{"title":"Langley City 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/langley","name":"Langley City","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 Langley","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Langley, a dog in a public place must be on a leash held by a responsible person. In City parks it must stay on-leash except in fenced, signed Off-leash Dog Areas, such as Brydon Park, City Park and Linwood Park. The ticket for a dog at large is $100.","aliases":["off leash dog park langley city","dog park langley city","leash law langley","Uplands dog off leash park"],"cost":"$100 ticket for a dog at large or off leash in a park; $100 for dog excrement not removed.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Community Safety Team (bylaw enforcement)","value":"604-514-2800","note":"City Hall is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"Community Safety Team","value":"bylaw@langleycity.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Parks & Trails, City of Langley","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/parks-recreation/parks-trails"},{"title":"Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw 3048 (PDF)","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf"},{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw 2622 (PDF)","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Langley City dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Langley City rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/dangerous-dogs/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/langley-township","name":"Township of Langley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/surrey","name":"Surrey","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/white-rock","name":"White Rock","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/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":"A dog on a highway or other public place (including a school ground, park or public beach) must be on a leash held by a responsible person. In City parks dogs must be on-leash at all times except in fenced, signed Off-leash Dog Areas. Off the owner's property a dog not on a leash must be under a competent person's control.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018) (PDF)","section":"s. 3 \"at large\"; s. 42","quotes":["a dog located upon a highway or other public place, including a school","ground, park or public beach, that is not secured on a leash to a responsible"]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf","title":"Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 7(b)","quotes":["Dogs must be on-leash at all times when they are in a Park with the exception that dogs are permitted to run free in Off-leash Dog Areas"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"leash_length":{"label":"Maximum leash length","value":"A \"leash\" is a rope, chain or other restraint not longer than 1.8 metres. A dangerous dog off its property must be on a leash no longer than 1.2 metres.","short":"1.8 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018) (PDF)","section":"s. 3 \"leash\"","quotes":["“LEASH” includes a rope, chain or other means of physical restraint that is not","longer than 1.8 meters in length."]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018) (PDF)","section":"s. 22(b)","quotes":["ensure the dog is on a leash which does not exceed one point two (1.2)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"off_leash_areas":{"label":"Off-leash areas","value":"Fenced and signed Off-leash Dog Areas inside parks. The City parks list shows off-leash areas at Brydon Park, City Park and Linwood Park, and the Uplands Dog Off Leash Park at 206 Street.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf","title":"Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 2 definitions","quotes":["“Off-leash Dog Areas” means those areas in a Park that are fenced and signed","as Off-leash Dog Areas."]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/parks-recreation/parks-trails","title":"Parks & Trails, City of Langley","section":"Parks list","quotes":["Brydon Park","Amenities: Baseball diamonds, Basketball, Off-leash areas, Picnic tables, Playgrounds, Soccer, Trails, Washrooms","Uplands Dog-off Leash Park and the Dog Park Loop Trail at 206 Street"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"dogs_not_allowed":{"label":"Places dogs are not allowed","value":"No animals inside a Public Facility (public plazas, squares and buildings), except certified guide and service dogs. Animals may not enter water in a reservoir, pond, fountain, pool or stream in a park.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf","title":"Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 10","quotes":["No animals are permitted within a Public Facility, with the exception of certified","guide and service dogs"]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf","title":"Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 9","quotes":["shall permit such animal or fowl to enter into the water of a reservoir, pond, fountain,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"clean_up":{"label":"Cleaning up","value":"Owners must not let a dog leave excrement anywhere except on the owner's property unless the owner immediately removes it and disposes of it in a sanitary manner.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018) (PDF)","section":"s. 41","quotes":["No person shall suffer or permit any dog to leave or deposit excrement, manure","takes immediate steps to remove such excrement, manure or dung and to"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine_at_large":{"label":"Fine, dog at large or off leash","value":"$100 for a dog running at large (Animal Control s. 31(a)), $100 for a dog at large on public lands (s. 42), and $100 for an animal off leash in a park (Parks bylaw s. 7(b)). Municipal Ticket Information schedules B1 and B16.","short":"Ticket $100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23","section":"Schedule B1","quotes":["Run at Large 31 (a) $ 100","Dog at Large Public Lands 42 $ 100"]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23","section":"Schedule B16","quotes":["Animal Off Leash 7(b) $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622; Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018) (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as “Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622”."]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf","title":"Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["PARKS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES REGULATION","BYLAW, 2018, NO. 3048"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the City of Langley's [Animal Control Bylaw](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated), a dog on a highway or other public place, including a school ground, park or public beach, must be on a leash held by a responsible person. The [Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf) says dogs in City parks must be on-leash at all times, except inside a fenced and signed Off-leash Dog Area. Off your own property, a dog that is not on a leash must be under a competent person's control.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A \"leash\" is a rope, chain or other restraint not longer than 1.8 metres. A dangerous dog off its property must be on a leash no longer than 1.2 metres.\n- Off-leash areas on the City's parks list: Brydon Park, City Park, Linwood Park, and the Uplands Dog Off Leash Park at 206 Street. The list may not be complete, so check the signs.\n- Dogs are not allowed inside a Public Facility (public plazas, squares and buildings), except certified guide and service dogs. Animals may not go into the water in a park reservoir, pond, fountain, pool or stream.\n- Pick up after your dog. You may not let it leave excrement anywhere but your own property unless you remove it at once and dispose of it in a sanitary way. The ticket is $100.\n- The ticket is $100 for a dog at large, $100 for a dog at large on public lands, and $100 for an animal off leash in a park. A dog that injures a person is $200.\n- A court can fine from $100 to $10,000 under the Animal Control Bylaw.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/parks-recreation/parks-trails","title":"Parks & Trails, City of Langley","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf","title":"Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated","title":"Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw 2846, Schedules B1 and B16 (consolidated December 4, 2023) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/public-safety/community-safety-team-formerly-bylaw-enforcement","title":"Community Safety Team (formerly Bylaw Enforcement), City of Langley","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23","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 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/dog-leash-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/dog-leash-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/dog-leash-rules.json"}}