Port Coquitlam rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs

Aggressive Dog means a Dog:

that the Animal Control Officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to cause

Dangerous Dog means a Dangerous Dog as defined in the Community Charter.

Animal Control Officer determines that a Dog is an Aggressive Dog or a

Control Officer may issue a notice of that determination to the Owner of the Dog.

has killed or seriously injured a domestic animal, while in a public place or while on private property, other than property owned or occupied by the person responsible for the dog, or

an animal control officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person.

within 14 days of receipt of a notice under

Section 10. 1), cause the Aggressive Dog to be marked with

unless the Dog is secured to a responsible adult on a non-retractable Leash

be in any area designated by the City as an Off- Leash Area;

shall be muzzled whenever the Dog is in a public place.

Every Owner of a Dangerous Dog shall post a clearly visible sign in the form shown

unless the Dog is muzzled and secured to a responsible adult on a non-

No person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years shall possess or

Aggressive Dog $115 $115

Dangerous Dog $500 $500

The City requires a dog incident statement form be completed to generate a file for investigation.

contact Bylaw Services at 604-927-5440 or bylawservices@portcoquitlam.ca.

This could include an aggressive dog warning or aggressive/ dangerous dog designation

Aggressive Dog Not Secured 10.4 500 N/A 500 N/A

Aggressive Dog No Muzzle 10.12 500 N/A 500 N/A

Dangerous Dog Not Secured 11.8 500 N/A 500 N/A

Dangerous Dog No Muzzle 11.9 500 N/A 500 N/A

Fail to Provide Identification of 10.3 300 210 375 50%

This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Animal Control Bylaw, 2017, No. 3990”.