--- title: How many dogs or cats you can keep in Pitt Meadows question: "How many dogs or cats can I keep?" place: Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/pitt-meadows category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: City of Pitt Meadows sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/how-many-pets/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/how-many-pets.json" --- # How many dogs or cats you can keep in Pitt Meadows **Question:** How many dogs or cats can I keep? **Short answer:** In the City of Pitt Meadows you may keep no more than three dogs on a property without a kennel licence. Under the Zoning Bylaw the combined limit is three domesticated animals, dogs and cats included. There is no separate cat limit. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Pitt Meadows, https://www.pittmeadows.ca) **Where:** - Phone: Bylaw Services, 604-465-2428 - Email: Bylaw Services, bylaw@pittmeadows.ca ## Key facts - **Dogs allowed:** No more than three dogs in a dwelling or on a parcel, unless the person has a current kennel licence for that property. Veterinary services, dog daycares and pet stores with a business licence are exempt. The Kennel bylaw likewise requires a licence for four or more dogs. - Source: [https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf, ss. 4.1, 4.3](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf) - Official wording: "must not keep, or permit there to be kept, more than three (3) Dogs in a dwelling place or on a parcel of land" … "unless that person has a current and valid kennel licence issued by the City" … "Veterinary services, as defined in the City" - Source: [https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/Kennel%20Regulation%20Bylaw%20No.%201087%2C%201986%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf, s. 3](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/Kennel%20Regulation%20Bylaw%20No.%201087%2C%201986%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall own, harbour or possess four (4) dogs or more unless a Kennel Licence under this Bylaw has first been obtained." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Cats allowed:** No separate cat limit. Cats count toward the combined limit of three domesticated animals per premises. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated), s. 5.13](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf) - Official wording: "The keeping of any type of domesticated animal other than livestock, including without limitation dogs and cats, is permitted on all premises, subject to a limitation of three animals" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Other animal limits:** Combined limit of three domesticated animals (dogs, cats and other pets, not livestock) per premises. Livestock and bees are regulated separately. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated), s. 5.13](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf) - Official wording: "subject to a limitation of three animals unless" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Exceptions:** More than three are allowed if the premises is a kennel, animal daycare or veterinary service, or if the extra animals are offspring of up to four animals kept there, until the offspring are six months old. More than three dogs also need a kennel licence. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated), s. 5.13](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf) - Official wording: "the premise is a kennel, animal daycare, or veterinary service establishment; or" … "the animals in excess of three in number are the offspring of one or more domesticated" … "the excess animals may be kept until they are six months old." - Source: [https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf, s. 4.1](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf) - Official wording: "unless that person has a current and valid kennel licence issued by the City" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Bylaw notice: keeping more than 3 dogs $75 ($60 if paid within 14 days). Keeping more than 3 domesticated animals (Zoning) $150 ($120 within 14 days). - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated), Schedule A, Dog Control Bylaw](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf) - Official wording: "Keep more than 3 dogs 4.1 60 75 n/a" - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated), Schedule A, Zoning Bylaw](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf) - Official wording: "Greater than 3 domesticated 5.13 120 150 n/a" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Dog Control Bylaw No. 2968, 2023 (dogs); Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011, s. 5.13 (all domesticated animals) - Source: [https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf, title](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf) - Official wording: "DOG CONTROL BYLAW" … "Bylaw No. 2968, 2023" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated), title](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf) - Official wording: "ZONING BYLAW 2505, 2011" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The [Dog Control Bylaw No. 2968, 2023]() allows no more than three dogs in a dwelling or on a parcel, unless the person holds a current kennel licence for that property. The [Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011]() (s. 5.13) sets a combined limit of three domesticated animals per premises: dogs, cats and other pets, not livestock. The [Kennel Regulation Bylaw No. 1087, 1986]() likewise requires a licence for four or more dogs, and sets classes of kennel licence by zone and lot size. ## Good to know - More than three are allowed on premises that are a kennel, animal daycare or veterinary service. - Extra animals are also allowed if they are offspring of up to four animals kept there, until the offspring are six months old. - Veterinary services, dog daycares and pet stores with a business licence are exempt from the dog limit. - Livestock and bees are regulated separately (see the chickens, bees and livestock answer). - Bylaw notices: more than 3 dogs $75 ($60 if paid within 14 days); more than 3 domesticated animals under Zoning $150 ($120 within 14 days). - Questions about a kennel licence: Bylaw Services, 604-465-2428. ## Official forms and pages - [Dog Control Bylaw No. 2968, 2023 (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf) - [Kennel Regulation Bylaw No. 1087, 1986 (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/Kennel%20Regulation%20Bylaw%20No.%201087%2C%201986%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf) ## Related questions - [Pitt Meadows dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/dog-licence.md) - [Pitt Meadows backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/backyard-chickens.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md) - [Maple Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/how-many-pets.md) - [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/how-many-pets.md) - [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/how-many-pets.md) - [Anmore](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/how-many-pets.md) - [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/how-many-pets.md) - [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/how-many-pets.md) ## Sources - [https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/Kennel%20Regulation%20Bylaw%20No.%201087%2C%201986%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/Kennel%20Regulation%20Bylaw%20No.%201087%2C%201986%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Violations FAQs, City of Pitt Meadows](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/city-hall/bylaw-services/bylaw-violations-faqs) (read 2026-11-05) _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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