How many dogs or cats you can keep in Logan Lake
How many dogs or cats can I keep?
Short answer
In Logan Lake, you may keep no more than three dogs over 12 weeks old on any property. The bylaw sets no limit on the number of cats. Commercial kennels are not allowed.
Key facts
| Dogs allowed | No more than three dogs over 12 weeks old on any property.Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, s. 3(a), Dog Regulations; Animal Control and Licensing, Dog Licensing · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingthree (3) dogs over the age of twelve (12) weeks. the limit is three dogs per property within the District of Logan Lake |
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| Cats allowed | None set. Logan Lake's bylaw sets no limit on the number of cats. |
| Other animal limits | In the ER Estate Residential zone, keeping animals is limited to parcels of 2 acres or more, with at most 2 cattle or similar large animals per 2-acre parcel and at most 25 fowl, rabbits or other small fur-bearing animals. Elsewhere, only dogs, cats, small animals, small lizards, turtles and fish (plus hens under the hen rules) may be kept.Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, s. 7(a)(ii), Keeping of Animals; Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, s. 9(a), Prohibitions; Zoning Bylaw No. 675, 2010 (consolidated PDF), s. 7.1, ER zone · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingper each 2-acre parcel; except for dogs, cats, small animals, small keeping of animals, permitted only on parcels 2 acres or greater and subject to the District |
| Exceptions | A person giving temporary care to more than three dogs must notify the animal control officer with the number and species of animals, the reason and the estimated time. Dogs under 12 weeks are not counted in the limit. Commercial kennels and commercial stables are prohibited on any parcel.Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, s. 3(b), Dog Regulations; Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, s. 9(b), Prohibitions · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingshall notify the animal control officer with the Commercial kennels, commercial stables, mink farms, feedlots, piggeries, or other |
| Fine | $75 for four or more dogs on any parcel (Bylaw 893 ticket schedule). The Animal Control web page lists 'Three or more dogs on any parcel' at $75.Sources differ: The bylaw (limit three dogs; ticket for four or more) is followed. The web page table copies the older Bylaw 723 wording 'Three or more'. Also $75 for contravening the ER-zone keeping-of-animals rules.Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, Schedule B; Animal Control and Licensing, Offenses & Penalties · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingFour or more do s on an YParcel Three or more dogs on any parcel | 3.a) | $75.00 |
| Bylaw | District of Logan Lake Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, title / page header · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAnimal Control and lmpoundment Bylaw 893, 2022 |
How it works
Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw 893 allows no more than three dogs over the age of 12 weeks on any property in Logan Lake. Puppies under 12 weeks are not counted. The bylaw lists cats among the animals that may be kept but sets no number for them.
Good to know
- Anyone giving temporary care to more than three dogs must notify the animal control officer with the number and species of animals, the reason and the estimated time.
- Commercial kennels and commercial stables are prohibited on any parcel.
- Elsewhere in town, only dogs, cats, small animals, small lizards, turtles and fish may be kept, plus hens under the hen rules (see the chickens answer).
- In the ER (Estate Residential) zone, parcels of 2 acres or more may keep at most 2 cattle or similar large animals per 2-acre parcel and at most 25 fowl, rabbits or other small fur-bearing animals.
- A ticket for four or more dogs on a parcel is $75. The District's web page words this as "three or more", which differs from the bylaw, so confirm with the Municipal Office.
- Contravening the ER-zone keeping-of-animals rules is also a $75 ticket.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Ashcroft · Lillooet · Merritt · Kamloops · Sun Peaks · Barriere
Sources
- Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022 (PDF), District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
- Animal Control and Licensing, District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
- Zoning Bylaw No. 675, 2010 (consolidated PDF), District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
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. How answers are checked.