--- title: How many dogs or cats you can keep in Ucluelet question: "How many dogs or cats can I keep?" place: Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/ucluelet category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: District of Ucluelet sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/how-many-pets/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/how-many-pets.json" --- # How many dogs or cats you can keep in Ucluelet **Question:** How many dogs or cats can I keep? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Ucluelet, https://ucluelet.ca) **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:** - In person: District Office, 200 Main Street, Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) - Phone: District Office (general enquiries), 250-726-7744 ## Key facts - **Dogs allowed:** None set. Ucluelet's Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw sets no limit on dogs per home. - **Cats allowed:** None set. Ucluelet's bylaws do not set a limit on how many cats a household may keep. - **Other animal limits:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. - **Exceptions:** 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. - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026, s. 8.1](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "must obtain a Kennel Licence from the District of" - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026, s. 8.4(a)](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "have or keep more than ten (10) dogs in a kennel" - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026, s. 4.13](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "board one additional dog for a maximum" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013, unofficial consolidation to Bylaw 1412, s. 2 (Kennel)](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/document/72466/) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** Operating a kennel without a licence: bylaw notice $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days; $250 if paid late). - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2019, 2026, Schedule A, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84303/2019%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "8.1 No Kennel Licence" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026, s. 1](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "ANIMAL CONTROL AND LICENSING BYLAW" … "BYLAW NO. 2000, 2026" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026]() sets no limit on the number of dogs per home, and no limit on cats was found in it or in the [Zoning Bylaw](). 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. ## Good to know - 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. - A kennel needs a Kennel Licence from the District, and a kennel may not hold more than 10 dogs. - A temporary boarding permit allows one additional dog for a limited time, up to seven days. - Operating a kennel without a licence is a $200 bylaw notice ($150 if paid within 14 days; $250 if paid late). - Every dog over two months old still needs a licence. See the dog licence answer. - To ask about your property, call the District Office at 250-726-7744. ## Official forms and pages - [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013, unofficial consolidation to Bylaw 1412 (PDF), District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/document/72466/) ## Related questions - [Ucluelet dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/dog-licence.md) - [Ucluelet dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/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) - [Tofino](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/how-many-pets.md) - [Port Alberni](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/how-many-pets.md) - [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/how-many-pets.md) - [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/how-many-pets.md) - [Qualicum Beach](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/how-many-pets.md) - [Comox](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/how-many-pets.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013, unofficial consolidation to Bylaw 1412 (PDF), District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/document/72466/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2019, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84303/2019%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Pet License Application (PDF), District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/72441/2022%20-%20Pet%20License%20Application.1.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _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. 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