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title: Logan Lake rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs
question: "What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs?"
place: Logan Lake, British Columbia, Canada
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# Logan Lake rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs

**Question:** What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs?

**Short answer:** In Logan Lake, a dog that has killed or injured a person or domestic animal, or that the Animal Control Officer believes is likely to, is a "dangerous dog" under Bylaw 893. Keeping a vicious dog or a dog attack is a $200 ticket. Report to the Bylaw Enforcement Officer.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Logan Lake, https://loganlake.ca)  
**Cost:** $200 ticket for keeping a vicious dog, animal or wild animal, and $200 for a dog attack. No separate licence fee for a dangerous or aggressive dog is set.  
**How long:** A dog that bites a person is held at the pound or under a veterinarian's supervision for 14 days at the owner's expense.  
**Where:**
- Email: Bylaw Enforcement/Animal Control Officer, bylaw@loganlake.ca
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, 250-318-4964
- Phone: Municipal Office, 250-523-6225 (Monday to Friday, regular business hours)
- Phone: After-hours emergency, 250-523-6274
- Online: Online bylaw complaint form, https://loganlake.ca/live-work-here/submit-bylaw-complaint/

## Key facts

- **How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive:** Dangerous dog: any dog that has killed or injured a person or domestic animal, or that the Animal Control Officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person (known tendency to attack without provocation, menacing unprovoked approach, or dog fighting). Aggressive dog: the Animal Control Officer may designate a dog that bites a human or animal without provocation, has a known propensity to attack, or was previously designated. The officer may apply to Provincial Court for an order to destroy a dangerous dog.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, s. 2, definition of Dangerous Dog](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4088/)
  - Official wording: "any dog which has killed or injured a person or domestic animal," … "any dog the Animal Control Officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or"
  - Source: [Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, s. 3(f), Aggressive Dog](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4088/)
  - Official wording: "Bites a human or animal without provocation;"
  - Source: [Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, preamble](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4088/)
  - Official wording: "Provincial Court for an order that the dog be destroyed"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Rules for owners:** No muzzle, enclosure, sign or handler-age rules. Owners must ensure the person in charge of the dog is competent to restrain it. A dog that bites a person goes to the pound or a veterinarian's supervision for 14 days at the owner's expense, unless the veterinarian recommends in writing an earlier release.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, s. 3(e)](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4088/)
  - Official wording: "Every owner of a dog must ensure that any person who has care, custody or control of" … "dog which bites any person, whether on private property or elsewhere, must be" … "little likelihood of any infection,"
  - Source: [Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, s. 10(h), Dog Bites](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4088/)
  - Official wording: "iv) If the dog is not removed within two days after the 14-day period, the dog will be"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Licence fee:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **How to report:** Contact the Bylaw Enforcement/Animal Control Officer: bylaw@loganlake.ca or 250.318.4964, the Municipal Office at 250.523.6225 or info@loganlake.ca (Monday to Friday, regular business hours), or the online bylaw complaint webform. After-hours emergency number: 250.523.6274. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.
  - Source: [Contacts, Bylaw Enforcement/Animal Control](https://loganlake.ca/your-municipality/contacts/)
  - Official wording: "bylaw@loganlake.ca" … "The Bylaw Enforcement Officer may also be contacted at 250.318.4964."
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing, Reporting a Lost or Found Dog or a Complaint about a Dog](https://loganlake.ca/live-work-here/animal-control-licensing/)
  - Official wording: "please contact the Municipal Office at 250.523.6225 or email at info@loganlake.ca Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays, during regular business hours for assistance."
  - Source: [Submit a Bylaw Complaint](https://loganlake.ca/live-work-here/submit-bylaw-complaint/)
  - Official wording: "If this is an emergency, please contact our After-Hours Emergency number at 250.523.6274."
  - Source: [Bylaw Complaint Process Bylaw No. 825, s. 3, complaint process](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/3233/)
  - Official wording: "Anonymous complaints are not accepted."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** $200 for keeping a vicious dog, animal or wild animal; $200 for a dog attack; $200 for removing an animal from the pound.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, Schedule B](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4088/)
  - Official wording: "Kee in of vicious do s, animals or wild animals" … "Do attack"
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing, Offenses & Penalties](https://loganlake.ca/live-work-here/animal-control-licensing/)
  - Official wording: "Keeping of vicious dogs, animals or wild animals | 3.e) | $200.00" … "Dog attack | 6.c) | $200.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** District of Logan Lake Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022
  - Source: [Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022, title / page header](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4088/)
  - Official wording: "Animal Control and lmpoundment Bylaw 893, 2022"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Logan Lake's [Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw 893](<https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4088/>) defines a dangerous dog as any dog that has killed or injured a person or domestic animal, or that the Animal Control Officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person (for example, a known tendency to attack without provocation, a menacing unprovoked approach, or dog fighting). The officer may designate an aggressive dog if it bites a human or animal without provocation, has a known propensity to attack, or was previously designated. The officer may apply to Provincial Court for an order to destroy a dangerous dog. A bite on someone trespassing or teasing the dog does not make it dangerous.

## Steps

1. Report to the Bylaw Enforcement/Animal Control Officer (bylaw@loganlake.ca or 250-318-4964), the Municipal Office (250-523-6225 or info@loganlake.ca) or the online bylaw complaint form.
2. Give your name, address and phone number; anonymous complaints are not accepted.
3. For an emergency after hours, call 250-523-6274.

## Good to know

- Owners must make sure whoever has care of the dog is competent to restrain it. The bylaw has no muzzle, enclosure, sign or handler-age rules that we could find.
- A dog that bites a person must go to the pound or to a veterinarian's supervision for 14 days at the owner's expense, unless the veterinarian recommends an earlier release in writing.
- Keeping a vicious dog, animal or wild animal is a $200 ticket; so is a dog attack, and so is removing an animal from the pound.
- A court may also fine $250 to $2,000 on summary conviction.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022 (PDF)](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4088/)
- [Submit a Bylaw Complaint](https://loganlake.ca/live-work-here/submit-bylaw-complaint/)

## Related questions

- [Logan Lake dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/dog-licence.md)
- [Logan Lake dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/how-many-pets.md)
- [Logan Lake bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dangerous dog rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Ashcroft](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Lytton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Lillooet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Merritt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Sun Peaks](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/dangerous-dogs.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control and Impoundment Bylaw No. 893, 2022 (PDF), District of Logan Lake](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4088/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Animal Control and Licensing, District of Logan Lake](https://loganlake.ca/live-work-here/animal-control-licensing/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contacts, District of Logan Lake](https://loganlake.ca/your-municipality/contacts/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Submit a Bylaw Complaint, District of Logan Lake](https://loganlake.ca/live-work-here/submit-bylaw-complaint/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Complaint Process Bylaw No. 825 (PDF), District of Logan Lake](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/3233/) (read 2026-11-08)

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