{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Rossland","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","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 Rossland","url":"https://rossland.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Rossland you can keep no more than 4 dogs on a property, unless it is a veterinary clinic, animal shelter, licensed animal-care business or a kennel where zoning allows one. The bylaw states no limit on cats.","aliases":["dog limit rossland","how many dogs can I have rossland","kennel rossland","number of pets bylaw rossland"],"cost":"Bylaw notice for too many animals: $150 if paid in 1 to 14 days, $300 after that. A municipal ticket amount is not available.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"City Hall (Bylaw Enforcement Officer)","value":"250-362-7396"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2862, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/51764"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2864, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/55924"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Rossland dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Rossland backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/backyard-chickens/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/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 4 dogs in total on any real property, unless it is a licensed veterinary clinic, an animal shelter, a licensed animal-care business, or a kennel where the Zoning Bylaw permits one.","short":"Max 4 dogs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/51764","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2862, 2025 (PDF), City of Rossland","section":"s. 7.9","quotes":["A Person shall not keep or allow to be kept on any real property more than a total of 4 dogs unless the","a) A licensed veterinary clinic;","b) An Animal Shelter; or","d) A Kennel where use is permitted under the City's Zoning Bylaw"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Rossland's Animal Control Bylaw limits only dogs and sets no limit on cats.","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/51764","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2862, 2025 (PDF), City of Rossland"}]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Livestock may be kept only where the Zoning Bylaw permits. Hens: no more than 15 per property. Roosters and other poultry are not allowed in residential areas.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/51764","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2862, 2025 (PDF), City of Rossland","section":"s. 11.1","quotes":["No person shall keep Livestock in any area of the City unless permitted under the Zoning Bylaw."]},{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/51764","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2862, 2025 (PDF), City of Rossland","section":"s. 12.3","quotes":["No more than fifteen (15) Hens may be kept at a property."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"More than 4 dogs are allowed only at a licensed veterinary clinic, animal shelter, licensed animal-care business or a kennel where zoning permits. Zoning Bylaw 2864 permits a kennel only in the RR (Rural Residential) zone. Puppies are not excluded from the count.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/51764","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2862, 2025 (PDF), City of Rossland","section":"s. 7.9-7.10","quotes":["c) A licenced business that provides care for Animals in a manner permitted by","No person shall own, operate, or maintain a kennel within the City except where expressly permitted"]},{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/55924","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2864, 2026 (PDF), City of Rossland","section":"s. 8.1 RR zone permitted uses","quotes":["The following uses and no others shall be permitted in the RR Zone:","e) Agricultural Use f) Agriculture Stand g) Kennel"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice for 'Too many animals': $150 early payment (1-14 days), $300 penalty. Kennel use contrary to the Zoning Bylaw: $150/$300.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/51764","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2862, 2025 (PDF), City of Rossland","section":"Schedule B (Bylaw Notice Enforcement offences)","quotes":["SCHEDULE B- BYLAW ENFORCEMENT NOTICE OFFENCES","EARLY PAYMENT","Too many animals 7.9 $150.00 $300.00","Kennel use contrary to Zoning Bylaw 7.10 $150.00 $300.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2862, 2025 (s. 7.9)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/51764","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2862, 2025 (PDF), City of Rossland","section":"Citation","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as the \"Animal Control Bylaw\" No. 2862, 2025"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nIn the City of Rossland, section 7.9 of the [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2862](https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/51764) says no one may keep more than 4 dogs in total on any real property. The exceptions are a licensed veterinary clinic, an animal shelter, a licensed animal-care business, and a kennel where the Zoning Bylaw permits one. No separate rule for different zones or lot sizes is stated.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The [Zoning Bylaw No. 2864](https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/55924) permits a kennel only in the RR (Rural Residential) zone.\n- Puppies are not excluded from the count of 4 in the bylaw text, even though a dog under four months old needs no licence.\n- The Animal Control Bylaw limits only dogs. No limit on cats is stated, so ask City Hall at 250-362-7396 if you have many.\n- Keeping more than the limit can bring a bylaw notice of $150 if paid in 1 to 14 days, or $300 after that. Using a kennel contrary to the Zoning Bylaw is also $150 or $300. The City's municipal ticket bylaw is a scan we could not read, so a municipal ticket amount is not available.\n- Livestock may be kept only where the Zoning Bylaw permits it. Hens have their own rules; see the backyard chickens answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/51764","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2862, 2025 (PDF), City of Rossland","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/55924","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2864, 2026 (PDF), City of Rossland","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://rossland.ca/bylaw-enforcement/noise-and-nuisances/","title":"Noise and Nuisances, City of Rossland (City Hall contact)","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 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/how-many-pets.json"}}