{"title":"McBride dog leash rules and off-leash areas","question":"Where can dogs be off leash in McBride, and what are the leash rules?","slug":"dog-leash-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/mcbride","name":"McBride","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":"Village of McBride","url":"https://mcbride.ca"},"short_answer":"In McBride, a dog off its owner's property must be on a leash no longer than 2.44 m (8 feet) and under the control of a person able to restrain it. The Animal Control Bylaw and the Village website name no off-leash areas.","aliases":["dog leash rules mcbride","off leash dog park mcbride","dogs at large mcbride","dog poop bylaw mcbride"],"cost":"No ticket amount is posted. Court fine up to $2,000. A dog at large may be impounded: $100 if licensed, $150 if not (Fees Bylaw 847). Not picking up dog waste: $50 (Fees Bylaw 847, other fees).","how_long":"Not applicable.","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":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (PDF), Village of McBride","url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/"},{"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":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in McBride","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"McBride bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/valemount","name":"Valemount","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/williams-lake","name":"Williams Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clearwater","name":"Clearwater","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/dog-leash-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules/"},"facts":{"leash_rule":{"label":"Leash rule","value":"Off your own property, a dog must be on a leash and under the effective control of a person able to restrain it. A dog must not be at large and must be kept confined within the owner's property. Dangerous dogs have separate rules.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"s. 7(3), 7(6)","quotes":["All dogs when in public must be accompanied by and under the effective control of a person competent to restrain the dog, and be on a leash not exceeding 2.44 m","No person shall permit their dog(s) to be at large within the Village and must ensure that their dog(s) is kept confined within the boundaries of their property."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"leash_length":{"label":"Maximum leash length","value":"2.44 m (8 feet).","short":"2.44 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"s. 2 (Leash), s. 7(6)","quotes":["Leash: means a chain, harness, line, thong or rope, not exceeding 2.44 m (8 feet)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"off_leash_areas":{"label":"Off-leash areas","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"Neither the bylaw nor the Village website names an off-leash area.","sources":[]},"dogs_not_allowed":{"label":"Places dogs are not allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The bylaw bans dogs from no places outright.","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (PDF), Village of McBride"}]},"clean_up":{"label":"Cleaning up","value":"The owner must immediately remove a dog's excrement from any street, boulevard, school ground, park, public place or other private property (except the owner's own) and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"s. 7(7)","quotes":["unless the person immediately removes the excrement and disposes of it in a sanitary manner."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine_at_large":{"label":"Fine, dog at large or off leash","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No ticket amount for a dog at large is posted.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of McBride Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (Village bylaw library lists it as \"Bylaw 693 - Animal Control\").","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the \"Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009\"."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":1,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Animal Control Bylaw 693](<https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/>) says that off your own property a dog must be on a leash and under the effective control of a person able to restrain it. A dog must not run at large and must be kept confined within the owner's property. The leash may be no longer than 2.44 m (8 feet). Dangerous dogs have stricter rules (see the related answer).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Neither the bylaw nor the Village website names an off-leash area, and the bylaw bans dogs from no places outright. Ask the Village Office if you want to know whether any area is intended for off-leash use.\n- You must immediately remove your dog's excrement from any street, boulevard, school ground, park or public place, or from private property that is not your own, and dispose of it in a sanitary manner. Guide dogs are exempt.\n- No ticket amount for a dog at large is posted. The bylaw sets a maximum court fine of $2,000.\n- A dog at large may be impounded. Under the [Fees and Charges Bylaw 847](<https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/48786/>) the charge is $100 for a licensed dog and $150 for an unlicensed dog.\n- The same bylaw lists $50 for failing to dispose of dog waste.","sources":[{"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/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 4 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/dog-leash-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/dog-leash-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/dog-leash-rules.json"}}