{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Tumbler Ridge","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Tumbler Ridge?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","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":"District of Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca"},"short_answer":"In Tumbler Ridge, a property may have no more than 3 dogs and no more than 6 companion animals in total, according to the District's ticket schedule. The ticket is $100. The bylaw text itself is not readable online, so confirm the details with Bylaw Enforcement.","aliases":["how many dogs tumbler ridge","pet limit tumbler ridge","how many cats tumbler ridge","kennel tumbler ridge"],"cost":"Ticket for keeping over the limit: $100. A commercial kennel licence is $150.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"250-242-3939","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Hall front desk","value":"305 Iles Way, Tumbler Ridge, BC V0C 2W0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/"},{"title":"Pets and Animals, District of Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/pets-and-animals-"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Tumbler Ridge dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Tumbler Ridge dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Tumbler Ridge backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/backyard-chickens/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/chetwynd","name":"Chetwynd","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/pouce-coupe","name":"Pouce Coupe","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/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 (the ticket offence is 'keep more than 3 dogs').","short":"Max 3 dogs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"Schedule 2, s. 4","quotes":["Keep more than 3 dogs, or more than 6 companion animals on a"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Animal Responsibility Bylaw is posted only as a scanned image, so a cat limit could not be read.","sources":[]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"No more than 6 companion animals in total on a property.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"Schedule 2, s. 4","quotes":["Keep more than 3 dogs, or more than 6 companion animals on a"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Animal Responsibility Bylaw is posted only as a scanned image, so exceptions could not be read.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: $100.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"Schedule 2, s. 4","quotes":["Keep more than 3 dogs, or more than 6 companion animals on a","real property"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 692, 2020 (amended by Bylaw No. 750, 2025).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"Schedule 1","quotes":["Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 692, 2020"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe District of Tumbler Ridge's [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/>) lists the offence of keeping more than 3 dogs on a property. It also lists keeping more than 6 companion animals in total. These come from the Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 692, 2020, which is posted online only as a scanned image.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Ticket for keeping over the limit: $100.\n- No separate limit for cats could be read. The only other limit found is the 6 companion animals in total.\n- What counts as a companion animal, and when more animals are allowed, is not stated in any readable official text.\n- The ticket schedule lists \"commercial kennel without licence\", and the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/>) lists a $150 commercial kennel licence.\n- Every dog and cat over 6 months old needs a licence.\n- To confirm the limits or ask about exceptions, call the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 250-242-3939 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/pets-and-animals-","title":"Pets and Animals, District of Tumbler Ridge","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 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/how-many-pets.json"}}