{"title":"North Saanich bylaw fines and how tickets work","question":"What are the common bylaw fines?","slug":"bylaw-fines","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-saanich","name":"North Saanich","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 North Saanich","url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca"},"short_answer":"North Saanich enforces many bylaws with municipal tickets under Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw 1544. Examples from its 2022 schedules: noise $390, unsightly premises $130, unlicensed dog $130, street parking over 24 hours $150. Each schedule lists a lower amount if paid within 30 days. The District has 2026 ticket bylaws we could not read.","aliases":["parking ticket amount north saanich","bylaw ticket fines north saanich","how much is a noise ticket"],"cost":"Municipal ticket amounts (full / if paid within 30 days): noise $390 / $300; unsightly premises $130 / $100; unlicensed dog $130 / $100; dog at large $130 / $100; street parking over 24 hours $150 / $100; open fire without a permit $130 / $100. These 2022 amounts may be out of date.","how_long":null,"where":[],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1544 (PDF)","url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-1544.pdf"},{"title":"Police & Bylaw Services","url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/police-bylaw-services"}],"related":[{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"North Saanich noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/sidney","name":"Sidney","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/central-saanich","name":"Central Saanich","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/highlands","name":"Highlands","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/saanich","name":"Saanich","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/langford","name":"Langford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/view-royal","name":"View Royal","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/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":"Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) Bylaw No. 1544 designates the bylaws that can be enforced by ticket, names who may issue them (RCMP, Bylaw Enforcement Officers, Fire Chief, Poundkeeper) and sets fines in schedules. The District also lists Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1589 (2026) and MTI Amendment No. 1610 (2026), not read here.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-1544.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1544 (consolidated October 2022) (PDF)","section":"title and Schedule 1","quotes":["A BYLAW TO DESIGNATE BYLAWS TO BE ENFORCED BY MEANS OF MUNICIPAL TICKETING","DESIGNATED BYLAW ENFORCEMENT","Noise Bylaw No. 1383 Royal Canadian Mounted Police"]},{"url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/police-bylaw-services","title":"Police & Bylaw Services, District of North Saanich","section":"Bylaw Services","quotes":["works primarily on a complaint-driven basis to respond to community concerns regarding contravention of District Bylaws.","The District contracts the enforcement of the Animal Control Bylaw No. 751 to CRD Bylaw Enforcement.","Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1589 (2026)","Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1544 (2022), Amendment Bylaw No. 1610 (2026)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"example_fines":{"label":"Common fines","value":"Municipal tickets from the 2022 schedules (full amount / if paid within 30 days): disturbing noise $390 / $300; unsightly premises $130 / $100; unlicensed dog $130 / $100; dog at large $130 / $100; parking on a street over 24 hours $150 / $100; open fire without a permit $130 / $100. These may be out of date.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-1544.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1544 (consolidated October 2022) (PDF)","section":"Schedules 4, 7, 8, 16, 3","quotes":["Noise which disturbs others 6.1 $390.00 $300.00","Accumulation of trash or discarded materials 2(b) $130.00 $100.00","Unlicensed dog 4.1 $130.00 $100.00","Permit animal to run at large 17.1(a) $130.00 $100.00","Park over 24 Hours 4.1(l) $150.00 $100.00","Lighting, igniting or maintaining a fire in the open 8.1(a) $130.00 $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"early_payment":{"label":"Paying early","value":"Each MTI schedule lists a lower amount if paid within 30 days; for example noise $390 falls to $300 and an unlicensed dog $130 to $100. Under Animal Control Bylaw 751 an offence notice is $25 less if paid within seven days. These amounts may be out of date.","short":"Lower amount if paid in 30 days (e.g. $300 for $390)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-1544.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1544 (consolidated October 2022) (PDF)","section":"Schedules 4 and 8","quotes":["Noise which disturbs others 6.1 $390.00 $300.00","Unlicensed dog 4.1 $130.00 $100.00"]},{"url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/0751-Animal-Control-Cons-February-2014.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 751 (PDF)","section":"s. 19.2","quotes":["Penalties will be reduced by $25.00 if payment is received at the Municipal Hall not later than seven (7) calendar days after the offence notice was issued."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"late_payment":{"label":"Paying late","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The District's 2026 ticket bylaws could not be read, so these rules are unknown.","sources":[]},"dispute":{"label":"Disputing a ticket","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The District's 2026 ticket bylaws could not be read, so these rules are unknown.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"North Saanich Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1544 (2022), with Amendment Bylaw No. 1610 (2026); the District also lists Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1589 (2026).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-1544.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1544 (consolidated October 2022) (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["North Saanich Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1544 (2022)"]},{"url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/police-bylaw-services","title":"Police & Bylaw Services, District of North Saanich","section":"Related links","quotes":["Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1589 (2026)","Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1544 (2022), Amendment Bylaw No. 1610 (2026)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\n[Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) Bylaw No. 1544](https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-1544.pdf) names which bylaws can be enforced by ticket, who may issue tickets (RCMP, Bylaw Enforcement Officers, the Fire Chief and the Poundkeeper) and sets the fines in schedules. The District's Police & Bylaw Services page also lists Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1589 (2026) and MTI Amendment Bylaw No. 1610 (2026). We could not read those two documents, so how bylaw notices work today is unconfirmed.\n\n## Common amounts (2022 schedules)\n\n| Offence | Full amount | If paid within 30 days |\n|---|---|---|\n| Disturbing noise | $390 | $300 |\n| Unsightly premises | $130 | $100 |\n| Unlicensed dog | $130 | $100 |\n| Dog at large | $130 | $100 |\n| Parking on a street over 24 hours | $150 | $100 |\n| Open fire without a permit | $130 | $100 |\n\n## Good to know\n\n- These amounts may be out of date because of the 2026 bylaws.\n- Animal Control Bylaw 751 also describes an older offence notice for animal offences: it is $25 less if paid at Municipal Hall within seven calendar days. The texts we read do not say which system applies today.\n- The ticket bylaw does not state a late-payment increase or a dispute procedure, and the District's Police & Bylaw Services page gives no dispute instructions. Ask the District how to pay or dispute a ticket.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-1544.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1544 (consolidated October 2022) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/0751-Animal-Control-Cons-February-2014.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 751 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/police-bylaw-services","title":"Police & Bylaw Services, District of North Saanich","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","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/north-saanich/bylaw-fines/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/bylaw-fines.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/bylaw-fines.json"}}