{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Keremeos","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Keremeos?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","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 Keremeos","url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/home"},"short_answer":"The Village of Keremeos says its Animal Control Bylaw regulates the type and number of animals permitted, but no readable Village page gives a limit on dogs or cats. Backyard hens are limited to 5 on a qualifying lot.","aliases":["pet limit keremeos","how many dogs keremeos","how many cats keremeos","kennel keremeos"],"cost":"Not applicable.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-499-2711"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"702 4th Street, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control, Village of Keremeos","url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Keremeos dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Keremeos backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Keremeos dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Keremeos zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/osoyoos","name":"Osoyoos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/princeton","name":"Princeton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/west-kelowna","name":"West Kelowna","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/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":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's Animal Control Bylaw is a scan that could not be read.","sources":[]},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's Animal Control Bylaw is a scan that could not be read.","sources":[]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Backyard hens: at most 5, only on RS1 lots of at least 500 m², no roosters. Farm animals on agricultural parcels must be at least 100 m from residential, commercial or industrial zones.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens","title":"Backyard Hens, Village of Keremeos","section":"Backyard Hens page","quotes":["You may keep a maximum of five (5) hens on an RS1 zoned property. Roosters are not permitted.","Parcels zoned “Agricultural” continue to be allowed to keep poultry and other farm animals, however, they must be kept at least 100m from any zone designated residential, commercial or industrial."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"Agricultural-zone parcels may keep poultry and other farm animals if at least 100 m from any residential, commercial or industrial zone. The Zoning Bylaw defines a kennel as the care of four or more dogs, cats or other domestic animals or pets; no zone lists it as a permitted use.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens","title":"Backyard Hens, Village of Keremeos","section":"Backyard Hens page","quotes":["Parcels zoned “Agricultural” continue to be allowed to keep poultry and other farm animals"]},{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (PDF), Village of Keremeos","section":"Definitions","quotes":["“kennel” means the care of four (4) or more dogs, cats or other domestic animals or pets whether"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Keremeos's ticket schedule has no offence for keeping too many dogs or cats.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens","title":"Backyard Hens, Village of Keremeos","section":"Backyard Hens page","quotes":["Animal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025"]},{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","section":"Schedule 2 (Animal Control Bylaw 843, 2025)","quotes":["ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW 843, 2025"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":1,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Keremeos says on its Animal Control page that its Animal Control Bylaw regulates the type and number of animals permitted, but the page gives no numbers, and the bylaw file is a scan that could not be read. No readable official text states a limit on dogs or cats per home. The page says only that cats must be kept contained to their own property.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Backyard hens: at most 5, only on a Low Density Residential One (RS1) lot of at least 500 m², and no roosters. See the backyard chickens answer.\n- Farm animals on agricultural parcels must be at least 100 m from residential, commercial or industrial zones. Ticket: $50 under the [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/).\n- The [Zoning Bylaw No. 851](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676/) defines a kennel as the care of four or more dogs, cats or other domestic animals or pets. No zone lists it as a permitted use.\n- To ask about dog or cat limits, call the Village Office at 250-499-2711.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, Village of Keremeos","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens","title":"Backyard Hens, Village of Keremeos","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (PDF), Village of Keremeos","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/contact","title":"Contact Us, Village of Keremeos","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 3 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/how-many-pets.json"}}