Keremeos dog leash rules and off-leash areas
Where can dogs be off leash in Keremeos, and what are the leash rules?
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.
Key facts
| Leash rule | 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.Animal Control, Animal Control 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 wordingare not permitted to be at large Dog not on leash |
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| Maximum leash length | Not confirmed. The Animal Control Bylaw is a scanned file that could not be read. |
| Off-leash areas | Not confirmed. The Animal Control Bylaw is a scanned file that could not be read. |
| Places dogs are not allowed | Not confirmed. The Animal Control Bylaw is a scanned file that could not be read. |
| Cleaning up | 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).Animal Control, Animal Control 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 wordingEvery owner must immediately remove excrement left by their dog on another person's property or on public property. Failure to remove excrement |
| Fine, dog at large or off leash | $50 for an animal at large (s. 12) and $50 for a dog not on leash (s. 13.1).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 at large Dog not on leash |
| 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
In 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.
Good to know
- Tickets under the Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803: $50 for an animal at large, $50 for a dog not on a leash, and $50 for failing to remove dog excrement.
- You must immediately remove dog excrement left on another person's property or on public property.
- 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.
- To ask where dogs may run off leash, call the Village Office at 250-499-2711.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Oliver · Osoyoos · Penticton · Summerland · Princeton · Peachland
Sources
- Animal Control, 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)
- Contact Us, 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 7 facts was matched to the official text; 3 could not be confirmed. How answers are checked.