{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Lillooet","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Lillooet?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","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":"District of Lillooet","url":"https://www.lillooet.ca"},"short_answer":"In Lillooet, the Animal Control Bylaw allows no more than five dogs over three months old per owner or kennel operator. It sets no limit on cats and does not mention them.","aliases":["dog limit lillooet","how many dogs lillooet","how many cats lillooet","pet limit lillooet"],"cost":"Possessing six or more dogs over three months old: $200 bylaw notice (no early-payment reduction; $400 if paid late). Keeping hens, bees or livestock against the rules: $100 each ($50 if paid within 14 days; $200 if paid late).","how_long":"The limits apply all year.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Officer (questions)","value":"250-256-4289"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Officer","value":"bylawofficer@lillooet.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office, Municipal Hall","value":"615 Main Street, Lillooet, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (PDF)","url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/"},{"title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2021-002, consolidated to March 24, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/96235/"},{"title":"Animal Control, District of Lillooet","url":"https://www.lillooet.ca/animal-control"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Lillooet dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Lillooet backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Lillooet dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Lillooet bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/pemberton","name":"Pemberton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pemberton/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/whistler","name":"Whistler","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/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 five dogs over three months old per owner or kennel operator. Dog daycares and boarding services with a business licence are not held to this limit.","short":"Max five dogs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (PDF)","section":"ss. 8, 39, 39.1","quotes":["No owner or kennel operator shall possess more than five dogs over the age of three months","Section 39 does not apply to dog daycares or boarding services with a business licence"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Lillooet's Animal Control Bylaw has no cat limit and does not mention cats.","sources":[]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Hens (house or duplex as main use): none under 625 m²; 6 on 626-2,499 m²; 15 up to 0.39 ha; 30 up to 0.99 ha; more on larger parcels. Quail and rabbits count with hens. Two beehives on lots up to 2,500 m². Livestock: none under 0.4 ha; 2 on 0.4-0.99 ha.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (PDF)","section":"ss. 45, 48, 51","quotes":["Less than 625 m2 0","626 m2 to 2,499 m2 6","A maximum of two (2) honeybee hives are permitted on lots up to 2,500 m2","0.4 ha to 0.99 ha 2 30","2,500 m2 to 0.39 ha 0 15"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"Dog daycares and boarding services with a business licence are exempt from the five-dog limit. A temporary boarding permit lets a breeder or handler board one additional dog for up to seven days. Hen, bee and livestock limits do not apply to agricultural uses.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (PDF)","section":"ss. 39.1, 41, 44","quotes":["Section 39 does not apply to dog daycares or boarding services with a business licence","allows a dog breeder or handler to board one additional dog for a maximum of seven days","does not apply to agricultural uses"]},{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/","title":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/","section":"Schedule 3, s. 4","quotes":[".1 Temporary Boarding Permit $15.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Possessing six or more dogs over three months old: $200 (no early-payment reduction; $400 if paid late). Keeping hens, bees or livestock against the rules: $100 each ($50 early; $200 late).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/96235/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2021-002, consolidated to March 24, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Schedule 2, Animal Control Penalties","quotes":["Possessing six or 39 $200 $200 $400","Keeping hens 44-46 $100 $50 $200","Keeping livestock 50-52 $100 $50 $200"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027](<https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/>) sets a limit of five dogs over three months old per owner or kennel operator. Younger puppies are not counted. The bylaw has no cat limit and does not mention cats.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Dog daycares and boarding services with a business licence are not held to the five-dog limit. A temporary boarding permit lets a breeder or handler board one additional dog for up to seven days. Kennels must meet the Canadian Kennel Operations code.\n- Hens (where a house or duplex is the main use): none on parcels under 625 m²; 6 on 626 to 2,499 m²; 15 up to 0.39 ha; 30 up to 0.99 ha; more on larger parcels. The bylaw table does not state 625 to 626 m². Quail and rabbits count with the hens. See the backyard chickens answer.\n- Bees: two beehives on lots up to 2,500 m². Livestock: none under 0.4 ha; 2 on 0.4 to 0.99 ha.\n- The hen, bee and livestock limits do not apply to agricultural uses.\n- Possessing six or more dogs over three months old is a $200 bylaw notice, with no early-payment reduction ($400 if paid late). Keeping hens, bees or livestock against the rules is $100 each ($50 early; $200 late).\n- A dog licence is also required. See the dog licence answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/96235/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2021-002, consolidated to March 24, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.lillooet.ca/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, District of Lillooet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/","title":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/","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 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/how-many-pets.json"}}