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title: Langley City dog leash rules and off-leash areas
question: "Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?"
place: Langley City, British Columbia, Canada
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# Langley City dog leash rules and off-leash areas

**Question:** Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Langley, https://www.langleycity.ca)  
**Cost:** $100 ticket for a dog at large or off leash in a park; $100 for dog excrement not removed.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Community Safety Team (bylaw enforcement), 604-514-2800 (City Hall is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Email: Community Safety Team, bylaw@langleycity.ca

## Key facts

- **Leash rule:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018), s. 3 "at large"; s. 42](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048 (consolidated), s. 7(b)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Maximum leash length:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018), s. 3 "leash"](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated)
  - Official wording: "“LEASH” includes a rope, chain or other means of physical restraint that is not" … "longer than 1.8 meters in length."
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018), s. 22(b)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated)
  - Official wording: "ensure the dog is on a leash which does not exceed one point two (1.2)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Off-leash areas:** 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.
  - Source: [Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048 (consolidated), s. 2 definitions](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf)
  - Official wording: "“Off-leash Dog Areas” means those areas in a Park that are fenced and signed" … "as Off-leash Dog Areas."
  - Source: [Parks & Trails, Parks list](https://www.langleycity.ca/parks-recreation/parks-trails)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Places dogs are not allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048 (consolidated), s. 10](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf)
  - Official wording: "No animals are permitted within a Public Facility, with the exception of certified" … "guide and service dogs"
  - Source: [Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048 (consolidated), s. 9](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf)
  - Official wording: "shall permit such animal or fowl to enter into the water of a reservoir, pond, fountain,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Cleaning up:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018), s. 41](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine, dog at large or off leash:** $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.
  - 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: "Run at Large 31 (a) $ 100" … "Dog at Large Public Lands 42 $ 100"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23, Schedule B16](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023)
  - Official wording: "Animal Off Leash 7(b) $100.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622; Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018), s. 1](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as “Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622”."
  - Source: [Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048 (consolidated), title](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf)
  - Official wording: "PARKS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES REGULATION" … "BYLAW, 2018, NO. 3048"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Under 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- A court can fine from $100 to $10,000 under the Animal Control Bylaw.

## Official forms and pages

- [Parks & Trails, City of Langley](https://www.langleycity.ca/parks-recreation/parks-trails)
- [Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw 3048 (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf)
- [Animal Control Bylaw 2622 (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated)

## Related questions

- [Langley City dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/dog-licence.md)
- [Langley City rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/dangerous-dogs.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Surrey](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [White Rock](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/dog-leash-rules.md)

## Sources

- [Parks & Trails, City of Langley](https://www.langleycity.ca/parks-recreation/parks-trails) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Parks and Public Facilities Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 3048 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/docslang-166446-v1-parksandpublicfacilitiesregulationbylaw3048consolidatedpdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Animal Control Bylaw 2006, No. 2622 (consolidated June 15, 2018) (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw-2622-consolidated) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw 2846, Schedules B1 and B16 (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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