How many dogs or cats you can keep in Ucluelet
How many dogs or cats can I keep?
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.
Key facts
| Dogs allowed | None set. Ucluelet's Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw sets no limit on dogs per home.Read: Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 |
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| Cats allowed | None set. Ucluelet's bylaws do not set a limit on how many cats a household may keep.Read: Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026; Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013, unofficial consolidation to Bylaw 1412 |
| 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.Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026, s. 8.1; Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026, s. 8.4(a); Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026, s. 4.13; Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013, unofficial consolidation to Bylaw 1412, s. 2 (Kennel) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingmust obtain a Kennel Licence from the District of have or keep more than ten (10) dogs in a kennel board one additional dog for a maximum 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 |
| Fine | Operating a kennel without a licence: bylaw notice $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days; $250 if paid late).Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2019, 2026, Schedule A, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording8.1 No Kennel Licence |
| Bylaw | Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingANIMAL CONTROL AND LICENSING BYLAW BYLAW NO. 2000, 2026 |
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
The same question in other places
Tofino · Port Alberni · Cumberland · Courtenay · Qualicum Beach · Comox
Sources
- Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet (read 2026-11-08)
- Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013, unofficial consolidation to Bylaw 1412 (PDF), District of Ucluelet (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2019, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet (read 2026-11-08)
- Pet License Application (PDF), District of Ucluelet (read 2026-11-08)
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