{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Trail","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","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":"City of Trail","url":"https://www.trail.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Trail you may keep no more than 3 dogs on any property and no more than 3 cats on any one parcel. Veterinary clinics, animal shelters, licensed animal-care businesses and permitted kennels are exempt from the dog limit.","aliases":["pet limit trail bc","how many dogs allowed trail","how many cats allowed trail","kennel licence trail"],"cost":"Kennel licence: $55 a year (Animal Control Bylaw Schedule A).","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"250-364-0833"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2970, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://trail.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Trail dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Trail backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/backyard-chickens/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/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 in total on any real property, unless it is a licensed veterinary clinic, an animal shelter, a licensed animal-care business permitted by the land use bylaw, or a kennel permitted by the Zoning Bylaw.","short":"Max 3 dogs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://trail.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2970, 2026, City of Trail (PDF)","section":"s. 7.8","quotes":["A Person shall not keep or allow to be kept on any real property more than a total of 3 Dogs unless the real property is:","A Kennel where use is permitted under the City’s Zoning Bylaw"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":"No more than 3 cats on any one parcel.","short":"Max 3 cats","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://trail.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2970, 2026, City of Trail (PDF)","section":"s. 7.9","quotes":["No person shall keep more than a total of 3 Cats on any one parcel."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Pigeons and doves: at most 3 pairs per parcel, owner must live there, one loft only, loft at least 9 m from other people's buildings. Livestock only where the Zoning Bylaw permits.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://trail.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2970, 2026, City of Trail (PDF)","section":"s. 12.1, 11.1","quotes":["not more than three (3) pairs of pigeons or doves, or a combination of both, shall be kept on","no such loft shall contain more than three (3) pairs of pigeons or doves","No person shall keep Livestock in any area of the City unless permitted under the Zoning Bylaw."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"Temporary care of more than 3 dogs or 3 cats over 16 weeks old (for example, fostering): notify the animal control officer of numbers, reason and expected length. Kennels only where the Zoning Bylaw permits.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://trail.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2970, 2026, City of Trail (PDF)","section":"s. 7.10, 7.11","quotes":["If a person is providing temporary care for more than 3 Dogs and/or 3 Cats, over the age of 16 weeks (4 months), they shall notify the animal control officer","No person shall own, operate, or maintain a kennel within the City except where expressly permitted"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Too many animals (s. 7.8, dogs): bylaw notice $150 if paid within 14 days, $300 after.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://trail.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2970, 2026, City of Trail (PDF)","section":"Schedule B","quotes":["EARLY PAYMENT OFFENCE SECTION PENALTY (1–14 Days)","Too many animals 7.8 $150.00 $300.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2970, 2026","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://trail.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2970, 2026, City of Trail (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as the “Animal Control Bylaw” No. 2970, 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2970, 2026](https://trail.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf) allows no more than 3 dogs in total on any real property in the City of Trail, and no more than 3 cats on any one parcel. The dog limit does not apply to a licensed veterinary clinic, an animal shelter, a licensed animal-care business permitted by the land use bylaw, or a kennel permitted by the Zoning Bylaw. The bylaw gives no age exemption for puppies.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Temporary care (for example, fostering) of more than 3 dogs or 3 cats over 16 weeks old: tell the animal control officer the numbers, the reason and how long.\n- Kennels are allowed only where the Zoning Bylaw permits. A kennel licence is $55 a year.\n- Pigeons and doves: at most 3 pairs per parcel, the owner must live there, one loft only, and the loft at least 9 m from other people's buildings. Livestock is allowed only where the Zoning Bylaw permits. Bees are under the separate Beekeeping Bylaw No. 2815, 2016.\n- Too many dogs is a bylaw notice of $150 if paid within 14 days, $300 after. The bylaw lists no ticket for the cat limit; a court fine of up to $50,000 can apply.\n- Questions: Bylaw Enforcement, 250-364-0833.","sources":[{"url":"https://trail.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2970, 2026, City of Trail (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.trail.ca/city-hall/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Trail","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 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/how-many-pets.json"}}