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

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Langley, https://www.langleycity.ca)  
**Cost:** $200 ticket for more than 2 dogs over 4 months old.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Community Safety Team (bylaw enforcement), 604-514-2800
- Email: Community Safety Team, bylaw@langleycity.ca

## Key facts

- **Dogs allowed:** No more than 2 dogs over the age of 4 months on any property, unless the person is operating a licensed Veterinary Clinic.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018), s. 43, s. 43(b)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated)
  - Official wording: "more than 2 dogs over the age of 4 months on any property unless that person" … "is operating a licensed Veterinary Clinic."
  - Source: [Dog Licences, Other important information](https://www.langleycity.ca/city-hall/bylaws-policies/dog-licences)
  - Official wording: "Langley City has a limit of 2 dogs per household."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Cats allowed:** None set. The City of Langley's bylaws set no limit on cats or other pets.
- **Other animal limits:** None set. The City of Langley's bylaws set no limit on cats or other pets.
- **Exceptions:** The only exception in the bylaw is a licensed Veterinary Clinic. Dogs under 4 months old are not counted in the limit.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018), s. 43, s. 43(b)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated)
  - Official wording: "more than 2 dogs over the age of 4 months on any property unless that person" … "is operating a licensed Veterinary Clinic."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** $200 for more than 2 dogs over 4 months of age (Municipal Ticket Information Schedule B1, s. 43(b)).
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23, Schedule B1](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023)
  - Official wording: "More than 2 Dogs over Age of 4 Months 43 (b) $ 200"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018), s. 43, s. 1](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as “Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622”."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Under 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- A court can fine from $100 to $10,000 under the bylaw.
- Livestock and poultry are a separate matter; see the backyard chickens answer.
- Report a property you think is over the limit to the Community Safety Team.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control Bylaw 2622 (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated)

## Related questions

- [Langley City dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/dog-licence.md)
- [Langley City backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/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)
- [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/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)
- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/how-many-pets.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/how-many-pets.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/how-many-pets.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018), s. 43 (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Dog Licences, City of Langley](https://www.langleycity.ca/city-hall/bylaws-policies/dog-licences) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw 2846, Schedule B1 (consolidated December 4, 2023) (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Community Safety Team (formerly Bylaw Enforcement), City of Langley](https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/public-safety/community-safety-team-formerly-bylaw-enforcement) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023) (read 2026-11-05)

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