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title: Granisle dog leash rules and off-leash areas
question: "Where can dogs be off leash in Granisle, and what are the leash rules?"
place: Granisle, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/granisle
category: Pets, animals and wildlife
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Granisle
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Granisle dog leash rules and off-leash areas

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

**Short answer:** In Granisle, a dog must not be at large. It must be on its owner's property, securely confined, or leashed, tethered or penned, or under a competent person's direct control. The bylaw sets no leash length and names no off-leash areas.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Granisle, https://villageofgranisle.ca)  
**Cost:** Ticket for a dog at large: $50. Leaving dog excrement: $50.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Animal Control Officer, 250 845 8876
- Phone: Village Office, 250.697.2248
- Online: Village bylaw complaint form, https://villageofgranisle.ca/village-of-granisle-bylaw-complaint-form/

## Key facts

- **Leash rule:** Dogs must not be at large. A dog is at large unless under direct and continuous control: on its owner's property, securely confined, securely leashed, tethered or penned, or with a competent person exercising direct control. Also at large in a posted prohibited public place.
  - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, s. 18 and s. 2(2)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/)
  - Official wording: "No Owner shall suffer, permit, allow or for any reason have their dogs at large." … "where a dog is not under the direct and continuous control of the owner," … "securely leashed, tethered or penned so it is unable to roam, or"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Maximum leash length:** None set. Granisle's Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw sets no maximum leash length.
- **Off-leash areas:** None named. The Village Administrator may designate, by signage, lands where dogs may be at large.
  - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, s. 19](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/)
  - Official wording: "the Village Administrator may designate, by specific signage, lands where dogs are permitted to be at large."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Places dogs are not allowed:** School grounds, playgrounds and park land where posted as prohibited, except at an approved organized function or approved dog training. Guide dogs of blind owners are exempt.
  - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, s. 23(1), (3)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/)
  - Official wording: "any school ground, playground, or park land where prohibited and posted except" … "A blind Owner of a registered guide dog, or a blind person being assisted by a"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Cleaning up:** If a dog defecates on public property or on private property other than its owner's, the owner must remove the feces immediately. Blind owners with a registered guide dog are exempt.
  - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, s. 21(1), (3)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/)
  - Official wording: "If a dog defecates on any public or private property other than the property of" … "its Owner, the Owner shall cause such feces to be removed immediately."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine, dog at large or off leash:** $50 ticket for a dog at large. Leaving excrement is also $50.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001, Schedule 2](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/)
  - Official wording: "Dog at large 18 $ 50.00" … "Leaving excrement 21(1) $ 50.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001
  - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, title (s. 1)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/)
  - Official wording: "Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under the [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339](<https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/>), dogs must not be at large. A dog is not at large only when it is under direct and continuous control: on its owner's property, securely confined, securely leashed, tethered or penned, or with a competent person exercising direct control. A dog is also at large in a public place posted as prohibited to dogs.

## Good to know

- The bylaw sets no maximum leash length.
- No off-leash areas are named. The Village Administrator may mark land with signs where dogs may be at large. Look for signs, or ask the Village Office, 250.697.2248.
- Dogs are not allowed on school grounds, playgrounds and park land where posted, except at an approved organized function or approved dog training. Guide dogs of blind owners are exempt.
- If your dog defecates on public property, or on private property that is not yours, remove it immediately. Blind owners with a registered guide dog are exempt.
- A dog at large or leaving excrement can bring a $50 ticket.
- To report a loose dog, call the Animal Control Officer at 250 845 8876 or use the Village bylaw complaint form.

## Official forms and pages

- [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/)

## Related questions

- [Granisle dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dog-licence.md)
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## Sources

- [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/) (read 2026-11-08)

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