{"title":"Anmore dog leash rules and off-leash areas","question":"Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?","slug":"dog-leash-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/anmore","name":"Anmore","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":"Village of Anmore","url":"https://anmore.com"},"short_answer":"In Anmore, a dog off its owner's property must be on a leash or under the owner's direct control, and may not run at large. The bylaw sets no leash length and the Village does not state any off-leash area. An off-leash dog can bring a $100 bylaw notice.","aliases":["dog leash rules anmore","off leash dog park anmore","dogs at large anmore","dog off leash fine anmore"],"cost":"Bylaw notice for a dog off leash: $100 ($70 if paid within 14 days; $130 if paid more than 30 days after or unpaid).","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Bylaw complaint form (see Reporting Concerns)","value":"https://anmore.com/living-in-anmore/reporting-concerns/"},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Department","value":"604-828-4987","note":"Regular Village hours. Does not answer text messages."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000 (PDF), Village of Anmore","url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-270-2000-Dog-Control.pdf"},{"title":"Parks and Trails Guide, Village of Anmore","url":"https://anmore.com/community/parks-trails-public-spaces/park-trails-guide/"},{"title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 625-2021 (PDF), Village of Anmore","url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-625-2021-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated-2026-05-01.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Anmore dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Anmore rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/dangerous-dogs/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Anmore","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Anmore noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/belcarra","name":"Belcarra","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/north-vancouver-district","name":"District of North Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/dog-leash-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules/"},"facts":{"leash_rule":{"label":"Leash rule","value":"An owner must not let a dog run at large. A dog off its owner's property must be secured on a leash or under the owner's direct control. A dog must also be kept from trespassing on private property, even on a leash.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-270-2000-Dog-Control.pdf","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000 (PDF), Village of Anmore","section":"s. 2 (run at large), 5.10, 5.11","quotes":["neither secured on a leash while off the property of its","No owner shall allow his or her dog to run at large in the Municipality.","shall keep the dog from trespassing on private property whether running at large or on a leash"]},{"url":"https://anmore.com/community/parks-trails-public-spaces/park-trails-guide/","title":"Parks and Trails Guide, Village of Anmore","section":"Parks and trails guide","quotes":["Please show consideration for fellow park and trail visitors by leashing your dog and cleaning up after them."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"leash_length":{"label":"Maximum leash length","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Anmore's Dog Control Bylaw sets no maximum leash length.","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-270-2000-Dog-Control.pdf","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000 (PDF), Village of Anmore"}]},"off_leash_areas":{"label":"Off-leash areas","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Village does not state any off-leash area.","sources":[]},"dogs_not_allowed":{"label":"Places dogs are not allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Anmore's Dog Control Bylaw does not list places where dogs are banned.","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-270-2000-Dog-Control.pdf","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000 (PDF), Village of Anmore"}]},"clean_up":{"label":"Cleaning up","value":"The Village's parks and trails guide asks dog owners to clean up after their dogs; the Dog Control Bylaw has no pick-up section.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/community/parks-trails-public-spaces/park-trails-guide/","title":"Parks and Trails Guide, Village of Anmore","section":"Parks and trails guide","quotes":["leashing your dog and cleaning up after them"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine_at_large":{"label":"Fine, dog at large or off leash","value":"Bylaw notice for a dog off leash: $100 ($70 if paid within 14 days; $130 if paid more than 30 days after or unpaid).","short":"Notice $100 ($70 if paid in 14 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-625-2021-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated-2026-05-01.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 625-2021 (PDF), Village of Anmore","section":"Schedule A, Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000","quotes":["Dog off leash 5.10 $100 $70 $130"]},{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-625-2021-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated-2026-05-01.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 625-2021 (PDF), Village of Anmore","section":"s. 4 (b), (c)","quotes":["if payment is received by the Village within 14 days of the person receiving","if payment is received more than 30 days after the person receiving or being"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Anmore Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-270-2000-Dog-Control.pdf","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000 (PDF), Village of Anmore","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Anmore Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":2,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000](<https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-270-2000-Dog-Control.pdf>), an owner must not let a dog run at large. Off your own property, a dog must be secured on a leash or under your direct control. A dog must also be kept from trespassing on private property, even on a leash.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw sets no maximum leash length.\n- Neither the bylaw nor the Village's park and trail pages state an off-leash area. Ask the Village before assuming one exists.\n- The bylaw does not list places where dogs are banned. Metro Vancouver and BC Hydro parks nearby have their own rules.\n- The Village's [parks and trails guide](<https://anmore.com/community/parks-trails-public-spaces/park-trails-guide/>) asks owners to clean up after their dogs. The bylaw has no pick-up section.\n- A dog off leash can bring a $100 bylaw notice ($70 if paid within 14 days; $130 if paid more than 30 days after or unpaid).\n- To report a loose dog, use the Village's bylaw complaint form (dogs are listed) or call the Bylaw Department at 604-828-4987.","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-270-2000-Dog-Control.pdf","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 270-2000 (PDF), Village of Anmore","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://anmore.com/community/parks-trails-public-spaces/park-trails-guide/","title":"Parks and Trails Guide, Village of Anmore","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-625-2021-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated-2026-05-01.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 625-2021 (PDF), Village of Anmore","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://anmore.com/living-in-anmore/reporting-concerns/","title":"Reporting Concerns, Village of Anmore","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/dog-leash-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/dog-leash-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/dog-leash-rules.json"}}