--- title: How many dogs or cats you can keep in Township of Langley question: "How many dogs or cats can I keep in the Township of Langley?" place: Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/langley-township category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: Township of Langley sources_read: 2026-11-06 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/how-many-pets/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/how-many-pets.json" --- # How many dogs or cats you can keep in Township of Langley **Question:** How many dogs or cats can I keep in the Township of Langley? **Short answer:** The Township of Langley (not the City of Langley) limits how many dogs you can keep, but its readable web pages do not state the number, and no cat limit was found. Animal Control Bylaw No. 6140 is a scanned image. Ask Bylaw Enforcement at 604-532-7551. Keeping too many dogs is a $200 bylaw notice. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Township of Langley, https://www.tol.ca) **Cost:** Bylaw notice for keeping more than the permitted number of dogs: $200. Extra licensed-kennel tags $15. **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - Phone: Bylaw Enforcement, 604-532-7551 (bylaw@tol.ca; Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) ## Key facts - **Dogs allowed:** Not confirmed. The Township's Animal Control Bylaw No. 6140 is a scanned image that could not be read. - **Cats allowed:** Not confirmed. The Township's Animal Control Bylaw No. 6140 is a scanned image that could not be read. - **Other animal limits:** Zoning: no animals other than household pets and guard dogs may be kept in any zone unless that zone specifically permits them. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500, Section 100 Administration, Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500, s. 104.7](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Zoning-Bylaws/Section-100-Administration.pdf) - Official wording: "No animals, other than household pets and guard dogs, may be kept in any zone" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Exceptions:** Zoning calls a place with more than two dogs kept overnight for any purpose a "kennel" (also more than two cats over four months bred or kept overnight for business). A commercial or hobby kennel business licence includes up to 6 dog tags; extra licensed-kennel tags $15. - Source: [Dog Licences, Dog licensing rates](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/dog-licences.aspx) - Official wording: "a hobby kennel is entitled to receive a maximum 6 licence tags at no additional cost" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500, Section 100 Administration, s. 101 definition of KENNEL](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Zoning-Bylaws/Section-100-Administration.pdf) - Official wording: "in which more than two (2) dogs are kept overnight for any purpose, or where" … "more than two (2) cats over four (4) months in age are either bred or kept overnight for" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Bylaw notice: $200 for keeping more than the permitted number of dogs (Animal Control Bylaw s. 6.6). $200 for keeping animals where prohibited by zoning (Zoning Bylaw s. 104.7). - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2008 No. 4703, Schedule A, Animal Control Bylaw](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Other-Bylaws/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-2008-(No.-4703%29.pdf) - Official wording: "Keeping more than permitted number of Dogs" … "$200.00" - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2008 No. 4703, Schedule A, Zoning Bylaw](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Other-Bylaws/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-2008-(No.-4703%29.pdf) - Official wording: "Keeping Animals Where Prohibited" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Animal Control Bylaw No. 6140; Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500 (s. 104.7). - Source: [Animal Control, Animal Control page](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/animal-control.aspx) - Official wording: "enforcement of Animal Control Bylaw No. 6140" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500, Section 100 Administration, s. 104.7](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Zoning-Bylaws/Section-100-Administration.pdf) - Official wording: "Section 6 of the Aeronautics Act, Chapter A-3, R.S.C. 1970, as amended shall apply. Keeping Of Animals 104.7 No animals, other than household pets and guard dogs, may be kept in any zone" … "Title 101.1 This Bylaw may be cited as the "Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500." Applicability" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The Township's [Animal Control Bylaw No. 6140]() sets a limit on dogs, but the Township's readable sources do not state the number, and we found no cat limit. Ask Bylaw Enforcement before getting more pets. The Township of Langley is a separate municipality from the City of Langley. ## Steps 1. Call Bylaw Enforcement at 604-532-7551 (bylaw@tol.ca) and ask for the dog and cat limits for your property. 2. If you plan to keep several dogs, ask whether you need a kennel business licence. ## Good to know - The [Zoning Bylaw 2500]() calls a place that keeps more than two dogs overnight for any purpose a "kennel". More than two cats over four months old, bred or kept overnight for business, also counts. - A commercial or hobby kennel business licence includes up to 6 dog tags. - Zoning (s. 104.7) says no animals other than household pets and guard dogs may be kept in any zone unless that zone specifically permits them. Chickens are allowed only in agricultural zones. - Bylaw notices: $200 for keeping more than the permitted number of dogs, and $200 for keeping animals where zoning prohibits them. No early-payment discount is listed. ## Official forms and pages - [Animal Control, Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/animal-control.aspx) - [Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500, Section 100 Administration (PDF), Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Zoning-Bylaws/Section-100-Administration.pdf) ## Related questions - [Township of Langley dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/dog-licence.md) - [Township of Langley dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Township of Langley backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/backyard-chickens.md) - [Township of Langley rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/dangerous-dogs.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md) - [Langley City](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/how-many-pets.md) - [Surrey](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/how-many-pets.md) - [White Rock](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/how-many-pets.md) - [Maple Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/how-many-pets.md) - [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/how-many-pets.md) - [Mission](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/how-many-pets.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control, Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/animal-control.aspx) (read 2026-11-06) - [Animal Control Bylaw No. 6140 (PDF, scanned image; text not readable), Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Popular-Bylaws/Animal-Control-Bylaw-(No.-6140%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500, Section 100 Administration (PDF), Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Zoning-Bylaws/Section-100-Administration.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [Dog Licences, Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/dog-licences.aspx) (read 2026-11-06) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2008 No. 4703 (PDF), Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Other-Bylaws/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-2008-(No.-4703%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed. 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