{"title":"Midway rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","question":"What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in Midway?","slug":"dangerous-dogs","place":{"path":"ca/bc/midway","name":"Midway","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 Midway","url":"https://www.midwaybc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Midway, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer can declare a dog dangerous if it has attacked or bitten someone, or attacked an animal while at large. A dangerous dog needs a $1,000 yearly licence, must be confined, and must be muzzled and leashed in public.","aliases":["dangerous dog midway","aggressive dog midway","dog bite midway","report dog attack midway"],"cost":"Dangerous dog licence $1,000 a year. Impound fee for a dangerous dog $100 per day. No separate dangerous-dog fine is set; the general $50, $100, $200 penalty schedule is in the bylaw.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"250-449-8353"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"midwaybylaw@shaw.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Fax (complaint form)","value":"250-449-2285"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form (PDF), Village of Midway","url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2024-Complaint-Primary-Letter.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Midway dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Midway dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Midway noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/osoyoos","name":"Osoyoos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/oliver","name":"Oliver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/dangerous-dogs/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dangerous dog rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dangerous-dogs/"},"facts":{"how_declared":{"label":"How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive","value":"A dog that has attacked, bitten or injured a person (or shows a tendency to), or while at large has attacked or injured a domestic animal or aggressively pursued a person or domestic animal. A Bylaw Enforcement Officer deems the dog dangerous and tells the owner in writing.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 3 (Dangerous Dog)","quotes":["a Dog that has attacked, bitten or caused injury to a person or has demonstrated a propensity, tendency or disposition to do so","a Dog that, while running At Large, has aggressively pursued or harassed a person, or"]},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 23","quotes":["Where a Bylaw Enforcement Officer deems a Dog to be a Dangerous Dog, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer shall advise the Owner in writing of this designation"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"owner_rules":{"label":"Rules for owners","value":"Keep the dog securely confined indoors and in an enclosed pen; in public, on a leash, muzzled and under a competent person's control. Post a \"WARNING DANGEROUS DOG ON PREMISE\" sign at each entrance. Tell the Village the new owner's details within 3 working days of a transfer.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 24","quotes":["securely confined indoors such that the Dog cannot escape","on a Leash and muzzled and under the immediate control of a competent person"]},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 27","quotes":["a sign containing the words “WARNING DANGEROUS DOG ON PREMISE”"]},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 26","quotes":["must within three (3) working days of selling, giving or otherwise transferring the Dangerous Dog provide the Village with the name, address and telephone number"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Licence fee","value":"$1,000 a year licence for a dangerous dog.","short":"$1,000 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"Schedule A, Dog Licence Fees","quotes":["For any Dangerous Dog (as defined under this bylaw) $ 1,000.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Send the Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form (check \"Animal\") to midwaybylaw@shaw.ca, by fax to 250-449-2285 or by mail to 661 8th Ave. The Bylaw Enforcement Officer's phone is 250-449-8353.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2024-Complaint-Primary-Letter.pdf","title":"Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"Complaint form","quotes":["Completed forms may be submitted by email at midwaybylaw@shaw.ca; by fax at 250-449-2285; or by mail to 661 8th Ave, Midway, BC V0H 1M0.","by telephone at 250-449-8353 or by email at midwaybylaw@shaw.ca"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw 438 Schedule A penalties: $50 for a first offence (and for later offences more than 12 months after the first), $100 for a second, $200 for a third.","short":"$50 first, $100 second, $200 third offence","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"Schedule A, Penalties","quotes":["greater than 12 months $ 50.00","Second offence 100.00","Third offence 200.00"]},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 42","quotes":["upon summary conviction be liable to a penalty of not less than $50.00 and more than $2,000.00 plus the costs of the prosecution"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Midway Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Village of Midway Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf), a Bylaw Enforcement Officer can deem a dog dangerous and tells the owner in writing. A dog qualifies if it has attacked, bitten or injured a person (or shows a tendency to), or if, while at large, it has attacked or injured a domestic animal or aggressively pursued a person or domestic animal.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. To report a dog, fill in the [Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form (PDF)](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2024-Complaint-Primary-Letter.pdf) (check \"Animal\").\n2. Email it to midwaybylaw@shaw.ca, fax it to 250-449-2285, or mail it to 661 8th Ave, Midway. You can also phone the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 250-449-8353.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Owner rules: keep the dog securely confined indoors and in an enclosed pen. In public it must be on a leash, muzzled and under a competent person's control. Post a \"WARNING DANGEROUS DOG ON PREMISE\" sign at each entrance.\n- The licence is $1,000 a year and a dangerous dog gets a distinctive tag. Tell the Village the new owner's details within 3 working days of a transfer.\n- If a dangerous dog attacks and injures an animal or person, the owner must surrender it for impoundment while an application to have it destroyed is made.\n- The Village's Bylaws page says the online complaint form is currently unavailable, so use the PDF form.","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2024-Complaint-Primary-Letter.pdf","title":"Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form (PDF), Village of Midway","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws and Policies, Village of Midway","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 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/dangerous-dogs/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/dangerous-dogs.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/dangerous-dogs.json"}}