Gibsons","section":"s. 2.1","quotes":["No person shall keep or allow to be kept on any property more than 4","household pets, including not more than 2 dogs over the age of 6 months","and not more than 4 cats over the age of 12 weeks, excluding a veterinary","business on a parcel zoned for that use."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":"No more than 4 cats over 12 weeks old on any property (within an overall limit of 4 household pets).","short":"Max 4 cats (within 4 pets total)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/166385/","title":"Animal Care and Regulation Bylaw No. 1328, 2025, Town of Gibsons","section":"s. 2.1","quotes":["No person shall keep or allow to be kept on any property more than 4","household pets, including not more than 2 dogs over the age of 6 months","and not more than 4 cats over the age of 12 weeks, excluding a veterinary","business on a parcel zoned for that use."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"No more than 4 household pets in total on a property. 'Household pet' means a fully domesticated animal such as a dog, cat, reptile, bird or rodent. It does not include horses, cows, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, fur-bearing animals or animals kept for food or profit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/166385/","title":"Animal Care and Regulation Bylaw No. 1328, 2025, Town of Gibsons","section":"s. 2.1","quotes":["No person shall keep or allow to be kept on any property more than 4","household pets, including not more than 2 dogs over the age of 6 months","and not more than 4 cats over the age of 12 weeks, excluding a veterinary","business on a parcel zoned for that use."]},{"url":"https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/166385/","title":"Animal Care and Regulation Bylaw No. 1328, 2025, Town of Gibsons","section":"s. 1 definition of Household Pet","quotes":["such as a dog, cat, reptile, bird or rodent. A household pet does","not include any type of horse, cow, pig, sheep, goat, chicken, turkey or captive","fur-bearing animal, or any animal kept for food or profit."]},{"url":"https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/89468/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025, Town of Gibsons","section":"Zoning Bylaw 1342, s. 3.8.2.1","quotes":["other than household pets is prohibited in all zones except the AG zone."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"The limit does not apply to a veterinary business on a parcel zoned for that use. Dogs under 6 months and cats under 12 weeks are not counted in the dog and cat limits.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/166385/","title":"Animal Care and Regulation Bylaw No. 1328, 2025, Town of Gibsons","section":"s. 2.1","quotes":["No person shall keep or allow to be kept on any property more than 4","household pets, including not more than 2 dogs over the age of 6 months","and not more than 4 cats over the age of 12 weeks, excluding a veterinary","business on a parcel zoned for that use."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice for exceeding permitted pets: $250 ($150 if paid early, $350 late).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104779/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1125, Town of Gibsons (consolidated)","section":"Schedule A, Bylaw 1328 s. 2.1","quotes":["ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL BYLAW NO. 1328, 2025 1328 2.1 Exceed permitted pets $250 $150 $350 Y 1328 2.2 Contravene zoning $200 $150 $250 Y"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Care and Regulation Bylaw No. 1328, 2025","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/166385/","title":"Animal Care and Regulation Bylaw No. 1328, 2025, Town of Gibsons","section":"Title","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as \"Town of Gibsons Animal Care and"]}],"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 2.1 of the [Animal Care and Regulation Bylaw No. 1328](<https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/166385/>) limits the pets on any property in Gibsons:\n\n- No more than 2 dogs over 6 months old.\n- No more than 4 cats over 12 weeks old.\n- No more than 4 household pets in total.\n\nA household pet is a fully domesticated animal such as a dog, cat, reptile, bird or rodent. It does not include horses, cows, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, fur-bearing animals, or animals kept for food or profit.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Dogs under 6 months and cats under 12 weeks are not counted in the dog and cat limits. The bylaw does not say whether they count toward the total of 4.\n- The limit does not apply to a veterinary business on a parcel zoned for that use.\n- Animals other than household pets are allowed only in the AG (agricultural) zone under [Zoning Bylaw No. 1342](<https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/89468/>). Wild or exotic animals listed in the bylaw are prohibited.\n- The bylaw describes no kennel licence or permit for more pets.\n- Exceeding the limit is a bylaw notice of $250 ($150 if paid early, $350 late).\n- Questions: Bylaw Officer, 604-886-2274 or beo@gibsons.ca.","sources":[{"url":"https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/166385/","title":"Animal Care and Regulation Bylaw No. 1328, 2025, Town of Gibsons","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104779/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1125, Town of Gibsons (consolidated)","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/89468/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025, Town of Gibsons","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://gibsons.ca/contact-us/","title":"Contact us, Town of Gibsons","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","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/gibsons/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/how-many-pets.json"}}