{"title":"Port McNeill bylaw fines and how tickets work","question":"What are the common bylaw fines in Port McNeill?","slug":"bylaw-fines","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","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":"Town of Port McNeill","url":"https://portmcneill.ca"},"short_answer":"Port McNeill's municipal ticket bylaw (No. 584) sets $100 tickets for noise, unsightly premises and failing to clear sidewalks or maintain boulevards. A fine unpaid after 30 days rises by 50%. Water-restriction offences carry a court fine of $100 to $500 plus costs. Fines for dogs, burning and fireworks are not stated.","aliases":["bylaw fines port mcneill","bylaw ticket port mcneill","noise fine port mcneill","parking ticket port mcneill","municipal ticket port mcneill"],"cost":"$100 for noise, unsightly premises and sidewalk or boulevard tickets. Water restriction: $100 to $500 plus costs.","how_long":"A ticket not paid on or before the 30th day rises by 50%.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Office","value":"1775 Furney Place, Port McNeill, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 584, 2006 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-584-2006-Municipal-Ticket-Information-System-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Port McNeill noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Port McNeill unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"water-restrictions","title":"Port McNeill watering restrictions","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/water-restrictions/"},{"slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","title":"Port McNeill RV, boat and trailer parking rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"slug":"fireworks","title":"Port McNeill fireworks rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/fireworks/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/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 (MTI) system under Bylaw No. 584, 2006, which designates only the Nuisance Bylaw (noise, unsightly premises). Tickets are issued by the RCMP, Corporate Administrator, Animal Control Officer or a designated Town employee. Bylaw 584 repealed the 1990 ticket bylaw that covered Traffic Bylaw parking fines.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-584-2006-Municipal-Ticket-Information-System-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 584, 2006 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 2.1 and Schedule 1","quotes":["may be enforced","by means of a ticket in the form prescribed","Royal Canadian Mounted Police","(RCMP), Corporate Administrator,","Animal Control Officer or designated","appointed employee of the Town of Port","The Town of Port McNeill Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 375 and all amendments thereto are repealed on the date this bylaw comes into effect.","Nuisance Bylaw No. 571.1, 2006"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"example_fines":{"label":"Common fines","value":"Bylaw 584 tickets: noise $100, unsightly premises $100, failing to clear sidewalks or maintain boulevards $100. Water restriction offences: $100 to $500 plus costs (Bylaw 530, court fine). Parking: Traffic Bylaw 319 Schedule B shows $15, but the current ticket bylaw does not designate it, so ask the Town.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-584-2006-Municipal-Ticket-Information-System-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 584, 2006 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"Schedule 2","quotes":["Noise from Highway that Disturbs 2(a) $100.00","Unsightly Premises 3 $100.00","Noise from Real Property that Disturbs 2(b) $100.00","Failure to clear sidewalks 6(a)(e) $100.00"]},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-319-1989-Traffic-and-Highways-Regulations.pdf","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw No. 319, 1989 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"Schedule B","quotes":["Parking on a sidewalk S.4(1) 15.00"]},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-530-2002-Water-Use-Restrictions.pdf","title":"Water Use Restriction Bylaw No. 530, 2002 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 7","quotes":["a minimum fine of $100 and a maximum fine of $500 plus costs"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"early_payment":{"label":"Paying early","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Town's bylaws that were read do not state an early-payment discount.","sources":[]},"late_payment":{"label":"Paying late","value":"Under the Municipal Ticket Information bylaw, a fine not paid on or before the 30th day after the notice is served increases by 50%.","short":"50% increase after 30 days","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-584-2006-Municipal-Ticket-Information-System-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 584, 2006 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 2.5","quotes":["if a fine amount established by this bylaw is not paid on or before the 30 th day from the date","the fine amount shall be increased by fifty percent."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"dispute":{"label":"Disputing a ticket","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Port McNeill's Bylaw 584 sets no dispute process.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 584, 2006","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-584-2006-Municipal-Ticket-Information-System-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 584, 2006 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 584,2006"]}],"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\nPort McNeill uses the municipal ticket system under [Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 584, 2006](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-584-2006-Municipal-Ticket-Information-System-Bylaw.pdf). It designates only the Nuisance Bylaw (noise and unsightly premises). Tickets can be issued by the RCMP, the Corporate Administrator, the Animal Control Officer or a designated Town employee.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Tickets under Bylaw 584: noise $100, unsightly premises $100, failing to clear sidewalks or maintain boulevards $100.\n- If a fine is not paid on or before the 30th day after the notice is served, it increases by 50%. This applies to Bylaw 584 tickets only.\n- Water restriction offences (Bylaw 530): $100 to $500 plus costs, set by a court.\n- Parking: the 1989 [Traffic Bylaw](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-319-1989-Traffic-and-Highways-Regulations.pdf) Schedule B shows $15, but the current ticket bylaw does not list it. Ask the Town.\n- Fines for dogs, fireworks and burning were not found: the dog and burning bylaws could not be read, and the fireworks bylaw has no penalty clause.\n- No early-payment discount is stated, and Bylaw 584 sets no dispute process. A court conviction under the Nuisance Bylaw can bring a fine of up to $10,000. Ask the Town Office at 250-956-3111 how to dispute a ticket.","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-584-2006-Municipal-Ticket-Information-System-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 584, 2006 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-319-1989-Traffic-and-Highways-Regulations.pdf","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw No. 319, 1989 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-530-2002-Water-Use-Restrictions.pdf","title":"Water Use Restriction Bylaw No. 530, 2002 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-5711-2006-Nuisance-Bylaw-Finally-Read-Dec-2006.pdf","title":"Nuisance Bylaw No. 571.1, 2006 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/town-hall/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, Town of Port McNeill","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/port-mcneill/bylaw-fines/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/bylaw-fines.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/bylaw-fines.json"}}