{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Prince George","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","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 Prince George","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca"},"short_answer":"In Prince George you may keep no more than three dogs aged four months or older, or four if at least one is a foster dog placed by a humane society. The bylaw sets no limit on cats.","aliases":["dog limit prince george","how many dogs can I have","how many cats can I have prince george","pet limit bylaw"],"cost":"A bylaw notice for keeping more than three dogs is $100 if paid within 30 days, or $125 if paid later.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Services (Animal Control)","value":"250-561-7622"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"bylawservices@princegeorge.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw 8898 (PDF)","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Prince George dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/dog-licence/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/vanderhoof","name":"Vanderhoof","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/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/mcbride","name":"McBride","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/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":"Three dogs aged four months or more per owner or property. Four if at least one is a foster dog placed by a humane society.","short":"Three dogs (four with a foster dog)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf","title":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.1, 4.3","quotes":["more than three (3) Dogs aged four (4) months or more.","up to four (4) Dogs if at least one Dog has been placed with that person as a Foster Animal."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Prince George's Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw sets no limit on cats.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf","title":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017 (PDF)"}]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Livestock, which includes chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese, may be kept only where the Zoning Bylaw allows it.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf","title":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017 (PDF)","section":"s. 12.1; s. 2.1 \"Livestock\"","quotes":["No person shall keep Livestock in any area of the City except where the keeping of Livestock is allowed under the Zoning Bylaw.","Animal of the avian species including a chicken, turkey, duck, goose or pheasant"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"The three-dog limit does not apply to retail pet stores, vets, groomers, breeding businesses, temporary dog shows, or licensed animal boarding businesses. Up to four dogs if one is a foster dog.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf","title":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.2, 4.3","quotes":["Section 4.1 does not apply to premises lawfully used for a retail pet sales business","nor to any person in possession of a valid license to operate an Animal boarding business within the City.","up to four (4) Dogs if at least one Dog has been placed with that person as a Foster Animal."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$100 if paid within 30 days of the Bylaw Notice; $125 if paid later.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/BL8813_CONSOLIDATED_2024-09-09_0.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 8813, 2016 (consolidated), Schedule B (PDF)","section":"Schedule B, Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw","quotes":["Own, keep or harbor more than 3 dogs 4.1 $100 $125 Yes"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017 (s. 4); Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 for livestock and poultry","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf","title":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017 (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["City of Prince George Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nSection 4 of the [Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf) limits dogs aged four months or more to three per owner or property. The bylaw sets no limit on cats.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Up to four dogs are allowed if at least one has been placed with you as a foster animal by a humane society.\n- The three-dog limit does not apply to retail pet stores, veterinarians, groomers, breeding businesses, temporary dog shows, or licensed animal boarding businesses.\n- Livestock, which the bylaw says includes chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese, may be kept only where the Zoning Bylaw allows it. See the backyard chickens answer.\n- Every dog over four months old must be licensed; see the dog licence answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf","title":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/BL8813_CONSOLIDATED_2024-09-09_0.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 8813, 2016 (consolidated), Schedule B (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Prince George","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 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/how-many-pets.json"}}