{"title":"New Hazelton rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","question":"What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in New Hazelton?","slug":"dangerous-dogs","place":{"path":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","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":"District of New Hazelton","url":"https://newhazelton.ca"},"short_answer":"In New Hazelton a dangerous dog must be leashed, muzzled and under control in public, and kept in a building or securely locked enclosure at home. The owner must post a warning sign. A dangerous dog is one that has killed or seriously injured a person or a domestic animal, or is likely to.","aliases":["dangerous dog new hazelton","aggressive dog new hazelton","dog bite new hazelton","vicious dog bylaw new hazelton"],"cost":"No separate dangerous-dog licence fee is set. Fines: dangerous dog at large $250; failure to muzzle $200; failure to securely confine $200; failure to license a dangerous dog $200.","how_long":"Impounded dangerous dogs may be reclaimed within 48 hours.","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":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.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":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in New Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"New Hazelton bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/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 \"dangerous dog\" is one that has killed or seriously injured a person; has killed or seriously injured a domestic animal in a public place or on private property other than its owner's; or that an Animal Control Officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person. \"Seriously injured\" means needing medical attention.","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":"s. 3 Definitions","quotes":["“Dangerous Dog” means a dog that:","i. has killed or seriously injured a person;","an Animal Control officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously","“Seriously injured” means to injure to such an extent or in such a manner as to require that the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"owner_rules":{"label":"Rules for owners","value":"The dog must not be at large: in a public place it must be leashed, muzzled and under a competent person's control; at home it must be in a building or a securely locked enclosure that keeps young children out and the dog in. The owner must post a visible warning sign (words and symbol) at the property and building entrance.","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":"s. 7.1, 7.2, 7.4","quotes":["a dog not leashed, muzzled, and under the control of a competent","securely locked enclosure of a","An owner of a dangerous dog shall display a sign at the entrance to the property","warning in writing as well as with a symbol that there is a dangerous dog on the property."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Licence fee","value":null,"status":"none","note":"New Hazelton's bylaw sets no separate licence fee for a dangerous dog.","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"}]},"report":{"label":"How to report","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"Neither the bylaw nor the District's pages say how to report a bite or aggressive dog.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Dangerous dog at large: $250. Failure to muzzle: $200. Failure to securely confine: $200. Failure to license a dangerous dog: $200.","short":"$250 at large; $200 other","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, Animal Control","quotes":["Dangerous dog at large 7.2 $250.00","Failure to muzzle a dangerous dog 7.1(i) $200.00","Failure to securely confine a dangerous dog 7.1(II) $200.00","Failure to license a dangerous dog 4.2 $200.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026","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":"title","quotes":["CITATION this Bylaw will be cited for all purposes as “Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026.”"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":1,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394]() calls a dog \"dangerous\" if it has killed or seriously injured a person, or killed or seriously injured a domestic animal in a public place or on private property other than its owner's. A dog is also dangerous if an Animal Control Officer has reasonable grounds to believe it is likely to kill or seriously injure a person. \"Seriously injured\" means needing medical attention. The bylaw has no separate \"aggressive dog\" category and no formal declaration process.\n\n## Owner rules\n\n1. In a public place the dog must be leashed, muzzled and under a competent person's control.\n2. At home it must be in a building or a securely locked enclosure that keeps young children out and the dog in.\n3. Post a visible warning sign, with words and a symbol, at the property and at the building entrance.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- An impounded dangerous dog may be reclaimed within 48 hours.\n- The Animal Control Officer may apply to Provincial Court for a destruction order.\n- The bylaw sets no separate dangerous-dog licence fee, and licence applications are free of charge.\n- Neither the bylaw nor the District's pages say how to report a bite or an aggressive dog. Call the District Office at (250) 842-6571, and call 911 in an emergency.\n- Under the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393](), a dangerous dog at large is a $250 fine. Failure to muzzle or to securely confine is $200 each, and failure to license a dangerous dog is $200.","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","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"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"}],"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; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dangerous-dogs/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dangerous-dogs.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dangerous-dogs.json"}}