{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Sun Peaks","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Sun Peaks?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sun-peaks","name":"Sun Peaks","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":"Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality","url":"https://www.sunpeaksmunicipality.ca"},"short_answer":"Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality's bylaws we read set no limit on the number of dogs or cats. The Animal Control Bylaw bans keeping or harbouring any wild animal on any parcel. Ask Bylaw Enforcement at 250-578-2020 ext. 211 if you plan to keep many animals.","aliases":["how many dogs sun peaks","pet limit sun peaks","how many cats sun peaks","kennel sun peaks"],"cost":null,"how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement office","value":"250-578-2020 ext. 211","note":"or bylaw@sunpeaksmunicipality.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018, 2011 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality","url":"https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53601/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Sun Peaks dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Sun Peaks rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/dangerous-dogs/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/chase","name":"Chase","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chase/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sicamous","name":"Sicamous","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/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":null,"status":"none","note":"Sun Peaks' Animal Control Bylaw sets no number limit for dogs.","sources":[{"url":"https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53601/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018, 2011 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality"}]},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Sun Peaks' Animal Control Bylaw sets no number limit for cats.","sources":[{"url":"https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53601/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018, 2011 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality"}]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"No wild animal may be kept or harboured on any parcel in the municipality. No numeric limits on pets are set.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53601/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018, 2011 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality","section":"s. 4.3","quotes":["No person shall keep or harbour any wild animal on any parcel of land in the Municipality."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The ticket schedules list no offence for keeping too many animals.","sources":[{"url":"https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55686/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0011, 2010 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality"}]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":1,"matched":1,"none":3,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53601/) sets no number limit for dogs or cats in Sun Peaks. It says only that cats may be kept on any parcel, subject to the bylaw. The Zoning Bylaw and the Municipality's bylaw page also set no limit, and the ticket schedules list no offence for keeping too many animals.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No wild animal may be kept or harboured on any parcel in the municipality.\n- Because no limit is stated, ask Bylaw Enforcement (250-578-2020 ext. 211, bylaw@sunpeaksmunicipality.ca) if you keep several animals or run a kennel.\n- Dogs still must follow the leash and clean-up rules.","sources":[{"url":"https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53601/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018, 2011 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55686/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0011, 2010 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.sunpeaksmunicipality.ca/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality","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 1 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 3 are recorded as not set; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/how-many-pets.json"}}