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title: Coldstream bylaw fines and how tickets work
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# Coldstream bylaw fines and how tickets work

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

**Short answer:** Coldstream uses two ticket systems: bylaw notices (smaller amounts, with early and late amounts) and municipal tickets. For example, disturbing noise is $250 either way, and burning without a permit is $200 either way. The RDNO tickets dog and water offences.

**Who handles it:** More than one level of government  
**Cost:** Examples, bylaw notice (municipal ticket): parked on road over 48 hours $25 ($100); noise that disturbs $250 ($250); unsightly property $100 ($50); burning without a permit $200 ($200); dog off leash in a park $50 ($100). RDNO dog tickets: unlicensed dog $300; dog at large $150.  
**How long:** To dispute a bylaw notice, act within 14 days of receiving it.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Compliance Officer, 250-550-1503 (Regular office hours)
- In person: District of Coldstream Municipal Hall (deliver a dispute), 9901 Kalamalka Road, Coldstream, BC V1B 1L6 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Phone: RDNO Dog Control, 250-541-3647

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** Two systems. Bylaw notices under the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013 (smaller amounts, early and late amounts, disputes heard by the Southern Interior Bylaw Notice Adjudication Registry). Municipal tickets under the Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1598, 2012. Bylaw Compliance Officers, RCMP members and District contractors issue them. Dog and water offences are ticketed by the RDNO.
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013 (consolidated to July 27, 2026), s. 1, s. 4, s. 18](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/11456/)
  - Official wording: "The bylaws and bylaw contraventions designated in Schedule ‘A’ attached hereto" … "and forming part of this bylaw may be dealt with by Bylaw Notice." … "The Registry is established as a Bylaw Notice dispute adjudication system in"
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1598, 2012 (consolidated to July 27, 2026), s. 2, s. 3; Schedule 1](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/2314/)
  - Official wording: "may be enforced by means of a ticket, in the form prescribed for the purpose under the" … "Community Charter." … "Bylaw Compliance Officer - Licence Inspector - Member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police"
  - Source: [Dog Control, Regional District of North Okanagan](https://www.rdno.ca/dog-control)
  - Official wording: "RDNO Dog Control Officers are responsible for all aspects of dog care and control, including dog licensing, bylaw enforcement issues such as barking complaints, care and handling, off-leash infractions, and aggressive dog investigations."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Common fines:** Bylaw notice (municipal ticket): parked on road over 48 hours $25 ($100); noise that disturbs $250 ($250); unsightly property $100 ($50); burning without a permit $200 ($200); dog off-leash in a park $50 ($100). RDNO dog tickets: unlicensed dog $300; dog at large $150.
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013 (consolidated to July 27, 2026), Appendix 4, 5, 6, 8, 9](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/11456/)
  - Official wording: "Parked on any highway for a 8.a. (4) continuous period $25 $15 $50 Yes" … "5(1) Noise which disturbs $250 $200 $300 Yes" … "3.(3) Property become or remain unsightly $100 $50 $150 Yes" … "14(1) Burning without a Permit $200 $100 $300 No" … "9.2(a) Dog Off-Leash in park $50 $25 $100 No"
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1598, 2012 (consolidated to July 27, 2026), Schedules 5, 6, 7, 9, 10](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/2314/)
  - Official wording: "Parked on any highway for a continuous period exceeding 48 $100.00" … "1. Noise which disturbs 5(1) $250.00" … "3. Property become or remain unsightly 3.(3) $50.00" … "18. Burning without a Permit 14(1) $200" … "29. Dog off-leash in park 9.1(a) $100.00"
  - Source: [RDNO Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 2908, Schedule E (RDNO Bylaw 2908)](https://www.rdno.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/BL_2908_C.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Keeping an Unlicensed Dog 8 $300.00" … "Dog At Large 20 $150.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying early:** Pay within 14 days of receiving a bylaw notice and the lower early payment amount applies (for example $15 instead of $25 for most parking offences, $200 instead of $250 for noise). Bylaw notice only; the municipal ticket bylaw sets no early amount.
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013 (consolidated to July 27, 2026), s. 5(b)](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/11456/)
  - Official wording: "If received by the District within 14 days of the person receiving or being" … "presumed to have received the Bylaw Notice, is the Early Payment Penalty" … "set out in column A2 of Schedule ‘A’;"
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013 (consolidated to July 27, 2026), Appendix 4, 5](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/11456/)
  - Official wording: "Parked on any highway for a 8.a. (4) continuous period $25 $15 $50 Yes" … "5(1) Noise which disturbs $250 $200 $300 Yes"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying late:** If more than 28 days after the notice was received, the late payment amount applies in place of the full penalty (for example $50 instead of $25 for most parking offences, $300 for noise). A person may pay after 14 days but can no longer dispute the notice.
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013 (consolidated to July 27, 2026), s. 5(c), s. 7](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/11456/)
  - Official wording: "If more than 28 days after the person received or is presumed to have received" … "the Bylaw Notice, is subject to a late payment surcharge in addition" … "A person may pay the indicated penalty after 14 days of receiving the Bylaw Notice," … "no person may dispute the notice after 14 days of receiving the Bylaw"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Disputing a ticket:** Within 14 days of receiving the bylaw notice, either pay or ask for dispute adjudication by filling in the dispute part of the notice and delivering it in person during office hours or by mail to the District. A screening officer can explain the notice and may offer a compliance agreement (up to one year). If you lose at adjudication you pay an additional $25 fee.
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013 (consolidated to July 27, 2026), s. 6, 12, 15, 17](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/11456/)
  - Official wording: "Pay the penalty, or" … "Request dispute adjudication," … "A person who receives a Bylaw Notice must, within 14 days of the date on which the" … "must pay the District an additional fee of $25 for the purpose of recovering the costs of the adjudication system." … "The maximum duration of a compliance agreement is one year."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** District of Coldstream Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013 and Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1598, 2012 (RDNO Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2909, 2021 and Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 2908, 2021 for dog and water offences).
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013 (consolidated to July 27, 2026), s. 1](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/11456/)
  - Official wording: "DISTRICT OF COLDSTREAM BYLAW NOTICE ENFORCEMENT BYLAW No. 1636, 2013"
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1598, 2012 (consolidated to July 27, 2026), s. 1](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/2314/)
  - Official wording: "MUNICIPAL TICKET INFORMATION UTILIZATION BYLAW NO. 1598, 2012"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Two ticket systems exist side by side.

- **Bylaw notices** under the [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 1636](<https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/11456/>) have smaller amounts, plus early and late amounts. Disputes are heard by the Southern Interior Bylaw Notice Adjudication Registry.
- **Municipal tickets** are issued under the [Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 1598](<https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/2314/>).

Bylaw Compliance Officers, RCMP members and District contractors issue them. Dog and water offences are ticketed by the RDNO.

## Steps

1. Within 14 days of receiving a bylaw notice, either pay it or ask for dispute adjudication.
2. To dispute, fill in the dispute part of the notice and deliver it in person during office hours or by mail to the District.
3. A screening officer can explain the notice and may offer a compliance agreement (up to one year).
4. If you lose at adjudication you pay an additional $25 fee.

## Good to know

- **Early payment:** pay a bylaw notice within 14 days of receiving it and the lower early amount applies (for example $15 instead of $25 for most parking offences, $200 instead of $250 for noise). The municipal ticket bylaw sets no early amount.
- **Late payment:** after more than 28 days from receiving the notice, the late amount applies in place of the full penalty (for example $50 instead of $25 for most parking offences, $300 for noise). You may still pay after 14 days but can no longer dispute the notice.
- Common amounts, bylaw notice (municipal ticket): parked on road over 48 hours $25 ($100); noise that disturbs $250 ($250); unsightly property $100 ($50); burning without a permit $200 ($200); dog off leash in a park $50 ($100).
- The RDNO's dog tickets include an unlicensed dog at $300 and a dog at large at $150.
- The Noise Bylaw also allows court penalties of up to $10,000.
- The municipal ticket bylaw describes no dispute process. For a municipal ticket, follow the instructions on it or ask the District.

## Official forms and pages

- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/11456/)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1598, 2012](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/2314/)

## Related questions

- [Coldstream noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/noise-rules.md)
- [Coldstream unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/unsightly-property.md)
- [Coldstream backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/backyard-fire.md)
- [Coldstream fireworks rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/fireworks.md)
- [Coldstream dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/dog-leash-rules.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Vernon](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Lumby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Lake Country](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Spallumcheen](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Armstrong](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Kelowna](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/bylaw-fines.md)

## Sources

- [District of Coldstream Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013 (consolidated to July 27, 2026)](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/11456/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [District of Coldstream Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1598, 2012 (consolidated to July 27, 2026)](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/2314/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Dog Control, Regional District of North Okanagan](https://www.rdno.ca/dog-control) (read 2026-11-06)
- [RDNO Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 2908 (PDF)](https://www.rdno.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/BL_2908_C.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [RDNO Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2909 (PDF)](https://www.rdno.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/BL_2909_C.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [District of Coldstream Noise Regulation Bylaw No. 1694, 2017](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/1287/) (read 2026-11-06)

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