--- title: How many dogs or cats you can keep in Lions Bay question: "How many dogs or cats can I keep in Lions Bay?" place: Lions Bay, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/lions-bay category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Lions Bay sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/how-many-pets/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/how-many-pets.json" --- # How many dogs or cats you can keep in Lions Bay **Question:** How many dogs or cats can I keep in Lions Bay? **Short answer:** In Lions Bay, you may keep no more than three dogs and no more than four cats, each over about four months old, on any parcel of land. Kennels are not allowed. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Lions Bay, https://www.lionsbay.ca) **Cost:** Bylaw notice for more than three dogs: $110 ($100 if paid within 14 days, $120 after 28 days). No ticket amount is listed for more than four cats. **How long:** Not applicable **Where:** - Phone: Bylaw Services, 604-834-3404 - In person: Village Office, 400 Centre Road, Lions Bay, BC V0N 2E0 (Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) ## Key facts - **Dogs allowed:** No more than three dogs apparently over four months old on any parcel of land in the Village at one time. - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014, s. 6.6.6](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall keep more than three dogs apparently over the age of four months on" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Cats allowed:** No more than four cats apparently over four months old on any parcel of land in the Village at one time. - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014, s. 6.8.1](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall keep more than four cats apparently over the age of four months on" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Other animal limits:** No kennels (a place for training, breeding or boarding three or more animals). Zoning bans animal husbandry, keeping poultry and boarding of animals; only household pets other than poultry may be kept. - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014, s. 6.1; definition of Kennel](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall operate a kennel in the Village." … "“Kennel” means a place, building, or structure for the training, breeding, or boarding of" - Source: [Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017, s. 4.3.3](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-07/Bylaw%20520%20-%20Zoning%20and%20Development%20Certified%20%20%28Consolidation%20BL650%29.pdf) - Official wording: "animal husbandry including the keeping of poultry, fish farming, the boarding of animals" … "and the keeping of animals, except that household pets, other than poultry, may be kept;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Exceptions:** Animals under about four months old are not counted ('apparently over the age of four months'). There is no kennel licence: kennels are prohibited. The bylaw lists no other exception to the dog and cat limits. - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014, s. 6.1, 6.6.6, 6.8.1](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall operate a kennel in the Village." … "No person shall keep more than three dogs apparently over the age of four months on" … "No person shall keep more than four cats apparently over the age of four months on" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** Bylaw notice: keeping more than three dogs $110 ($100 if paid within 14 days, $120 after 28 days); a compliance agreement is available. No ticket amount is listed for keeping more than four cats. - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 385, 2006, Schedule A, Schedule A, Animal Control & Licensing Bylaw No. 461](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20385%20-Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28Consolidation%20640%29.pdf) - Official wording: "Keep more than three dogs $110 $100 $120 YES" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No 461, 2014 (s. 6.6.6, 6.8.1, 6.1); Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017 (s. 4.3.3). - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014, s. 1.1](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf) - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as “Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No 461, 2014”" - Source: [Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017, s. 1.1](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-07/Bylaw%20520%20-%20Zoning%20and%20Development%20Certified%20%20%28Consolidation%20BL650%29.pdf) - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Zoning and Development Bylaw No.520, 2017"." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The Village of Lions Bay's [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461]() limits dogs and cats per parcel of land (s. 6.6.6 and 6.8.1). Only animals "apparently over" four months old count, so younger puppies and kittens are not counted. The bylaw lists no other exception to the limits. ## Good to know - Dogs: no more than three on any parcel at one time. - Cats: no more than four on any parcel at one time. - Kennels (places for training, breeding or boarding three or more animals) are not allowed, and there is no kennel licence. - The [Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520]() bans animal husbandry, keeping poultry and boarding of animals; only household pets other than poultry may be kept. - Keeping more than three dogs is a bylaw notice of $110 ($100 if paid within 14 days, $120 after 28 days), and a compliance agreement is available. No ticket amount is listed for more than four cats. See the [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw](). - Every dog over 24 weeks old also needs a licence. See the dog licence answer. ## Official forms and pages - [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf) - [Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-07/Bylaw%20520%20-%20Zoning%20and%20Development%20Certified%20%20%28Consolidation%20BL650%29.pdf) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 385, 2006, Schedule A (PDF), Village of Lions Bay](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20385%20-Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28Consolidation%20640%29.pdf) ## Related questions - [Lions Bay dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/dog-licence.md) - [Lions Bay dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Lions Bay backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/backyard-chickens.md) - [Lions Bay bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md) - [West Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/how-many-pets.md) - [Bowen Island](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/how-many-pets.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/how-many-pets.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/how-many-pets.md) - [Gibsons](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/how-many-pets.md) - [Squamish](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/squamish/how-many-pets.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-07/Bylaw%20520%20-%20Zoning%20and%20Development%20Certified%20%20%28Consolidation%20BL650%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 385, 2006, Schedule A (PDF), Village of Lions Bay](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20385%20-Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28Consolidation%20640%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. 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