{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in View Royal","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/view-royal","name":"View Royal","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":"Town of View Royal","url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca"},"short_answer":"In the Town of View Royal, more than four dogs per dwelling unit needs a kennel licence, and no more than five cats over four months old may be kept on a parcel. Limits also apply to rabbits, rodents and hens.","aliases":["pet limit view royal","how many dogs allowed","kennel licence view royal","number of cats","rabbit limit"],"cost":"Boarding kennel licence $200 (Fees and Charges Bylaw 958). Municipal tickets: no kennel licence $100; too many cats $50; too many rabbits $50; too many rodents $50; hen limit exceeded $100.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"CRD Animal Control","value":"250-478-0624"},{"type":"phone","label":"Town Bylaw Enforcement","value":"250-727-7903"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw 614 (PDF)","url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/614%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20May%202026.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"View Royal dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"View Royal backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"View Royal rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/dangerous-dogs/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/esquimalt","name":"Esquimalt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/victoria","name":"Victoria","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/langford","name":"Langford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/saanich","name":"Saanich","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/highlands","name":"Highlands","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/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":"More than four dogs per dwelling unit on a parcel requires a kennel licence. Section 5.10 counts any dogs; section 6.0 counts only dogs over eight months old.","short":"More than four dogs needs a kennel licence","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/614%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20May%202026.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 614 (PDF, consolidated May 2026)","section":"s. 5.10, 6.0","quotes":["more than four dogs","without holding a valid kennel licence issued under this Bylaw.","more than four (4) dogs over the age of eight (8) months"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"The two sections differ on whether puppies count. Not resolved in the text."},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":"No more than five cats over four months old on any parcel.","short":"Max five cats","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/614%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20May%202026.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 614 (PDF, consolidated May 2026)","section":"s. 7.0","quotes":["No person shall own, possess or harbour more than five (5) cats over the age of four (4) months"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Rabbits: no more than ten over 12 weeks old on a parcel, except as the Land Use Bylaw permits. Rodents: no more than ten over 12 weeks old. Hens: no more than four (R-1, R-1A, R-1B zones). Wild or exotic animals (Schedule D) may not be kept.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/614%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20May%202026.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 614 (PDF, consolidated May 2026)","section":"s. 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.6","quotes":["No person shall own, possess or harbour more than ten (10) rabbits over the age of twelve (12)","No person shall keep any more than ten (10) rodents over the age of twelve (12) weeks on any","a) No more than four (4) hens may be kept on a property","No person shall keep a “wild or exotic animal” anywhere within the Town."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"A boarding kennel licence ($200) allows more than four dogs. Rabbits over ten are allowed where the Land Use Bylaw permits. The P-4 zone allows up to 50 chickens.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/958%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20Sept%202026.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 958 (PDF, consolidated September 2026)","section":"Schedule A, Kennel Fees","quotes":["Kennel Fees Boarding Kennel licence $200.00"]},{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/614%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20May%202026.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 614 (PDF, consolidated May 2026)","section":"s. 5.10, 8.1","quotes":["without holding a valid kennel licence issued under this Bylaw.","except as permitted in the Land Use Bylaw"]},{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 900 (PDF, consolidated June 2026)","section":"s. 4.4.2","quotes":["a) No more than 50 chickens may be kept on a lot."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: kennel licence missing $100 (ss. 5.10 and 6.0); more than five cats $50; more than ten rabbits $50; more than ten rodents $50; hen limit exceeded $100.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw 643, Schedule 13 (PDF, to May 2026)","section":"Schedule 13, Animal Control","quotes":["Failure to obtain a valid Kennel licence 5.10 $100.","More than five Cats on parcel of land 7.0 $50.","More than ten (10) rabbits on parcel of land 8.1 $50.","More than ten (10) rodents on parcel of land 8.2 $50.","Hen limit exceeded 8.0 (a) 886 $100."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 614, 2005","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/614%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20May%202026.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 614 (PDF, consolidated May 2026)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the “Animal Control Bylaw No. 614, 2005.”"]}],"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\n[Animal Control Bylaw 614](<https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/614%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20May%202026.pdf>) sets pet limits for View Royal, and the CRD enforces them.\n\n## Limits\n\n- Dogs: more than four per dwelling unit on a parcel needs a kennel licence.\n- Cats: no more than five over four months old on any parcel.\n- Rabbits: no more than ten over 12 weeks old on a parcel, unless the Land Use Bylaw permits more.\n- Rodents: no more than ten over 12 weeks old.\n- Hens: no more than four in the R-1, R-1A and R-1B zones (see the backyard chickens answer).\n- Wild or exotic animals listed in Schedule D of the bylaw may not be kept.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Sections 5.10 and 6.0 of the bylaw disagree on whether puppies count toward the dog limit: one counts any dogs, the other only dogs over eight months old. Ask the CRD before relying on the higher number.\n- A boarding kennel licence ($200) allows more than four dogs. The P-4 zone allows up to 50 chickens under the Zoning Bylaw.\n- Every dog over four months old still needs its own licence.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/614%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20May%202026.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 614 (PDF, consolidated May 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw 643, Schedule 13 (PDF, to May 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/958%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20Sept%202026.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 958 (PDF, consolidated September 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 900 (PDF, consolidated June 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","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/view-royal/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/how-many-pets.json"}}