{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Penticton","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","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":"City of Penticton","url":"https://www.penticton.ca"},"short_answer":"Penticton's Animal Control Bylaw No. 2021-02 has a rule against keeping excessive companion animals, but no readable City page or bylaw states the number of dogs or cats. The bylaw is a scanned image. Ask Animal Care and Control at 250-492-3801.","aliases":["pet limit penticton","how many dogs penticton","how many cats penticton"],"cost":null,"how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Care and Control","value":"250-492-3801"},{"type":"email","label":"Animal Care and Control","value":"dogs@penticton.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2021-02 (PDF, scanned image)","url":"https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/2021-02%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Penticton dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Penticton backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/backyard-chickens/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/west-kelowna","name":"West Kelowna","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/osoyoos","name":"Osoyoos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/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":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"Penticton's Animal Control Bylaw is a scanned image that could not be read.","sources":[]},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"Penticton's Animal Control Bylaw is a scanned image that could not be read.","sources":[]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Bees: no more than 2 beehives on a parcel under 1,000 m², 4 on a parcel of 1,000 to 2,000 m², 6 on a parcel over 2,000 m². Bees only on properties with a single detached dwelling, with a beekeeping permit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.penticton.ca/animalcare-control/beekeeping","title":"Beekeeping, City of Penticton","section":"Where Beekeeping is Allowed","quotes":["Two beehives on a parcel of less than 1,000 square metres (0.25 acres)","Four beehives on a parcel that is between 1,000 square metres","Six beehives on a parcel that is over 2,000 square metres","Bees may only be kept on properties with a single detached dwelling."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"A commercial kennel needs a business licence. The kennel limit and any exception for young animals are not stated in the documents that could be read.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/2014-07%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20PACKAGE%20-%20October%202026_1.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2014-07, Appendix 2 Animal Control (consolidated October 2026)","section":"Appendix 2, Other Permits","quotes":["Commercial Kennel Operation Permit"]},{"url":"https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/MTI%20Bylaw%205021%20-%20consolidated%20for%20website%20-%20June%202026.pdf","title":"Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2012-5021 (PDF) (consolidated June 2026)","section":"Schedule B2","quotes":["Fail to obtain a business licence for commercial 24.1(a) $600.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Keeping of excessive companion animals (s. 5.1): bylaw notice $200 ($175 if paid within 14 days, $225 late); municipal ticket $400.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/2012-5037%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20%28Consolidated%20Package%20-%20June%202026%29_0.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2012-5037 (PDF) (consolidated June 2026)","section":"Schedule A, Appendix 2","quotes":["Keeping of excessive 5.1 $200.00 $175.00 $225.00 Yes"]},{"url":"https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/MTI%20Bylaw%205021%20-%20consolidated%20for%20website%20-%20June%202026.pdf","title":"Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2012-5021 (PDF) (consolidated June 2026)","section":"Schedule B2","quotes":["Keeping of excessive companion animals 5.1 $400.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2021-02","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/MTI%20Bylaw%205021%20-%20consolidated%20for%20website%20-%20June%202026.pdf","title":"Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2012-5021 (PDF) (consolidated June 2026)","section":"Schedule B2","quotes":["Animal Control Bylaw No. 2021-02"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Penticton's ticket schedules list an offence called \"keeping of excessive companion animals\" (section 5.1 of [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2021-02](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/2021-02%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw.pdf)). The bylaw is a scanned image with no readable text, and no City web page states a limit on dogs or cats per home. So this page cannot give a number.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call Animal Care and Control at 250-492-3801 or email dogs@penticton.ca and ask for the limit for your type of home.\n2. Licence every dog older than three months (see the dog licence answer).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Excessive companion animals: a bylaw notice is $200 ($175 if paid within 14 days); a municipal ticket is $400.\n- Keeping a prohibited animal: a bylaw notice is $450; a municipal ticket is $900.\n- A commercial kennel needs a business licence. The kennel limit is not stated in the documents that could be read.\n- The only dog number the City states is for off-leash areas: no more than 3 dogs per person.\n- Bees: 2 hives on a parcel under 1,000 m², 4 on 1,000 to 2,000 m², 6 over 2,000 m², with a beekeeping permit. Hens need a permit; see the backyard chickens answer.\n- Spayed or neutered cats may roam free with a collar, microchip or tattoo, according to the Animal Services page.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.penticton.ca/animalcare-control/animal-services","title":"Animal Services, City of Penticton","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.penticton.ca/parks-recreation/parks/dogs-parks","title":"Off-Leash Dog Parks & Beaches, City of Penticton","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/2012-5037%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20%28Consolidated%20Package%20-%20June%202026%29_0.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2012-5037 (PDF) (consolidated June 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/MTI%20Bylaw%205021%20-%20consolidated%20for%20website%20-%20June%202026.pdf","title":"Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2012-5021 (PDF) (consolidated June 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.penticton.ca/animalcare-control/beekeeping","title":"Beekeeping, City of Penticton","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/2014-07%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20PACKAGE%20-%20October%202026_1.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2014-07, Appendix 2 Animal Control (consolidated October 2026)","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 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/how-many-pets.json"}}