How many dogs or cats you can keep in McBride
How many dogs or cats can I keep in McBride?
Short answer
In McBride, no more than three dogs and no more than three cats, each over four months old, may be kept on any parcel of land. Livestock, poultry and rabbits are allowed only where the Village's zoning bylaw permits.
Key facts
| Dogs allowed | No more than three dogs over four months old on any parcel of land in the Village.Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009, s. 7(2) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingNo person shall own, possess, or harbour more than three (3) dogs over the age of four (4) months, on any parcel of land within the Village. |
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| Cats allowed | No more than three cats over four months old on any parcel of land in the Village.Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009, s. 9(2) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingNo person shall own, possess, or harbour more than three (3) cats over the age of four (4) months, on any parcel of land within the Village. |
| Other animal limits | Livestock, poultry and rabbits may be kept only as the Village zoning bylaw allows. The Animal Control Bylaw sets no number.Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009, s. 10(2), 11(2) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe keeping of livestock is to be in accordance with the provisions of the Zoning Bylaw. The keeping of poultry and rabbits is to be in accordance with the provisions of the Village zoning bylaw. |
| Exceptions | Bylaw s. 5(1) says more than three dogs and three cats on a parcel needs a kennel licence (a kennel keeps animals for payment or sale; none issued against zoning). But ss. 7(2) and 9(2) cap dogs and cats at three each, and the bylaw does not reconcile them.Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009, s. 5(1); Licence Your Dog or Cat, Licence page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingwithout holding a valid kennel license No person may be issued a kennel license in contravention of the Zoning Bylaw. Kennel: means any building or structure in which three (3) or more dogs or cats over the age of four (4) months are kept, harboured trained, cared for or bred, for remuneration or for the purposes of sale. without holding a valid kennel license |
| Fine | Not confirmed. The Village has not posted a ticket amount for this offence. |
| Bylaw | Village of McBride Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (Village bylaw library lists it as "Bylaw 693 - Animal Control").Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThis bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009". |
How it works
The Animal Control Bylaw 693 sets the limits for each parcel of land in the Village: no more than three dogs and no more than three cats, counting only animals over four months old. The bylaw sets no number for livestock, poultry or rabbits. It says they may be kept only as the Village zoning bylaw allows.
Good to know
- Section 5(1) of the bylaw says a kennel licence is needed for more than three dogs and three cats on a parcel. A kennel keeps animals for payment or sale. That sits awkwardly with the three-animal caps in sections 7(2) and 9(2), and the bylaw does not reconcile them. Ask the Village Office before keeping more.
- No puppy or kitten exemption is stated other than the four-month age threshold.
- Zoning rules for livestock, poultry and rabbits are not summarized here because the zoning bylaw text could not be read.
- No ticket amount is posted. The bylaw sets a maximum court fine of $2,000.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Valemount · Quesnel · Williams Lake · Prince George · Clearwater · 100 Mile House
Sources
- Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (PDF), Village of McBride (read 2026-11-08)
- Licence Your Dog or Cat, Village of McBride (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaw library, Village of McBride (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 could not be confirmed. How answers are checked.