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title: Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work
question: "What are the common bylaw fines in Ashcroft?"
place: Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
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# Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work

**Question:** What are the common bylaw fines in Ashcroft?

**Short answer:** In Ashcroft, most Good Neighbour Bylaw offences carry a bylaw notice of $130 or $250, with a lower amount if paid within 5 days. Water Conservation Bylaw tickets are $150, $300 and $500.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Ashcroft, https://ashcroftbc.ca)  
**Cost:** Bylaw notices: $130 or $250 for first offences; 2nd offence $300 or $500; 3rd or later $500 or $750. Water Conservation Bylaw tickets: $150, $300, $500.  
**How long:** Pay within 5 days for the lower amount; after 30 days the higher late amount applies.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, 236-597-1607
- Email: Bylaw Enforcement, bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca
- In person: Village Office, 601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-453-9161

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** Bylaw Enforcement Officers enforce the Good Neighbour Bylaw, and designated contraventions can be enforced by a Notice of Bylaw Violation under the Notice of Enforcement Bylaw No. 845, 2023. The Water Conservation Bylaw is also enforced by Municipal Ticket Information under the Community Charter, with fines in its own Schedule A.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D, s. 2.1, 2.5](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The provisions of this Bylaw shall be administered and enforced by Bylaw Enforcement Officers (BEOs) or other persons designated by the Village." … "Designated contraventions under this Bylaw may be enforced by a Notice of Bylaw Violation in accordance with the Village of Ashcroft Notice of Enforcement Bylaw No. 845, 2023 and any amendments thereto."
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A, s. 12](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw is designated pursuant to Section 264 or the Community Charter, as a bylaw that may be enforced by means of a ticket in the form prescribed."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Common fines:** Bylaw notices (Good Neighbour Bylaw): noise, unsightly property, nuisance smoke, too many hens $130; graffiti, fireworks, burning prohibited materials, disruptive gatherings, water restriction breaches, RV used as a dwelling $250. Water Conservation Bylaw tickets: $150 first offence, $300 second, $500 third or later.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845." … "Contravention Section Penalty Early Late 2nd 3rd+ Payment Payment Offence Offences (within 5 (after 30 days) days)" … "Excessive noise (general 4.1 $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 prohibition)" … "Failure to comply with 10.1 $250 $175 $325 $500 $750 water restrictions" … "Sale, possession, or 6.1 & 6.2 $250 $175 $325 $500 $750 discharge of fireworks without authorization"
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Using a watering system outside permitted $150.00 $300.00 $500.00 times"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Paying early:** Good Neighbour Bylaw notices: $91 instead of $130, or $175 instead of $250, if paid within 5 days.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845." … "Contravention Section Penalty Early Late 2nd 3rd+ Payment Payment Offence Offences (within 5 (after 30 days) days)" … "Failure to keep property 3.1(a) $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 clean and free from debris"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Paying late:** Good Neighbour Bylaw notices: $169 instead of $130, or $325 instead of $250, if paid after 30 days. A 2nd offence is $300 ($500 for the $250 offences); a 3rd or later offence is $500 ($750).
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845." … "Contravention Section Penalty Early Late 2nd 3rd+ Payment Payment Offence Offences (within 5 (after 30 days) days)" … "Failure to keep property 3.1(a) $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 clean and free from debris" … "Failure to remove graffiti 3.1(e) $250 $175 $325 $500 $750 within 14 days"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Disputing a ticket:** For a Municipal Ticket Information ticket under the Water Conservation Bylaw, a disputed ticket is referred to Provincial Court. No dispute process or adjudication fee for bylaw notices could be read.
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A, s. 12(d)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The Bylaw Enforcement Officer shall refer every disputed ticket to the Provincial Court for a hearing."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D (bylaw notices, under Notice of Enforcement Bylaw No. 845, 2023). Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A sets its own municipal ticket fines.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "SCHEDULE D - DESIGNATED CONTRAVENTIONS AND PENALTIES" … "The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845."
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A, s. 12(c), Schedule A](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf)
  - Official wording: "authorized to be used on a ticket pursuant to Section 264(1)(c) of the Community Charter to" … "Section 265 of the Community Charter for contravention of the respective section of this Bylaw"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Bylaw Enforcement Officers enforce the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf). Designated contraventions can be enforced by a Notice of Bylaw Violation under the Notice of Enforcement Bylaw No. 845, 2023. The [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf) is also enforced by Municipal Ticket Information under the Community Charter, with its own fines in Schedule A.

## Steps

1. Read the notice or ticket for the offence and amount.
2. Pay within 5 days for the lower amount. After 30 days the late amount applies.
3. To ask about a notice, call the Village office at 250-453-9161 or the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 236-597-1607.

## Good to know

- Bylaw notices at $130: noise, unsightly property, nuisance smoke, too many hens. Paid early they are $91, and paid late $169.
- Bylaw notices at $250: graffiti, fireworks, burning prohibited materials, disruptive gatherings, water restriction breaches, an RV used as a dwelling. Paid early they are $175, and paid late $325.
- A 2nd offence is $300 ($500 for the $250 offences). A 3rd or later offence is $500 ($750).
- Water Conservation Bylaw tickets are $150 for a first offence, $300 for a second and $500 for a third or later. A disputed ticket goes to Provincial Court.
- The bylaw notice dispute process could not be read because the enforcement bylaw is not posted. We also found no parking ticket or dog ticket amounts. Ask the Village.

## Official forms and pages

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf)
- [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Ashcroft noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/noise-rules.md)
- [Ashcroft fireworks rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fireworks.md)
- [Ashcroft unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/unsightly-property.md)
- [Ashcroft watering restrictions](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/water-restrictions.md)
- [Ashcroft backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-fire.md)

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## Sources

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Village of Ashcroft](https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)

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