{"title":"Enderby dog leash rules and off-leash areas","question":"Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?","slug":"dog-leash-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Enderby","url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com"},"short_answer":"The City of Enderby's Dog Control Bylaw has no general leash rule. It bans a dog being \"at large\": away from its owner's premises and not under the direct and continuous control of a competent person, or securely confined or tethered. It names no off-leash areas.","aliases":["off leash dog park enderby","dogs in parks enderby","dog poop bylaw enderby"],"cost":"Dog at large: bylaw notice $100 ($50 if paid within 14 days); municipal ticket $100 ($50 if paid within 30 days). Not removing faeces: $100. Dog in a park or beach posted against dogs: $50.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Dog control","value":"250-838-0233"},{"type":"email","label":"Dog control","value":"dogs@cityofenderby.com"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Enderby City Hall","value":"619 Cliff Avenue, Enderby, BC","note":"The City's pages do not state office hours."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469 (PDF)","url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Enderby dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Enderby rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/dangerous-dogs/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sicamous","name":"Sicamous","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lumby","name":"Lumby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/dog-leash-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules/"},"facts":{"leash_rule":{"label":"Leash rule","value":"The bylaw has no general leash rule. A dog must not be unlawfully at large: away from its owner's premises and not under the direct and continuous charge and control of a responsible and competent person, or securely confined or tethered. The person in charge must be competent and strong enough to control the dog.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"ss. 2, 5.2","quotes":["“Unlawfully at Large” means a dog being elsewhere than on the premises of a person owning","or having the custody, care or control of the dog, and not being under the direct and continuous","No owner of a dog shall allow such dog to be unlawfully at Large.","charge and control of a responsible and competent person, or securely confined within an","who is not competent and strong enough to control the dog."]},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/enderby-leashes-up-its-riverwalk/","title":"Enderby Leashes Up its Riverwalk, City of Enderby (posted May 24, 2021)","section":"Notice (May 24, 2021)","quotes":["The City of Enderby now requires that dogs be on-leash when on or within 1 metre of the Riverwalk."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"leash_length":{"label":"Maximum leash length","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Enderby's Dog Control Bylaw sets no maximum leash length for ordinary dogs.","sources":[]},"off_leash_areas":{"label":"Off-leash areas","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No designated off-leash areas or map were found in the bylaw or on the City's bylaw page.","sources":[]},"dogs_not_allowed":{"label":"Places dogs are not allowed","value":"Only where signs say so: a dog may enter public beaches, swimming areas and parks unless otherwise posted through signage, as long as a competent person has it under care, custody and control.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"s. 5.6","quotes":["Unless otherwise posted through signage, a person is permitted to allow any dog","to enter upon and remain within any public beaches, swimming areas, or parks as"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"clean_up":{"label":"Cleaning up","value":"The owner must immediately remove any faeces the dog leaves on public or private property (without the property owner's consent) and put it in a refuse container. On public property or private property without the owner's consent, the owner must carry at least one disposal bag.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"ss. 5.4, 5.4.1","quotes":["Any such deposited faecal material shall","immediately be removed from the property and disposed of in a suitable refuse container","at least one dog fecal matter","disposal bags"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine_at_large":{"label":"Fine, dog at large or off leash","value":"Bylaw notice: $100 ($50 if paid within 14 days; $110 after 28 days). Municipal ticket: $100 ($50 if paid within 30 days). Failing to remove faeces: $100 on both; dog in a posted-off park or beach: $50.","short":"Notice $100 ($50 if paid in 14 days); ticket $100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"Schedule A (Dog Control Bylaw 5.2, 5.4, 5.6)","quotes":["1469 5.2 Dog unlawfully at $100 $50 $110 YES","1469 5.4 Failure to remove $100 $50 $110 NO","1469 5.6 Dog on a public $50 $25 $60 NO"]},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"Schedule 1","quotes":["Dog unlawfully at large 5.2. 100. 50.","Failure to remove faecal material 5.4 100. 50."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"City of Enderby Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"s. 1","quotes":["The Corporation of the City of Enderby Dog Control"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":1,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf) has no general leash rule for the City of Enderby. Instead, a dog must not be unlawfully at large. That means away from its owner's premises and neither under the direct and continuous charge and control of a responsible and competent person, nor securely confined or tethered. The person in charge must be competent and strong enough to control the dog.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw sets no maximum leash length for ordinary dogs. A dangerous dog must be muzzled and on a leash of 6 feet or less off the owner's property.\n- Parks, beaches and swimming areas: a dog may enter unless signs say otherwise, as long as a competent person has it under care, custody and control. Obey posted signs.\n- Off-leash areas: no designated off-leash areas or map were found in the bylaw or on the City's bylaw page. Ask dog control at 250-838-0233.\n- Clean-up: the owner must immediately remove any faeces the dog leaves on public property, or on private property without the owner's consent, and put it in a refuse container. In those places the owner must carry at least one disposal bag.\n- Dog at large: bylaw notice $100 ($50 if paid within 14 days); municipal ticket $100 ($50 if paid within 30 days). Not removing faeces is $100 on both. A dog in a posted park or beach is $50.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/bylaw-compliance/","title":"Bylaw Compliance, City of Enderby","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/enderby-leashes-up-its-riverwalk/","title":"Enderby Leashes Up its Riverwalk, City of Enderby (posted May 24, 2021)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"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."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/dog-leash-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/dog-leash-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/dog-leash-rules.json"}}