{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Montrose","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Montrose?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","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 Montrose","url":"https://www.montrose.ca"},"short_answer":"In Montrose, you can keep no more than two cats, unless you are a new resident who owned more than two before moving. The bylaw sets no dog number, but it bans a \"kennel\", which includes three or more dogs, so ask the Village Office first.","aliases":["how many dogs montrose","cat limit montrose","pet limit montrose","kennel bylaw montrose"],"cost":"No fee to keep pets beyond licences; see the dog licence answer.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"565 11th Ave., Montrose, BC V0G 1P0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-367-7234"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 706, 2013 (PDF), Village of Montrose","url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/706_2013_Animal_Control.pdf"},{"title":"Beekeeping Bylaw No. 745, 2018 (PDF), Village of Montrose","url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/745-Beekeeping-2018.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Montrose dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Montrose dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/dog-leash-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/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 per-home number is stated, but running a \"kennel\" is banned, and a kennel is a facility where three or more dogs are kept, trained, cared for, bred or boarded for personal use, for pay or for sale. So three or more dogs may count; ask the Village Office.","short":"No number stated; three or more may count as a kennel","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/706_2013_Animal_Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 706, 2013 (PDF), Village of Montrose","section":"s. 3(f), s. 6(4)","quotes":["“Kennel” shall mean a facility where three (3) or more dogs are kept, trained, cared for,","No person shall be permitted to run a Kennel within the Village.","shall mean a facility where three (3) or more dogs are kept, trained, cared for,","bred, treated, hospitalized or boarded for personal use or for remuneration or for the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":"No more than two cats, unless the owner is a new Montrose resident who owned more than two cats before moving.","short":"Max two cats (exception for new residents)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/706_2013_Animal_Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 706, 2013 (PDF), Village of Montrose","section":"s. 6(5)","quotes":["No person shall be permitted to own more than two cats in the Village unless:","they are new residents to Montrose and prior to moving owned more than"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Beekeeping: no more than two beehives or colonies on any parcel.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/745-Beekeeping-2018.pdf","title":"Beekeeping Bylaw No. 745, 2018 (PDF), Village of Montrose","section":"s. 4(4)","quotes":["The maximum number of beehives/colonies permitted on any parcel of land is two (2)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"Cats: a new resident who owned more than two cats before moving to Montrose may keep them.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/706_2013_Animal_Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 706, 2013 (PDF), Village of Montrose","section":"s. 6(5)(a)","quotes":["they are new residents to Montrose and prior to moving owned more than"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Not listed by name. Section 6 violations can get a Violation Notice; Schedule C lists \"Running At Large\", \"Unlicenced\" and \"Other\" at $50 (reduced to $20 if paid within seven clear days), $75 ($40) and $100 ($80) for first, second and third offences. Court fine for any violation: $50 to $500.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/706_2013_Animal_Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 706, 2013 (PDF), Village of Montrose","section":"s. 6(6); Schedule C; s. 12","quotes":["For violation of this section of the Bylaw the Animal Control Officer may issue a Violation Notice.","Other","Everyone who violates any provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw (2013), Bylaw #706 (dogs and cats); Beekeeping Bylaw #745 - 2018 (beehives)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/706_2013_Animal_Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 706, 2013 (PDF), Village of Montrose","section":"title and number","quotes":["BYLAW #706","ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW (2013)"]},{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/745-Beekeeping-2018.pdf","title":"Beekeeping Bylaw No. 745, 2018 (PDF), Village of Montrose","section":"title","quotes":["BEEKEEPING BYLAW #745 - 2018"]}],"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 Village's [Animal Control Bylaw No. 706](<https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/706_2013_Animal_Control.pdf>) limits cats to two per home. The only exception is a person who has moved to Montrose and owned more than two cats before the move. For dogs, the bylaw gives no number, but a \"kennel\" is banned. It defines a kennel as a place where three or more dogs are kept, trained, cared for, bred or boarded for personal use, for pay or for sale.\n\nThe bylaw does not say whether a household with three or more pet dogs counts as a kennel. Ask the Village Office at 250-367-7234.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Bees: no more than two beehives or colonies on any parcel, under the [Beekeeping Bylaw No. 745](<https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/745-Beekeeping-2018.pdf>).\n- No combined limit on pets and no limit on other pets was found in the bylaws read.\n- No fine is named for the cat limit. Violation notices on the schedule are $50, $75 and $100 for first, second and third offences ($20, $40 and $80 if paid within seven clear days). The bylaw also sets a court fine of $50 to $500.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/706_2013_Animal_Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 706, 2013 (PDF), Village of Montrose","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/745-Beekeeping-2018.pdf","title":"Beekeeping Bylaw No. 745, 2018 (PDF), Village of Montrose","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/animal-control/","title":"Animal Control, Village of Montrose","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/contacts/","title":"Contacts, Village of Montrose","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/montrose/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/how-many-pets.json"}}