--- title: How many dogs or cats you can keep in New Hazelton question: "How many dogs or cats can I keep in New Hazelton?" place: New Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/new-hazelton category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: District of New Hazelton sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/how-many-pets/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/how-many-pets.json" --- # How many dogs or cats you can keep in New Hazelton **Question:** How many dogs or cats can I keep in New Hazelton? **Short answer:** In New Hazelton you may keep no more than three dogs over four months old per owner, except where kennels are authorized. Dogs and cats together are limited to three animals per parcel. Permission for more may be given under special circumstances. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of New Hazelton, https://newhazelton.ca) **Cost:** No fee stated. Keeping more than the allowed number of animals: $100 fine. Keeping a prohibited animal: $150. **How long:** Not applicable **Where:** - In person: District Office, 4670 10th Ave, New Hazelton, BC (Hours not stated on the District's site) - Phone: District Office, (250) 842-6571 - Email: District Office, info@newhazelton.ca ## Key facts - **Dogs allowed:** No more than three dogs over four months old per owner, except where kennels are authorized. Dogs and cats together: no more than three animals per parcel. - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, s. 6.5, 12.2](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "shall not be permitted to possess or harbour more than three" … "dogs over the age of four (4) months within the District, except in those areas" … "three (3) animals, in aggregate, of any combination of dogs and cats on" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Cats allowed:** No separate cat limit: three animals in total, counting dogs and cats together, per parcel. - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, s. 12.2](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "three (3) animals, in aggregate, of any combination of dogs and cats on" … "any one parcel despite the number of dwelling units permissible on that" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Other animal limits:** Hens: up to six per parcel. Animal Control Bylaw s. 12.1 prohibits horses, donkeys, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, roosters, ducks, geese, turkeys, pheasants, quail and other poultry fowl in every area or zone, except hens, licensed pet shops or kennels and slaughterhouses. The Zoning Bylaw also permits a 'Hobby Farm' use in some zones; how the two fit is not stated. - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, s. 12.1, 12.2](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "horses, donkeys, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, roosters, ducks, geese, turkeys, pheasants, quail, or other poultry fowl" … "six (6) hens, in aggregate, on any one parcel despite the number of dwelling units permissible on that parcel" - Source: [Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, reprinting Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, s. 2 Definitions, Hobby Farm](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf) - Official wording: "land on which an accessory barn, stable or animal shelter may be erected to house" … "domestic animals kept for recreational purposes or for home consumption by the occupants of the dwelling." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Exceptions:** Permission to keep more than the allowed number may be granted "under special circumstances", reviewed by the Chief Administrative Officer (or designate) and the Animal Control Officer. The three-dog limit does not apply in areas where kennels are authorized. - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, s. 12.3, 6.5](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "A person may be granted permission to keep more animals than listed in" … "S. 12.2 under special circumstances, which will be reviewed by the Chief" … "except in those areas where kennels are authorized" … "dogs over the age of four (4) months within the District, except in those areas" … "where kennels are authorized." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** Keeping more than the allowed number of animals: $100. Keeping a prohibited animal: $150. - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026, Sched. B, Animal Control](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "Keeping more then allowed number of animals 12(ii) $100.00" … "Keeping of any prohibited animals 12(i) $150.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026 - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, title](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "CITATION this Bylaw will be cited for all purposes as “Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026.”" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Under the [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394](), an owner may keep no more than three dogs over four months old, except where kennels are authorized. There is no separate cat limit: dogs and cats together are limited to three animals per parcel, however many dwelling units are on it. Puppies and kittens are not exempt. ## Good to know - Permission to keep more than the allowed number may be granted under special circumstances. It is reviewed by the Chief Administrative Officer (or designate) and the Animal Control Officer. Ask the District Office at (250) 842-6571. - Hens are allowed, up to six per parcel (see the backyard chickens answer). - The bylaw prohibits horses, donkeys, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, roosters, ducks, geese, turkeys, pheasants, quail and other poultry fowl in every area or zone, except hens, licensed pet shops or kennels and slaughterhouses. - The [Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392]() also permits a "Hobby Farm" use in some zones. The bylaws do not say how the two fit, so check with the District before keeping farm animals. - Under the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393](), keeping more than the allowed number of animals is a $100 fine, and keeping a prohibited animal is $150. ## Official forms and pages - [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) ## Related questions - [New Hazelton dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dog-licence.md) - [New Hazelton dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dog-leash-rules.md) - [New Hazelton backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/backyard-chickens.md) - [New Hazelton bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md) - [Telkwa](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/how-many-pets.md) - [Granisle](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/how-many-pets.md) - [Terrace](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/how-many-pets.md) - [Houston](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/how-many-pets.md) - [Kitimat](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/how-many-pets.md) - [Prince Rupert](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/how-many-pets.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, reprinting Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025 (PDF), District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf) (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. 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