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title: Maple Ridge dog leash rules and off-leash areas
question: "Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?"
place: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/maple-ridge
category: Pets, animals and wildlife
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owner_body: City of Maple Ridge
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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# Maple Ridge dog leash rules and off-leash areas

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

**Short answer:** In Maple Ridge a dog off its owner's property must be on a leash and under the owner's immediate and effective control. In parks, dogs must be leashed unless the area is designated and posted as off-leash. The City lists six off-leash parks, including Jerry Sulina Park and Albion Fairgrounds.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Maple Ridge, https://www.mapleridge.ca)  
**Cost:** A dog at large is a $150 bylaw notice ($100 within 14 days, $200 after 28 days) or a $100 municipal ticket.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Report an off-leash dog (Bylaw, Licensing and Community Safety), 604-467-7305
- Online: Report a concern, https://www.mapleridge.ca/community-safety/report-concern

## Key facts

- **Leash rule:** Off the owner's property a dog must be on a leash and in the owner's immediate and effective control; a dog at large is an offence. In parks, no unleashed dog unless the area is designated and posted as off-leash.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012, s. 7.1.1 and definition of At Large](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/animal-control-and-licencing-bylaw-no-6908-2012)
  - Official wording: "in a place other than the premises of the Owner while not on a leash and in the immediate and effective control of the Owner;" … "shall not allow or permit that animal to be At Large."
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Services, FAQ](https://www.mapleridge.ca/resident-services/animal-control)
  - Official wording: "The City's Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw states that a dog must be on leash at all times while off its property."
  - Source: [Public Places, Parks and Recreation Facilities Regulation Bylaw No. 7854-2022, s. 12.1.1](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/public-places-parks-and-recreation-facilities-regulation-bylaw-no-7854-2022)
  - Official wording: "unless the Park or area of the Park is designated and posted as an off- leash area;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Maximum leash length:** None set. The bylaw sets no general maximum leash length.
- **Off-leash areas:** Designated, signed off-leash parks listed by the City: Beckett Park, Albion Fairgrounds, Maple Ridge Upper Park, Hammond Dog Off-Leash Area, Westview Park and Jerry Sulina Park. Up to three dogs per owner, under immediate control. The list is on the City's Dogs in Parks page.
  - Source: [Dogs in Parks, Off-Leash Dog Parks](https://www.mapleridge.ca/art-parks-rec/parks-trails/dogs-parks)
  - Official wording: "Off-Leash Dog Parks" … "a new urban dog park was developed in Beckett Park at 11683 223 St."
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012, Schedule C](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/animal-control-and-licencing-bylaw-no-6908-2012)
  - Official wording: "Jerry Sulina Park (13200 210 St)" … "a maximum of three (3) Dogs per Owner are permitted off leash and under immediate control of an Owner."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Places dogs are not allowed:** Dogs are banned in, on or within 5 m of playgrounds, sports fields, municipal golf courses, tennis or basketball courts, wading pools, swimming beaches, food service areas or concessions, picnic eating areas and shelters, and municipal and public buildings (including daycares and recreation centres), and in Haney Wharf Park.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012, Schedule B (s. 6.5.1(a))](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/animal-control-and-licencing-bylaw-no-6908-2012)
  - Official wording: "Pursuant to section 6.5.1(a), Dogs are prohibited in the following areas:" … "In, on, or within 5 meters of:" … "2. Haney Wharf Park"
  - Source: [Public Places, Parks and Recreation Facilities Regulation Bylaw No. 7854-2022, s. 12.1.3](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/public-places-parks-and-recreation-facilities-regulation-bylaw-no-7854-2022)
  - Official wording: "Permit a dog or other animal on or within five (5) metres of any playing field, sports surface,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Cleaning up:** The owner must immediately remove the animal's excrement from any place other than the owner's property and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012, s. 7.2.1](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/animal-control-and-licencing-bylaw-no-6908-2012)
  - Official wording: "the Owner shall immediately remove the excrement and dispose of it in a sanitary manner."
  - Source: [Dogs in Parks, intro](https://www.mapleridge.ca/art-parks-rec/parks-trails/dogs-parks)
  - Official wording: "Dog owners are required to pick up after their pets and to dispose of their waste responsibly."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine, dog at large or off leash:** Animal at-large (dogs and other animals except cats): bylaw notice $150 ($100 within 14 days, $200 after 28 days). Municipal ticket: $100.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement (Consolidated) Bylaw No. 7626-2020, Schedule A, Part 1](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-consolidated-bylaw-no-7626-2020)
  - Official wording: "6908-2012 7.1.1 Animal at-large $150 $100 $200 No"
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 6929-2012 (Consolidated), Schedule 2](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/ticket-information-utilization-bylaw-no-6929-2012-consolidated)
  - Official wording: "Animal at-large 7.1.1 $100"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012 (parks: Public Places, Parks and Recreation Facilities Regulation Bylaw No. 7854-2022, s. 12.1)
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012, title](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/animal-control-and-licencing-bylaw-no-6908-2012)
  - Official wording: "Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012"
  - Source: [Public Places, Parks and Recreation Facilities Regulation Bylaw No. 7854-2022, title](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/public-places-parks-and-recreation-facilities-regulation-bylaw-no-7854-2022)
  - Official wording: "Public Places, Parks and Recreation Facilities Regulation"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/animal-control-and-licencing-bylaw-no-6908-2012) says that off the owner's property a dog must be on a leash and in the owner's immediate and effective control. A dog at large is an offence. In City parks, the [Public Places, Parks and Recreation Facilities Regulation Bylaw No. 7854-2022](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/public-places-parks-and-recreation-facilities-regulation-bylaw-no-7854-2022) bars unleashed dogs unless the area is designated and posted as off-leash.

## Good to know

- Off-leash parks on the City's Dogs in Parks page: Beckett Park, Albion Fairgrounds, Maple Ridge Upper Park, Hammond Dog Off-Leash Area, Westview Park and Jerry Sulina Park. Up to three dogs per owner, under immediate control.
- The bylaw sets no general maximum leash length. A 1.5 m maximum applies only to leashes for dangerous animals and aggressive dogs.
- Dogs are banned in, on or within 5 m of playgrounds, sports fields, municipal golf courses, tennis or basketball courts, wading pools, swimming beaches, food service areas or concessions, picnic eating areas and shelters, and municipal and public buildings (including daycares and recreation centres). They are also banned in Haney Wharf Park.
- The owner must immediately remove the dog's excrement from any place other than the owner's property and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.
- A dog at large: a bylaw notice is $150; a municipal ticket is $100.
- To report a dog off leash, call 604-467-7305.

## Official forms and pages

- [Dogs in Parks (City page)](https://www.mapleridge.ca/art-parks-rec/parks-trails/dogs-parks)
- [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012 (PDF)](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/animal-control-and-licencing-bylaw-no-6908-2012)

## Related questions

- [Maple Ridge dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/dog-licence.md)
- [Maple Ridge rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Maple Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/how-many-pets.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Pitt Meadows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/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)
- [Anmore](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/dog-leash-rules.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/animal-control-and-licencing-bylaw-no-6908-2012) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Animal Control and Licensing Services, City of Maple Ridge](https://www.mapleridge.ca/resident-services/animal-control) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Public Places, Parks and Recreation Facilities Regulation Bylaw No. 7854-2022](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/public-places-parks-and-recreation-facilities-regulation-bylaw-no-7854-2022) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Dogs in Parks, City of Maple Ridge](https://www.mapleridge.ca/art-parks-rec/parks-trails/dogs-parks) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement (Consolidated) Bylaw No. 7626-2020](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-consolidated-bylaw-no-7626-2020) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 6929-2012 (Consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/ticket-information-utilization-bylaw-no-6929-2012-consolidated) (read 2026-11-05)

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