Canadian Bylaws
The following is a partial list of Canadian bylaws. This page is not intended as a legal reference. If you are aware of any changes, please e-mail me. These bylaws were in effect the last time I checked them; however, bylaws are constantly changed/repealed/added, so make sure you double-check them. It is ultimately your responsibility to ensure that it is legal for you to own a Serval in your town/city. A circus bylaw prohibits using a Serval in a circus-type performance, but this does not prohibit private ownership.

Legal

Illegal

Circus bylaw

Serval ownership is allowed in the following areas

British Columbia

 

Ontario

  • Markham (legal, but must apply and obtain a license)
  • Niagara-on-the-Lake
  • Minden Hills
  • Newmarket
  • Ottawa (first states that Servals are prohibited, then states a repeal, unsure as to the status of Servals, please contact them directly to confirm)

New Brunswik

NewFoundland

      Saint John's

Saskatchewan

  • Lashburn
  • Regina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Serval ownership is not allowed in the following towns

British Columbia

  • Abbotsford
  • Courtenay
  • Cranbrook
  • Dawson Creek
  • Esquimalt
  • Fort St. John
  • North Vancouver
  • New Westminster
  • Oak Bay
  • Peachland
  • Port Hardy
  • Port McNeill 
  • Powell River

Ontario

Alberta 

  • All exotic felines including Servals, Savannahs F1 to F3, and Bengals F1 to F3, are illegal in the whole province. 

Saskatchewan

  • Saskatoon

 

 

 

 

 

Bylaw prohibiting the use of a Serval in a performance situation, such as a circus, traveling pet zoo, carnival, or show. The columns on the left will tell you whether you are allowed to own one in your town.

British Columbia

  • Burnaby
  • Chilliwack
  • Courtenay
  • Coquitlam
  • Cowichan
  • Delta
  • Kamloops
  • Kelowna
  • Ladner
  • Langley
  • Maple Ridge
  • Nanaimo
  • New Westminister
  • North Cowichan
  • North Vancouver
  • Parksville
  • Prince George
  • Saanich
  • Salmon Arm
  • Tsawwassen 
  • Surrey
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria

Nova Scotia

  • Arglye
  • Bridgewater 
  • Digby
  • Shelbourne
  • Yarmouth