{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Radium Hot Springs","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Radium Hot Springs?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/radium-hot-springs","name":"Radium Hot Springs","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 Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca"},"short_answer":"In Radium Hot Springs, the Village's animal bylaw allows \"a total of three Dogs and/or three Cats\" on any property. The wording is unclear on whether that is three of each or three together, so ask the bylaw officer. The fine is $250.","aliases":["how many dogs radium hot springs","cat limit radium hot springs","pet limit radium hot springs","how many pets can i have radium"],"cost":"No cost. Fine for exceeding the limit: $250 (municipal ticket).","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Protective Services and Community Safety (bylaw enforcement)","value":"250-347-6455 ext. 6"},{"type":"email","label":"Protective Services and Community Safety","value":"mps@radiumhotsprings.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Radium Hot Springs dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Radium Hot Springs dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/dog-leash-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/golden","name":"Golden","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/elkford","name":"Elkford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-denver","name":"New Denver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/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":"Bylaw 519 s. 6.7: no more than \"a total of three Dogs and/or three Cats\" on any real property, unless it is a licensed veterinary clinic, an animal shelter or a licensed animal-care business allowed by the land use bylaw. Unclear whether this means three of each or three combined; ask the bylaw officer.","short":"Three dogs, or three animals combined (unclear)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/","title":"Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"s. 6.7","quotes":["shall not keep or allow to be kept on any real property more than a total of three Dogs and/or three Cats","a licensed veterinary clinic;","an Animal Shelter;","a total of three Dogs and/or three Cats"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":"Bylaw 519 s. 6.7 sets a limit of \"a total of three Dogs and/or three Cats\" per real property (same exceptions as dogs). Whether that is three cats, or three animals combined, is not clear; ask the bylaw officer.","short":"Three cats, or three animals combined (unclear)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/","title":"Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"s. 6.7","quotes":["three Dogs and/or three Cats, unless the real property is:","a total of three Dogs and/or three Cats"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Village's animal bylaw sets limits only for dogs and cats, and none for other pets.","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/","title":"Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs"}]},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"The three-dog/three-cat limit does not apply to animals under six months old, to a licensed veterinary clinic, to an animal shelter, or to a licensed business that cares for animals as the land use bylaw permits.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/","title":"Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"s. 6.7, 6.8","quotes":["a licensed business that provides care for Animals in a manner permitted by the land use bylaw applicable to the land containing the business.","The restriction in Section 6.7 does not apply to the keeping of Animals under the age of six months"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$250 (municipal ticket, \"Exceed number of dogs or cats\", s. 6.7).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/22371/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"Bylaw 533, Appendix 12","quotes":["Exceed number of dogs or cats 6.7 $ 250.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Radium Hot Springs Bylaw No. 519, 2026 Animal Care and Control, s. 6.7.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/","title":"Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Village of Radium Hot Springs Bylaw No. 519, 2026 Animal Care and Control"]}],"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\nSection 6.7 of the Village's [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/) says no one may keep more than \"a total of three Dogs and/or three Cats\" on any real property. It can be read as three dogs and three cats, or three animals in all. The bylaw does not settle this, so ask the bylaw officer before you rely on either reading.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The limit does not apply to animals under six months old.\n- It does not apply to a licensed veterinary clinic, an animal shelter, or a licensed business that cares for animals where the land use bylaw allows it.\n- The bylaw sets limits only for dogs and cats. It sets none for other pets. For chickens, bees and livestock, see the related answer.\n- Exceeding the limit is a $250 municipal ticket.\n- Ask Protective Services and Community Safety at 250-347-6455 ext. 6 or mps@radiumhotsprings.ca.","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/","title":"Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/22371/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/protective-services/","title":"Protective Services, Village of Radium Hot Springs","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/radium-hot-springs/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/how-many-pets.json"}}