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title: Metchosin bylaw fines and how tickets work
question: "What are the common bylaw fines in Metchosin?"
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# Metchosin bylaw fines and how tickets work

**Question:** What are the common bylaw fines in Metchosin?

**Short answer:** Metchosin enforces bylaws with municipal tickets under its Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw. Examples: noise $200, unsightly property $250, parking over 72 hours $35, campfire rules $250. Many tickets rise if not paid within 30 days. You have 14 days to pay or dispute.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Metchosin, https://www.metchosin.ca)  
**Cost:** Dog licence $100 ($150 after 30 days); animal at large $150 ($200); noise $200; unsightly property $250; parking over 72 hours $35 ($70); campfire rules $250 ($500).  
**How long:** Pay or dispute within 14 days after the ticket is served.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Municipal Hall, 250-474-3167 (Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** Metchosin uses Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) tickets under Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 475. Listed bylaws can be enforced by ticket, issued by designated Bylaw Enforcement Officers and, for some bylaws, the Corporate Officer, Building Inspector, Fire Chief or RCMP officers.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 2004, No. 475, ss. 1-2](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/912/)
  - Official wording: "may be enforced by means of a ticket in the form prescribed for the purposes of Part 8 of the" … "are designated as Bylaw Enforcement Officers pursuant to Section 264 of the Community Charter"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Common fines:** Dog licence $100 ($150 after 30 days); animal at large $150 ($200); noise that disturbs $200; unsightly property $250; parking over 72 hours $35 ($70); campfire rules $250 ($500).
  - Source: [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 2004, No. 475, Schedules 2, 5, 7, 13, 15](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/912/)
  - Official wording: "1. No Dog licence 5 $100 $150" … "9. Animal at Large 26 $150 $200" … "1. Noise which disturbs 2(a) $ 200" … "2. Unsightly Property 3(2) $250" … "35. Park for more than 72 hours 3.1(21) $ 35 $ 70" … "17. Burn against campfire regulation 24 $ 250 $ 500"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying early:** On schedules with two amounts (animal control, traffic, fire, soil, building), the lower amount applies if paid on or before the 30th day from the date the ticket is served. Noise and unsightly premises tickets show one amount.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 2004, No. 475, Schedules 5, 7, 15](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/912/)
  - Official wording: "(Bylaw No. 697) Words or Expressions Section Fine if paid Fine if paid Designating Offence on or before after the 30th" … "Words or Expressions Section Fine if paid Fine if paid Designating Offence on or before after the 30th the 30th day day from the" … "Words or Expressions Section Fine if Paid on Fine if Paid Designating Offence or Before the after the 30th 30th day from day from the"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying late:** The higher amount applies if paid after the 30th day from the date the ticket is served (for example dog licence ticket $100 becomes $150).
  - Source: [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 2004, No. 475, Schedule 5](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/912/)
  - Official wording: "1. No Dog licence 5 $100 $150"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Disputing a ticket:** Within 14 days after the ticket is served, pay the fine or dispute it, either by delivering a written notice of dispute to the address on the ticket or by appearing in person at the location on the ticket (Community Charter s. 267). A disputed ticket is referred to Provincial Court for a hearing (s. 269). No dispute fee is stated.
  - Source: [Community Charter, Part 8 (ss. 267 and 269), BC Laws, Community Charter ss. 267, 269](https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/03026_08)
  - Official wording: "the person on whom the ticket is served may, within 14 days after the date of service," … "delivering or having delivered to the address set out in the ticket a written notice of dispute, or" … "the council must refer the ticket to the Provincial Court for a hearing."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** District of Metchosin Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw, No. 475, 2004
  - Source: [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 2004, No. 475, s. 5](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/912/)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Metchosin uses Municipal Ticket Information tickets under the [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 475](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/912/). Designated Bylaw Enforcement Officers issue them, and for some bylaws so can the Corporate Officer, Building Inspector, Fire Chief or RCMP officers.

## Steps

1. Within 14 days after the ticket is served, pay the fine or dispute it.
2. To dispute, deliver a written notice of dispute to the address on the ticket, or appear in person at the location on the ticket.
3. A disputed ticket is referred to Provincial Court for a hearing under the Community Charter. No dispute fee is stated.

## Good to know

- On schedules with two amounts (animal control, traffic, fire, soil, building), the lower amount applies if paid on or before the 30th day from the date the ticket is served, and the higher amount after that. Noise and unsightly premises tickets show one amount.
- Examples: dog licence $100 ($150 after 30 days); animal at large $150 ($200); noise that disturbs $200; unsightly property $250; parking over 72 hours $35 ($70); campfire rules $250 ($500).
- Individual bylaws also set court fines. Ask Municipal Hall at 250-474-3167 about a specific ticket.

## Official forms and pages

- [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 475](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/912/)

## Related questions

- [Metchosin noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/noise-rules.md)
- [Metchosin dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/dog-licence.md)
- [Metchosin unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/unsightly-property.md)
- [Metchosin backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/backyard-fire.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Colwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Langford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/bylaw-fines.md)
- [View Royal](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Sooke](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Esquimalt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Victoria](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/bylaw-fines.md)

## Sources

- [Building Permits | District of Metchosin](https://www.metchosin.ca/municipal-hall/building-development/building-permits) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 2004, No. 475, District of Metchosin](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/912/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Community Charter, Part 8 (ss. 267 and 269), BC Laws](https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/03026_08) (read 2026-11-06)

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