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title: Pemberton rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs
question: "What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in Pemberton?"
place: Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
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# Pemberton rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs

**Question:** What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in Pemberton?

**Short answer:** In Pemberton, a dog designated aggressive must be muzzled and held on a leash no longer than two metres in public. Keep it out of off-leash areas.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Pemberton, https://www.pemberton.ca)  
**Where:**
- Phone: Municipal Hall, 604-894-6135

## Key facts

- **How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive:** A bylaw enforcement officer can designate a dog based on reasonable grounds and delivers notice to the owner.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 839, 2018, Sections 4.1 and 4.2, aggressive-dog designation](https://www.pemberton.ca/public/download/files/322279)
  - Official wording: "4. Aggressive Dogs 4.1. A Bylaw Enforcement Officer may designate a dog as an aggressive dog for the purposes of this Bylaw, based on his or her own knowledge or observation, a written communication from another Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or a written complaint about the dog that provides reasonable grounds for the designation. 4.2 (Amendment Bylaw No. 870, 2019) If the Bylaw Enforcement Officer has designated a dog as an aggressive dog, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer will deliver to the owner or other person responsible for the dog, if that person is known, written notice advising that the dog has been so designated."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09
- **Rules for owners:** In Pemberton, a dog designated aggressive must be muzzled and held on a leash no longer than two metres in public.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 839, 2018, PDF p. 11](https://www.pemberton.ca/public/download/files/322279)
  - Official wording: "(b) not cause, permit or allow the dog to be in any public place, unless the dog is muzzled and secured on a leash, no longer than two (2) metres, to its owner or to the competent person responsible for the dog;" … "(e) not cause, permit, or allow the dog to enter any off-leash area; and"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09
- **Licence fee:** Not confirmed. Checked Animal Control Bylaw No. 839, 2018; not found there.
- **How to report:** Not confirmed. Checked Animal Control Bylaw No. 839, 2018; not found there.
- **Fine:** Failure to take the required control measures for an aggressive dog is $300, $250 early or $350 late. The separate dangerous-dog control, confinement or notification offence is $500, $400 early or $500 late.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 874, 2020, Animal Control bylaw notice schedule, sections 4 and 7](https://www.pemberton.ca/public/download/files/322329)
  - Official wording: "Failing to take stipulated measures regarding the control of an aggressive dog $300$250$350 Yes$2007.1 Keeping a dangerous dog without a licence $500 $400 $500 Yes$250 7.2 Failing to take stipulated measures regarding the control, confinement, or notification of a dangerous dog $500 $400 $500 Yes$250"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09
- **Bylaw:** Animal Control Bylaw No. 839, 2018.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 839, 2018, PDF p. 3](https://www.pemberton.ca/public/download/files/322279)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw shall be cited as the Village of Pemberton "Animal Control Bylaw No. 839, 2018.""
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09

## How it works

Describe what the dog did and where it happened. Details such as pursuit, a bite, an injury or the presence of another animal help an officer distinguish the incident you saw from a description of the dog's temperament. Failure to take the required control measures for an aggressive dog is $300, $250 early or $350 late. The separate dangerous-dog control, confinement or notification offence is $500, $400 early or $500 late.

## Steps

1. For the local definition and reporting information, consult [Animal Control Bylaw No. 839, 2018 (PDF)](https://www.pemberton.ca/public/download/files/322279). Write down the location, time and sequence of events. Identify what you saw yourself and how an officer can reach any witnesses.
2. Use the reporting information below or the animal-control contact in the linked rules. If you receive a designation, read the conditions before taking the dog into a public place.

## Good to know

- A bylaw enforcement officer can designate a dog based on reasonable grounds and delivers notice to the owner.
- The application lists $100 for a dangerous dog and $10 for a replacement tag.
- Keep any written notice. If its terms are unclear, refer to the wording on the notice when asking about handling, confinement or review.
- For a question about how to submit the incident details and obtain a reference number, call the Municipal Hall at 604-894-6135.
- Read the applicable provisions in [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 874, 2020](https://www.pemberton.ca/public/download/files/322329).

## Related questions

- [Pemberton dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pemberton/dog-licence.md)
- [Pemberton dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pemberton/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Pemberton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pemberton/how-many-pets.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dangerous dog rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Whistler](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Squamish](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/squamish/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Lillooet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Lytton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Lions Bay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [Anmore](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/dangerous-dogs.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 839, 2018 (PDF)](https://www.pemberton.ca/public/download/files/322279) (read 2026-11-09)
- [Dog licence application](https://www.pemberton.ca/forms/dog-licence-application) (read 2026-11-09)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 874, 2020](https://www.pemberton.ca/public/download/files/322329) (read 2026-11-09)
- [Pemberton municipal office contact information](https://www.pemberton.ca/contact) (read 2026-11-09)

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