{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Granisle","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Granisle?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","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":"Village of Granisle","url":"https://villageofgranisle.ca"},"short_answer":"In Granisle, no more than three licensed dogs may be kept on land or premises occupied by their owners. The bylaw sets no limit on cats and does not mention them. Going over three dogs can bring a $50 ticket.","aliases":["dog limit granisle","how many dogs granisle","pet limit granisle","how many cats granisle"],"cost":"Ticket for more than three dogs: $50.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250.697.2248"},{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control Officer","value":"250 845 8876"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Granisle dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Granisle backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Granisle dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Granisle bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vanderhoof","name":"Vanderhoof","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/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 licensed dogs on land or premises occupied by their owners (three dogs at most per residence).","short":"Max three dogs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/","title":"Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 16","quotes":["No more than three licensed dogs shall be kept or harboured at one time on land"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Granisle's Bylaw 339 sets no limit on cats.","sources":[]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"No kennels allowed in the Village (s. 17). \"No animal\" (defined as horses, cattle, goats, swine, fur-bearing or wild animals) may be kept within the Village (s. 36). Poultry and bees: see the backyard-chickens sheet.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/","title":"Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 17 and s. 36","quotes":["No kennels shall be allowed within the boundaries of the Village of Granisle.","No animal shall be kept or harboured within the boundaries of the Village."]},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/","title":"Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 2(1)","quotes":["horses, cattle, goats, swine, or any other animal of the bovine"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"Bylaw 339 bans kennels (s. 17) and keeping listed animals (s. 36), but the Zoning Bylaw lists kennels and keeping horses, poultry and similar animals as permitted in RR-1 and RR-2 if buildings are 25 m from property lines and 10 m from any dwelling. The bylaws do not say which prevails.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 7.1.1(j) (RR-1)","quotes":["kennels, the keeping of bees, horses, pigeons, poultry, sheep, ?sh farms, or fur bearing animals for domestic","purposes, provided that all buildings and structures used for such purposes are located not less than 25 m from any","kennels, the keeping of bees, horses, pigeons, poultry,","not less than 25 m from any property line and not less than 10 m from any dwelling;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Conflicts with Bylaw 339 ss. 17 and 36 (no kennels, no animals kept in the Village); the Zoning Bylaw (2019) is newer. The bylaws do not say which prevails."},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$50 ticket for more than three dogs.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"Schedule 2","quotes":["More than three dogs 16 $ 50.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/","title":"Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"title (s. 1)","quotes":["Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339](<https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/>) allows no more than three licensed dogs on land or premises occupied by their owners, which means three dogs at most per residence. The bylaw does not mention cats, and no cat limit was found in the other Village bylaws read.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Bylaw 339 says no kennels are allowed in the Village (s. 17).\n- It also says no \"animal\" may be kept in the Village (s. 36). The bylaw defines that as horses, cattle, goats, swine, and fur-bearing or wild animals.\n- The newer [Zoning Bylaw No. 508](<https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/>) lists kennels and keeping horses, poultry and similar animals as permitted in the RR-1 and RR-2 rural zones if buildings are 25 m from property lines and 10 m from any dwelling. The bylaws do not say which one prevails, so confirm with the Village Office before you act.\n- Poultry and bees are covered in the backyard chickens answer.\n- Keeping more than three dogs can bring a $50 ticket.\n- Questions: Village Office, 250.697.2248.","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/","title":"Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/how-many-pets.json"}}