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

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

**Short answer:** In the City of Duncan, most bylaw notices are around $100, such as for an unlicensed dog, a dog off leash, noise or an unsightly property. Pay within 14 days for the lower early amount. Some offences also have a municipal ticket with larger amounts.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Duncan, https://duncan.ca)  
**Cost:** See the list below. Amounts are the full penalty for payment 15 to 28 days after receiving the notice.  
**Where:**
- Online: Pay a ticket online, https://remote.duncan.ca/vadimopen/OnlineServices/MunicipalTickets.aspx
- Phone: City Hall (ticket questions), 250-746-6126
- Email: Dispute form (finance office), finance@duncan.ca

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** Two systems. Most offences are dealt with by bylaw notice (Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw: set amounts, early and late amounts, adjudication). Some offences also have a municipal ticket (MTI) with larger amounts. Bylaw officers, RCMP, animal control officers and inspectors can issue them; the City says it prefers education and voluntary compliance first.
  - Source: [Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3200 (PDF, consolidated June 8, 2026), s. 4.1, 10.1](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/181059)
  - Official wording: "may be dealt with by bylaw notice" … "animal control officers, streets and parks patrollers"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 3189, 2018, s. 3.1](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/37465/)
  - Official wording: "may be enforced by means of a ticket in the form prescribed for the purpose of the Community Charter."
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement](https://duncan.ca/city-hall/corporate-services/bylaw-enforcement/)
  - Official wording: "resolve complaints through education and voluntary compliance" … "written warnings, municipal tickets (parking tickets can be paid online), orders"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Common fines:** Bylaw notices: unlicensed dog $100; dog off leash $100 (first offence); noise $100, construction noise $150; unsightly property $100; sidewalk or boulevard parking $40; over 24 hours on a street $25; unlawful burning $150. Municipal tickets run higher, e.g. $1,000 for outdoor public address noise.
  - Source: [Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3200 (PDF, consolidated June 8, 2026), Schedule A](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/181059)
  - Official wording: "No dog licence $100.00 $85.00 $115.00 YES" … "Making noise that disturbs the public $100.00 $75.00 $125.00 YES" … "Allow property to become unsightly $100.00 $75.00 $125.00 YES" … "Unlawful parking on a sidewalk or boulevard $40.00 $30.00 $50.00 YES" … "Unlawful burning 1st Offence $150.00 $125.00 $175.00 YES" … "Prohibited construction noise $150.00 $112.50 $187.50 YES" … "1st offence $100.00 $85.00 $115.00 YES"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 3189, 2018, Schedule B](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/37465/)
  - Official wording: "Prohibited noise from a public address system 5.2.8 $1,000.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying early:** Yes, for bylaw notices: pay within 14 days of receiving (or being presumed to receive) the notice for the lower Early Payment amount, e.g. $85 instead of $100 under the animal bylaw, $75 under the Good Neighbour Bylaw. Where a compliance agreement is available, a screening officer can reduce the penalty by up to 50%.
  - Source: [Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3200 (PDF, consolidated June 8, 2026), s. 5.1.1; Schedule A note](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/181059)
  - Official wording: "If received by the City within 14 days of the person receiving or being presumed to have received the bylaw notice, the applicable penalty is the Early Payment Penalty set out in Column A2 of Schedule “A.”" … "The penalties may be reduced by up at maximum of 50% where a compliance agreement is shown as “yes” in column A4."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying late:** Bylaw notices: pay 15 to 28 days after receiving the notice and the full penalty applies; after 28 days a late payment surcharge applies (the Late Payment amount in the schedule, e.g. $115 on a $100 notice).
  - Source: [Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3200 (PDF, consolidated June 8, 2026), s. 5.1.2, 5.1.3](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/181059)
  - Official wording: "If received by the City between 15 and 28 days of the person receiving or being presumed to have received the bylaw notice, the applicable penalty is the Penalty" … "If received by the City 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"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Disputing a ticket:** Within 14 days of receiving the notice, either pay or ask for a dispute by completing the dispute part of the notice (in person at City Hall or by mail), or send the Bylaw Notice Dispute form to finance@duncan.ca. After 14 days you may still pay but cannot dispute. A screening officer can discuss it and offer a compliance agreement; unsuccessful adjudication adds a $25 fee.
  - Source: [Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3200 (PDF, consolidated June 8, 2026), s. 6.1, 6.2, 7.4, 9.1.3](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/181059)
  - Official wording: "request the dispute adjudication by filling in the appropriate portion of the bylaw notice indicating either a payment or a dispute and delivering it, either in person during regular office hours, or by mail to the City." … "may dispute the notice after 14 days of receiving the bylaw notice" … "must pay the City an additional fee of $25 for the purpose of the City recovering the costs of the adjudication system" … "To prepare and enter into compliance agreements under the Act with persons who dispute bylaw notices"
  - Source: [Parking, Customer Friendly Parking](https://duncan.ca/residents/parking/)
  - Official wording: "you may fill out a Bylaw Notice Dispute form and submit to finance@duncan.ca or in hardcopy to City Hall, 200 Craig Street, Duncan, BC V9L 1W3."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3200, 2019 (bylaw notices) and Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) Bylaw No. 3189, 2018 (municipal tickets)
  - Source: [Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3200 (PDF, consolidated June 8, 2026), s. 1 (Title)](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/181059)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as “Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3200, 2019.”"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 3189, 2018, s. 1 (Title)](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/37465/)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as the “Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) Bylaw No. 3189, 2018”"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Duncan has two ticket systems side by side. Most offences are dealt with by bylaw notice under the [Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3200](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/181059), which sets a full amount plus early and late amounts. Some offences also have a municipal ticket under the [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 3189](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/37465/), with larger amounts. Bylaw officers, RCMP, animal control officers and inspectors can issue them. The City says it prefers education and voluntary compliance first.

## Common bylaw notices

- Unlicensed dog: $100. Dog off leash: $100 first offence, $200 second, $300 third.
- Noise: $100; construction noise: $150.
- Unsightly property: $100.
- Sidewalk or boulevard parking: $40. Over 24 hours on a street: $25.
- Unlawful burning: $150 first offence.
- A municipal ticket can be higher, for example $1,000 for outdoor public address noise.

## Good to know

- Pay within 14 days of receiving the notice for the lower early amount, for example $85 instead of $100 under the animal bylaw and $75 under the Good Neighbour Bylaw. Some offences have the same amount in every column, such as an attack by an animal at $500.
- Pay 15 to 28 days after receiving it and the full penalty applies. After 28 days a late payment surcharge applies, for example $115 on a $100 notice.
- To dispute, within 14 days either complete the dispute part of the notice (in person at City Hall or by mail) or send the Bylaw Notice Dispute form to finance@duncan.ca. After 14 days you may still pay but cannot dispute.
- A screening officer can discuss the notice and, where a compliance agreement is available, reduce the penalty by up to 50%. An unsuccessful adjudication adds a $25 fee. Adjudication runs through the Nanaimo Bylaw Notice Dispute Adjudication Registry.
- No dispute process for municipal tickets was found; ask City Hall at 250-746-6126.

## Official forms and pages

- [Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3200 (PDF)](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/181059)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 3189 (PDF)](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/37465/)
- [Bylaw Notice Dispute / Request for Adjudication (PDF)](https://duncan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Bylaw-Notice-Dispute-Request-for-adjudication.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Duncan noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/noise-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)
- [North Cowichan](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Ladysmith](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/bylaw-fines.md)
- [North Saanich](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Sidney](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Central Saanich](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Highlands](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/bylaw-fines.md)

## Sources

- [Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3200 (PDF, consolidated June 8, 2026), City of Duncan](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/181059) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 3189, 2018 (PDF), City of Duncan](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/37465/) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, City of Duncan](https://duncan.ca/city-hall/corporate-services/bylaw-enforcement/) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Parking, City of Duncan](https://duncan.ca/residents/parking/) (read 2026-11-05)

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