Legislation

Key Animal Welfare By-laws in BC

Circus bylaws in British Columbia

City of Victoria
City of Vancouver (circuses prohibited, but other animal performances are permitted)
City of North Vancouver (business licence bylaw)
City of North Vancouver, District of Oak Bay
City of Nanaimo
City of Surrey
City of New Westminster
City of Burnaby
City of Coquitlam
Corporation of Delta
City of Kamloops
City of Kelowna
City of Chilliwack
District of Maple Ridge
Municipality of North Cowichan
City of Parksville
District of Saanich
City of Salmon Arm

Spay/neuter bylaws

Corporation of Delta
City of Coquitlam
City of North Vancouver
Corporation of Maple Ridge
City of Richmond
District of North Vancouver
City of Port Moody
City of Surrey

Bylaws restricting/prohibiting exotic pet ownership or sale

City of Abbotsford
City of Surrey (prohibits sale only) City of Burnaby (only restricts the number of snakes kept)
City of Courtenay
City of Cranbrook
City of Dawson Creek
Township of Esquimalt
City of Fort St. John
City of Kelowna
City of Langley (prohibits sale only)
City of New Westminster
City of North Vancouver
District of Oak Bay
District of Peachland
District Port Hardy
City of Powell River
City of Richmond (prohibits sale only)
City of Terrace
District of Tumbler Ridge

Bylaws setting minimum care standards for dogs

City of Burnaby
City of Coquitlam
District of Delta
Village of Lions Bay
District of Maple Ridge
City of New Westminster
City of North Vancouver
District of North Vancouver
City of Richmond
City of Surrey
City of Vancouver
District of West Vancouver

Bylaws regulating pet stores

City of North Vancouver
District of North Vancouver
City of Richmond (in business licence bylaw)

Vancouver zoo referendum

Voters in the city of Vancouver voted in a 1993 referendum to close the Stanley Park Zoo, the city’s only zoo.

Rodeo
The City of Vancouver, in May, 2006, prohibited a number of rodeo activities that effectively prohibits rodeos from the city.