How many dogs or cats you can keep in Radium Hot Springs
How many dogs or cats can I keep in Radium Hot Springs?
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.
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.Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026, s. 6.7 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingshall 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 |
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| 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.Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026, s. 6.7 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingthree Dogs and/or three Cats, unless the real property is: a total of three Dogs and/or three Cats |
| Other animal limits | None set. The Village's animal bylaw sets limits only for dogs and cats, and none for other pets.Read: Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026 |
| 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.Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026, s. 6.7, 6.8 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordinga 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 |
| Fine | $250 (municipal ticket, "Exceed number of dogs or cats", s. 6.7).Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026, Bylaw 533, Appendix 12 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingExceed number of dogs or cats 6.7 $ 250.00 |
| Bylaw | Village of Radium Hot Springs Bylaw No. 519, 2026 Animal Care and Control, s. 6.7.Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingVillage of Radium Hot Springs Bylaw No. 519, 2026 Animal Care and Control |
How it works
Section 6.7 of the Village's Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519 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
The same question in other places
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Sources
- Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 519, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs (read 2026-11-08)
- Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs (read 2026-11-08)
- Protective Services, Village of Radium Hot Springs (read 2026-11-08)
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