{"title":"Fernie bylaw fines and how tickets work","question":"What are the common bylaw fines?","slug":"bylaw-fines","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fernie","name":"Fernie","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Fernie","url":"https://www.fernie.ca"},"short_answer":"The City of Fernie sets its ticket amounts in the Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) Bylaw 2041. Examples: $250 for noise during quiet hours, $300 for an unsightly property, $50 for parking over 72 hours and $200 for burning without a permit. A ticket must be paid or disputed within 14 days.","aliases":["parking ticket fine fernie","bylaw ticket amount fernie","municipal ticket information fernie","MTI fernie"],"cost":"See the examples below; each bylaw's appendix in Bylaw 2041 sets its own amounts. No early-payment discount was found.","how_long":"A ticket not paid or disputed within 14 days of service is a deemed guilty plea, and the fine is immediately payable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"City Hall (cash, cheque or debit)","value":"501-3rd Avenue, Fernie, BC"},{"type":"online","label":"City online payments page (lists tickets and fines)","value":"https://www.fernie.ca/EN/main/online-services/online-payments.html"},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"250-423-2244"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2041 (PDF)","url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/55199"},{"title":"Municipal Ticket Information page, City of Fernie","url":"https://www.fernie.ca/EN/main/residents/city-services/bylaw-services-business-licences/municipal-ticket-information.html"}],"related":[{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Fernie noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Fernie backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/sparwood","name":"Sparwood","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sparwood/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/elkford","name":"Elkford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/creston","name":"Creston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/bylaw-fines/"}],"topic":{"title":"Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines/"},"facts":{"how_tickets_work":{"label":"How tickets work","value":"Fernie uses Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) tickets under Bylaw No. 2041, for both parking and other bylaw offences. Bylaw Enforcement Officers issue them, as do other designated positions such as RCMP members for some bylaws. Bylaw Services investigates on a complaint basis.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/55199","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2041 (PDF), consolidated to Amendment 19 (Bylaw 2562), City of Fernie","section":"s. 2, 3","quotes":["The Bylaws listed in Column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Bylaw may be enforced by","designated as Bylaw Enforcement Officers"]},{"url":"https://www.fernie.ca/EN/main/residents/city-services/bylaw-services-business-licences/municipal-ticket-information.html","title":"Municipal Ticket Information, City of Fernie","section":"Municipal Ticket Information","quotes":["MTIs are issued for both parking violations and municipal bylaw violations."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"example_fines":{"label":"Common fines","value":"Parking over 72 hours $50; parking against a traffic control device $75 ($150 repeat); dog off leash $150; unlicensed dog $200; noise during quiet hours $250 ($500 repeat); unsightly premises $300; burning without a permit $200.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/55199","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2041 (PDF), consolidated to Amendment 19 (Bylaw 2562), City of Fernie","section":"Appendices 1, 2, 5, 7, 10","quotes":["Park in excess of 72 hours 9 (3) $50.00","Failure to keep a dog on leash in a Public place 5.1 (a) $150.00","Unlicensed dog over four (4) months 4.1 $200.00","Prohibited noise during quiet hours 3.3(c) 250.00","3.2(a) $300.00","Burning without a fire permit 5.1 a) $200.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"early_payment":{"label":"Paying early","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"late_payment":{"label":"Paying late","value":"The MTI schedule sets one amount per offence and lists no late surcharge. A ticket not paid or disputed within 14 days of service is a deemed guilty plea and the fine is immediately payable; tickets unpaid 30 days after that are sent to collections.","short":"None set; deemed guilty plea after 14 days","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fernie.ca/EN/main/residents/city-services/bylaw-services-business-licences/municipal-ticket-information.html","title":"Municipal Ticket Information, City of Fernie","section":"What Happens if I do not Pay?","quotes":["within 14 days from the date of service of this ticket, you will be deemed to have pleaded guilty","Tickets that remain unpaid thirty (30) days after being deemed guilty will be sent off to collections."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"dispute":{"label":"Disputing a ticket","value":"MTI: submit the MTI Ticket Dispute Form to the City Clerk within 14 days of service (postmarked by day 14); the City replies within 7 business days; if disputed, the Provincial Court Registry mails a hearing notice. Parking tickets: written Notice of Dispute to Bylaw Services within 14 days; review can take up to 30 days. No adjudication fee found.","short":"Within 14 days; no adjudication fee found","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fernie.ca/EN/main/residents/city-services/bylaw-services-business-licences/municipal-ticket-information.html","title":"Municipal Ticket Information, City of Fernie","section":"Disputes","quotes":["you must complete a MTI Ticket Dispute Form","you have up to fourteen (14) days from the date of service","within seven (7) business days","Provincial Court Registry"]},{"url":"https://www.fernie.ca/EN/main/residents/city-services/parking-regulations/parking-concerns-tickets.html","title":"Parking Concerns & Tickets, City of Fernie","section":"Disputing a parking ticket","quotes":["All disputes must be in writing and must be received within 14 days of the issuance of the ticket.","This process may take up to 30 days."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2041","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/55199","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2041 (PDF), consolidated to Amendment 19 (Bylaw 2562), City of Fernie","section":"Title","quotes":["Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw","Bylaw No. 2041"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Fernie issues Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) tickets under [Bylaw No. 2041](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/55199), for both parking and other bylaw offences. Bylaw Enforcement Officers issue them, as do other designated positions such as RCMP members for some bylaws. Bylaw Services investigates on a complaint basis.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Examples from the bylaw:\n  - Parking over 72 hours $50; against a traffic control device $75 ($150 repeat).\n  - Dog off leash $150; unlicensed dog $200.\n  - Noise during quiet hours $250 ($500 repeat).\n  - Unsightly premises $300; burning without a permit $200.\n- **Paying:** at City Hall by cash, cheque or debit, by mail, or through the City's online payments page, which lists tickets and fines. The schedule sets one amount per offence with no late surcharge. Tickets unpaid 30 days after the guilty plea is deemed are sent to collections.\n- **Disputing an MTI ticket:** send the MTI Ticket Dispute Form to the City Clerk within 14 days of service (postmarked by day 14). The City replies within 7 business days; if disputed, the Provincial Court Registry mails a hearing notice.\n- **Disputing a parking ticket:** send a written Notice of Dispute to Bylaw Services within 14 days. A review can take up to 30 days. Paying a parking ticket ends the right to dispute it.","sources":[{"url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/55199","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2041 (PDF), consolidated to Amendment 19 (Bylaw 2562), City of Fernie","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.fernie.ca/EN/main/residents/city-services/bylaw-services-business-licences/municipal-ticket-information.html","title":"Municipal Ticket Information, City of Fernie","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.fernie.ca/EN/main/residents/city-services/parking-regulations/parking-concerns-tickets.html","title":"Parking Concerns & Tickets, City of Fernie","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.fernie.ca/EN/main/online-services/online-payments.html","title":"Online Payments, City of Fernie","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 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/bylaw-fines/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/bylaw-fines.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/bylaw-fines.json"}}