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title: McBride dog leash rules and off-leash areas
question: "Where can dogs be off leash in McBride, and what are the leash rules?"
place: McBride, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/mcbride
category: Pets, animals and wildlife
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of McBride
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# McBride dog leash rules and off-leash areas

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of McBride, https://mcbride.ca)  
**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:**
- In person: Village Office, 100 Robson Centre, 855 SW Frontage Rd., McBride, BC V0J 2E0 (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)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-569-2229

## Key facts

- **Leash rule:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009, s. 7(3), 7(6)](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Maximum leash length:** 2.44 m (8 feet).
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009, s. 2 (Leash), s. 7(6)](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/)
  - Official wording: "Leash: means a chain, harness, line, thong or rope, not exceeding 2.44 m (8 feet)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Off-leash areas:** Not confirmed. Neither the bylaw nor the Village website names an off-leash area.
- **Places dogs are not allowed:** None set. The bylaw bans dogs from no places outright.
- **Cleaning up:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009, s. 7(7)](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/)
  - Official wording: "unless the person immediately removes the excrement and disposes of it in a sanitary manner."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine, dog at large or off leash:** Not confirmed. No ticket amount for a dog at large is posted.
- **Bylaw:** Village of McBride Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (Village bylaw library lists it as "Bylaw 693 - Animal Control").
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009, s. 1](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009"."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [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).

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- No ticket amount for a dog at large is posted. The bylaw sets a maximum court fine of $2,000.
- 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.
- The same bylaw lists $50 for failing to dispose of dog waste.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (PDF), Village of McBride](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/48786/)

## Related questions

- [McBride dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/dog-licence.md)
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in McBride](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/how-many-pets.md)
- [McBride bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Valemount](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Quesnel](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Williams Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Prince George](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Clearwater](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [100 Mile House](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/dog-leash-rules.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (PDF), Village of McBride](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3535/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/48786/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw library, Village of McBride](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/) (read 2026-11-08)

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