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

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

**Short answer:** Under the City of Enderby's Dog Control Bylaw, a dangerous dog has killed or seriously injured a person or a domestic animal, or is believed likely to kill or seriously injure a person. Off its owner's property it must be muzzled and on a leash of 6 feet or less.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Enderby, https://www.cityofenderby.com)  
**Cost:** No separate licence fee for a dangerous dog was found. Impound fees for a dangerous dog: $100 first, $200 second, $500 each later impoundment. Bylaw notice $150 for a dangerous dog not muzzled and leashed or not secured ($75 if paid within 14 days); $200 if a dog bites or attacks a person.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Dog control (information), 250-838-0233
- Email: Dog control (information), dogs@cityofenderby.com
- In person: Enderby City Hall, 619 Cliff Avenue, Enderby, BC (The City's pages do not state office hours.)

## Key facts

- **How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive:** A "Dangerous Dog" is a dog that has killed or seriously injured a person; or killed or seriously injured a domestic animal in a public place or on private property other than its owner's; or that an animal control officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person.
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), s. 2](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "“Dangerous Dog” means a dog that:" … "has killed or seriously injured a person, or" … "an animal control officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Rules for owners:** Off the owner's property: keep the dog muzzled and on a leash of 6 feet or less, under the continuous control of a person competent and strong enough to control it. On the owner's property: keep it indoors, or if outdoors, tethered or in an enclosure that prevents escape.
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), s. 5.5](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "shall at all times that the dangerous dog is not on the property of the owner, keep" … "the dog muzzled, and restrained on a leash strong enough to hold the dog, and" … "which is no longer than six (6) feet" … "keep the dangerous dog confined indoors; or" … "keep the dog in an enclosure to prevent the dangerous dog from"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Licence fee:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **How to report:** Call 250-838-0233 or email dogs@cityofenderby.com (the City's dog control contact). The City page does not set out a separate way to report a bite or aggressive dog.
  - Source: [Bylaw Compliance, Dog Control](https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/bylaw-compliance/)
  - Official wording: "Please call 250-838-0233 or email dogs@cityofenderby.com for further information."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice: dangerous dog not muzzled and on a leash, or unsecured: $150 ($75 within 14 days; $175 after 28 days). Dog bites or attacks a person: $200 ($100; $225). Municipal ticket: $150 ($75 if paid within 30 days); bite $200 ($100).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule A (Dog Control Bylaw 5.3.b, 5.5.a, 5.5.b)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "1469 5.5.a Dangerous dog not $150 $75 $175 NO" … "1469 5.5.b Unsecured $150 $75 $175 YES" … "1469 5.3.b Dog bites, inflicts $200 $100 $225 NO"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 1](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Dangerous dog not muzzled and on a leash 5.5.a 150. 75." … "Unsecured dangerous dog 5.5.b 150. 75." … "Dog bites, inflicts injury, assaults or otherwise attacks a person 5.3.b 200. 100."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** City of Enderby Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), s. 1](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The Corporation of the City of Enderby Dog Control"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf) defines a "Dangerous Dog" in the City of Enderby as a dog that has:

- killed or seriously injured a person;
- killed or seriously injured a domestic animal in a public place or on private property other than its owner's; or
- been judged by an animal control officer, on reasonable grounds, likely to kill or seriously injure a person.

The City's bylaw page says an attack could result in a dangerous dog designation. The bylaw has no separate "aggressive" category and sets out no formal declaration or appeal process.

## Owner duties (section 5.5)

- Off the owner's property: muzzled and on a leash of 6 feet or less, under the continuous control of a person competent and strong enough to control it.
- On the owner's property: indoors, or if outdoors, tethered or in an enclosure that prevents escape.

## Good to know

- Bylaw notice amounts: dangerous dog not muzzled and on a leash, or not secured, $150 ($75 if paid within 14 days); dog bites or attacks a person $200 ($100 if paid within 14 days). A municipal ticket is $150, or $200 for a bite, with half off if paid within 30 days.
- Impound fees for a dangerous dog are higher than for other dogs: $100, $200, then $500 for each later impoundment.
- Reporting: the City's page does not set out a separate way to report a bite or an aggressive dog. The dog control contact, 250-838-0233 or dogs@cityofenderby.com, is for information; the page does not say who to call about a bite emergency.

## Official forms and pages

- [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469 (PDF)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Enderby dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/dog-leash-rules.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dangerous dog rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dangerous-dogs.md)
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## Sources

- [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1479, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1479-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-No.-1479-2010-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Compliance, City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/bylaw-compliance/) (read 2026-11-05)

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