{"title":"Lillooet rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","question":"What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in Lillooet?","slug":"dangerous-dogs","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","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":"District of Lillooet","url":"https://www.lillooet.ca"},"short_answer":"In Lillooet, the Chief Administrative Officer decides whether a dog is aggressive, after an Animal Control Officer reports in writing. An aggressive dog must be confined at home, and off the property it must be leashed (2 metres or less) and muzzled.","aliases":["aggressive dog lillooet","dangerous dog lillooet","dog bite lillooet","report dog attack lillooet"],"cost":"Aggressive dog licence: $120 a year. Impounding an aggressive dog: $280, plus $50 a day boarding. Fine for an aggressive dog not securely confined, or not muzzled or leashed off the premises: $300 bylaw notice each ($200 if paid within 14 days; $400 if paid late).","how_long":"The owner may appeal a declaration in writing within 15 days.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Officer (questions)","value":"250-256-4289"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Officer","value":"bylawofficer@lillooet.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office, Municipal Hall","value":"615 Main Street, Lillooet, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (PDF)","url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2021-003 (Schedules 3 and 13) (PDF)","url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/"},{"title":"Animal Control, District of Lillooet","url":"https://www.lillooet.ca/animal-control"},{"title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2021-002, consolidated to March 24, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/96235/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Lillooet dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Lillooet dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Lillooet bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/pemberton","name":"Pemberton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pemberton/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/whistler","name":"Whistler","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/dangerous-dogs/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dangerous dog rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dangerous-dogs/"},"facts":{"how_declared":{"label":"How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive","value":"An aggressive dog has attacked or bitten a person without provocation, injured or harassed a person or domestic animal while at large, or is a dangerous dog. The Chief Administrative Officer decides, after an Animal Control Officer's written report. The owner may appeal in writing within 15 days.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (PDF)","section":"Definitions, ss. 33-35","quotes":["Aggressive Dog means a dog that meets any one or more of the following conditions","A dog that has attacked, bitten or caused injury, without provocation, to a person or has demonstrated a tendency to do so","grounds exist to declare the dog as an aggressive dog","may appeal the classification, in writing, within 15 days from the date of the letter"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"owner_rules":{"label":"Rules for owners","value":"On the owner's premises, keep the dog securely confined indoors or in a dog enclosure. Off the premises, keep it on a leash of 2 metres or less, under the immediate control of a capable person, and muzzled.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (PDF)","section":"s. 36","quotes":["keep the dog securely confined indoors or in a dog enclosure","On a leash not exceeding two metres in length","Muzzled to prevent it from biting a person or other animal"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Licence fee","value":"Aggressive dog licence: $120 a year. Impounding an aggressive dog: $280, plus $50 a day boarding.","short":"$120 a year (aggressive dog)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2021-003 (Schedules 3 and 13) (PDF)","section":"Schedule 3, ss. 1.0, 2.0","quotes":[".6 Aggressive dogs $120.00",".4 Seizing and impounding an aggressive dog $280.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Make a written, signed bylaw complaint to the District's Bylaw Officer, who follows up. Questions: bylawofficer@lillooet.ca or 250-256-4289. Suspected cruelty goes to the BC SPCA.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lillooet.ca/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, District of Lillooet","section":"Animal Control Enforcement","quotes":["make a written bylaw complaint and the Bylaw Officer will follow-up","Email bylawofficer@lillooet.ca or call 250-256-4289"]},{"url":"https://www.lillooet.ca/bylaw-enforcement-education","title":"Bylaw Enforcement &amp; Education &mdash; Lillooet","section":"Submit a Bylaw Complaint","quotes":["most unsigned forms will not be acted on"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Aggressive dog not securely confined: $300 ($200 if paid within 14 days; $400 late). Aggressive dog not muzzled or leashed off the premises: $300 ($200 early; $400 late).","short":"$300 ($200 if paid in 14 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/96235/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2021-002, consolidated to March 24, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Schedule 2, Animal Control Penalties, ss. 36.1, 36.2","quotes":["Aggressive dog 36.1 $300 $200 $400","Aggressive dog 36.2 $300 $200 $400"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (ss. 33-38). Dangerous dogs are also covered by Community Charter s. 49.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (PDF)","section":"ss. 33-38","quotes":["Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027","a dangerous dog may also be dealt with by the District in accordance with Section 49 of the Community Charter"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027](<https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/>), an aggressive dog is one that has attacked or bitten a person without provocation, injured or harassed a person or domestic animal while at large, or is a dangerous dog. A dog found aggressive or dangerous by another local government or a court also counts. The Chief Administrative Officer decides, after an Animal Control Officer's written report. A dangerous dog is also defined in Community Charter section 49 (it has killed or seriously injured a person or domestic animal, or is likely to), and the District may deal with it under that section too.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. To report a dog, make a written, signed bylaw complaint to the District's Bylaw Officer, who follows up.\n2. Questions: bylawofficer@lillooet.ca or 250-256-4289. Suspected cruelty goes to the BC SPCA.\n3. If your dog is declared aggressive, you may appeal in writing within 15 days.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- On the owner's premises, an aggressive dog must be securely confined indoors or in a dog enclosure. Off the premises, it must be on a leash of 2 metres or less, under the immediate control of a capable person, and muzzled.\n- An aggressive dog licence is $120 a year (the same after July 1). Impounding is $280, plus $50 a day for boarding. To reclaim an impounded aggressive dog, the owner signs a statement and pays the fees.\n- Bylaw notices: $300 for an aggressive dog not securely confined, and $300 for one not muzzled or leashed off the premises ($200 if paid within 14 days; $400 if paid late).\n- A nuisance dog licence is $60 (three or more impounds or running-at-large tickets within a set period).\n- The District page says phone, in-person and unsigned email complaints generally cannot be acted on. The bylaw sets no minimum age for the handler and no sign requirement.","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2021-003 (Schedules 3 and 13) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/96235/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2021-002, consolidated to March 24, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.lillooet.ca/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, District of Lillooet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.lillooet.ca/bylaw-enforcement-education","title":"Bylaw Enforcement &amp; Education &mdash; Lillooet","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dangerous-dogs/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dangerous-dogs.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dangerous-dogs.json"}}