--- title: New Hazelton bylaw fines and how tickets work question: "What are the common bylaw fines in New Hazelton?" place: New Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/new-hazelton category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: District of New Hazelton sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/bylaw-fines/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/bylaw-fines.json" --- # New Hazelton bylaw fines and how tickets work **Question:** What are the common bylaw fines in New Hazelton? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of New Hazelton, https://newhazelton.ca) **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:** - In person: District Office, 4670 10th Ave, New Hazelton, BC (Hours not stated on the District's site) - Phone: District Office, (250) 842-6571 - Email: District Office, info@newhazelton.ca ## Key facts - **How tickets work:** 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. - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026, s. 2, 7](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "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," - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, s. 16.3, 16.4](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "The Animal Control Officer may issue a “Notice of Offence” to any person" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Common fines:** Dog at large: $100 (first offence). Unlicensed dog (failure to license): $100. Noise that disturbs: $100. Unsightly property: $150. Too many animals: $100. - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026, Sched. B](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Paying early:** 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. - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, Notice of Offence form](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "(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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Paying late:** Not confirmed. The bylaws that were read do not state this detail. - **Disputing a ticket:** Not confirmed. The bylaws that were read do not state this detail. - **Bylaw:** District of New Hazelton Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (Schedule B: bylaw contravention fines) - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026, footer](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "District of New Hazelton Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Council 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. ## Good to know - 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. - 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. - A conviction under the [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394]() can bring a court fine of $100 to $500. - No late-payment increase and no dispute process are stated in the bylaws read. Ask the District Office at (250) 842-6571. ## Official forms and pages - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf) ## Related questions - [New Hazelton dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dog-licence.md) - [New Hazelton dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dog-leash-rules.md) - [New Hazelton unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/unsightly-property.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) - [Smithers](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/bylaw-fines.md) - [Granisle](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/bylaw-fines.md) - [Houston](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/bylaw-fines.md) - [Kitimat](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/bylaw-fines.md) - [Stewart](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/bylaw-fines.md) - [Prince Rupert](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/bylaw-fines.md) ## Sources - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _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. 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