{"title":"Keremeos dog leash rules and off-leash areas","question":"Where can dogs be off leash in Keremeos, and what are the leash rules?","slug":"dog-leash-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","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 Keremeos","url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/home"},"short_answer":"In Keremeos, dogs may not be at large, and a dog not on a leash can be ticketed $50. Owners must clean up dog excrement left on other people's or public property. The Village's readable pages do not list where dogs may be off leash.","aliases":["dog leash keremeos","off leash dog park keremeos","dogs at large keremeos","dog poop bylaw keremeos"],"cost":"Tickets: $50 for a dog at large, $50 for a dog not on a leash, $50 for failing to remove excrement.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-499-2711"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"702 4th Street, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control, Village of Keremeos","url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Keremeos dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Keremeos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Keremeos rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dangerous-dogs/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/oliver","name":"Oliver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/osoyoos","name":"Osoyoos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/princeton","name":"Princeton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/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":"Dogs may not be at large. The ticket schedule lists \"Dog not on leash\" (s. 13.1) as an offence, so a leash is required in some places; where exactly is in the scanned bylaw.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, Village of Keremeos","section":"Animal Control page","quotes":["are not permitted to be at large"]},{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","section":"Schedule 2 (Animal Control Bylaw 843, 2025)","quotes":["Dog not on leash"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"leash_length":{"label":"Maximum leash length","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Animal Control Bylaw is a scanned file that could not be read.","sources":[]},"off_leash_areas":{"label":"Off-leash areas","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Animal Control Bylaw is a scanned file that could not be read.","sources":[]},"dogs_not_allowed":{"label":"Places dogs are not allowed","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Animal Control Bylaw is a scanned file that could not be read.","sources":[]},"clean_up":{"label":"Cleaning up","value":"The owner must immediately remove dog excrement left on another person's property or on public property. Ticket: $50 for failure to remove excrement (s. 13.3).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, Village of Keremeos","section":"Animal Control page","quotes":["Every owner must immediately remove excrement left by their dog on another person's property or on public property."]},{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","section":"Schedule 2 (Animal Control Bylaw 843, 2025)","quotes":["Failure to remove excrement"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine_at_large":{"label":"Fine, dog at large or off leash","value":"$50 for an animal at large (s. 12) and $50 for a dog not on leash (s. 13.1).","short":"$50","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","section":"Schedule 2 (Animal Control Bylaw 843, 2025)","quotes":["Animal at large","Dog not on leash"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens","title":"https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens","section":"Backyard Hens page","quotes":["Animal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025"]},{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","section":"Schedule 2 (Animal Control Bylaw 843, 2025)","quotes":["ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW 843, 2025"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":3},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nIn Keremeos, the Village's ticket schedule lists \"Dog not on leash\" and animal at large as offences, so dogs must be under control and on a leash in at least some places. Exactly where a leash is required is in Animal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025, which is a scanned file that could not be read. No readable Village page sets a maximum leash length, lists off-leash areas, or says which parks ban dogs.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Tickets under the [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/): $50 for an animal at large, $50 for a dog not on a leash, and $50 for failing to remove dog excrement.\n- You must immediately remove dog excrement left on another person's property or on public property.\n- The Village says it is collecting donations to bring its dog park back to life, with separate areas for large and small dogs. No readable page gives off-leash rules for it.\n- To ask where dogs may run off leash, call the Village Office at 250-499-2711.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, Village of Keremeos","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/contact","title":"Contact Us, Village of Keremeos","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens","title":"https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens","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 4 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 3 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dog-leash-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dog-leash-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dog-leash-rules.json"}}