--- title: How many dogs or cats you can keep in Tahsis question: "How many dogs or cats can I keep in Tahsis?" place: Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/tahsis category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Tahsis sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/how-many-pets/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/how-many-pets.json" --- # How many dogs or cats you can keep in Tahsis **Question:** How many dogs or cats can I keep in Tahsis? **Short answer:** In Tahsis, you may keep two dogs and three cats (each over four months old). More than two dogs needs a $50 kennel licence. There is no cat limit on parcels of 2 hectares or more. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Tahsis, https://villageoftahsis.com) **Cost:** Kennel licence $50. Ticket amount is in a scanned schedule that could not be read. **How long:** Not stated. **Where:** - In person: Village of Tahsis Municipal Office, 977 South Maquinna Dr., Tahsis, BC V0P 1X0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) - Phone: Municipal Office, (250) 934-6344 ## Key facts - **Dogs allowed:** Two dogs. More than two requires a kennel licence ($50). A kennel is allowed only on residential parcels of at least 0.20 ha (1/2 acre) and may hold at most ten dogs. - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended, s. 9(1)-(3)](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf) - Official wording: "No person may keep or harbor more than two dogs within the Village unless such person has obtained a kennel license" … "A kennel may only be located within the Village of Tahsis on residential parcels of land not less than .20 ha (1/2 acre)." … "No person shall keep more than ten dogs in a kennel." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Cats allowed:** Three cats over four months old, except in a kennel. No limit on parcels of 2 hectares or more. - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended, s. 8](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall keep, shelter or harbor more than three cats apparently over the age of four months except in a kennel." … "there shall be no restrictions upon the number of cats which may be kept on parcels of 2 hectares or more." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Other animal limits:** None set. Tahsis's animal bylaw sets no combined limit and no limit on other pets. - **Exceptions:** A kennel licence allows more than two dogs (up to ten, on residential parcels of 0.20 ha or more). More than three cats are allowed in a kennel, or on parcels of 2 hectares or more. - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended, s. 9(1)-(3)](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf) - Official wording: "No person may keep or harbor more than two dogs within the Village unless such person has obtained a kennel license" … "A kennel may only be located within the Village of Tahsis on residential parcels of land not less than .20 ha (1/2 acre)." … "No person shall keep more than ten dogs in a kennel." - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended, s. 8](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall keep, shelter or harbor more than three cats apparently over the age of four months except in a kennel." … "there shall be no restrictions upon the number of cats which may be kept on parcels of 2 hectares or more." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** Not confirmed. The ticket amount is in a scanned schedule that could not be read. - **Bylaw:** Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997 (amended by Bylaw No. 449, 1998, Bylaw No. 507, 2005 and Bylaw No. 602, 2018). - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended, s. 1](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf) - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as the "Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997"." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The Village's [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf) limits dogs and cats. Dogs and cats count once they are over four months old. The bylaw sets no combined limit and no limit on other pets. Chickens, bees and livestock are set by the Zoning Bylaw (see the chickens and livestock answer). ## Good to know - Dogs: two. More than two needs a $50 kennel licence. - A kennel is allowed only on residential parcels of at least 0.20 ha (1/2 acre) and may hold at most ten dogs. - Cats: three, except in a kennel. There is no cat limit on parcels of 2 hectares or more. - The ticket amount for breaking these limits is in a scanned schedule of the Village's ticketing bylaw that could not be read. Ask the Village office at (250) 934-6344. ## Official forms and pages - [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997 (PDF)](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf) ## Related questions - [Tahsis dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/dog-licence.md) - [Tahsis backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/backyard-chickens.md) - [Tahsis dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/dog-leash-rules.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md) - [Gold River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/how-many-pets.md) - [Sayward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/how-many-pets.md) - [Alert Bay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/how-many-pets.md) - [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/how-many-pets.md) - [Port Hardy](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/how-many-pets.md) - [Tofino](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/how-many-pets.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (PDF), Village of Tahsis](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed. 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