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title: How many dogs or cats you can keep in Grand Forks
question: "How many dogs or cats can I keep?"
place: Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Pets, animals and wildlife
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# How many dogs or cats you can keep in Grand Forks

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Grand Forks, https://www.grandforks.ca)  
**Cost:** No fee. Any fine is a court fine of $100 to $10,000; no ticket amount is listed.  
**Where:**
- Phone: City Hall, 250-442-8266 (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- Email: City Hall, info@grandforks.ca

## Key facts

- **Dogs allowed:** No more than three dogs on any residential property in the City.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116, s. 16](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2116Animal-Control.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Cats allowed:** None set. Grand Forks' Animal Control Bylaw sets no limit on cats.
- **Other animal limits:** None set. Grand Forks' Animal Control Bylaw sets no combined limit on pets.
- **Exceptions:** None set. The bylaw states no exception to the three-dog limit.
- **Fine:** No ticket amount is listed. On conviction under the Offence Act: a fine of $100 to $10,000.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116, s. 35.1](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2116Animal-Control.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116, s. 1](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2116Animal-Control.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as the “Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116”"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Section 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- No ticket amount is listed for breaking the three-dog limit. On conviction under the Offence Act, the fine is $100 to $10,000.
- Every dog over four months old needs a licence; see the dog licence answer.
- Poultry and livestock are covered in the backyard chickens answer.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116 (PDF)](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2116Animal-Control.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Grand Forks dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/dog-licence.md)
- [Grand Forks backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/backyard-chickens.md)
- [Grand Forks zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning-lookup.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md)
- [Midway](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/how-many-pets.md)
- [Rossland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/how-many-pets.md)
- [Warfield](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/how-many-pets.md)
- [Trail](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/how-many-pets.md)
- [Montrose](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/how-many-pets.md)
- [Fruitvale](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/how-many-pets.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116 (PDF), City of Grand Forks](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2116Animal-Control.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Building Inspections and Bylaw Services, City of Grand Forks](https://www.grandforks.ca/building-inspections/) (read 2026-11-05)

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