{"title":"New Hazelton bylaw fines and how tickets work","question":"What are the common bylaw fines in New Hazelton?","slug":"bylaw-fines","place":{"path":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"District of New Hazelton","url":"https://newhazelton.ca"},"short_answer":"In New Hazelton, bylaw fines are set in Schedule B of the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393. Examples: dog at large $100 for a first offence, unlicensed dog $100, noise that disturbs $100, unsightly property $150, too many animals $100.","aliases":["bylaw fines new hazelton","bylaw ticket new hazelton","pay bylaw fine new hazelton","dispute bylaw ticket new hazelton"],"cost":"Examples: dog at large $100 (first offence); failure to license a dog $100; noise that disturbs $100; unsightly property $150; too many animals $100. No parking offences are listed.","how_long":"Animal Notice of Offence: payable at the District Office within 4 days of its date, instead of appearing in court.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office","value":"4670 10th Ave, New Hazelton, BC","note":"Hours not stated on the District's site"},{"type":"phone","label":"District Office","value":"(250) 842-6571"},{"type":"email","label":"District Office","value":"info@newhazelton.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"New Hazelton dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"New Hazelton dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"New Hazelton unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/stewart","name":"Stewart","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-rupert","name":"Prince Rupert","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/bylaw-fines/"}],"topic":{"title":"Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines/"},"facts":{"how_tickets_work":{"label":"How tickets work","value":"Council sets bylaw contravention fines in Schedule B of the Fees and Charges Bylaw, and they prevail over fines in other bylaws. For animal offences the Animal Control Officer may issue a Notice of Offence payable to the District, and a Warning Notice for a first dog at large or nuisance dog.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","section":"s. 2, 7","quotes":["2. Council hereby establishes bylaw contraven�on fines as set out in Schedule “B” to this bylaw.","7. Where a fee, charge, or bylaw contraven�on fine established in this bylaw differs from a fee,"]},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","section":"s. 16.3, 16.4","quotes":["The Animal Control Officer may issue a “Notice of Offence” to any person"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"example_fines":{"label":"Common fines","value":"Dog at large: $100 (first offence). Unlicensed dog (failure to license): $100. Noise that disturbs: $100. Unsightly property: $150. Too many animals: $100.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","section":"Sched. B","quotes":["Any dog at large — first offence 6.2 $100.00","Failure to license a dog or atach a licence 4.3 $100.00","Making noise that disturbs 2(i),(ii), (iii), (ix) $100.00","Allowing property to become unsightly 6 $150.00","Keeping more then allowed number of animals 12(ii) $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"early_payment":{"label":"Paying early","value":"No discount stated. For animal offences the Notice of Offence may be paid at the District Office within 4 days of its date, in lieu of appearing in Court.","short":"None set; animal notices payable within 4 days","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","section":"Notice of Offence form","quotes":["(4) days of the date of this Notice of Offence shown below, in lieu of appearing in Court to answer to any charge with respect to the said offence."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"late_payment":{"label":"Paying late","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The bylaws that were read do not state this detail.","sources":[]},"dispute":{"label":"Disputing a ticket","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The bylaws that were read do not state this detail.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"District of New Hazelton Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (Schedule B: bylaw contravention fines)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","section":"footer","quotes":["District of New Hazelton Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nCouncil sets bylaw contravention fines in Schedule B of the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393](), and those fines prevail over fines in other bylaws. For animal offences the Animal Control Officer may issue a Notice of Offence payable to the District, and a Warning Notice for a first dog at large or nuisance dog. No Bylaw Notice Enforcement or Municipal Ticket Information bylaw is on the District's site.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Examples from Schedule B: dog at large $100 (first offence); failure to license a dog $100; noise that disturbs $100; unsightly property $150; too many animals $100. No parking offences are listed.\n- No early-payment discount is stated. An animal Notice of Offence may be paid at the District Office within 4 days of its date, in lieu of appearing in court.\n- A conviction under the [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394]() can bring a court fine of $100 to $500.\n- No late-payment increase and no dispute process are stated in the bylaws read. Ask the District Office at (250) 842-6571.","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","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 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/bylaw-fines/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/bylaw-fines.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/bylaw-fines.json"}}