{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Princeton","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/princeton","name":"Princeton","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":"Town of Princeton","url":"https://www.princeton.ca"},"short_answer":"In Princeton, you may keep no more than two dogs over eight weeks old on a property, unless you hold a business licence as a veterinarian, animal breeder, animal shelter or animal clinic. The bylaw sets no limit on cats.","aliases":["dog limit princeton","how many dogs princeton bc","cat limit princeton","pet limit princeton"],"cost":"Ticket for more than two dogs: $150.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"778-720-6114 or 250-295-3135","note":"Town Hall hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"bylaw@princeton.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006 (PDF), Town of Princeton","url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Princeton dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Princeton backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Princeton dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/dog-leash-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/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 over eight weeks old on a property, unless the owner has a business licence as a veterinarian, animal breeder, animal shelter or animal clinic.","short":"Max two dogs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 13","quotes":["shall not permit, suffer or allow more than two dogs over the age of eight weeks to be kept or harboured on such premises"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Princeton's Animal Control Bylaw sets no limit on cats.","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006 (PDF), Town of Princeton"}]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Backyard hens: no more than four, and only where hens are a permitted use (RC zone). No other pet limits found.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 6.5.1","quotes":["No more than four backyard hens are permitted;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"A business licence as a veterinarian, animal breeder, animal shelter or animal clinic under the Town's business bylaw lets a property have more than two dogs.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 13","quotes":["without first having applied for and obtained a business licence for a veterinarian, animal breeder, animal shelter or animal clinic"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$150 for more than two dogs.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"Schedule C","quotes":["More than two dogs 13 $150.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Animal Control Bylaw, No. 782, 2006”"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Town's [Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/) says no more than two dogs over eight weeks old may be kept on a property. The exception is an owner who holds a business licence as a veterinarian, animal breeder, animal shelter or animal clinic. The bylaw sets no limit on cats, and no puppy or kitten age exception was found.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No limits on other pets were found. Backyard hens are limited by the [Zoning Bylaw](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/): no more than four, and only where hens are a permitted use (the RC zone). See the backyard-chickens answer.\n- A ticket for keeping more than two dogs is $150.\n- Every dog over eight weeks old also needs a licence (see the dog-licence answer).\n- To ask about a particular situation, call Bylaw Services at 250-295-3135 or 778-720-6114.","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006 (PDF), Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/bylaw-services","title":"Bylaw Services, Town of Princeton","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 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/how-many-pets.json"}}