Kaslo dog leash rules and off-leash areas
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.
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.Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), ss. 2, 20, 24; Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, s. 5(a) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingmeans (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 ensure the animal is securely held on a leash of no more than three (3) metres in length |
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| Maximum leash length | 2.4 m (6 ft) maximum under the Dog Control Bylaw; 3 m maximum in parks under the Parks Bylaw.Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), s. 2 definition of Leash; Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, s. 5(a) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingdoes not exceed two point four (2.4) metres [six (6) feet] in length on a leash of no more than three (3) metres in length |
| 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.Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), s. 24 and Schedule A; Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, s. 6 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordinga Dog may be off Leash in an area designated in Schedule Lots 39-48 Block 23 Plan 393 District Lot 209 the designated dog beach area of Park adjacent to Vimy Park |
| Places dogs are not allowed | None set. Neither the Dog Control Bylaw nor the Parks Bylaw bans dogs from particular places.Read: Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated); Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014 |
| 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.Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), s. 23; Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, s. 5(d) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingmust 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 immediately remove all feces deposited in the Park by that animal |
| 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).Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Schedule 2; Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Schedule 10 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingDog at Large 6.1(a) $100 Fail to control domestic animal in a park 5 $100 |
| Bylaw | Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013; Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014 for parks.Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), title page; Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingDog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 Bylaw No. 1162, 2014 |
How it works
Under the Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 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 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).
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
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Sources
- Dog Control Bylaw No. 1147, 2013 (consolidated), Village of Kaslo (read 2026-11-08)
- Kaslo Municipal Parks Bylaw No. 1162, 2014, Village of Kaslo (read 2026-11-08)
- Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Village of Kaslo (read 2026-11-08)
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