{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Silverton","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Silverton?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/silverton","name":"Silverton","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 Silverton","url":"https://silverton.ca"},"short_answer":"In Silverton you may keep up to three dogs on a parcel unless you have a business licence for a kennel. The bylaws set no limit on cats. Poultry are limited to 12 on a parcel, and farm animals, fur-bearing animals and rabbits are not allowed.","aliases":["pet limit silverton","how many dogs silverton","how many cats silverton","kennel silverton"],"cost":"Kennel licence $25 a year. Poultry licence $10 a year.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-358-2472"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Dog Licensing and Control Bylaw No. 445, 2007 (PDF)","url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22184/"},{"title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF)","url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Silverton dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Silverton backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Silverton dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/dog-leash-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/new-denver","name":"New Denver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/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":"Fewer than four dogs on any one parcel (up to three), unless the owner has a business licence for a kennel.","short":"Up to three dogs (more with kennel business licence)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22184/","title":"Dog Licensing and Control Bylaw No. 445, 2007 (PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"Prohibitions s. 3","quotes":["No person shall keep four (4) or more dogs on any one parcel, unless that person has","obtained a business license for the operation of a kennel"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Silverton's bylaws set no limit on cats.","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22184/","title":"Dog Licensing and Control Bylaw No. 445, 2007 (PDF), Village of Silverton"},{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/","title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF), Village of Silverton"}]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Poultry: no more than 12 on any parcel. Farm animals, fur-bearing animals and rabbits may not be kept in the Village at all.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/","title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"ss. 3.4, 4.1","quotes":["No person shall keep more than twelve (12) Poultry on any Parcel.","No person shall keep Farm Animals, Fur Bearing Animals or rabbits within the Village."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"Four or more dogs are allowed on a parcel with a business licence for a kennel (kennel licence $25 a year). The bylaw counts only dogs apparently over four months old, so younger puppies are not counted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22184/","title":"Dog Licensing and Control Bylaw No. 445, 2007 (PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"Prohibitions s. 3; Schedule A","quotes":["obtained a business license for the operation of a kennel","Kennel License $25.00","Dog means an animal of the canine species, apparently over the age of four months.","unless that person has obtained a business license for the operation of a kennel"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"No ticket amount is listed for keeping too many dogs. Poultry, farm-animal or rabbit offences are prosecuted under the Offence Act: minimum fine $100 first offence, $200 repeat; maximum $10,000.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/","title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"s. 5.2","quotes":["the maximum fine for all offences under this Bylaw is Ten Thousand ($10,000.00)","One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for a first contravention, and","Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for a second or subsequent contravention."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Dog Licensing and Control Bylaw No. 445, 2007; Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22184/","title":"Dog Licensing and Control Bylaw No. 445, 2007 (PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"Heading","quotes":["DOG LICENSING AND CONTROL","BYLAW NO. 445"]},{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/","title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"Title","quotes":["ANIMAL AND POULTRY REGULATION BYLAW NO. 460 - 2009"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Dog Licensing and Control Bylaw No. 445](https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22184/) allows fewer than four dogs on any one parcel, unless the owner has a business licence for a kennel (a kennel licence is $25 a year). Only dogs apparently over four months old are counted, so younger puppies are not.\n\nThe bylaws set no limit on cats. The [Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460](https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/) says its definition of \"Animal\" does not include dogs or cats.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Poultry: no more than 12 on any parcel.\n- Farm animals, fur-bearing animals and rabbits may not be kept in the Village at all.\n- No ticket amount is listed for keeping too many dogs. Poultry, farm-animal or rabbit offences are prosecuted under the Offence Act, with a minimum fine of $100 for a first offence and $200 for a repeat, and a maximum of $10,000.","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22184/","title":"Dog Licensing and Control Bylaw No. 445, 2007 (PDF), Village of Silverton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/","title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF), Village of Silverton","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 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/how-many-pets.json"}}