{"title":"McBride bylaw fines and how tickets work","question":"What are the common bylaw fines in McBride?","slug":"bylaw-fines","place":{"path":"ca/bc/mcbride","name":"McBride","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of McBride","url":"https://mcbride.ca"},"short_answer":"In McBride, the only ticket amounts we found are for parking: $25 if paid within 14 days of the notice and $50 after that. No Municipal Ticket Information or Bylaw Notice bylaw is posted. Other bylaws set court fines, for example up to $2,000 for dog and unsightly property offences.","aliases":["bylaw fines mcbride","parking ticket mcbride","pay a bylaw ticket mcbride","dispute a ticket mcbride"],"cost":"Parking (Traffic Bylaw Schedule A): $25 within 14 calendar days, $50 after. Fees Bylaw 847 lists noisy dog $150 and dog waste not removed $50 (not called tickets). Court fines: up to $2,000 (dogs, unsightly property); $2,000 to $10,000 (water); at least $100 (burning).","how_long":"A parking ticket is $25 if paid within 14 calendar days of the date of issue, $50 after.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"100 Robson Centre, 855 SW Frontage Rd., McBride, BC V0J 2E0","note":"Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; closed statutory holidays"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-569-2229"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 568 (PDF), Village of McBride","url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3532/"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride","url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/48786/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"McBride dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"McBride unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"McBride backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","title":"McBride RV, boat and trailer parking rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"slug":"water-restrictions","title":"McBride watering restrictions","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/water-restrictions/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/valemount","name":"Valemount","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/williams-lake","name":"Williams Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clearwater","name":"Clearwater","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/bylaw-fines/"}],"topic":{"title":"Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines/"},"facts":{"how_tickets_work":{"label":"How tickets work","value":"Parking: a bylaw enforcement officer or police officer issues a Traffic Infraction Notice. Other bylaws: a ticket may be issued under the Community Charter and Local Government Act procedure. The Animal Control Bylaw refers to a \"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw\", which is not posted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3532/","title":"Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 568 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"s. 42","quotes":["Bylaw Enforcement Officer or a Police Officer upon observing"]},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"s. 13(1), 13(2)","quotes":["A ticket may be issued in accordance with the procedure set out in Community Charter/ Local Government Act.","Village of McBride Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"example_fines":{"label":"Common fines","value":"Parking (Traffic Bylaw Schedule A): $25 if paid within 14 days, $50 after. Animal schedule (Fees Bylaw 847 K.3, \"other fees\"): noisy dog $150, feces not removed $50. No other ticket amounts found. Court fines: up to $2,000 (dogs, unsightly), $2,000 to $10,000 (water, business licence), burning at least $100.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3532/","title":"Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 568 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["$25.00 if such penalty is paid within 14 calendar days from the date of issue of the Traffic Infraction Notice."]},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"s. 13(2)","quotes":["shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS"]},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3541/","title":"Water Bylaw No. 737, 2013 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"s. 15.2.1","quotes":["is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not less than $2,000 and not exceeding $10,000.00"]},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3533/","title":"Open Burning Control Bylaw No. 680, 2008 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"s. 11(c)","quotes":["shall, be liable to a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100)."]},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/48786/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"Schedule K, K.3","quotes":["Possessing or harbourlng a habitually noisy dog $150.00","Failure to comply with manure and feces disposal $50.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"early_payment":{"label":"Paying early","value":"Parking tickets: $25 if paid within 14 calendar days of the date of issue.","short":"Parking: $25 if paid in 14 days","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3532/","title":"Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 568 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"Schedule A, s. 44(a)","quotes":["$25.00 if such penalty is paid within 14 calendar days from the date of issue of the Traffic Infraction Notice."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"late_payment":{"label":"Paying late","value":"Parking tickets: $50 after 14 calendar days. If still unpaid, court proceedings may be started against the registered owner, who can pay the Schedule A amount out of court up to 24 hours before the appearance.","short":"Parking: $50 after 14 days","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3532/","title":"Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 568 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"Schedule A, s. 45","quotes":["Infraction Notice the penalty shall be $50.00.","may be commenced against the registered owner of the vehicle."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"dispute":{"label":"Disputing a ticket","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"How to dispute a ticket is not described in any readable official text.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 568, Schedule A (parking). No other ticket schedule is posted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3532/","title":"Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 568 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Park Longer than 24 Hours"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nFor parking, a bylaw enforcement officer or police officer issues a Traffic Infraction Notice under the [Traffic and Parking Bylaw 568](<https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3532/>). For other bylaws, a ticket may be issued under the Community Charter and Local Government Act procedure. The [Animal Control Bylaw 693](<https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/>) refers to a \"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw\", but none is posted in the Village's bylaw library, so no ticket amounts for those offences were found.\n\n## Amounts we found\n\n- Parking tickets: $25 if paid within 14 calendar days of the date of issue, $50 after that.\n- Fees Bylaw 847, other fees (not called tickets): $150 for a habitually noisy dog and $50 for failing to remove dog waste.\n- Court fines (maximums on conviction): up to $2,000 for animal control offences and for unsightly property (each day a new offence); $2,000 to $10,000 under the [Water Bylaw 737](<https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3541/>); at least $100 under the [Burning Bylaw 680](<https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3533/>).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- If a parking ticket stays unpaid, court proceedings may be started against the registered owner, who can pay the Schedule A amount out of court up to 24 hours before the appearance.\n- How to dispute a ticket is not described in any readable official text. Ask the Village Office at 250-569-2229.","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3532/","title":"Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 568 (PDF), Village of McBride","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (PDF), Village of McBride","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3537/","title":"Maintenance Bylaw No. 706, 2010 (PDF), Village of McBride","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3533/","title":"Open Burning Control Bylaw No. 680, 2008 (PDF), Village of McBride","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3541/","title":"Water Bylaw No. 737, 2013 (PDF), Village of McBride","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/48786/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/","title":"Bylaw library, Village of McBride","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 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/bylaw-fines/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/bylaw-fines.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/bylaw-fines.json"}}