Keremeos rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs
What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in Keremeos?
In Keremeos, the Village's Animal Control page says vicious dogs require special precautions. The specific rules are in a scanned bylaw that could not be read. A ticket for a dangerous dog or for failing to control a vicious dog is $250.
Key facts
| How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive | Not confirmed. Keremeos's Animal Control Bylaw No. 843 is a scanned file that could not be read. |
|---|---|
| Rules for owners | The Village page says vicious dogs "require special precautions". The specific rules (muzzle, enclosure, signs) are in the scanned bylaw.Animal Control, Animal Control page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingvicous dogs require special precautions. |
| Licence fee | Not confirmed. Keremeos's Animal Control Bylaw No. 843 is a scanned file that could not be read. |
| How to report | Complaints about animal control can be made in writing on the Bylaw Complaint Form, in person at the Village office (702 4th Street), by email to info@keremeos.ca, or by phone at 250-499-2711.Bylaw Enforcement, Bylaw Enforcement page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingBylaw complaints may be submitted in writing using the Bylaw Complaint Form ; in person at the Village office at 702 4th Street; by email to info@keremeos.ca; or by phone at 250-499-2711. These violations usually pertain to unsightly property conditions, animal control and snow/ice removal. |
| Fine | $250 for a dangerous dog (s. 14) and $250 for failure to control a vicious dog (s. 15).Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 2 (Animal Control Bylaw 843, 2025) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingDangerous dog Failure to control vicious dog |
| Bylaw | Animal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens, Backyard Hens page; Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 2 (Animal Control Bylaw 843, 2025) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAnimal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025 ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW 843, 2025 |
How it works
The Village of Keremeos says on its Animal Control page that vicious dogs "require special precautions". What counts as a dangerous or vicious dog, who decides, and the owner's duties (such as muzzles, enclosures or signs) are in Animal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025, a scanned file that could not be read. No readable official text gives a separate licence fee for these dogs.
Steps
- To complain about a dog, use the Bylaw Complaint Form, visit the Village Office at 702 4th Street, email info@keremeos.ca, or call 250-499-2711.
Good to know
- Tickets under the Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803: $250 for a dangerous dog and $250 for failing to control a vicious dog.
- The Bylaw Enforcement page covers complaints about alleged bylaw violations, including animal control. It does not mention bites or aggressive dogs specifically.
- Ask the Village Office what rules apply to a particular dog.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Animal Control, Village of Keremeos (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Keremeos (read 2026-11-08)
- Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos (read 2026-11-08)
- https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens (read 2026-11-08)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed. How answers are checked.