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

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

**Short answer:** In Chetwynd, bylaw tickets are issued under the Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 935, 2011, and some bylaws set their own amounts. Common examples: noise $100, unsightly property $50, open burning $300, and a dog offence $75 for a first offence.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Chetwynd, https://www.gochetwynd.com)  
**Cost:** Parking: no parking zone $50 ($25 in 14 days); outside time limit $20 ($10); handicap stall $80 ($50). Dogs: $75 first offence, $150 second. Noise: $100 (plus $100 for each repeat). Unsightly property: $50. Open burning: $300.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, 250-401-4119
- Email: Reconsideration requests, d-chet@gochetwynd.com

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** Tickets are issued under the Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 935, 2011 by Bylaw Enforcement Officers, the RCMP and (for dogs) Animal Control Officers. Some bylaws set their own amounts: Animal Responsibility Bylaw Schedule B, the Street and Traffic Regulation Bylaw voluntary settlements, and the Wood Burning/Clean Air Bylaw. No Bylaw Notice Enforcement bylaw is listed on the District's bylaws page.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 935, 2011, s. 3.1, 3.2; Schedule A](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-935-2011.pdf)
  - Official wording: "may be enforced by means of a ticket in" … "Bylaw Enforcement Officer" … "RCMP"
  - Source: [Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 1158, 2023, s. 14.1](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BL1158-Animal-Responsibility-Bylaw-1158-2023.pdf)
  - Official wording: "a fine of up to $1,000 if issued a ticket under the Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw"
  - Source: [Street and Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 909, 2009, s. 8.3](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/BL909-Streets-and-Traffic-Regulations-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "may avoid further enforcement action by the municipality by paying the"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Common fines:** Parking: no parking zone $50 ($25 in 14 days); outside time limit $20 ($10); handicap stall $80 ($50). Dogs (Animal Responsibility Bylaw): $75 1st offence, $150 2nd. Noise: $100 (+$100 each repeat). Unsightly property: $50. Open burning: $300.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 935, 2011, Appendices 4, 6, 8 / Street and traffic schedule, parking offences and payment within 14 days / Noise schedule, sections 4(a)–(b) and repeat-offence footnote, unsightly premises section 4.1 and street parking section 5.2.1](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-935-2011.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Park in a No Parking Zone" … "Park Outside of Time Limit" … "Park in Handicap Stall Without Placard" … "Create or permit noise disturbance within the hours" … "Permit Real Property to Accumulate Matter or Thing" … "OFFENCE: OF Penalty Paid within BYLAW: amount 14 Days Park Outside of Time Limit 5.2.2 $ 20.00 $ 10.00 Park in Handicap Stall Without Placard 5.2.3 $ 80.00 $ 50.00 Park on Painted Yellow Curb 5.2.20 $ 80.00 $ 50.00 Parallel Park in Excess of 30 cm of Curb 5.3 $ 50.00 $ 25.00 Park Outside Marked Stalls 5.4 $ 50.00 $ 25.00 Park at Angle in Cul-de-sac 5.5 $ 50.00 $ 25.00" … "OFFENCE: SECTION OF FINE: BYLAW: Create or permit noise disturbance within the hours 4(a) $ 100.00* of 10pm to 7am Create or permit noise disturbance in excess of 10 4(b) $ 100.00* minutes" … "hours of 10 pm and 7 am * increase by $100.00 for each offence" … "PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND UNSIGHTLY PREMISES BYLAW NO. 912, 2009 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 OFFENCE: SECTION OF FINE: BYLAW: Permit Real Property to Accumulate Matter or Thing 4.1 $ 50.00 that Creates Unsightly Conditions" … "Park in a No Parking Zone 5.2.1 $ 50.00 $ 25.00"
  - Source: [Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 1158, 2023, Schedule B](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BL1158-Animal-Responsibility-Bylaw-1158-2023.pdf)
  - Official wording: "FEES AND PENALTIES 1. Municipal Ticket Information Form amounts for each offence shall be: 1st offence $75.00 nd 2 offence $150.00"
  - Source: [Wood Burning Appliance/Clean Air Bylaw No. 963, 2012, fine schedule](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/BL963-Wood-Burning-Appliance-Clean-Air1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Conducting open burning. 4.1 $ 300.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Paying early:** Street and Traffic offences: voluntary settlement amounts are lowest if paid within 14 calendar days (for example $25 rather than $50 or $90). The Ticket Information Bylaw shows a lower "Paid within 14 Days" amount for traffic offences.
  - Source: [Street and Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 909, 2009, Schedule C / Street and traffic voluntary settlement schedule, column headings and amounts](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/BL909-Streets-and-Traffic-Regulations-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "If paid in the first" … "14 calendar days" … "$25.00" … "VOLUNTARY SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT AMOUNTS Section If paid in the first If paid after 14 If paid after 14 calendar days calendar days, but Summons raised before Summons raised 5.1.2, 5.2.1(s), 5.2.2, $10.00 $20.00 $60.00 5.8.1 and 6.1.1 4.1.2,5.1.4, 5.1.7, $25.00 $50.00 $90.00 5.1.10, 5.1.12, 5.1.13, 5.2.1 (except (s)), 5.3, 5.4, 5.5,"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 935, 2011, Appendix 8](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-935-2011.pdf)
  - Official wording: "OFFENCE: SECTION FINE: OF BYLAW: Penalty Paid within Amount 14 Days Place Traffic Control Device Without 4.1.2 $ 50.00 $ 25.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Paying late:** Street and Traffic offences: the amount rises if paid after 14 calendar days but before a summons is raised, and again after a summons (for example $25, then $50, then $90). Repeat offences under the Animal Responsibility Bylaw rise by $75 each within 12 months.
  - Source: [Street and Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 909, 2009, Schedule C](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/BL909-Streets-and-Traffic-Regulations-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "If paid after 14" … "before Summons" … "If paid after" … "Summons raised"
  - Source: [Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 1158, 2023, Schedule B, s. 1](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BL1158-Animal-Responsibility-Bylaw-1158-2023.pdf)
  - Official wording: "3rd and subsequent offences will be subject to increases in the amount of $75.00 for each offence."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Disputing a ticket:** Contact the Bylaw Officer to talk it through. For reconsideration, email d-chet@gochetwynd.com asking for a reconsideration of your file; it goes to the supervisor for Bylaw Enforcement, and further options are given if you are still not satisfied.
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, FAQ](https://www.gochetwynd.com/municipal-office/departments/protective-services/bylaw-enforcement/)
  - Official wording: "If you feel that you have received a notice ,fine or other enforcement action that is not accurate, reach out to the Bylaw Officer." … "Contact the district office at d-chet@gochetwynd.com requesting a reconsideration regarding your file"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** District of Chetwynd Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 935, 2011
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 935, 2011, s. 1](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-935-2011.pdf)
  - Official wording: "“District of Chetwynd Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Bylaw tickets in Chetwynd are issued under the [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 935, 2011](<https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-935-2011.pdf>) by Bylaw Enforcement Officers, the RCMP and, for dogs, Animal Control Officers. Some bylaws set their own amounts: the Animal Responsibility Bylaw (Schedule B), the Street and Traffic Regulation Bylaw (voluntary settlements) and the Wood Burning/Clean Air Bylaw. No Bylaw Notice Enforcement bylaw is listed on the District's bylaws page.

## Steps

To dispute a ticket:

1. Contact the Bylaw Officer to talk it through.
2. For reconsideration, email d-chet@gochetwynd.com asking for a reconsideration of your file. It goes to the supervisor for Bylaw Enforcement, and further options are given if you are still not satisfied.

## Good to know

- Examples: no parking zone $50 ($25 in 14 days); outside time limit $20 ($10); handicap stall $80 ($50). Dogs $75 for a first offence and $150 for a second. Noise $100, plus $100 for each repeat. Unsightly property $50. Open burning $300.
- Street and Traffic offences: the voluntary settlement is lowest if paid within 14 calendar days (for example $25 rather than $50 or $90). It rises if paid later, and again after a summons.
- Repeat offences under the Animal Responsibility Bylaw rise by $75 each within 12 months.
- No early-payment discount or late surcharge was found for other offences.
- No deadline, adjudication fee or court process for disputing a ticket was found on the District's pages.
- Schedule A of the Ticket Information Bylaw still lists some repealed bylaws, so its amounts may be out of date. Where it differs from an individual bylaw, see the answer on that topic.

## Official forms and pages

- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 935, 2011 (PDF)](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-935-2011.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Chetwynd dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/dog-licence.md)
- [Chetwynd noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/noise-rules.md)
- [Chetwynd unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/unsightly-property.md)
- [Chetwynd backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/backyard-fire.md)

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## Sources

- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 935, 2011 (PDF), District of Chetwynd](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-935-2011.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 1158, 2023 (PDF), District of Chetwynd](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BL1158-Animal-Responsibility-Bylaw-1158-2023.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Street and Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 909, 2009 (PDF), District of Chetwynd](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/BL909-Streets-and-Traffic-Regulations-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Wood Burning Appliance/Clean Air Bylaw No. 963, 2012 (PDF), District of Chetwynd](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/BL963-Wood-Burning-Appliance-Clean-Air1.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, District of Chetwynd](https://www.gochetwynd.com/municipal-office/departments/protective-services/bylaw-enforcement/) (read 2026-11-08)

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