{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Spallumcheen","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","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":"Township of Spallumcheen","url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca"},"short_answer":"In the Township of Spallumcheen, no more than 3 dogs may be kept on a property under 5 acres (kennels excepted). The Township's page says up to 5 dogs on properties over 5 acres, and more than 5 needs a kennel licence. No limit on cats was found.","aliases":["dog limit spallumcheen","how many dogs spallumcheen","cat limit spallumcheen","kennel licence spallumcheen"],"cost":"Kennel licence $100. Ticket $125 for too many dogs ($100 if paid within 14 days).","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Township office","value":"250-546-3013","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998 (PDF)","url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/"},{"title":"Animal Control, Township of Spallumcheen","url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/culture/animal-control.htm"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Spallumcheen dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Spallumcheen dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Spallumcheen backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Spallumcheen bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lumby","name":"Lumby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/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 on a property under 5 acres (kennel owners and operators excepted). The Township page says up to 5 dogs on properties over 5 acres; more than 5 dogs anywhere needs a kennel licence.","short":"Max 3 dogs on under 5 acres (5 on over 5 acres)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/","title":"Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998 (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen","section":"s. 15(i); s. 5","quotes":["of less than five (5) acres, except the owner or operator of a kennel, to own or","No person shall keep more than five (5) dogs within the municipality"]},{"url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/culture/animal-control.htm","title":"Animal Control, Township of Spallumcheen","section":"Animal Control page","quotes":["on properties less than 5 acres you are permitted no more than 3 dogs as pets","on properties larger than 5 acres you are permitted no more than 5 dogs as pets"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"No combined pet limit. Backyard hens (R.1 zone only): 6 hens on parcels under 0.5 acre (2,023 m²), 12 on 0.5 acre or more; no roosters.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen","section":"s. 416(1)-(2)","quotes":["No roosters shall be permitted;","six (6) hens may be kept on parcels less than 2,023 square metres (0.5","twelve (12) hens may be kept on parcels equal to or greater than 2,023"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"A kennel owner or operator is exempt from the 3-dog limit on lots under 5 acres. A kennel licence ($100) is needed to keep more than 5 dogs. A dog kennel needs a lot of at least 4 hectares (9.884 acres) in the zones that allow one.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/","title":"Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998 (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen","section":"s. 15(i); s. 5; Schedule A s. 1(b)","quotes":["except the owner or operator of a kennel","without first obtaining a Kennel License","for each kennel as defined by the bylaw and subject","$100.00"]},{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen","section":"s. 417","quotes":["the parcel having a minimum lot size of 4 ha. (9.884 acres)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: $125 for more than three dogs on a property under five acres (kennel owner/operator excepted), or $100 if paid within 14 days. Keeping a kennel without a current kennel licence: $75 ($50 if paid within 14 days).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/85861/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2023, 2021 (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen","section":"Schedule B.4","quotes":["More than three dogs on property less than five","acres, except owner/operator of a kennel","Not having a current kennel license"]},{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/85861/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2023, 2021 (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen","section":"s. 4(a)","quotes":["If received by the Township within 14 days of the person receiving or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Township of Spallumcheen Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/","title":"Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998 (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen","section":"s. 18","quotes":["Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451](<https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/>) allows no more than 3 dogs on a property under 5 acres. A kennel owner or operator is excepted. The Township's Animal Control page says up to 5 dogs are allowed on properties over 5 acres, and that keeping more than 5 dogs anywhere needs a kennel licence ($100).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No limit on cats was found in the dog bylaw, the large animal bylaw, the Animal Control page or the Zoning Bylaw. There is no combined pet limit either.\n- A dog kennel needs a lot of at least 4 hectares (9.884 acres) in the zones that allow one. The Animal Control page lists those zones as Small Holding (SH), Country Residential (CR), Agricultural (A.2) and Large Holding (LH). Kennel siting is in [Zoning Bylaw No. 1700](<https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972/>).\n- Backyard hens in the R.1 zone have their own limits; see the backyard chickens answer.\n- A municipal ticket for more than three dogs on a property under five acres is $125 ($100 if paid within 14 days). Keeping a kennel without a current licence is $75 ($50 if paid within 14 days).","sources":[{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/","title":"Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998 (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/85861/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2023, 2021 (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/culture/animal-control.htm","title":"Animal Control, Township of Spallumcheen","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","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/spallumcheen/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/how-many-pets.json"}}