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title: Midway rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs
question: "What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in Midway?"
place: Midway, British Columbia, Canada
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# Midway rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs

**Question:** What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in Midway?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Midway, https://www.midwaybc.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, 250-449-8353
- Email: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, midwaybylaw@shaw.ca
- Phone: Fax (complaint form), 250-449-2285

## Key facts

- **How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012, s. 3 (Dangerous Dog)](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012, s. 23](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Rules for owners:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012, s. 24](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "securely confined indoors such that the Dog cannot escape" … "on a Leash and muzzled and under the immediate control of a competent person"
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012, s. 27](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "a sign containing the words “WARNING DANGEROUS DOG ON PREMISE”"
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012, s. 26](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Licence fee:** $1,000 a year licence for a dangerous dog.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012, Schedule A, Dog Licence Fees](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "For any Dangerous Dog (as defined under this bylaw) $ 1,000.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to report:** 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.
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form, Complaint form](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2024-Complaint-Primary-Letter.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012, Schedule A, Penalties](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "greater than 12 months $ 50.00" … "Second offence 100.00" … "Third offence 200.00"
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012, s. 42](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Village of Midway Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012, s. 1](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Village of Midway Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under 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.

## Steps

1. 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").
2. 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Village's Bylaws page says the online complaint form is currently unavailable, so use the PDF form.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf)
- [Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form (PDF), Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2024-Complaint-Primary-Letter.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Midway dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/dog-licence.md)
- [Midway dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Midway noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/noise-rules.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dangerous dog rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Grand Forks](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Osoyoos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Oliver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Rossland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Keremeos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Penticton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/dangerous-dogs.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012 (PDF), Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BYLAW-438-2012-Midway-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form (PDF), Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2024-Complaint-Primary-Letter.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaws and Policies, Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/bylaws-policies/) (read 2026-11-08)

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