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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?"
place: Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Pets, animals and wildlife
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# 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?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Radium Hot Springs, https://radiumhotsprings.ca)  
**Cost:** No cost. Fine for exceeding the limit: $250 (municipal ticket).  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Protective Services and Community Safety (bylaw enforcement), 250-347-6455 ext. 6
- Email: Protective Services and Community Safety, mps@radiumhotsprings.ca

## Key facts

- **Dogs allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026, s. 6.7](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Cats allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026, s. 6.7](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/)
  - Official wording: "three Dogs and/or three Cats, unless the real property is:" … "a total of three Dogs and/or three Cats"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other animal limits:** None set. The Village's animal bylaw sets limits only for dogs and cats, and none for other pets.
- **Exceptions:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026, s. 6.7, 6.8](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** $250 (municipal ticket, "Exceed number of dogs or cats", s. 6.7).
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026, Bylaw 533, Appendix 12](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/22371/)
  - Official wording: "Exceed number of dogs or cats 6.7 $ 250.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Village of Radium Hot Springs Bylaw No. 519, 2026 Animal Care and Control, s. 6.7.
  - Source: [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026, s. 1](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/)
  - Official wording: "Village of Radium Hot Springs Bylaw No. 519, 2026 Animal Care and Control"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Section 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.

## Good to know

- The limit does not apply to animals under six months old.
- 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.
- The bylaw sets limits only for dogs and cats. It sets none for other pets. For chickens, bees and livestock, see the related answer.
- Exceeding the limit is a $250 municipal ticket.
- Ask Protective Services and Community Safety at 250-347-6455 ext. 6 or mps@radiumhotsprings.ca.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/)

## Related questions

- [Radium Hot Springs dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/dog-licence.md)
- [Radium Hot Springs dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/dog-leash-rules.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md)
- [Invermere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/how-many-pets.md)
- [Canal Flats](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/how-many-pets.md)
- [Golden](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/how-many-pets.md)
- [Elkford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/how-many-pets.md)
- [Kimberley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/how-many-pets.md)
- [New Denver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/how-many-pets.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/20960/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/22371/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Protective Services, Village of Radium Hot Springs](https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/protective-services/) (read 2026-11-08)

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