{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Revelstoke","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/revelstoke","name":"Revelstoke","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 Revelstoke","url":"https://www.revelstoke.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Revelstoke you may keep no more than 3 dogs and no more than 3 cats, and no more than 3 of each in any one dwelling unit. Kennels, animal hospitals and veterinary clinics are exempt. Breaking the limit is a $200 fine.","aliases":["pet limit revelstoke","maximum dogs revelstoke","maximum cats revelstoke"],"cost":"$200 fine for keeping more than the limit","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Compliance Services and Animal Control","value":"250-837-4747"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Compliance Services","value":"bylawenforcement@revelstoke.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183 (PDF)","url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Revelstoke dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Revelstoke backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/backyard-chickens/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/sicamous","name":"Sicamous","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/golden","name":"Golden","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/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 3 dogs at any time, licensed or not.","short":"Max 3 dogs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183, consolidated (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"s. 5.14","quotes":["No person shall keep or harbor more than three (3) dogs at any time, whether licensed or not"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":"No more than 3 cats.","short":"Max 3 cats","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183, consolidated (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"s. 5.15","quotes":["No Person shall keep or harbor more than three (3) cats"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"No more than 3 cats and 3 dogs in any one dwelling unit. Poultry: no one may keep poultry except licensed hens (maximum 5); roosters are not allowed.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183, consolidated (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"ss. 5.16, 12.01, 12.02(b), 12.03","quotes":["No person shall keep or harbor more than three (3) cats and 3 dogs in any Dwelling Unit at any time.","No person shall own, keep or possess any poultry, except for hens","keep no more than 5 hens on a property;","Roosters shall not be kept within the City boundary."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"The 3-dog and 3-cat limits do not apply to a kennel, animal hospital or veterinary clinic operation.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183, consolidated (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"ss. 5.14, 5.15","quotes":["except as part of a person’s operation of a Kennel, animal hospital or veterinary clinic.","except as part of that person’s operation of a Kennel, animal hospital or veterinary clinic."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Keeping more than three dogs or more than three cats: bylaw notice $200 ($100 if paid within 14 days; $210 if paid late). Municipal ticket: $200.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/226008/","title":"Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2370, Schedule (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"Schedule B, Animal Control, s. 5.16","quotes":["5.16 Keep more than three dogs $200.00 $100.00 $210.00 Yes","5.16 Keep more than three cats $200.00 $100.00 $210.00 Yes"]},{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/164836","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2082, Schedule 2 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"Schedule 2, Animal Control, s. 5.16","quotes":["Keep more than three dogs 5.16 $200.00 N/A"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183, consolidated (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"title","quotes":["ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW NO. 2183"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545) limits dogs and cats in the City of Revelstoke. The limit applies whether or not the animals are licensed, and it is the same on every kind of property.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Dogs: no more than 3 at any time.\n- Cats: no more than 3.\n- Dwelling unit: no more than 3 cats and 3 dogs in any one dwelling unit.\n- The limits do not apply to a kennel, animal hospital or veterinary clinic operation.\n- The bylaw defines a dog as over six months old and a cat as over four months old. It does not say outright whether younger animals count, so ask Bylaw Compliance Services.\n- Poultry: no one may keep poultry except licensed hens (maximum 5). Roosters are not allowed. See the backyard chickens answer.\n- Keeping more than 3 dogs or more than 3 cats is a $200 fine. A bylaw notice is $200 ($100 if paid within 14 days, $210 if paid late); a municipal ticket is $200.\n- Every dog still needs a licence; see the dog licence answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183, consolidated (PDF), City of Revelstoke","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/164836","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2082, Schedule 2 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/226008/","title":"Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2370, Schedule (PDF), City of Revelstoke","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 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/how-many-pets.json"}}