{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Mission","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/mission","name":"Mission","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"regional","owner_label":"Regional district","owner_body":{"name":"Fraser Valley Regional District","url":"https://www.fvrd.ca"},"short_answer":"In Mission, the FVRD animal control bylaw allows no more than three dogs or three cats over four months old, and no more than 5 pets in total, on a property, unless zoning or other regulations permit more. Four or more dogs for show, training, boarding or breeding need a City kennel business licence.","aliases":["dog limit mission","cat limit mission","pet limit per household","kennel licence mission"],"cost":"Kennel licence fee not stated on the City's page. Fine for too many pets: $100.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"City Business Licencing","value":"604-820-3791"},{"type":"email","label":"City Business Licencing","value":"businesslicence@mission.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"City Bylaw Enforcement","value":"604-820-3727"},{"type":"phone","label":"FVRD CARE Centre","value":"1-844-495-2273"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Kennels and Animal Daycares, City of Mission","url":"https://www.mission.ca/business-building/business-licences/kennels-animal-daycares"},{"title":"Kennel Application (PDF)","url":"https://www.mission.ca/media/file/kennel-business-licence-application"},{"title":"Kennel Bylaw 6198-2023 (PDF)","url":"https://www.mission.ca/media/file/kennel-bylaw-6198-2023pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Mission dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Mission backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/backyard-chickens/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/abbotsford","name":"Abbotsford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/langley-township","name":"Township of Langley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/maple-ridge","name":"Maple Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/langley","name":"Langley City","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/pitt-meadows","name":"Pitt Meadows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/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 three dogs or three cats over the age of 4 months, and no more than 5 pets in total, on any property, except as zoning or other regulations permit.","short":"Max three dogs (within 5 pets total)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf","title":"FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 1206, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Part D","quotes":["A person must not keep or allow to be kept on any real property more than a total of 5 pets consisting of not more than three dogs or not more than three cats over the age of 4 months"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":"Three cats over the age of 4 months, within a total of 5 pets, unless zoning or other regulations permit more.","short":"Three cats (within 5 pets total)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf","title":"FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 1206, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Part D","quotes":["not more than three dogs or not more than three cats over the age of 4 months"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Total of 5 pets per property. \"Pet\" means a common domesticated animal other than exotic animals, wildlife, livestock or poultry. Exotic animals in Schedule D are banned unless permitted by municipal regulation.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf","title":"FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 1206, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Part D; Part B (pet); Part I, s. 38","quotes":["a total of 5 pets","any common domesticated animal other than exotic animals, wildlife, livestock or poultry","No person shall possess or keep in any area, temporarily or permanently, any species individual or any exotic animal"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"Zoning or other regulations can permit more. In Mission a business licence is required for a Kennel (four or more dogs kept for show training, boarding or breeding, up to 50 per lot) or a Hobby Kennel (4 to 8 dogs, operator must live on the property).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf","title":"FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 1206, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Part D","quotes":["except as permitted pursuant to applicable zoning or other regulations"]},{"url":"https://www.mission.ca/business-building/business-licences/kennels-animal-daycares","title":"Kennels and Animal Daycares, City of Mission","section":"Kennels and Animal Daycares","quotes":["A business licence for the Home Occupation is required for both a “Kennel” and a “Hobby Kennel”.","means a facility or property where four or more dogs are kept for show training purposes,","between four (4) and eight (8) dogs"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$100 for excess pets (FVRD bylaw notice; $90 within 14 days, $110 after 28 days). For kennel licence holders with too many dogs (Kennel Bylaw 6198-2023): $250 bylaw notice ($175 early, $325 late), or $250 municipal ticket.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Other/CONSOLIDATED%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"FVRD Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, Schedule A-3 Animal Control (PDF)","section":"Schedule A-3, s. D","quotes":["D Excess Pets $100 $90 $110 Yes"]},{"url":"https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5700-2018-bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylawpdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 5700-2018 (PDF)","section":"Schedule 17, s. 4(e)","quotes":["Too many dogs 4(e) $250 $175 $325 No"]},{"url":"https://www.mission.ca/media/file/2646-1993-ticket-information-bylawpdf-0","title":"Ticket Information Bylaw 2646-1993 (PDF)","section":"Ticket Information Bylaw 2646-1993, Schedule 24 (Kennel Bylaw 6198-2023)","quotes":["Too many dogs 4(e) $250"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fraser Valley Regional District Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 1206, 2013 (Part D, Pets); Mission Kennel Bylaw 6198-2023 for kennels","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf","title":"FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 1206, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Part A","quotes":["Fraser Valley Regional District Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 1206, 2013"]},{"url":"https://www.mission.ca/business-building/business-licences/kennels-animal-daycares","title":"Kennels and Animal Daycares, City of Mission","section":"Kennels and Animal Daycares","quotes":["Within the Kennel Bylaw 6198-2023"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe FVRD [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 1206, 2013](<https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf>) sets the limit for Mission: no more than three dogs or three cats over the age of four months, and no more than 5 pets in total, on any property, except as zoning or other regulations permit. \"Pet\" means a common domesticated animal other than exotic animals, wildlife, livestock or poultry. Exotic animals listed in Schedule D are banned unless municipal regulation permits them.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Count dogs and cats over four months old: three or fewer of each, and 5 pets in total.\n2. To keep four or more dogs, check whether you need a kennel licence (below), and ask the City about zoning.\n3. Business Licencing handles kennel applications: 604-820-3791 or businesslicence@mission.ca.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A Kennel is four or more dogs kept for show, training, boarding or breeding, up to 50 per lot. A Hobby Kennel is 4 to 8 dogs, and the operator must live on the property. Both need a City business licence (Kennel Bylaw 6198-2023).\n- Too many pets is a $100 FVRD bylaw notice ($90 within 14 days, $110 after 28 days).\n- For a kennel licence holder with too many dogs: a $250 bylaw notice ($175 early, $325 late) or a $250 municipal ticket.\n- Chickens and livestock are covered in a separate answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf","title":"FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 1206, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.mission.ca/business-building/business-licences/kennels-animal-daycares","title":"Kennels and Animal Daycares, City of Mission","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Other/CONSOLIDATED%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"FVRD Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, Schedule A-3 Animal Control (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5700-2018-bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylawpdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 5700-2018 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.mission.ca/media/file/2646-1993-ticket-information-bylawpdf-0","title":"Ticket Information Bylaw 2646-1993 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","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/mission/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/how-many-pets.json"}}