{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Sayward","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Sayward?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","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 Sayward","url":"https://www.sayward.ca"},"short_answer":"In Sayward, keeping more than three dogs or more than three cats is an offence under the Animal Control Bylaw. Each carries a $200 ticket. Keeping livestock is also a ticket offence ($100). Exceptions are in a bylaw posted only as a scan, so ask the Village Office.","aliases":["how many dogs can I have Sayward","pet limit Sayward","how many cats can I have Sayward","three dog limit Sayward"],"cost":"Tickets: $200 for more than three dogs; $200 for more than three cats; $100 for prohibited keeping of livestock.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office (open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed holidays)","value":"250-282-5512"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"652 H'Kusam Way, Sayward, BC"},{"type":"online","label":"Online Bylaw Complaint Form","value":"https://www.sayward.ca/form/bylaw-complaint-form"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015 (Village bylaw page; the PDF is a scan)","url":"https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/bylaws/animal-control-bylaw-no-418-2015"},{"title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)","url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Sayward dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Sayward dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-leash-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/alert-bay","name":"Alert Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/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":"Keeping more than three dogs is an offence (Animal Control Bylaw s. 5.2).","short":"Max three dogs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"Schedule 2","quotes":["Keep more than three dogs 5.2 200.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":"Keeping more than three cats is an offence (Animal Control Bylaw s. 5.10).","short":"Max three cats","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"Schedule 2","quotes":["Keep more than three cats 5.10 200.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Keeping livestock is a ticket offence (s. 5.3, \"Prohibited keeping of livestock\"). The Zoning Bylaw allows agriculture in all zones \"excluding the keeping of livestock\".","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"Schedule 2","quotes":["Prohibited keeping of livestock 5.3 100.00"]},{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2025-09/Bylaw%20309%20-%20Zoning%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"s. 301(1)(e)","quotes":["Agricultural use excluding the keeping of livestock"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's Animal Control Bylaw is posted only as a scan, so any exceptions could not be read.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$200 for more than three dogs (s. 5.2); $200 for more than three cats (s. 5.10); $100 for prohibited keeping of livestock (s. 5.3).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"Schedule 2","quotes":["Keep more than three dogs 5.2 200.00","Keep more than three cats 5.10 200.00","Prohibited keeping of livestock 5.3 100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"Schedule 1, row 2","quotes":["Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village's [Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015](<https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/bylaws/animal-control-bylaw-no-418-2015>) sets pet limits. It is posted only as a scan, so the limits below come from the offences listed in the Village's [Ticketing Bylaw No. 422](<https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf>).\n\n- More than three dogs is an offence (s. 5.2): $200 ticket.\n- More than three cats is an offence (s. 5.10): $200 ticket.\n- Keeping livestock is an offence (s. 5.3): $100 ticket. The [Zoning Bylaw](<https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2025-09/Bylaw%20309%20-%20Zoning%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf>) also allows agriculture \"excluding the keeping of livestock\".\n- Keeping wild or exotic animals (s. 5.4) and unauthorized keeping of animals outdoors (s. 5.1) are also ticket offences. Details are not readable.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. If you have, or plan to have, more than three dogs or cats, call the Village Office at 250-282-5512 first.\n2. Ask whether any exception applies. None could be read.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The limits are listed per kind of animal (dogs, cats), not combined.\n- Pets other than dogs and cats, such as birds, rabbits or reptiles, are not covered by any readable Village document.\n- Exceptions are not stated in the text we could read.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/bylaws/animal-control-bylaw-no-418-2015","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015 (Village bylaw page; the PDF is a scan)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2025-09/Bylaw%20309%20-%20Zoning%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000 (consolidated, PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/contact/staff-directory","title":"Staff Directory, Village of Sayward","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 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/how-many-pets.json"}}