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title: Mackenzie bylaw fines and how tickets work
question: "What are the common bylaw fines in Mackenzie?"
place: Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada
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# Mackenzie bylaw fines and how tickets work

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

**Short answer:** In Mackenzie, bylaw tickets are Municipal Ticket Information tickets under Bylaw No. 1465. Examples: unlicensed dog $100, dog at large $80, noise $100, unsightly property $150, burning without a permit $100, parking over 24 hours $50.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Mackenzie, https://districtofmackenzie.ca)  
**Cost:** Municipal tickets: unlicensed dog $100; dog at large $80; dog off leash in a public place $100; dog barking $100; noise $100 ($125 continuous); unsightly property $150; burning without a permit $100; parking over 24 hours $50; sprinkling during restrictions $50 first offence, $100 each subsequent.  
**Where:**
- In person: Pay a ticket: District Main Office or overnight drop box, 1 Mackenzie Boulevard, Mackenzie, BC V0J 2C0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (excluding statutory holidays))
- By mail: Pay a ticket by mail, P.O. Bag 340, 1 Mackenzie Blvd
- Phone: Animal Control & Bylaw Services, 250-997-3882 (If the officer is on patrol: 250-997-7617)

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** Bylaw Enforcement Officers (and the other officers named in the ticket bylaw, such as RCMP members, the Building Inspector, Fire Chief and Director of Public Works for certain bylaws) issue Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) tickets. Disputes are heard in the Provincial Court of British Columbia.
  - Source: [Tickets & Fines, In All Fairness](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/tickets-fines/)
  - Official wording: "A Bylaw Enforcement Officer may issue a Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) notice to a person or company for a violation to a District Bylaw." … "Disputes are heard in the Provincial Court of British Columbia by a Provincial Court Judge."
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022, amended by Nos. 1488 and 1502, s. 3, Schedule 1](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The persons who act in the job position or titles listed in Column 2 of Schedule 1"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Common fines:** Municipal tickets: unlicensed dog $100; dog at large $80; dog off leash in public place $100; dog barking $100; noise $100 ($125 continuous); unsightly property $150; burn without permit $100; parking over 24 hours $50; sprinkling during restrictions $50 first offence, $100 each subsequent.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022, amended by Nos. 1488 and 1502, Schedules 2, 5, 4, 9, 13, 10](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf)
  - Official wording: "10. Dog at large. 5.(c) $80" … "4. Dog barking. 3.(i) $100" … "4. Continuous noise. 6.(c) $125" … "1. Failure to obtain Burn Permit. 26. $100" … "5. Park longer than 24 hours. 9.(b) $50" … "$50 – First Offence"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022, amended by Nos. 1488 and 1502, Schedule 4](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf)
  - Official wording: "2. Permit the accumulation of rubbish, garbage, or discarded material upon real property and failure to remove the 6.2.1 (a) $150.00 accumulation."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Paying early:** Parking tickets under Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 831 (Schedule A): $25 if paid within 14 calendar days of the notice, $50 after. The Municipal Ticket Information schedule lists $50 for the same offences, so the documents differ. No early-payment discount is stated for other offences.
  - Source: [Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 831, amended by Nos. 987 and 1238, Schedule A](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bylaw-No.-831-987-1238-Traffic-and-Parking.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The penalty to be levied with respect to these offences shall be $25.00 if such" … "penalty is paid within L4 calendar days from the date of issue of the Traffic"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Paying late:** Parking offences under Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 831 (Schedule A): the penalty is $50 after 14 calendar days from the date of the notice. The Municipal Ticket Information schedule shows $50 with no early amount. No late increase is stated for other offences.
  - Source: [Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 831, amended by Nos. 987 and 1238, Schedule A](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bylaw-No.-831-987-1238-Traffic-and-Parking.pdf)
  - Official wording: "After L4 calendar days from the date of issue of the Traffic Infraction Notice" … "the penalty shall be $50.00."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Disputing a ticket:** First speak with the Bylaw Officer. If it cannot be resolved, the dispute is referred to the Provincial Court for a hearing. Bring the ticket number (top right of the ticket), your full name and mailing address, and the date, bylaw name and section of the offence.
  - Source: [Tickets & Fines, Disputing a Ticket](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/tickets-fines/)
  - Official wording: "To dispute a MTI violation you should first speak with the Bylaw Officer to discuss your concerns." … "your dispute will be referred to the Provincial Court for a hearing." … "The ticket number from the top right hand corner of the face of the ticket,"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022, amended by Nos. 1488 and 1502, s. 6](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The District’s Director of Corporate Services is hereby authorized to refer any disputed ticket"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022 (amended by Nos. 1488 and 1502).
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022, amended by Nos. 1488 and 1502](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw shall be cited as “Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022”."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The District of Mackenzie's [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf) is the only ticketing system the District lists. Bylaw Enforcement Officers, and other officers named in it (such as RCMP members, the Building Inspector, the Fire Chief and the Director of Public Works for certain bylaws), issue Municipal Ticket Information tickets. Disputes are heard in the Provincial Court of British Columbia.

## Steps

1. To dispute a ticket, first speak with the Bylaw Officer.
2. If it cannot be resolved, the dispute is referred to the Provincial Court for a hearing. Have the ticket number (top right of the ticket), your full name and mailing address, and the date, bylaw name and section of the offence.
3. To pay, go to the District Main Office, mail it to P.O. Bag 340, 1 Mackenzie Blvd, or use the overnight drop box.

## Good to know

- No Bylaw Notice Enforcement bylaw, with early and late amounts, was found in the District's bylaw listing.
- No early-payment discount is stated for most offences. For parking, Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 831 (Schedule A) shows $25 if paid within 14 calendar days of the notice and $50 after, while the ticket bylaw lists $50, so the documents differ.
- No late increase is stated for other offences. The page states no dispute deadline or adjudication fee.
- Fines by topic are in the related answers.

## Official forms and pages

- [Tickets & Fines page](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/tickets-fines/)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465 (PDF)](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Mackenzie noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/noise-rules.md)
- [Mackenzie dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/dog-licence.md)
- [Mackenzie unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/unsightly-property.md)
- [Mackenzie watering restrictions](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/water-restrictions.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)
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- [Tumbler Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Vanderhoof](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Prince George](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Fraser Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fraser-lake/bylaw-fines.md)

## Sources

- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022, amended by Nos. 1488 and 1502 (PDF)](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Tickets & Fines, District of Mackenzie](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/tickets-fines/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 831, amended by Nos. 987 and 1238 (PDF)](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bylaw-No.-831-987-1238-Traffic-and-Parking.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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