How many dogs or cats you can keep in Pitt Meadows
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.
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.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/2024-09/Kennel%20Regulation%20Bylaw%20No.%201087%2C%201986%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf, s. 3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingmust 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 No person shall own, harbour or possess four (4) dogs or more unless a Kennel Licence under this Bylaw has first been obtained. |
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| Cats allowed | No separate cat limit. Cats count toward the combined limit of three domesticated animals per premises.Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated), s. 5.13 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingThe 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 |
| Other animal limits | Combined limit of three domesticated animals (dogs, cats and other pets, not livestock) per premises. Livestock and bees are regulated separately.Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated), s. 5.13 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingsubject to a limitation of three animals unless |
| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated), s. 5.13; https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf, s. 4.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingthe 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. unless that person has a current and valid kennel licence issued by the City |
| 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).Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated), Schedule A, Dog Control Bylaw; Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated), Schedule A, Zoning Bylaw · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingKeep more than 3 dogs 4.1 60 75 n/a Greater than 3 domesticated 5.13 120 150 n/a |
| Bylaw | Dog Control Bylaw No. 2968, 2023 (dogs); Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011, s. 5.13 (all domesticated animals)https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf, title; Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated), title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingDOG CONTROL BYLAW Bylaw No. 2968, 2023 ZONING BYLAW 2505, 2011 |
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
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Sources
- https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf (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) (read 2026-11-05)
- Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated) (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated) (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Bylaw Violations FAQs, City of Pitt Meadows (read 2026-11-05)
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