{"title":"Parksville rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","question":"What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs?","slug":"dangerous-dogs","place":{"path":"ca/bc/parksville","name":"Parksville","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":"City of Parksville","url":"https://www.parksville.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Parksville a \"dangerous or aggressive dog\" must be muzzled outside the owner's premises and kept securely confined at home. Its licence costs $200 a year. Pit bull types and their crosses are in this class, as is any dog that has bitten without provocation.","aliases":["aggressive dog parksville","pit bull bylaw parksville","dog muzzle bylaw parksville","dog bite parksville"],"cost":"Licence $200 a year. Bylaw notice $500 for not muzzling and $500 for not confining ($375 each if paid within 14 days); no compliance agreement.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw compliance","value":"250-954-4650"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw compliance","value":"bylaw@parksville.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Bylaw compliance, City Hall","value":"100 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw 1524, 2016 (PDF)","url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/21814"},{"title":"Dog Licences, City of Parksville","url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=96"},{"title":"Bylaws and Compliance, City of Parksville","url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=456"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Parksville dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Parksville dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/dog-leash-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lantzville","name":"Lantzville","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lantzville/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nanaimo","name":"Nanaimo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sechelt","name":"Sechelt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/ladysmith","name":"Ladysmith","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/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":"The bylaw defines a \"dangerous or aggressive dog\" as one with a known tendency to attack humans or other domestic animals without provocation, one that has bitten a person or domestic animal without provocation, or a Pit Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier or a mix including those breeds.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/21814","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 1524, 2016 (consolidated to 1524.1)","section":"s. 1, \"Dangerous or Aggressive Dog\"","quotes":["any dog with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack without","provocation other domestic animals or humans; or","any dog which has bitten another domestic animal or human without provocation; or","a Pit Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Pit Bull, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"owner_rules":{"label":"Rules for owners","value":"Outside the owner's premises the dog must be muzzled. On the owner's premises it must always be kept securely confined indoors or in an enclosed pen able to keep out young children and keep the dog in. It may not be owned unless confined so it cannot endanger anyone.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/21814","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 1524, 2016 (consolidated to 1524.1)","section":"s. 25 and s. 29","quotes":["unless the dog is muzzled to prevent it from biting another animal or human;","dog securely confined either indoors or in an enclosed pen or other structure capable","of preventing the entry of young children and adequately constructed to prevent the","It shall be unlawful to own any diseased, dangerous or aggressive dog unless such dog is kept"]},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=444","title":"Dogs in Parks, City of Parksville","section":"Dogs in Parks page","quotes":["Dogs which are deemed dangerous or aggressive must be muzzled at all times and under the close supervision of their owner."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee":{"label":"Licence fee","value":"$200 a year licence fee for a dangerous or aggressive dog.","short":"$200 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1515, 2015, Schedule C","section":"Schedule C, item 1(c)","quotes":["c) Dangerous or aggressive dog","$200.00 per dog*"]},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=96","title":"Dog Licences, City of Parksville","section":"Dog Licences page","quotes":["Dangerous or aggressive dog"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Contact Bylaw Compliance: bylaw@parksville.ca, 250 954-4650, in person at 100 Jensen Avenue East (8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday), or mail PO Box 1390. Complaint form needed; anonymous complaints are not investigated. Bylaw officers handle unprovoked dog attacks.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=717","title":"Bylaw Compliance FAQs, City of Parksville","section":"Bylaw Compliance FAQs","quotes":["Email bylaw@parksville.ca","Phone 250 954-4650","Animal control - unprovoked dog attacks, pickup of stray dogs, barking dog complaints.","Bylaw services cannot investigate anonymous complaints."]},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=456","title":"Bylaws and Compliance, City of Parksville","section":"Bylaws and Compliance page","quotes":["In person at the City of Parksville, 100 Jensen Avenue East (8 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: $500 for a dangerous or aggressive dog not muzzled (s. 25) and $500 for one not confined (s. 25(a)); each $375 if paid within 14 days. Compliance agreement not available.","short":"Notice $500 ($375 if paid in 14 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/2814","title":"Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1486, Schedule A","section":"Schedule A, Animal Control Bylaw ss. 25, 25(a)","quotes":["Unmuzzled Dangerous or Aggressive","Dangerous or Aggressive Dog Not","25(a) $500.00 $375.00 $500.00 NO"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"City of Parksville Animal Control Bylaw, 2016, No. 1524","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/21814","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 1524, 2016 (consolidated to 1524.1)","section":"s. 37","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as \"City of Parksville Animal Control Bylaw, 2016,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the City's [Animal Control Bylaw 1524](<https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/21814>), a \"dangerous or aggressive dog\" is one with a known tendency to attack people or other domestic animals without provocation, one that has bitten a person or domestic animal without provocation, or a Pit Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier or a mix including those breeds. The bylaw does not say who decides or describe a declaration process.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Muzzle the dog whenever it is outside your premises.\n2. At home, keep it securely confined indoors or in an enclosed pen that keeps young children out and the dog in.\n3. Buy the $200 annual licence at City Hall or the BC SPCA.\n4. To report a bite or an aggressive dog, contact Bylaw Compliance: bylaw@parksville.ca, 250-954-4650, in person at 100 Jensen Avenue East, or by mail to PO Box 1390.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A complaint form with your name is needed. Anonymous complaints are not investigated.\n- The ticket is a $500 bylaw notice for a dog that is not muzzled and another $500 for one that is not confined ($375 each if paid within 14 days).\n- A court may order a convicted owner's dangerous dog humanely euthanized.\n- Impounding a dangerous or aggressive dog costs $200 each time.","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/21814","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 1524, 2016 (consolidated to 1524.1)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1515, 2015, Schedule C","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=96","title":"Dog Licences, City of Parksville","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=456","title":"Bylaws and Compliance, City of Parksville","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=717","title":"Bylaw Compliance FAQs, City of Parksville","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/2814","title":"Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1486, Schedule A","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=444","title":"Dogs in Parks, City of Parksville","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 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/dangerous-dogs/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/dangerous-dogs.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/dangerous-dogs.json"}}