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title: Hope dog leash rules and off-leash areas
question: "Where can dogs be off leash in Hope, and what are the leash rules?"
place: Hope, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/hope
category: Pets, animals and wildlife
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of Hope
sources_read: 2026-11-06
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# Hope dog leash rules and off-leash areas

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

**Short answer:** In Hope, dogs must not run at large and must be on a leash at all times when off the owner's property. The District's readable pages do not give a leash length, off-leash areas or places dogs are banned; the bylaw is a scan that could not be read.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Hope, https://www.hope.ca)  
**Cost:** No fee. A bylaw notice is $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days); a municipal ticket is $1,000.  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Services, 604-869-5671 (Weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- Email: Bylaw Services, bylaw@hope.ca

## Key facts

- **Leash rule:** Dogs must not run at large and must be on a leash at all times when off the owner's property.
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control, Dog Control & Licensing](https://hope.ca/bylaw-animal-control)
  - Official wording: "Ensure your dogs are not running at large and are on a leash at all times when off the owner's property."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Maximum leash length:** Not confirmed. Hope's Dog Responsibility Bylaw is a scan with no readable text.
- **Off-leash areas:** Not confirmed. Hope's Dog Responsibility Bylaw is a scan with no readable text.
- **Places dogs are not allowed:** Not confirmed. Hope's Dog Responsibility Bylaw is a scan with no readable text.
- **Cleaning up:** A dog owner must immediately remove and properly dispose of any faeces the dog leaves on a highway, public place or someone else's property, and dispose of it on their own property. Owners certified as legally blind are exempt.
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control, Dog Control & Licensing](https://hope.ca/bylaw-animal-control)
  - Official wording: "Pick up your dog's excrement."
  - Source: [https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023, s. 3.2](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023)
  - Official wording: "any dog to leave or deposit faeces on any highway or other public place or private" … "property other than the property of the owner, without immediately taking action to"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine, dog at large or off leash:** Bylaw notice: $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days; $50 surcharge after 28 days). Municipal ticket: $1,000. The schedules list one amount for any offence against the Dog Responsibility Bylaw.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026, Schedule A (BNE Bylaw No. 1627, 2026)](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245, 2008" … "$200.00 $150.00 $50.00 Yes"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1628, 2026, Schedule A (MTI Bylaw No. 1628, 2026)](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136113/1628%20-%20Municipal%20Ticket%20Information%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245, 2008 $1,000.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245, 2008
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026, Schedule A (BNE Bylaw No. 1627, 2026)](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245, 2008" … "$200.00 $150.00 $50.00 Yes"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

In the District of Hope, the [Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245](<https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86972/Dog_Responsibility_Bylaw>) says dogs must not run at large. Off the owner's property, a dog must be on a leash at all times. The bylaw is a 12-page scan with no readable text, so these rules come from the District's Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control web page.

## Steps

1. Keep your dog on a leash whenever it is off your property.
2. Pick up after your dog. You must immediately remove and properly dispose of any faeces your dog leaves on a highway, public place or someone else's property, and dispose of it on your own property. Owners certified as legally blind are exempt.
3. To report a dog at large, call Bylaw Services at 604-869-5671 or email bylaw@hope.ca (weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.).

## Good to know

- **Not stated in readable text:** the District's web page does not give a maximum leash length, any off-leash areas or dog parks, or places dogs are banned (such as beaches, playgrounds or sports fields). Ask Bylaw Services before assuming an area is off leash.
- The fee schedules list one amount for any offence against the dog bylaw. A bylaw notice is $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days); a municipal ticket is $1,000.

## Official forms and pages

- [Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control](https://hope.ca/bylaw-animal-control)
- [Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245 (scanned PDF)](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86972/Dog_Responsibility_Bylaw)

## Related questions

- [Hope dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/dog-licence.md)
- [Hope rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Hope](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/how-many-pets.md)
- [Hope bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Kent](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Harrison Hot Springs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Chilliwack](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Princeton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Abbotsford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Mission](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/dog-leash-rules.md)

## Sources

- [Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control, District of Hope](https://hope.ca/bylaw-animal-control) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Dog Responsibility Bylaw No. 1245, 2008 (scanned PDF, not readable), District of Hope](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86972/Dog_Responsibility_Bylaw) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1628, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136113/1628%20-%20Municipal%20Ticket%20Information%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Staff Directory, District of Hope](https://hope.ca/staff-directory) (read 2026-11-06)
- [https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023) (read 2026-11-06)

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