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

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Keremeos, https://www.keremeos.ca/home)  
**Cost:** Not applicable.  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Village Office, 250-499-2711
- In person: Village Office, 702 4th Street, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0

## Key facts

- **Dogs allowed:** Not confirmed. The Village's Animal Control Bylaw is a scan that could not be read.
- **Cats allowed:** Not confirmed. The Village's Animal Control Bylaw is a scan that could not be read.
- **Other animal limits:** 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.
  - Source: [Backyard Hens, Backyard Hens page](https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Exceptions:** 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.
  - Source: [Backyard Hens, Backyard Hens page](https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens)
  - Official wording: "Parcels zoned “Agricultural” continue to be allowed to keep poultry and other farm animals"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 851, Definitions](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676/)
  - Official wording: "“kennel” means the care of four (4) or more dogs, cats or other domestic animals or pets whether"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** None set. Keremeos's ticket schedule has no offence for keeping too many dogs or cats.
- **Bylaw:** Animal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025
  - Source: [Backyard Hens, Backyard Hens page](https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens)
  - Official wording: "Animal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 2 (Animal Control Bylaw 843, 2025)](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/)
  - Official wording: "ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW 843, 2025"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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/).
- 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.
- To ask about dog or cat limits, call the Village Office at 250-499-2711.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control, Village of Keremeos](https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control)

## Related questions

- [Keremeos dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dog-licence.md)
- [Keremeos backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/backyard-chickens.md)
- [Keremeos dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Keremeos zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning-lookup.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md)
- [Osoyoos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/how-many-pets.md)
- [Penticton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/how-many-pets.md)
- [Summerland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/how-many-pets.md)
- [Princeton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/how-many-pets.md)
- [Peachland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/how-many-pets.md)
- [West Kelowna](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/how-many-pets.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control, Village of Keremeos](https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Backyard Hens, Village of Keremeos](https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (PDF), Village of Keremeos](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact Us, Village of Keremeos](https://www.keremeos.ca/contact) (read 2026-11-08)

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