{"title":"Kaslo 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/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Kaslo","url":"https://www.kaslo.ca"},"short_answer":"In Kaslo, a dog must be on a leash or under a competent person's immediate control whenever it is off its owner's land, and must be leashed in parks. Dogs may be off leash in the Schedule A area of the Dog Control Bylaw and at the dog beach next to Vimy Park.","aliases":["kaslo off leash dog park","dog leash law kaslo","dog beach kaslo","dogs at large kaslo"],"cost":"Fine for a dog at large: $100.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-353-2311","note":"Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (as shown on the Village website; confirm by phone)"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147 (consolidated)","url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/"},{"title":"Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014","url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Kaslo dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Kaslo rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/dangerous-dogs/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Kaslo bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/silverton","name":"Silverton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-denver","name":"New Denver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/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":"An owner must not let a dog be 'at large': off the owner's land and neither under the immediate control of a competent person nor on a leash. Dogs may be off leash in the Schedule A area. In parks, animals must be on a leash.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), Village of Kaslo","section":"ss. 2, 20, 24","quotes":["means (a) a Dog that is elsewhere than on the lands or premises of the Owner of the Dog and not under the immediate control of a person who is competent to manage the Dog, or on a Leash","must not permit or allow the Owner's Dog: (a) to be At Large"]},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/","title":"Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 5(a)","quotes":["ensure the animal is securely held on a leash of no more than three (3) metres in length"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"leash_length":{"label":"Maximum leash length","value":"2.4 m (6 ft) maximum under the Dog Control Bylaw; 3 m maximum in parks under the Parks Bylaw.","short":"2.4 m (3 m in parks)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 2 definition of Leash","quotes":["does not exceed two point four (2.4) metres [six (6) feet] in length"]},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/","title":"Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 5(a)","quotes":["on a leash of no more than three (3) metres in length"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"off_leash_areas":{"label":"Off-leash areas","value":"Off-leash area listed in Schedule A of the Dog Control Bylaw: Lots 39-48 Block 23 Plan 393; Lots 1-12 and 37-48 Block 28; Lots 1-12 and 31-40 Block 29 (all District Lot 209), with the dog under a competent person's control. Also the designated dog beach next to Vimy Park.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 24 and Schedule A","quotes":["a Dog may be off Leash in an area designated in Schedule","Lots 39-48 Block 23 Plan 393 District Lot 209"]},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/","title":"Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 6","quotes":["the designated dog beach area of Park adjacent to Vimy Park"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"dogs_not_allowed":{"label":"Places dogs are not allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Neither the Dog Control Bylaw nor the Parks Bylaw bans dogs from particular places.","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), Village of Kaslo"},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/","title":"Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, Village of Kaslo"}]},"clean_up":{"label":"Cleaning up","value":"The owner must immediately remove and properly dispose of the dog's feces on a highway or other public place. In parks, the person in charge must immediately remove feces.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 23","quotes":["must immediately remove and dispose, in a waste container or by other sanitary means, any fecal matter deposited by such Dog in or on a highway or other public place"]},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/","title":"Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 5(d)","quotes":["immediately remove all feces deposited in the Park by that animal"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine_at_large":{"label":"Fine, dog at large or off leash","value":"$100 (Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, Schedule 2, 'Dog at Large'). Failing to control a domestic animal in a park: $100 (Schedule 10).","short":"Ticket $100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Village of Kaslo","section":"Schedule 2","quotes":["Dog at Large 6.1(a) $100"]},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Village of Kaslo","section":"Schedule 10","quotes":["Fail to control domestic animal in a park 5 $100"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013; Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014 for parks.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), Village of Kaslo","section":"title page","quotes":["Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013"]},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/","title":"Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, Village of Kaslo","section":"title","quotes":["Bylaw No. 1162, 2014"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/), an owner must not let a dog be \"at large\" in Kaslo. That means off the owner's land and neither under the immediate control of a competent person nor on a leash. In parks, the [Parks Bylaw No. 1162](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/) requires animals to be on a leash.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Leash length: the Dog Control Bylaw sets a maximum of 2.4 m (6 ft); the Parks Bylaw sets 3 m in parks. The bylaws differ, so 2.4 m is the safe length.\n- Off-leash area: Schedule A of the Dog Control Bylaw lists Lots 39-48 Block 23 Plan 393, Lots 1-12 and 37-48 Block 28, and Lots 1-12 and 31-40 Block 29 (all District Lot 209), with the dog under a competent person's control. No map was found. The Village also names a designated dog beach next to Vimy Park.\n- Clean-up: the owner must immediately remove and properly dispose of the dog's feces on a highway or other public place. In parks, the person in charge must do so.\n- Neither bylaw read bans dogs from particular places. Ask the Village Office about other rules.\n- A dog at large can bring a $100 ticket; failing to control a domestic animal in a park is also $100 ([Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/)).","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), Village of Kaslo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/","title":"Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, Village of Kaslo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Village of Kaslo","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 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/dog-leash-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/dog-leash-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/dog-leash-rules.json"}}