{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Hope","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Hope?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","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":"District of Hope","url":"https://www.hope.ca"},"short_answer":"In Hope, you can keep no more than three dogs and no more than three cats per property, and no more than five pets in total (dogs and cats combined). The District's page states no exceptions.","aliases":["how many dogs allowed hope","pet limit hope bc","how many cats hope","number of pets bylaw hope"],"cost":"No fee for the limit itself. A bylaw notice is $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days); a municipal ticket is $1,000.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"604-869-5671","note":"Weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"bylaw@hope.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control","url":"https://hope.ca/bylaw-animal-control"},{"title":"Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245 (scanned PDF)","url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86972/Dog_Responsibility_Bylaw"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Hope dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Hope backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Hope dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Hope bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/kent","name":"Kent","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs","name":"Harrison Hot Springs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/princeton","name":"Princeton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/abbotsford","name":"Abbotsford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mission","name":"Mission","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/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 per property.","short":"Max three dogs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/bylaw-animal-control","title":"Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control, District of Hope","section":"Dog Control & Licensing","quotes":["no more than three (3) dogs or three (3) cats per property"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":"No more than three cats per property.","short":"Max three cats","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/bylaw-animal-control","title":"Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control, District of Hope","section":"Dog Control & Licensing","quotes":["no more than three (3) dogs or three (3) cats per property"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"No more than five pets in total (dogs and cats combined) per property.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/bylaw-animal-control","title":"Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control, District of Hope","section":"Dog Control & Licensing","quotes":["no more than five (5) pets per property","a combination within the limits, not to exceed 5 in total"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245 is a scan that could not be read, so exceptions are unconfirmed.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days; $50 surcharge after 28 days). Municipal ticket: $1,000. The schedules list one amount for any offence against the Dog Responsibility Bylaw.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","section":"Schedule A (BNE Bylaw No. 1627, 2026)","quotes":["Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245, 2008","$200.00 $150.00 $50.00 Yes"]},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136113/1628%20-%20Municipal%20Ticket%20Information%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1628, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","section":"Schedule A (MTI Bylaw No. 1628, 2026)","quotes":["Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245, 2008 $1,000.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245, 2008","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","section":"Schedule A (BNE Bylaw No. 1627, 2026)","quotes":["Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245, 2008","$200.00 $150.00 $50.00 Yes"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe District of Hope's Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control page sets limits per property under the [Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245](<https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86972/Dog_Responsibility_Bylaw>):\n\n- No more than three dogs.\n- No more than three cats.\n- No more than five pets in total, dogs and cats combined.\n\nThe bylaw itself is a scan with no readable text, so these limits come from the web page.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Count the dogs and cats living on your property against the three limits above.\n2. Licence each dog. See the dog licence answer.\n3. If you are over a limit or unsure, call Bylaw Services at 604-869-5671 or email bylaw@hope.ca before a complaint is made.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The web page states no exceptions. It is not clear whether the limits apply to every type of property, because the bylaw could not be read.\n- The Zoning Bylaw defines a kennel as keeping animals for commercial gain and allows kennels in some zones, but no pet-limit exception is stated. Ask the District if you breed or board animals.\n- For any offence against the dog bylaw, a bylaw notice is $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days) and a municipal ticket is $1,000. There is no separate amount for too many animals.\n- Chickens, bees and other livestock are covered by zoning. See the backyard chickens answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/bylaw-animal-control","title":"Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control, District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86972/Dog_Responsibility_Bylaw","title":"Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245, 2008 (scanned PDF, not readable), District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136113/1628%20-%20Municipal%20Ticket%20Information%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1628, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://hope.ca/staff-directory","title":"Staff Directory, District of Hope","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 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/how-many-pets.json"}}