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title: Port Moody dog leash rules and off-leash areas
question: "Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?"
place: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Pets, animals and wildlife
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# Port Moody dog leash rules and off-leash areas

**Question:** Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?

**Short answer:** In Port Moody a dog must be on a collar and leash outside posted off-leash areas. Off-leash areas are Chines Park, the wide gravel trail in Bert Flinn Park (mornings only on the mini loop), the north end of Westhill Park and the fenced dog run at Rocky Point Park. Dogs there must be under voice control.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Port Moody, https://www.portmoody.ca)  
**Cost:** Municipal ticket $100 first time for a dog at large; see Good to know.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement, 604-469-4697

## Key facts

- **Leash rule:** Outside posted off-leash areas, a dog must never be at large in the City: it must be on a collar and a leash suited to its size and strength, held by the owner or their agent. A dog on someone else's property without a leash is at large unless that owner allows it.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw, 2024, No. 3343, s. 5.1; s. 3.1 (At Large)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=631683)
  - Official wording: "Except in areas specifically designated by a posted notice as being Off-Leash" … "running At Large within the City" … "Leash suitable to the Dog’s size" … "not restrained by means of a Leash where the Animal is on private"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Maximum leash length:** None set. Port Moody's Animal Control Bylaw sets no maximum leash length.
- **Off-leash areas:** Chines Park (Jane St at Hugh St); the wide gravel trail in Bert Flinn Park and its Morning Off-Leash Mini Loop (pilot, 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. only; on leash everywhere else in that park); the north end of Westhill Park (203 Westhill Place); the fenced dog run at Rocky Point Park. Dogs must be under voice control and the owner must carry a leash.
  - Source: [Off-Leash Dog Parks, Off-leash areas](https://www.portmoody.ca/parks-recreation-and-environment/parks/off-leash-dog-parks/)
  - Official wording: "Chines Park (Jane Street at Hugh Street)" … "the north end of Westhill Park (203 Westhill Place)" … "the fenced dog run at Rocky Point Park (2900 Blk Murray Street, next to Slaughterhouse Creek)" … "between 6am–10am only" … "In all other areas of the city, dogs must be kept on a leash."
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw, 2024, No. 3343, s. 5.2](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=631683)
  - Official wording: "The Owner must at all times, ensure that the Dog is under full" … "voice control and have in their possession a Leash suitable for the restraint of the"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Places dogs are not allowed:** Dogs, on leash or off, are banned from the Old Orchard Park beach (City page only) and from sports fields, running tracks, tennis courts, playgrounds and water parks unless the General Manager of Community Services authorizes (Parks bylaw s. 11.2). The bylaw exempts off-leash parks, citing repealed Bylaw 2677.
  - Source: [Off-Leash Dog Parks, Areas where dogs are not permitted](https://www.portmoody.ca/parks-recreation-and-environment/parks/off-leash-dog-parks/)
  - Official wording: "dogs (on leash or off) are not allowed on the beach at Old Orchard Park, or on Port Moody sports fields, running tracks, tennis courts, playgrounds, or spray parks"
  - Source: [Parks and Community Facilities Rules and Regulations Bylaw, 2021, No. 3321, s. 11.2, 11.3](https://portmoody-edocs.ghdcdn.com/v1/eDocs/PortMoody?docnumber=572436)
  - Official wording: "Dogs are prohibited from all sport field surfaces, running tracks, playgrounds," … "unless prior authorization has been obtained by" … "the General Manager of Community Services." … "are exempt" … "Off leash parks designated under Animal Control Bylaw No. 2677 are exempt"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Cleaning up:** The owner must immediately remove a dog's excrement and dispose of it in a sanitary manner, in any public place and on any private property without the owner's consent.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw, 2024, No. 3343, s. 10.1, 5.4](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=631683)
  - Official wording: "shall immediately remove the excrement and dispose of it in a sanitary manner." … "Every Owner of an Animal that defecates in a Public Place or on any private"
  - Source: [Off-Leash Dog Parks, Off-leash areas](https://www.portmoody.ca/parks-recreation-and-environment/parks/off-leash-dog-parks/)
  - Official wording: "you are responsible for cleaning up all dog waste"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine, dog at large or off leash:** Municipal ticket: $100 first occurrence, $200 first reoccurrence, $300 subsequent. (Dog excrement violation: $100/$200/$500. Dog on a sports field, running track, playground, tennis court or water park under the Parks bylaw: $200.)
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 3218 (consolidated PDF), Schedule 2, Animal Control Bylaw s. 5.1, 10.1](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=514329)
  - Official wording: "Dog at Large 5.1 1st Occurrence $100.00" … "Dog Excrement Violation 10.1 1st Occurrence $100.00" … "Subsequent Occurrences $500.00"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 3218 (consolidated PDF), Schedule 2, Parks and Community Facilities Rules and Regulations Bylaw s. 11.2](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=514329)
  - Official wording: "Dog on Sport Field/Running Track/"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** City of Port Moody Animal Control Bylaw, 2024, No. 3343
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw, 2024, No. 3343, s. 1.1](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=631683)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as “City of Port Moody Animal Control Bylaw, 2024 No. 3343”."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Under the [Animal Control Bylaw](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=631683), a dog in Port Moody must not be at large. Outside posted off-leash areas it must be on a collar and a leash suited to its size and strength, held by the owner or their agent. A dog on someone else's property without a leash counts as at large unless that owner allows it. The bylaw sets no maximum leash length.

## Steps

1. Off-leash areas: Chines Park (Jane St at Hugh St); the wide gravel trail in Bert Flinn Park; the north end of Westhill Park (203 Westhill Place); the fenced dog run at Rocky Point Park.
2. In Bert Flinn Park the Morning Off-Leash Mini Loop is a pilot open 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. only; dogs are on leash everywhere else in that park.
3. Keep your dog under voice control and carry a leash.
4. Pick up after your dog immediately, in any public place and on private property without the owner's consent, and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.

## Good to know

- Dogs, on leash or off, are banned from the Old Orchard Park beach (City page) and from sports fields, running tracks, tennis courts, playgrounds and water parks unless the General Manager of Community Services authorizes it.
- Municipal tickets: dog at large $100, then $200, then $300; dog excrement $100, $200, $500; dog in a banned park area $200.
- Both the City's off-leash page and the Parks bylaw still refer to an older, repealed animal bylaw, so confirm details with Bylaw Enforcement at 604-469-4697.

## Official forms and pages

- [Off-Leash Dog Parks, City of Port Moody](https://www.portmoody.ca/parks-recreation-and-environment/parks/off-leash-dog-parks/)
- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 3343 (PDF)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=631683)

## Related questions

- [Port Moody dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/dog-licence.md)
- [Port Moody rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/dangerous-dogs.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Anmore](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/dog-leash-rules.md)

## Sources

- [Off-Leash Dog Parks, City of Port Moody](https://www.portmoody.ca/parks-recreation-and-environment/parks/off-leash-dog-parks/) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Animal Control Bylaw, 2024, No. 3343 (PDF)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=631683) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Parks and Community Facilities Rules and Regulations Bylaw, 2021, No. 3321 (PDF)](https://portmoody-edocs.ghdcdn.com/v1/eDocs/PortMoody?docnumber=572436) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 3218 (consolidated PDF)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=514329) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, City of Port Moody](https://www.portmoody.ca/city-government/bylaws-and-policies/bylaw-enforcement/) (read 2026-11-05)

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