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title: Invermere bylaw fines and how tickets work
question: "What are the common bylaw fines in Invermere?"
place: Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
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# Invermere bylaw fines and how tickets work

**Question:** What are the common bylaw fines in Invermere?

**Short answer:** In Invermere, bylaw fines are municipal tickets under the Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130. Examples: unlicensed dog $50, noise $100, unsightly property $250 first offence, burning without a permit $100. The bylaw sets no early or late payment amounts.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Invermere, https://invermere.net)  
**Cost:** Municipal ticket amounts are in the schedules of the ticket bylaw. See the list below.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Officer, 250-342-1404 (Wednesday to Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
- Phone: District office, 250-342-9281 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** The District uses municipal tickets under its Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130. Listed bylaws can be enforced by a ticket, and bylaw enforcement officers named in Schedule A may issue them; amounts are in the schedules.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002, ss. 1 to 4](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/)
  - Official wording: "The Bylaws listed in Column 1 of Schedule “A” to this Bylaw may be enforced by means of a ticket" … "The amounts appearing in Column 3 of Schedules “B”–“E” to this Bylaw are the fines"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Common fines:** Municipal tickets: unlicensed dog $50; dog at large $50; noise $100; unsightly property $250 first, $500 second; parking on a sidewalk or boulevard $50; parking in front of a driveway $100; fire hydrant $50; burning without permit $100; cart on street before 7 a.m. $75 first, $150 subsequent.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002, Schedule C](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/)
  - Official wording: "Unlicensed Dog 4.1 $50.00" … "Dog at large 7.2(a) $50.00"
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002, Schedule D](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/)
  - Official wording: "Noise Which Disturbs 3 $100.00"
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1436, 2011, Schedule P](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/)
  - Official wording: "Unsightly Property 4 $250 First Offence"
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1372, 2008, Schedule K](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61269/)
  - Official wording: "Parking a Vehicle on a 4.1 $50 Sidewalk or Boulevard" … "Parking within 5m of a 4.5 $50 Fire Hydrant"
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1436, 2011, Schedule S](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/)
  - Official wording: "Failure to obtain Special 4.1.2 $100 Burning Permit"
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1673, 2025, Schedule W](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61263/)
  - Official wording: "Cart is on the street before 3.(i) $75 7am on collection day"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Paying early:** None set. Invermere's ticket bylaw sets no early or late payment amounts.
- **Paying late:** None set. Invermere's ticket bylaw sets no early or late payment amounts.
- **Disputing a ticket:** Not confirmed. The bylaw text that was read does not say how to dispute a ticket.
- **Bylaw:** Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1673, 2025, Title](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61263/)
  - Official wording: "Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

In Invermere, the District uses municipal tickets under its [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/). Bylaws listed in it can be enforced by ticket, and the enforcement officers named in Schedule A may issue them. Depending on the bylaw, these include the RCMP, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, the Chief Administrative Officer and the Fire Chief. Amounts are in the schedules, added by amending bylaws over time.

## Steps

1. Read the amount and offence on your ticket.
2. The bylaw text read does not say how to dispute a ticket. Call the District office at 250-342-9281 or the Bylaw Officer at 250-342-1404 to ask.

## Good to know

- Common amounts: unlicensed dog $50; dog at large $50; noise $100; unsightly property $250 first, $500 second; parking on a sidewalk or boulevard $50; parking in front of a driveway $100; fire hydrant $50; burning without a permit $100; cart on the street before 7 a.m. $75 first, $150 subsequent.
- Sources for those amounts include [Bylaw No. 1372](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61269/), [Bylaw No. 1436](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/) and [Bylaw No. 1673](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61263/).
- No early-payment discount or late-payment increase appears in Bylaw 1130 or the amendments read.
- No separate ticket for an RV stored on a lot was found.

## Official forms and pages

- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1372, 2008 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61269/)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1436, 2011 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1673, 2025 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61263/)

## Related questions

- [Invermere dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/dog-licence.md)
- [Invermere noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/noise-rules.md)
- [Invermere unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/unsightly-property.md)
- [Invermere backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/backyard-fire.md)
- [Invermere garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/garbage-collection.md)

## The same question elsewhere

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- [Sparwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sparwood/bylaw-fines.md)

## Sources

- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1372, 2008 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61269/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1436, 2011 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1673, 2025 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61263/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Protective Services (Bylaw), District of Invermere](https://invermere.net/operations/departments/protective-services/) (read 2026-11-08)

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