{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Grand Forks","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","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 Grand Forks","url":"https://www.grandforks.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Grand Forks, no one may keep more than three dogs on a residential property. The Animal Control Bylaw sets no limit on cats and no combined limit on pets. It states no exception to the three-dog limit.","aliases":["dog limit grand forks","maximum pets grand forks","cat limit grand forks","kennel grand forks"],"cost":"No fee. Any fine is a court fine of $100 to $10,000; no ticket amount is listed.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"City Hall","value":"250-442-8266","note":"Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"City Hall","value":"info@grandforks.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116 (PDF)","url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2116Animal-Control.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Grand Forks dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Grand Forks backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Grand Forks zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/midway","name":"Midway","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/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 three dogs on any residential property in the City.","short":"Max three dogs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2116Animal-Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116 (PDF), City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 16","quotes":["A person must not keep, or allow to be kept, more than three (3) Dogs on any residential property within the boundaries of the City."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Grand Forks' Animal Control Bylaw sets no limit on cats.","sources":[]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Grand Forks' Animal Control Bylaw sets no combined limit on pets.","sources":[]},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The bylaw states no exception to the three-dog limit.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"No ticket amount is listed. On conviction under the Offence Act: a fine of $100 to $10,000.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2116Animal-Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116 (PDF), City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 35.1","quotes":["pay a fine of not less than $100.00 and not more than $10,000.00 if proceedings are brought under the Offence Act"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2116Animal-Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116 (PDF), City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as the “Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116”"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":3,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nSection 16 of the [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2116Animal-Control.pdf) says no more than three dogs may be kept on any residential property in the City of Grand Forks. The bylaw states no exception to that limit.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw sets no limit on cats and does not licence cats. No combined limit on pets, and no limit on other pets, was found.\n- The bylaw defines a \"kennel\", but nothing read says a kennel may keep more than three dogs. If you want to run one, ask City Hall at 250-442-8266.\n- No ticket amount is listed for breaking the three-dog limit. On conviction under the Offence Act, the fine is $100 to $10,000.\n- Every dog over four months old needs a licence; see the dog licence answer.\n- Poultry and livestock are covered in the backyard chickens answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2116Animal-Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116 (PDF), City of Grand Forks","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/building-inspections/","title":"Building Inspections and Bylaw Services, City of Grand Forks","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 3 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 3 are recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/how-many-pets.json"}}