{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Midway","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Midway?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/midway","name":"Midway","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":"Village of Midway","url":"https://www.midwaybc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Midway, you can keep no more than 4 dogs over 6 months old and no more than 6 cats at any residence. More than 4 dogs needs a kennel business licence. Most livestock is banned, except up to 3 hens with a permit.","aliases":["pet limit midway","how many dogs midway bc","how many cats midway","animal limit midway"],"cost":"Penalty schedule in the bylaw: $50 first offence, $100 second, $200 third.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-449-2222"},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"250-449-8353"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Midway dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Midway backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Midway dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/dog-leash-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/osoyoos","name":"Osoyoos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/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 4 dogs over 6 months old at any residence, including a premises with a suite, boarder or tenant.","short":"Max 4 dogs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 21","quotes":["No person shall keep or harbour more than four (4) Dogs over the age of six (6) months at any residence including any premises that houses a suite, a boarder or tenant"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":"No more than 6 cats at any residence, including a premises with a suite, boarder or tenant.","short":"Max 6 cats","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 11","quotes":["No person shall keep or harbour more than six cats at any residence, including any premise that houses a suite, a boarder or tenant."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"No horses, mules, donkeys, cows, pigs, llamas, alpacas, cattle, sheep, goats, bees, poultry or fowl in the Village, except as the Zoning Bylaw or the Animal Control Bylaw allows (up to 3 hens with a permit).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 12","quotes":["Except as may be allowed in the Village of Midway Zoning Bylaw, or provision of this bylaw, no horses, mules, donkeys, cows, pigs, llamas, alpacas, cattle, sheep, goats, bees, poultry or fowl shall be harboured within the Village."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"More than 4 dogs only with a Business Licence for a kennel under the Business Licence Bylaw and the Zoning Bylaw. Up to 3 hens on R1 and R2 lots with a hen permit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 21","quotes":["unless that person has obtained a Business Licence for the operation of a Kennel pursuant to Village of Midway Business Licence Bylaw and Village of Midway Zoning Bylaw"]},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 3 (Kennel)","quotes":["includes a facility or premises where five or more Dogs are kept, trained, cared for, bred, treated, or boarded for remuneration or for the purpose of sale"]},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 40","quotes":["no more than three (3) hens may be kept on any parcel zoned for single family residential use (R1 and R2)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw 438 Schedule A penalties: $50 for a first offence (and for later offences more than 12 months after the first), $100 for a second, $200 for a third.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"Schedule A, Penalties","quotes":["greater than 12 months $ 50.00","Second offence 100.00","Third offence 200.00"]},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 42","quotes":["upon summary conviction be liable to a penalty of not less than $50.00 and more than $2,000.00 plus the costs of the prosecution"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Midway Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Village of Midway Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf) sets the limits. They apply at any residence, including a premises with a suite, boarder or tenant.\n\n- Dogs: no more than 4 dogs over 6 months old.\n- Cats: no more than 6 cats.\n- More than 4 dogs is allowed only with a Business Licence for a kennel under the Business Licence Bylaw and the Zoning Bylaw.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Horses, mules, donkeys, cows, pigs, llamas, alpacas, cattle, sheep, goats, bees, poultry and fowl are not allowed in the Village, except as the Zoning Bylaw or the Animal Control Bylaw allows. The Animal Control Bylaw allows up to 3 hens with a permit (see the backyard chickens answer).\n- The Zoning Bylaw posted on the Village site cannot be read online, so ask the Village Office (250-449-2222) whether a zone allows anything more.\n- The bylaw's penalty schedule is $50 for a first offence, $100 for a second and $200 for a third. It does not say which offences those cover.","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws and Policies, Village of Midway","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/village-office/","title":"Village Office, Village of Midway","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2024-Complaint-Primary-Letter.pdf","title":"Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form (PDF), Village of Midway","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 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/how-many-pets.json"}}