How many dogs or cats you can keep in Montrose
How many dogs or cats can I keep in Montrose?
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.
Key facts
| Dogs allowed | 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.Animal Control Bylaw No. 706, 2013, s. 3(f), s. 6(4) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording“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 |
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| Cats allowed | No more than two cats, unless the owner is a new Montrose resident who owned more than two cats before moving.Animal Control Bylaw No. 706, 2013, s. 6(5) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingNo 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 |
| Other animal limits | Beekeeping: no more than two beehives or colonies on any parcel.Beekeeping Bylaw No. 745, 2018, s. 4(4) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe maximum number of beehives/colonies permitted on any parcel of land is two (2). |
| Exceptions | Cats: a new resident who owned more than two cats before moving to Montrose may keep them.Animal Control Bylaw No. 706, 2013, s. 6(5)(a) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingthey are new residents to Montrose and prior to moving owned more than |
| Fine | 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.Animal Control Bylaw No. 706, 2013, s. 6(6); Schedule C; s. 12 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingFor 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). |
| Bylaw | Animal Control Bylaw (2013), Bylaw #706 (dogs and cats); Beekeeping Bylaw #745 - 2018 (beehives)Animal Control Bylaw No. 706, 2013, title and number; Beekeeping Bylaw No. 745, 2018, title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingBYLAW #706 ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW (2013) BEEKEEPING BYLAW #745 - 2018 |
How it works
The Village's Animal Control Bylaw No. 706 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.
The 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.
Good to know
- Bees: no more than two beehives or colonies on any parcel, under the Beekeeping Bylaw No. 745.
- No combined limit on pets and no limit on other pets was found in the bylaws read.
- 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.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Animal Control Bylaw No. 706, 2013 (PDF), Village of Montrose (read 2026-11-08)
- Beekeeping Bylaw No. 745, 2018 (PDF), Village of Montrose (read 2026-11-08)
- Animal Control, Village of Montrose (read 2026-11-08)
- Contacts, Village of Montrose (read 2026-11-08)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. How answers are checked.