Ashcroft dog leash rules and off-leash areas
Where can dogs be off leash in Ashcroft, and what are the leash rules?
Short answer
In Ashcroft, a dog must not be at large: off your property it must be on a leash no longer than 2.0 metres. The Village bylaw sets no off-leash area, and dogs are not allowed in Village parks or cemeteries.
Key facts
| Leash rule | An owner must not let a dog be at large. A dog is at large when it is off the owner's land or premises and not on a leash, on unfenced land and not securely tethered, not under physical control of its owner or agent, or in the care of someone an Animal Control Officer considers not competent.Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, s. 5.1, 5.2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAn owner shall not permit, suffer or allow a dog to be at large. Elsewhere than on land or premises owned or occupied by the owner and not on a leash, or On unfenced land and not securely tethered Not under the physical control of its owner or owner's agent, or |
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| Maximum leash length | The leash may be no more than 2.0 metres (6.6 feet) long, strong enough to restrain the dog, and held by a competent person.Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, s. 3 (definition of Leash) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingNo more than 2.0 metres (6.6 feet) in length, and Securely affixed to an animal, with the other end of the leash held by a competent person. |
| Off-leash areas | None set. Ashcroft's Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw designates no off-leash area and bans dogs from Village parks instead.Read: Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832 |
| Places dogs are not allowed | Dogs are not allowed in the Chinese or municipal cemeteries or in Village Parks at any time.Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, s. 5.7 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingshall not permit, suffer or allow a dog to be in the Chinese or municipal cemeteries or Village Parks at any time. |
| Cleaning up | An owner must immediately remove the dog's excrement from another person's property or any public street, lane, sidewalk or other public or private property and dispose of it in a sanitary manner. A legally blind owner is exempt for a service animal's excrement when not with a sighted person aged 12 or over.Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, s. 5.3, 5.4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAn owner shall immediately remove any and all of their dog's excrement from another person's property An owner who is legally blind is exempt from section 5.3 |
| Fine, dog at large or off leash | Not confirmed. The bylaw and Village pages read do not state a fine for a dog at large. |
| Bylaw | Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, 2019Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingDog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, 2019 |
How it works
The Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832 says an owner must not let a dog be at large. A dog is at large when it is off the owner's land or premises and not on a leash, on unfenced land and not securely tethered, not under the physical control of its owner or agent, or in the care of someone an Animal Control Officer considers not competent.
Steps
- Keep your dog on a leash that is no more than 2.0 metres (6.6 feet) long, strong enough to restrain the dog, and held by a competent person.
- Do not take your dog into the Chinese or municipal cemeteries or into Village parks. The ban applies at any time.
- Pick up after your dog immediately and dispose of it in a sanitary manner. This applies on another person's property and on any public street, lane or sidewalk.
Good to know
- The bylaw designates no off-leash area. It bans dogs from Village parks instead.
- A legally blind owner is exempt from picking up a service animal's excrement when not with a sighted person aged 12 or over.
- The bylaw and Village pages we read do not state a fine for a dog at large. Ask the Village office.
- To report a problem, use the Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form or contact the Bylaw Enforcement Officer.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Logan Lake · Lillooet · Kamloops · Merritt · Barriere · Sun Peaks
Sources
- Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact, Village of Ashcroft (read 2026-11-08)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed. How answers are checked.