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

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Kaslo, https://www.kaslo.ca)  
**Cost:** Fine for a dog at large: $100.  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Village Office, 250-353-2311 (Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (as shown on the Village website; confirm by phone))

## Key facts

- **Leash rule:** 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.
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), ss. 2, 20, 24](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, s. 5(a)](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/)
  - Official wording: "ensure the animal is securely held on a leash of no more than three (3) metres in length"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Maximum leash length:** 2.4 m (6 ft) maximum under the Dog Control Bylaw; 3 m maximum in parks under the Parks Bylaw.
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), s. 2 definition of Leash](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/)
  - Official wording: "does not exceed two point four (2.4) metres [six (6) feet] in length"
  - Source: [Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, s. 5(a)](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/)
  - Official wording: "on a leash of no more than three (3) metres in length"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Off-leash areas:** 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.
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), s. 24 and Schedule A](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/)
  - Official wording: "a Dog may be off Leash in an area designated in Schedule" … "Lots 39-48 Block 23 Plan 393 District Lot 209"
  - Source: [Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, s. 6](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/)
  - Official wording: "the designated dog beach area of Park adjacent to Vimy Park"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Places dogs are not allowed:** None set. Neither the Dog Control Bylaw nor the Parks Bylaw bans dogs from particular places.
- **Cleaning 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 immediately remove feces.
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), s. 23](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, s. 5(d)](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/)
  - Official wording: "immediately remove all feces deposited in the Park by that animal"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine, dog at large or off leash:** $100 (Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, Schedule 2, 'Dog at Large'). Failing to control a domestic animal in a park: $100 (Schedule 10).
  - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Schedule 2](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/)
  - Official wording: "Dog at Large 6.1(a) $100"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Schedule 10](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/)
  - Official wording: "Fail to control domestic animal in a park 5 $100"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013; Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014 for parks.
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), title page](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/)
  - Official wording: "Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013"
  - Source: [Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, title](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw No. 1162, 2014"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Neither bylaw read bans dogs from particular places. Ask the Village Office about other rules.
- 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/)).

## Official forms and pages

- [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147 (consolidated)](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/)
- [Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/)

## Related questions

- [Kaslo dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/dog-licence.md)
- [Kaslo rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Kaslo bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Silverton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [New Denver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Nelson](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Nakusp](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Kimberley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Canal Flats](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/dog-leash-rules.md)

## Sources

- [Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), Village of Kaslo](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16206/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, Village of Kaslo](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17242/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Village of Kaslo](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/) (read 2026-11-08)

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