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title: Enderby dog leash rules and off-leash areas
question: "Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?"
place: Enderby, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/enderby
category: Pets, animals and wildlife
owner: municipal
owner_body: City of Enderby
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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# Enderby dog leash rules and off-leash areas

**Question:** Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Enderby, https://www.cityofenderby.com)  
**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.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Dog control, 250-838-0233
- Email: Dog control, dogs@cityofenderby.com
- In person: Enderby City Hall, 619 Cliff Avenue, Enderby, BC (The City's pages do not state office hours.)

## Key facts

- **Leash rule:** 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.
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), ss. 2, 5.2](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "“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."
  - Source: [Enderby Leashes Up its Riverwalk, City of Enderby (posted May 24, 2021), Notice (May 24, 2021)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/enderby-leashes-up-its-riverwalk/)
  - Official wording: "The City of Enderby now requires that dogs be on-leash when on or within 1 metre of the Riverwalk."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Maximum leash length:** None set. Enderby's Dog Control Bylaw sets no maximum leash length for ordinary dogs.
- **Off-leash areas:** Not confirmed. No designated off-leash areas or map were found in the bylaw or on the City's bylaw page.
- **Places dogs are not allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), s. 5.6](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Cleaning up:** 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.
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1469, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), ss. 5.4, 5.4.1](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1469-Dog-Control-Bylaw-No.-1469-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine, dog at large or off leash:** 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.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule A (Dog Control Bylaw 5.2, 5.4, 5.6)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - 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: "Dog unlawfully at large 5.2. 100. 50." … "Failure to remove faecal material 5.4 100. 50."
  - 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) 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.

## 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 licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/dog-licence.md)
- [Enderby rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/dangerous-dogs.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Armstrong](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Spallumcheen](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Sicamous](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Lumby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Vernon](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Coldstream](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/dog-leash-rules.md)

## 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)
- [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)
- [Enderby Leashes Up its Riverwalk, City of Enderby (posted May 24, 2021)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/enderby-leashes-up-its-riverwalk/) (read 2026-11-05)

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