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title: Langley City bylaw fines and how tickets work
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# Langley City bylaw fines and how tickets work

**Question:** What are the common bylaw fines?

**Short answer:** The City of Langley uses two ticket systems. Parking and traffic offences get a bylaw notice, usually $70 ($35 if paid within 14 days). Most other offences get a municipal ticket, for example $100 for noise or unsightly property, $250 for an unlicensed dog and $300 for fireworks without a permit.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Langley, https://www.langleycity.ca)  
**Cost:** Examples: parking $70 ($35 within 14 days); unlicensed dog $250; dog at large $100; noise $100; unsightly property $100; fireworks $300; unauthorized watering $100 to $1,000 by stage.  
**How long:** Dispute a bylaw notice within 14 days of receiving it.  
**Where:**
- Online: Pay a Ticket, http://services.langleycity.ca/TempestApps/ecom/SelectPayableItem.aspx
- Email: Dispute a bylaw notice (send the completed dispute form), dispute@langleycity.ca
- Phone: Community Safety Team (Bylaw Enforcement), 604-514-2800

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** Two systems. Bylaw notices (Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3139) cover the Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw (parking and traffic), with early-payment amounts and dispute by screening and adjudication. Municipal tickets (Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846) cover other City bylaws such as animal control, noise, fireworks and community standards, and also list some Highway offences. Officers include bylaw enforcement and RCMP officers.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3139 (consolidated April 29, 2024), ss. 3-4, Sch. A](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024)
  - Official wording: "Council hereby designates the bylaws specified in column 1 of Schedule “A” of this Bylaw as bylaws which may be dealt with by Bylaw Notice." … "RCMP Officer"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23, s. 3](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023)
  - Official wording: "The bylaws listed in Column 1 of Schedule “A” of this bylaw may be enforced" … "by means of a ticket in the form prescribed for the purpose of section 264 of the" … "Failure to obey traffic signs or traffic control signal"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Common fines:** Parking (most prohibited-stopping offences): $70 bylaw notice. Unlicensed dog: $250. Dog run at large: $100. Noise: $100. Unsightly property: $100. Fireworks sale or use without a permit: $300. Unauthorized watering: $100 to $1,000 by stage.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3139 (consolidated April 29, 2024), Schedule B](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024)
  - Official wording: "Parked on sidewalk 6(1)(f) $70.00 $35.00"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23, Schedule B1](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023)
  - Official wording: "Unlicensed Dog 4 $250" … "Run at Large 31 (a) $ 100"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23, Schedule B15](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023)
  - Official wording: "Noise which Disturbs 4.1 $100.00"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23, Schedule B6](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023)
  - Official wording: "Unsightly Property 4 (a)-1 $100.00"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23, Schedule B11](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023)
  - Official wording: "Sale of Fireworks 2 $300.00"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023)
  - Official wording: "Unauthorized Watering – Stage 1 Sch A St 1 $100.00" … "Unauthorized Watering – Stage 4 Sch A St 4 $1,000.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying early:** For bylaw notices, parking-type offences ($70) are $35 if the City receives payment within 14 days of the notice. Some bylaw notice offences (for example failure to obey a traffic sign, $100) have no reduction. Municipal tickets show one amount.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3139 (consolidated April 29, 2024), s. 6](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024)
  - Official wording: "If received by the Municipality within 14 days of the person receiving or being" … "presumed to have received the Bylaw Notice, the penalty"
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3139 (consolidated April 29, 2024), Schedule B](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024)
  - Official wording: "Parked on sidewalk 6(1)(f) $70.00 $35.00" … "Failure to obey traffic signs or traffic" … "5(1) $100.00 $100.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying late:** After 14 days the full penalty applies (for parking, $70). A notice may still be paid after 14 days but can no longer be disputed. The bylaw sets no extra late charge.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3139 (consolidated April 29, 2024), ss. 5, 9](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024)
  - Official wording: "the penalty for a contravention" … "is as set out in column 3 of Schedule “B”." … "A person may pay the indicated penalty after 14 days of receiving the Bylaw Notice, but no person may dispute the Bylaw Notice more than 14 days after"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Disputing a ticket:** Bylaw notices: send a separate dispute form for each ticket within 14 days of receiving it, by email to dispute@langleycity.ca. A screening officer reviews it and cancels or upholds the ticket; you may then pay or go to an adjudication hearing. If the offence is upheld at adjudication you pay the penalty plus a $25 fee.
  - Source: [Community Safety Team (formerly Bylaw Enforcement), FAQ](https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/public-safety/community-safety-team-formerly-bylaw-enforcement)
  - Official wording: "Submit a separate dispute form for each ticket within 14 days of receiving it." … "Email the completed Bylaw Dispute Form to dispute@langleycity.ca." … "Offence Upheld: You must pay the original ticket amount plus a $25 administrative fee."
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3139 (consolidated April 29, 2024), s. 13](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024)
  - Official wording: "must pay the Municipality an additional fee of $25"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, 2021, No. 3139; Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw, 2011, No. 2846
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3139 (consolidated April 29, 2024), s. 1](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw," … "2021, No. 3139”."
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23, s. 1](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw shall be cited as the “Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw, 2011,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The City of Langley has two ticket systems side by side. Bylaw notices ([Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 3139](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024)) cover the Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw (parking and traffic), with early-payment amounts and dispute by screening and adjudication. Municipal tickets ([Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw 2846](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023)) cover other City bylaws such as animal control, noise, fireworks and community standards, and also list some highway offences. Bylaw enforcement and RCMP officers can issue them.

## Steps

1. Check the ticket for the offence and the amount.
2. To pay, use the City's Pay a Ticket page.
3. To dispute a bylaw notice, send a separate dispute form for each ticket, by email to dispute@langleycity.ca, within 14 days of receiving it.
4. A screening officer reviews it and cancels or upholds the ticket. If it is upheld, you can pay or go to an adjudication hearing.

## Good to know

- Examples: most parking offences $70 bylaw notice; unlicensed dog $250; dog at large $100; noise $100; unsightly property $100; fireworks sale or use without a permit $300; unauthorized watering $100 to $1,000 depending on the water stage.
- Early payment: parking-type bylaw notices ($70) are $35 if the City receives payment within 14 days. Some offences, such as failing to obey a traffic sign ($100), have no reduction. Municipal tickets show one amount.
- After 14 days the full penalty applies. A notice can still be paid after 14 days but can no longer be disputed. The bylaw sets no extra late charge.
- If the offence is upheld at adjudication, you pay the penalty plus a $25 fee.
- The City's pages and bylaws do not describe how to dispute a municipal ticket. Ask the Community Safety Team.
- Illegal burning has no confirmed current ticket amount, because the schedule still cites the repealed 2009 fire bylaw.

## Official forms and pages

- [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846 (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3139 (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024)
- [Bylaw Dispute Form](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/langley-city-bylaw-dispute-form)

## Related questions

- [Langley City noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/noise-rules.md)
- [Langley City unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/unsightly-property.md)
- [Langley City fireworks rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/fireworks.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Surrey](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/bylaw-fines.md)
- [White Rock](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/bylaw-fines.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/bylaw-fines.md)

## Sources

- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3139 (consolidated April 29, 2024) (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846 (consolidated December 4, 2023) (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Community Safety Team (formerly Bylaw Enforcement), City of Langley](https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/public-safety/community-safety-team-formerly-bylaw-enforcement) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023) (read 2026-11-05)

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