{"title":"Harrison Hot Springs 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/harrison-hot-springs","name":"Harrison Hot Springs","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"regional","owner_label":"Regional district","owner_body":{"name":"Fraser Valley Regional District","url":"https://www.fvrd.ca"},"short_answer":"In Harrison Hot Springs, a dog in a public place must be on a leash no longer than 3 metres and under control. Dogs are banned from the lagoon beach and the Rendall Park beach area. The Village names no off-leash areas.","aliases":["dog off leash harrison hot springs","leash rules harrison hot springs","dogs on beach harrison hot springs","dog poop bylaw harrison hot springs"],"cost":"Dog at large or not leashed in a public place: $100 ($90 if paid early, $110 if late). Failing to remove excrement: $75 ($65 early, $85 late). Dog in a banned beach area: $100 ($90 early, $110 late).","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"FVRD Animal Control","value":"1-844-495-CARE","note":"Monday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"FVRD Animal Control","value":"animalcontrol@fvrd.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"604-796-2171","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 1206, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf"},{"title":"Park Regulation Bylaw No. 1150, 2020 (consolidated) (PDF)","url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2024-12/Bylaw-1150---Park-Regulation-%28CONSOLIDATED%29.pdf"},{"title":"FVRD Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, Schedule A-3 Animal Control (consolidated) (PDF)","url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Other/CONSOLIDATED%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 855, 2006 (consolidated to April 7, 2026) (PDF)","url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw-855---Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-%28Consolidated-%29-April-2026.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Harrison Hot Springs dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Harrison Hot Springs rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/dangerous-dogs/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Harrison Hot Springs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Harrison Hot Springs bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/kent","name":"Kent","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/abbotsford","name":"Abbotsford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mission","name":"Mission","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/maple-ridge","name":"Maple Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/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":"Outside designated off-leash areas, a dog in a public place must be on a leash and under the immediate control of a competent person. A dog must not be at large (off its owner's property and not leashed or contained). On private land the dog must be fenced, enclosed or under immediate control.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf","title":"FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 1206, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 17 and definition of \"at large\"","quotes":["excluding designated off-leash areas, is not in a public place unless the dog is kept","is not at large;","is kept under the immediate control of a competent person whenever the dog is"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"leash_length":{"label":"Maximum leash length","value":"3 metres.","short":"3 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf","title":"FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 1206, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 17(d)","quotes":["on a leash not exceeding three metres in length"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"off_leash_areas":{"label":"Off-leash areas","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Village's pages and park bylaw do not name any off-leash areas.","sources":[]},"dogs_not_allowed":{"label":"Places dogs are not allowed","value":"Dogs are banned (except certified service or guide dogs) from the Beachfront Lagoon Area (the sand beach around the lagoon and the lagoon water) and the Rendall Park Area (the southernmost part of the sand beach next to Rendall Park, including the designated swimming area), as marked on Schedule A of the Park Regulation Bylaw.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2024-12/Bylaw-1150---Park-Regulation-%28CONSOLIDATED%29.pdf","title":"Park Regulation Bylaw No. 1150, 2020 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 9 and Schedule A","quotes":["No person shall cause, allow or permit dogs to be:","known as the “Beachfront Lagoon Area” as designated and marked","unless the dog is a Service or Guide Dog trained and certified under the Guide Dog and Service"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"clean_up":{"label":"Cleaning up","value":"The owner must immediately remove the dog's excrement from a public place or from any private property that is not the owner's or occupier's, and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf","title":"FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 1206, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 18","quotes":["without immediately removing the excrement and disposing of it in a sanitary manner"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine_at_large":{"label":"Fine, dog at large or off leash","value":"Dog at large: $100 ($90 early, $110 late). Dog not leashed in a public place: $100 ($90 early, $110 late). Fail to remove excrement: $75 ($65 early, $85 late). Dog in a banned beach area: $100 ($90 early, $110 late).","short":"$100 ($90 if paid early)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Other/CONSOLIDATED%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"FVRD Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, Schedule A-3 Animal Control (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Schedule A-3 (Animal Control)","quotes":["17(a) Dog at Large $100 $90 $110","17(d) Dog Not $100 $90 $110","Fail to Remove $75 $65 $85"]},{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw-855---Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-%28Consolidated-%29-April-2026.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 855, 2006 (consolidated to April 7, 2026) (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["9(a),(b) Allow or permit dog in prohibited area 100.00 90.00 110.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 1206, 2013 (leash, at-large and clean-up rules) and Village of Harrison Hot Springs Park Regulation Bylaw No. 1150, 2020 (beach bans).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf","title":"FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 1206, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Part A","quotes":["Fraser Valley Regional District Animal Control Regulation"]},{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2024-12/Bylaw-1150---Park-Regulation-%28CONSOLIDATED%29.pdf","title":"Park Regulation Bylaw No. 1150, 2020 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title page","quotes":["PARK REGULATION BYLAW NO. 1150, 2020 (CONSOLIDATED) Record of Amendments to Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nOutside designated off-leash areas, a dog in a public place must be on a leash, no longer than 3 metres, and under the immediate control of a competent person. A dog must not be at large, meaning off its owner's property and not leashed or contained. On private land the dog must be fenced, enclosed or under immediate control. These rules are in the [FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 1206](<https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf>).\n\nThe FVRD bylaw mentions designated off-leash areas, but the Village's pages and park bylaw do not name any in Harrison Hot Springs. Ask the Village Office before assuming a park is off-leash.\n\nUnder the [Park Regulation Bylaw No. 1150](<https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2024-12/Bylaw-1150---Park-Regulation-%28CONSOLIDATED%29.pdf>), dogs (except certified service or guide dogs) are banned from the Beachfront Lagoon Area, meaning the sand beach around the lagoon and the lagoon water, and from the Rendall Park Area, the southernmost part of the sand beach next to Rendall Park including the designated swimming area. Both are marked on Schedule A of that bylaw.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Keep your dog on a leash of 3 metres or less in public places.\n2. Stay out of the two banned beach areas with your dog.\n3. Pick up after your dog right away and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.\n4. To report a loose dog, call FVRD Animal Control at 1-844-495-CARE.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- You must remove your dog's excrement from any public place or from private property that is not yours.\n- Ticket amounts are in the [FVRD Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw](<https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Other/CONSOLIDATED%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf>) (animal control) and the Village's [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 855](<https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw-855---Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-%28Consolidated-%29-April-2026.pdf>) (beach ban).\n- Other places where dogs are banned were not found in the bylaws we read.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Animal~Control/CONSOLIDATED%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Regulation%20Bylaw%201206,%202013.pdf","title":"FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 1206, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2024-12/Bylaw-1150---Park-Regulation-%28CONSOLIDATED%29.pdf","title":"Park Regulation Bylaw No. 1150, 2020 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.fvrd.ca/assets/Government/Documents/Bylaws/Other/CONSOLIDATED%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"FVRD Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, Schedule A-3 Animal Control (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw-855---Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-%28Consolidated-%29-April-2026.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 855, 2006 (consolidated to April 7, 2026) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/services/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, Village of Harrison Hot Springs","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/dog-leash-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/dog-leash-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/dog-leash-rules.json"}}