{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Ucluelet","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ucluelet","name":"Ucluelet","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 Ucluelet","url":"https://ucluelet.ca"},"short_answer":"Ucluelet's bylaws do not set a limit on how many dogs or cats a household may keep. A kennel, meaning five or more dogs or cats over four months old, needs a Kennel Licence and is capped at 10 dogs. Ask the District Office about your zone.","aliases":["how many dogs ucluelet","pet limit ucluelet","how many cats ucluelet","kennel licence ucluelet"],"cost":"No fee is stated for a limit. Running a kennel without a licence is a $200 bylaw notice. The 2022 District form lists a Kennel License at $100.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office","value":"200 Main Street, Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"District Office (general enquiries)","value":"250-726-7744"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013, unofficial consolidation to Bylaw 1412 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/document/72466/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Ucluelet dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Ucluelet dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/dog-leash-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/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":"Ucluelet's Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw sets no limit on dogs per home.","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet"}]},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Ucluelet's bylaws do not set a limit on how many cats a household may keep.","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet"},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/document/72466/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013, unofficial consolidation to Bylaw 1412 (PDF), District of Ucluelet"}]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"A kennel needs a Kennel Licence and is capped at 10 dogs. Zoning defines a kennel as keeping five or more dogs or cats over four months old, and lists Kennel as a permitted use only in the RU Rural Residential zone. A temporary boarding permit allows one extra dog for up to seven days.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 8.1","quotes":["must obtain a Kennel Licence from the District of"]},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 8.4(a)","quotes":["have or keep more than ten (10) dogs in a kennel"]},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 4.13","quotes":["board one additional dog for a maximum"]},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/document/72466/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013, unofficial consolidation to Bylaw 1412 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 2 (Kennel)","quotes":["the keeping, grooming, breeding, training and boarding of five or more dogs or cats which are more than four (4) months of age","RU Zone - RURAL RESIDENTIAL","(2) Secondary: (a) Kennel (b) Bed and Breakfast"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Operating a kennel without a licence: bylaw notice $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days; $250 if paid late).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84303/2019%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2019, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"Schedule A, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw","quotes":["8.1 No Kennel Licence"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 1","quotes":["ANIMAL CONTROL AND LICENSING BYLAW","BYLAW NO. 2000, 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":2,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026](<https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf>) sets no limit on the number of dogs per home, and no limit on cats was found in it or in the [Zoning Bylaw](<https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/document/72466/>). No combined or other pet limits were found either. The bylaw does require cats over six months old to be spayed or neutered unless the owner holds a cat breeding permit.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Zoning defines a kennel as keeping, grooming, breeding, training or boarding five or more dogs or cats over four months old. Kennel is listed as a permitted use in the RU Rural Residential zone. Check the zoning schedules for your zone.\n- A kennel needs a Kennel Licence from the District, and a kennel may not hold more than 10 dogs.\n- A temporary boarding permit allows one additional dog for a limited time, up to seven days.\n- Operating a kennel without a licence is a $200 bylaw notice ($150 if paid within 14 days; $250 if paid late).\n- Every dog over two months old still needs a licence. See the dog licence answer.\n- To ask about your property, call the District Office at 250-726-7744.","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/document/72466/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013, unofficial consolidation to Bylaw 1412 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84303/2019%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2019, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/72441/2022%20-%20Pet%20License%20Application.1.pdf","title":"Pet License Application (PDF), District of Ucluelet","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 3 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/how-many-pets.json"}}