McBride dog leash rules and off-leash areas
Where can dogs be off leash in McBride, and what are the leash rules?
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.
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.Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009, s. 7(3), 7(6) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAll 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. |
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| Maximum leash length | 2.44 m (8 feet).Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009, s. 2 (Leash), s. 7(6) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingLeash: means a chain, harness, line, thong or rope, not exceeding 2.44 m (8 feet) |
| 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.Read: Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 |
| 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.Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009, s. 7(7) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingunless the person immediately removes the excrement and disposes of it in a sanitary manner. |
| 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").Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThis bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009". |
How it works
The Animal Control Bylaw 693 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 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
The same question in other places
Valemount · Quesnel · Williams Lake · Prince George · Clearwater · 100 Mile House
Sources
- Animal Control Bylaw No. 693, 2009 (PDF), Village of McBride (read 2026-11-08)
- Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaw library, Village of McBride (read 2026-11-08)
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. How answers are checked.