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

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Lillooet, https://www.lillooet.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: Bylaw Officer (questions), 250-256-4289
- Email: Bylaw Officer, bylawofficer@lillooet.ca
- In person: District Office, Municipal Hall, 615 Main Street, Lillooet, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **Dogs allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027, ss. 8, 39, 39.1](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Cats allowed:** None set. Lillooet's Animal Control Bylaw has no cat limit and does not mention cats.
- **Other animal limits:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027, ss. 45, 48, 51](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Exceptions:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027, ss. 39.1, 41, 44](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/, Schedule 3, s. 4](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/)
  - Official wording: ".1 Temporary Boarding Permit $15.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** 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).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2021-002, consolidated to March 24, 2026, Schedule 2, Animal Control Penalties](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/96235/)
  - Official wording: "Possessing six or 39 $200 $200 $400" … "Keeping hens 44-46 $100 $50 $200" … "Keeping livestock 50-52 $100 $50 $200"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027, s. 1](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/)
  - Official wording: "Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- Bees: two beehives on lots up to 2,500 m². Livestock: none under 0.4 ha; 2 on 0.4 to 0.99 ha.
- The hen, bee and livestock limits do not apply to agricultural uses.
- 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).
- A dog licence is also required. See the dog licence answer.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (PDF)](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2021-002, consolidated to March 24, 2026 (PDF)](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/96235/)
- [Animal Control, District of Lillooet](https://www.lillooet.ca/animal-control)

## Related questions

- [Lillooet dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dog-licence.md)
- [Lillooet backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/backyard-chickens.md)
- [Lillooet dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Lillooet bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/bylaw-fines.md)

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## Sources

- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (PDF)](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2021-002, consolidated to March 24, 2026 (PDF)](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/96235/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Animal Control, District of Lillooet](https://www.lillooet.ca/animal-control) (read 2026-11-08)
- [https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/) (read 2026-11-08)

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