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title: Ashcroft rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs
question: "What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in Ashcroft?"
place: Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
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# Ashcroft rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs

**Question:** What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in Ashcroft?

**Short answer:** In Ashcroft, a dog that attacks or tries to attack a person or animal can be declared dangerous after a written complaint. The owner must keep it secured and muzzled in public, and buy a dangerous dog licence for $100 a year.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Ashcroft, https://ashcroftbc.ca)  
**Cost:** Dangerous dog licence $100 a year. Impound fee for a dangerous dog $200 per offence plus $10 a day for boarding.  
**How long:** The licence is for the calendar year.  
**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
- Phone: Ashcroft RCMP (emergencies and attacks in progress; non-emergency line), 250-453-2216 (Detachment at 720 Elm St. Call 9-1-1 in an emergency.)

## Key facts

- **How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive:** The bylaw uses the Community Charter definition of a dangerous dog. On a written complaint that a dog attacked or tried to attack an animal or person, the Animal Control Officer tells the owner in writing that the dog is now considered dangerous and the Village follows the Community Charter steps. Mitigating factors may be considered.
  - Source: [Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, s. 3, 7.1, 7.4](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A dangerous dog as defined by the Community Charter." … "In determining whether a dog is dangerous, mitigating factors may be considered." … "that a dog has attacked or attempted to attack any animal or human" … "now considered to be a " dangerous dog""
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Rules for owners:** The owner must keep the dog sufficiently secured so it cannot endanger any person or animal, and must not let it onto a highway, public place or any place not controlled by the owner unless it is sufficiently muzzled. A dangerous dog needs its own licence category.
  - Source: [Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, s. 7.2, 7.3, 6.2](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf)
  - Official wording: "unless the same is kept sufficiently secured so as to prevent it from endangering the safety of any" … "unless the dog is sufficiently muzzled" … "Altered dog, b) Unaltered dog, c) Dangerous dog"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Licence fee:** $100 a year for a dangerous dog licence.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Schedule G](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Each Altered Dog $25.00 Each Unaltered Dog $45.00 Dangerous Dog $100.00 Replacement of lost or damaged tag $5.00 Kennel $150.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to report:** Complain in writing to the Village (complaint form; by email, mail, fax or in person). Bylaw Enforcement Officer Reggie Amyotte, 236-597-1607, bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.
  - Source: [Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, s. 7.4](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Upon receiving a complaint in writing"
  - Source: [Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-Infraction-Complaint-Form.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Your complaint may be submitted by email, mail, fax or hand to the Village of Ashcroft office." … "Anonymous complaints are not accepted" … "Bylaw Enforcement Officer - Reggie Amyotte at 236-597-1607" … "Telephone: 250 453 9161 Fax: 250 453 9664 Email: bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Not confirmed. The bylaw and Village pages do not state a ticket amount for breaking the dangerous-dog rules.
- **Bylaw:** Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, 2019 (Part 7), with the Community Charter special powers for dangerous dogs.
  - Source: [Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, title](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, 2019"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf) uses the Community Charter definition of a dangerous dog. When the Village gets a written complaint that a dog attacked or tried to attack a person or animal, the Animal Control Officer tells the owner in writing that the dog is now considered dangerous. The Village then follows the Community Charter steps, and mitigating factors may be considered.

## Steps

1. To report a dog, fill in the Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form and send it by email, mail, fax or in person. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.
2. If your dog is declared dangerous, buy a dangerous dog licence ($100 a year).
3. Keep the dog sufficiently secured so it cannot endanger any person or animal.
4. Muzzle the dog sufficiently whenever it is on a highway, in a public place or anywhere not controlled by you.

## Good to know

- An unlicensed dangerous dog must be licensed ($100) when it is returned from the pound.
- For an attack in progress or an emergency, call 9-1-1. The RCMP detachment is at 720 Elm St.
- The bylaw and Village pages we read do not state a ticket amount for breaking the dangerous-dog rules. Ask the Village office.

## What you'll need

- Completed Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form

## Official forms and pages

- [Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-Infraction-Complaint-Form.pdf)
- [Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832 (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Ashcroft dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-licence.md)
- [Ashcroft dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Ashcroft](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/how-many-pets.md)
- [Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dangerous dog rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/dangerous-dogs.md)
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- [Lytton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/dangerous-dogs.md)
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- [Barriere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/dangerous-dogs.md)

## Sources

- [Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-Infraction-Complaint-Form.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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