{"title":"Kimberley dog leash rules and off-leash areas","question":"Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?","slug":"dog-leash-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","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":"City of Kimberley","url":"https://www.kimberley.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Kimberley a dog off its owner's property must be on a leash, except in a designated off-leash area. The City lists the Lois Creek Trails and the Kimberley Nature Park. Dogs there must be under voice control and wear a collar with a valid licence tag.","aliases":["off leash dog park kimberley","dogs on leash kimberley","dog at large kimberley"],"cost":"Dog at large municipal ticket $75 first offence, $150 each later one.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"250-427-9663"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"bylaw@kimberley.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Off-leash Dog Areas, City of Kimberley","url":"https://www.kimberley.ca/community/recreation/playfields-public-spaces/leash-dog-areas"},{"title":"Lois Creek Trails off-leash area map","url":"https://kimberley.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?ID=1715"},{"title":"Kimberley Nature Park off-leash area map","url":"https://kimberley.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?ID=1716"},{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2544, 2016 (PDF)","url":"https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/41220"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Kimberley dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Kimberley rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/dangerous-dogs/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fernie","name":"Fernie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/creston","name":"Creston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sparwood","name":"Sparwood","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sparwood/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":"Any dog that is not on its owner's property must be on a leash at all times, except in a designated off-leash area. A dog must never run at large outside an off-leash area. Vicious dogs off their owner's property must also be muzzled.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.kimberley.ca/services/bylaws/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Kimberley","section":"Leash & Off-Leash Areas","quotes":["Any dog not on the property of its owner must be on a leash at all times, unless the dog is in one of the three designated off-leash areas."]},{"url":"https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/41220","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2544, 2016 (PDF), City of Kimberley (consolidated for convenience, March 10, 2017)","section":"s. 20","quotes":["shall ensure that such animal does not run at large, other","than within an off leash area"]},{"url":"https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/41220","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2544, 2016 (PDF), City of Kimberley (consolidated for convenience, March 10, 2017)","section":"s. 38(a)","quotes":["when off the property of the owner , the dog is on leash, muzzled"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"leash_length":{"label":"Maximum leash length","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The bylaw and the City's pages set no maximum leash length.","sources":[{"url":"https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/41220","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2544, 2016 (PDF), City of Kimberley (consolidated for convenience, March 10, 2017)"}]},"off_leash_areas":{"label":"Off-leash areas","value":"Lois Creek Trails (Townsite) and Kimberley Nature Park. In them a dog must be under its owner's verbal control and within view, wear a collar with a valid licence tag, not act aggressively, and not chase wildlife; the owner must carry a leash. Vicious and dangerous dogs are not allowed.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.kimberley.ca/community/recreation/playfields-public-spaces/leash-dog-areas","title":"Off-leash Dog Areas, City of Kimberley","section":"Page text","quotes":["Kimberley has two large off-leash areas to explore, in the Kimberley Nature Park and the Lois Creek Trails."]},{"url":"https://www.kimberley.ca/services/bylaws/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Kimberley","section":"Leash & Off-Leash Areas","quotes":["Lois Creek Trails, located in Townsite","Kimberley Nature Park, accessible by several entrances"]},{"url":"https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/41220","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2544, 2016 (PDF), City of Kimberley (consolidated for convenience, March 10, 2017)","section":"ss. 27, 28","quotes":["at all times, be in possession of a leash to control the dog;","keep the dog within view and within voice control;","must not allow that dog to run at large","in an off-leash area."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"The Animal Control page says \"three designated off-leash areas\" but lists two; the Off-leash Dog Areas page says two. The bylaw defines off-leash areas by Schedules C-1, C-2 and C-3 (maps, no text), so the count could not be checked. Maps are at kimberley.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?ID=1715 and ID=1716."},"dogs_not_allowed":{"label":"Places dogs are not allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"No bylaw read bans dogs from particular parks, beaches or sports fields.","sources":[{"url":"https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/41220","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2544, 2016 (PDF), City of Kimberley (consolidated for convenience, March 10, 2017)"}]},"clean_up":{"label":"Cleaning up","value":"A dog's owner must immediately remove its excrement on a highway, park or other public place and put it in a trash receptacle, and must not let the dog foul private property unless the owner there removes it at once. In an off-leash area the waste must at least be moved off the trail.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/41220","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2544, 2016 (PDF), City of Kimberley (consolidated for convenience, March 10, 2017)","section":"ss. 29, 31, 27(e)","quotes":["immediately remove or cause to be removed any excrement deposited","dog and dispose of the excrement in a trash receptacle.","ensure excrement deposited by the dog is moved off the trail"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine_at_large":{"label":"Fine, dog at large or off leash","value":"Municipal ticket: animal at large $75 first offence, $150 each later offence. An uncontrolled animal in an off-leash area is also $75 and $150.","short":"Ticket $75 first offence, $150 later","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/37089","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2540, 2016 (PDF), City of Kimberley","section":"Schedule 2","quotes":["Animal at large 20 75 150","Uncontrolled animal in off-leash area"]},{"url":"https://www.kimberley.ca/services/bylaws/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Kimberley","section":"Licencing & Fines","quotes":["| Animal at large | 20 | $75 | $150"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"City of Kimberley Animal Control Bylaw No. 2544, 2016","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/41220","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2544, 2016 (PDF), City of Kimberley (consolidated for convenience, March 10, 2017)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["City of Kimberley Animal Control Bylaw No. 2544, 2016"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":2,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2544, 2016](<https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/41220>), a dog that is not on its owner's property must be on a leash at all times, except in a designated off-leash area. A dog must never run at large outside an off-leash area. A vicious dog off its owner's property must also be muzzled.\n\nThe City lists two off-leash areas: the Lois Creek Trails (Townsite) and the Kimberley Nature Park.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- In an off-leash area the dog must be under its owner's verbal control and within view, wear a collar with a valid licence tag, not act aggressively, and not chase wildlife. The owner must carry a leash.\n- Vicious and dangerous dogs are not allowed in off-leash areas.\n- The bylaw and the City's pages set no maximum leash length.\n- No bylaw we read bans dogs from particular parks, beaches or sports fields, but the Good Neighbour Bylaw bans letting any animal roam at large in a park.\n- Pick up after your dog right away on a highway, park or other public place and put the waste in a trash receptacle. Do not let your dog foul private property unless the owner there removes it at once. In an off-leash area the waste must at least be moved off the trail.\n- A municipal ticket for a dog at large is $75 for a first offence and $150 for each later one. An uncontrolled dog in an off-leash area is the same.\n- The City's Animal Control page says \"three\" off-leash areas but names only two, and its Off-leash Dog Areas page says two. Confirm with the City before you rely on a third.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.kimberley.ca/community/recreation/playfields-public-spaces/leash-dog-areas","title":"Off-leash Dog Areas, City of Kimberley","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.kimberley.ca/services/bylaws/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Kimberley","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/41220","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2544, 2016 (PDF), City of Kimberley (consolidated for convenience, March 10, 2017)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/37089","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2540, 2016 (PDF), City of Kimberley","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/dog-leash-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/dog-leash-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/dog-leash-rules.json"}}