{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Salmo","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","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 Salmo","url":"https://salmo.ca"},"short_answer":"In Salmo, you may keep no more than 2 dogs per person, family or household. Dogs, cats and rabbits together are limited to four household pets in a one- or two-family dwelling. A kennel is not allowed.","aliases":["pet limit salmo","how many dogs salmo","how many cats salmo","animal control bylaw salmo"],"cost":"No cost to follow the limits. Fine for keeping more than 2 dogs: $100 (municipal ticket).","how_long":"The limits apply at all times.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"423 Davies Avenue, Salmo, BC V0G 1Z0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. and on statutory holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-357-9433"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw #699, 2018 (PDF)","url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/699-Animal-Control-Bylaw-2018.pdf"},{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw Addendum #707 (PDF)","url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/707-Animal-Control-Bylaw-addendum.pdf"},{"title":"Dog Licensing & Control Bylaw #585, 2007 (consolidated for convenience, with Bylaw #624) (PDF)","url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/585_Consolidation_-_Dog_Licensing__Control_Bylaw_2007.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Salmo dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Salmo dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Salmo backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/backyard-chickens/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/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 2 dogs per person, family or household, not counting a litter under 4 months or 2 extra dogs kept short term (no more than four weeks in a calendar year). Keeping a kennel is not allowed.","short":"Max 2 dogs per household","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/585_Consolidation_-_Dog_Licensing__Control_Bylaw_2007.pdf","title":"Dog Licensing & Control Bylaw #585, 2007 (consolidated for convenience, with Bylaw #624) (PDF)","section":"s. 7(1)(b) (Bylaw #624), s. 5(1)","quotes":["No person, family, or household shall keep more than two (2) dogs, excluding a litter of dogs under the age of four (4) months or an","ditional two (2) dogs kept for a short term, not to exceed four weeks in a calendar year.","used as or for a kennel"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":"No separate cat limit in the amended bylaw: cats count toward a total of four household pets (dogs, cats or rabbits, or a combination) in a one- or two-family dwelling.","short":"No separate limit; four household pets total","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/707-Animal-Control-Bylaw-addendum.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw Addendum #707 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1.1(a) as amended by Bylaw #707","quotes":["a maximum of four (4) household pets in a one-family dwelling or two-family dwelling consisting of dogs, cats or rabbits or a combination thereof;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Combined: at most four household pets (dogs, cats or rabbits) in a one- or two-family dwelling. Rabbits: at most 2. Chickens: at most 6, no roosters. Beehives: limits by lot size. Livestock banned on lots under 4.05 hectares and limited to certain zones.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/699-Animal-Control-Bylaw-2018.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw #699, 2018 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.3.2","quotes":["A family may keep a maximum of two (2) rabbits in a one-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, or a multiple-family dwelling."]},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/707-Animal-Control-Bylaw-addendum.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw Addendum #707 (PDF)","section":"s. 6.1.4(b)","quotes":["not keep more than 6 of any kind of chickens at any one time.","a maximum of four (4) household pets in a one-family dwelling or two-family dwelling consisting of dogs, cats or rabbits or a combination thereof;"]},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/699-Animal-Control-Bylaw-2018.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw #699, 2018 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.1.4","quotes":["strictly prohibited on lots under 4.05 hectares (10 acres)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"A litter is not counted: puppies under 4 months (Bylaw #585 s. 7(1)(b)), or puppies, kittens and bunnies until 6 months (Bylaw #699 s. 5.1.2). A breeder's licence shown to the Village office plus a Council decision can authorize a breeding operation. Emotional support animals count toward the limit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/699-Animal-Control-Bylaw-2018.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw #699, 2018 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1.2, 5.1.3","quotes":["must not be kept past the age of 6 months unless the terms of subsection 5.1.1 (a) and 5.1.3 are met.","in which case a Council decision is required to authorize a breeding operation."]},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/707-Animal-Control-Bylaw-addendum.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw Addendum #707 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1.1(b)","quotes":["All ESA and LESA animals, including birds and chickens, are to be considered household pets"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$100 for keeping more than 2 dogs (municipal ticket).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/586_-Consolidation_Municipal_Ticketing_20071.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw #586 (consolidated with #625) (PDF)","section":"Schedule A to Bylaw #586","quotes":["More than 2 dogs 7 (1) (b) $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw #699, 2018 (with Addendum Bylaw #707, 2019) and Dog Licensing & Control Bylaw 2007, Bylaw #585.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/699-Animal-Control-Bylaw-2018.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw #699, 2018 (PDF)","section":"Title","quotes":["Village of Salmo Animal Control Bylaw #699, 2018"]},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/585_Consolidation_-_Dog_Licensing__Control_Bylaw_2007.pdf","title":"Dog Licensing & Control Bylaw #585, 2007 (consolidated for convenience, with Bylaw #624) (PDF)","section":"s. 7(1)(b)","quotes":["DOG LICENSING & CONTROL BYLAW 2007"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nDogs: the [Dog Licensing & Control Bylaw #585](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/585_Consolidation_-_Dog_Licensing__Control_Bylaw_2007.pdf) allows no more than 2 dogs per person, family or household. It does not count a litter under 4 months old, or 2 extra dogs kept short term (no more than four weeks in a calendar year). Keeping a kennel is not allowed. A kennel is defined as five or more dogs kept for remuneration or sale.\n\nCats and others: there is no separate cat limit. Under the [Animal Control Bylaw #699](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/699-Animal-Control-Bylaw-2018.pdf) as amended by [Bylaw #707](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/707-Animal-Control-Bylaw-addendum.pdf), cats count toward a total of four household pets (dogs, cats or rabbits, or a combination) in a one- or two-family dwelling.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Count your dogs, cats and rabbits against the four-pet total, and your dogs against the limit of 2.\n2. If you want to keep more, ask the Village office (250-357-9433). A breeder's licence shown to the Village office plus a Council decision can authorize a breeding operation.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Other limits in the same bylaw: rabbits, at most 2; chickens, at most 6 and no roosters; beehives by lot size. See the backyard chickens answer.\n- Puppies, kittens and bunnies are not counted until 6 months old ([Bylaw #699](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/699-Animal-Control-Bylaw-2018.pdf)).\n- Emotional support animals count toward the limit.\n- Keeping more than 2 dogs can bring a $100 municipal ticket ([Bylaw #586](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/586_-Consolidation_Municipal_Ticketing_20071.pdf)). No ticket amount was found for exceeding the four-pet total.\n- Strata bylaws may set lower limits.\n- The Village posts this bylaw as 'consolidated for convenience only, not official version'; confirm with the Village office.","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/699-Animal-Control-Bylaw-2018.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw #699, 2018 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/707-Animal-Control-Bylaw-addendum.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw Addendum #707 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/585_Consolidation_-_Dog_Licensing__Control_Bylaw_2007.pdf","title":"Dog Licensing & Control Bylaw #585, 2007 (consolidated for convenience, with Bylaw #624) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/586_-Consolidation_Municipal_Ticketing_20071.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw #586 (consolidated with #625) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Salmo","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 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/how-many-pets.json"}}