{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Pouce Coupe","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/pouce-coupe","name":"Pouce Coupe","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":"Village of Pouce Coupe","url":"https://www.poucecoupe.ca"},"short_answer":"In Pouce Coupe, you may keep no more than two dogs and no more than four cats on a residence, unless you run a licensed kennel or veterinary clinic. Other animals are not allowed, except horses on agricultural land and hens with a permit.","aliases":["how many dogs pouce coupe","pet limit pouce coupe","how many cats pouce coupe","kennel licence pouce coupe"],"cost":"Kennel licence $166.14. Ticket for operating a kennel without a licence: $100.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"5011 49th Avenue, Pouce Coupe, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-786-5794"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control & Licensing Bylaw No. 1005, 2018 (PDF)","url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/16840/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Pouce Coupe dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Pouce Coupe backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Pouce Coupe dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/dog-leash-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chetwynd","name":"Chetwynd","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/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":"No more than two dogs on any residence in the Village, except in the lawful operation of a kennel or veterinary clinic.","short":"Max two dogs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/16840/","title":"Animal Control & Licensing Bylaw No. 1005, 2018 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"s. 6(7)","quotes":["No person will keep more than two (2) dogs or four (4) cats on any residence in the Village at any one time except in the lawful operation of a kennel or veterinary clinic."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":"No more than four cats on any residence in the Village, except in the lawful operation of a kennel or veterinary clinic.","short":"Max four cats","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/16840/","title":"Animal Control & Licensing Bylaw No. 1005, 2018 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"s. 6(7)","quotes":["No person will keep more than two (2) dogs or four (4) cats on any residence in the Village at any one time except in the lawful operation of a kennel or veterinary clinic."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Animals other than dogs and cats may not be kept, except horses on land zoned Agricultural (s. 18). Backyard hens are separately allowed by permit under the Hen Keeping Bylaw: 2 to 4 hens.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/16840/","title":"Animal Control & Licensing Bylaw No. 1005, 2018 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"s. 10(1), s. 18(1)","quotes":["No person shall permit any animal, except a dog or cat, to be housed, pastured, or maintained on any land within the Village, except as permitted by Section 18.","A horse shall only be kept, housed, pastured on land within the Village that has been zoned Agricultural."]},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/27086/","title":"Hen Keeping Bylaw No. 1024, 2020 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"s. 8(b), 8(c)","quotes":["more than 4 hens on any single-family residential lot;","Keep fewer than 2 hens, if hens are kept;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"More than two dogs only with a kennel licence. A kennel may be only on land zoned Industrial, or on a residential or agricultural parcel of five acres or more. No more than six dogs in total under a kennel licence.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/16840/","title":"Animal Control & Licensing Bylaw No. 1005, 2018 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"s. 14(1)-(3)","quotes":["No person shall keep, possess, or harbor more than two dogs within the Village unless such person has obtained a kennel licence under this Section.","On residential or agricultural parcels five (5) acres or larger.","No more than six dogs in total at any one time shall be owned or housed under the authority of a kennel licence."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Keeping more than two dogs without a kennel licence is ticketed as \"Operate a kennel without a license\" (s. 14(1)): $100. Second offence in the same year $200; third $300. No ticket is listed for the four-cat limit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"Schedule B (Animal Control)","quotes":["Operate a kennel without a license 14(1) $100.00","Kennel/house/own more than 6 dogs with kennel licence 14(3) $100.00","For a second offence under S. 4(1), 6(1)-(3)(5), 8(1)-(2), 9(5)(6), 19(3) $200.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control & Licensing Bylaw No. 1005, 2018 (consolidated with amending bylaws 1064 and 1078, 2025), s. 6(7), s. 10 and s. 14; Hen Keeping Bylaw No. 1024, 2020.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/16840/","title":"Animal Control & Licensing Bylaw No. 1005, 2018 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as Animal Control & Licensing Bylaw No. 1005, 2018."]},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/27086/","title":"Hen Keeping Bylaw No. 1024, 2020 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as Hen Keeping Bylaw No. 1024, 2020."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Animal Control & Licensing Bylaw No. 1005](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/16840/) limits a residence in the Village of Pouce Coupe to two dogs and four cats. The bylaw states no combined limit on cats and dogs, and no exception for puppies or kittens.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- More than two dogs is allowed only with a kennel licence, with no more than six dogs in total. A kennel may be only on land zoned Industrial, or on a residential or agricultural parcel of five acres or more.\n- Animals other than dogs and cats may not be kept, except horses on land zoned Agricultural. Backyard hens, 2 to 4, are allowed by permit under the Hen Keeping Bylaw No. 1024.\n- Keeping more than two dogs without a kennel licence is ticketed as \"Operate a kennel without a license\": $100. A second offence in the same year is $200 and a third is $300. No ticket is listed for the four-cat limit.\n- Every dog and cat also needs a licence.","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/16840/","title":"Animal Control & Licensing Bylaw No. 1005, 2018 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/27086/","title":"Hen Keeping Bylaw No. 1024, 2020 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46859/","title":"Consolidated Municipal Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1062, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/how-many-pets.json"}}