{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Langley City","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/langley","name":"Langley City","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":"City of Langley","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca"},"short_answer":"The City of Langley allows no more than 2 dogs over 4 months old on any property, unless you run a licensed veterinary clinic. The City's bylaws set no limit on cats or other pets. The ticket for a third dog is $200.","aliases":["dog limit langley city","how many dogs allowed per household","pet limit langley"],"cost":"$200 ticket for more than 2 dogs over 4 months old.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Community Safety Team (bylaw enforcement)","value":"604-514-2800"},{"type":"email","label":"Community Safety Team","value":"bylaw@langleycity.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw 2622 (PDF)","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Langley City dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Langley City backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/backyard-chickens/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/langley-township","name":"Township of Langley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/surrey","name":"Surrey","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/white-rock","name":"White Rock","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/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 2 dogs over the age of 4 months on any property, unless the person is operating a licensed Veterinary Clinic.","short":"Max 2 dogs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018), s. 43 (PDF)","section":"s. 43(b)","quotes":["more than 2 dogs over the age of 4 months on any property unless that person","is operating a licensed Veterinary Clinic."]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-hall/bylaws-policies/dog-licences","title":"Dog Licences, City of Langley","section":"Other important information","quotes":["Langley City has a limit of 2 dogs per household."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The City of Langley's bylaws set no limit on cats or other pets.","sources":[]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The City of Langley's bylaws set no limit on cats or other pets.","sources":[]},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"The only exception in the bylaw is a licensed Veterinary Clinic. Dogs under 4 months old are not counted in the limit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018), s. 43 (PDF)","section":"s. 43(b)","quotes":["more than 2 dogs over the age of 4 months on any property unless that person","is operating a licensed Veterinary Clinic."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$200 for more than 2 dogs over 4 months of age (Municipal Ticket Information Schedule B1, s. 43(b)).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23","section":"Schedule B1","quotes":["More than 2 Dogs over Age of 4 Months 43 (b) $ 200"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018), s. 43 (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as “Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622”."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":2,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the City of Langley's [Animal Control Bylaw](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated), no more than 2 dogs over the age of 4 months may be kept on any property. The only exception in the bylaw is a licensed veterinary clinic. Dogs under 4 months old are not counted.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaws set no limit on cats or other pets. The Animal Control Bylaw covers only dogs and \"large animals\" such as horses, cattle, sheep and goats.\n- A court can fine from $100 to $10,000 under the bylaw.\n- Livestock and poultry are a separate matter; see the backyard chickens answer.\n- Report a property you think is over the limit to the Community Safety Team.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018), s. 43 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-hall/bylaws-policies/dog-licences","title":"Dog Licences, City of Langley","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw 2846, Schedule B1 (consolidated December 4, 2023) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/public-safety/community-safety-team-formerly-bylaw-enforcement","title":"Community Safety Team (formerly Bylaw Enforcement), City of Langley","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/how-many-pets.json"}}