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

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Granisle, https://villageofgranisle.ca)  
**Cost:** Ticket for more than three dogs: $50.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Village Office, 250.697.2248
- Phone: Animal Control Officer, 250 845 8876

## Key facts

- **Dogs allowed:** No more than three licensed dogs on land or premises occupied by their owners (three dogs at most per residence).
  - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, s. 16](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/)
  - Official wording: "No more than three licensed dogs shall be kept or harboured at one time on land"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Cats allowed:** None set. Granisle's Bylaw 339 sets no limit on cats.
- **Other animal limits:** 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.
  - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, s. 17 and s. 36](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, s. 2(1)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/)
  - Official wording: "horses, cattle, goats, swine, or any other animal of the bovine"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Exceptions:** 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. (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.)
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019, s. 7.1.1(j) (RR-1)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** $50 ticket for more than three dogs.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001, Schedule 2](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/)
  - Official wording: "More than three dogs 16 $ 50.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001
  - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, title (s. 1)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/)
  - Official wording: "Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [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.

## Good to know

- Bylaw 339 says no kennels are allowed in the Village (s. 17).
- 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.
- 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.
- Poultry and bees are covered in the backyard chickens answer.
- Keeping more than three dogs can bring a $50 ticket.
- Questions: Village Office, 250.697.2248.

## Official forms and pages

- [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/)

## Related questions

- [Granisle dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dog-licence.md)
- [Granisle backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/backyard-chickens.md)
- [Granisle dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Granisle bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md)
- [Telkwa](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/how-many-pets.md)
- [Houston](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/how-many-pets.md)
- [New Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/how-many-pets.md)
- [Fort St James](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/how-many-pets.md)
- [Terrace](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/how-many-pets.md)
- [Vanderhoof](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/how-many-pets.md)

## Sources

- [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/) (read 2026-11-08)

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