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title: How many dogs or cats you can keep in Invermere
question: "How many dogs or cats can I keep in Invermere?"
place: Invermere, 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 Invermere

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

**Short answer:** In Invermere, keeping more than 4 dogs is an offence under the District's Dog Control and Licensing Bylaw. No official text we read sets a limit on cats. The bylaw itself is not posted, so ask the District which properties the limit covers.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Invermere, https://invermere.net)  
**Cost:** $100 municipal ticket for keeping more than 4 dogs.  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- In person: Municipal Hall, 914 8th Avenue, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Phone: District office, 250-342-9281 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **Dogs allowed:** Keeping more than 4 dogs is an offence under the Dog Control and Licensing Bylaw (s. 5.1). The bylaw text is not posted, so which properties it covers is not confirmed.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002, Schedule C](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/)
  - Official wording: "Keep more than 4 dogs 5.1 $100.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Cats allowed:** Not confirmed. The text of the Dog Control and Licensing Bylaw is not posted.
- **Other animal limits:** The Zoning Bylaw defines a "kennel" as a place where four or more dogs or cats (two months or older) are kept.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (consolidated PDF), s. 2 definitions, Kennel](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/)
  - Official wording: "where four or more dogs or cats are or are intended to be trained, cared for, bred, boarded, or kept for any purpose"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Exceptions:** Not confirmed. The text of the Dog Control and Licensing Bylaw is not posted.
- **Fine:** $100 (municipal ticket) for keeping more than 4 dogs.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002, Schedule C](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/)
  - Official wording: "Keep more than 4 dogs 5.1 $100.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Dog Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 1072, 2000
  - Source: [https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/375/, Bylaw 1390 recital](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/375/)
  - Official wording: "Dog Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 1072, 2000"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

In Invermere, the ticket schedule lists keeping more than 4 dogs as an offence under section 5.1 of the Dog Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 1072, 2000. The bylaw text is not posted, so it is not confirmed which properties the limit covers or whether there are exceptions.

## Steps

1. If you keep, or plan to keep, more than 4 dogs, call the District office at 250-342-9281 before you do.
2. Ask whether your property is covered and whether any exception or kennel approval applies.

## Good to know

- No official text read sets a limit on cats.
- The [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/) defines a "kennel" as a place where four or more dogs or cats (two months or older) are kept. That is a zoning definition, not a stated pet limit. The posted zoning copy is dated 2016, and later amendments are listed separately.
- Keeping more than 4 dogs can bring a $100 municipal ticket under the [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/). No early or late amount is set in the text read.
- Every dog over four months old also needs a licence; see the dog licence answer.

## Official forms and pages

- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (consolidated PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/)

## Related questions

- [Invermere dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/dog-licence.md)
- [Invermere dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Invermere rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Invermere backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/backyard-chickens.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md)
- [Radium Hot Springs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/how-many-pets.md)
- [Canal Flats](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/how-many-pets.md)
- [Elkford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/how-many-pets.md)
- [Kimberley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/how-many-pets.md)
- [Cranbrook](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/how-many-pets.md)
- [Golden](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/how-many-pets.md)

## Sources

- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (consolidated PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Domestic animal control, District of Invermere](https://invermere.net/operations/animal-control/domestic/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/375/](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/375/) (read 2026-11-08)

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