{"title":"Pouce Coupe bylaw fines and how tickets work","question":"What are the common bylaw fines in Pouce Coupe?","slug":"bylaw-fines","place":{"path":"ca/bc/pouce-coupe","name":"Pouce Coupe","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":"Village of Pouce Coupe","url":"https://www.poucecoupe.ca"},"short_answer":"Pouce Coupe's Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw sets one fine per offence. Common ones are $100 for an unlicensed dog, a dog at large, disturbing noise or a water restriction offence, $250 for no business licence, and $500 for no building permit, burning during a fire ban or fireworks offences.","aliases":["bylaw ticket pouce coupe","bylaw fine amounts pouce coupe","municipal ticket information pouce coupe","parking ticket pouce coupe"],"cost":"Dog licence not obtained $100; dog at large $100; noise which disturbs $100; accumulated rubbish $100; property standards $100; parking contrary to a traffic control device $100; water restriction offences $100; no business licence $250; no building permit $500; burning during a fire ban $500; fireworks offences $500.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"5011 49th Avenue, Pouce Coupe, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-786-5794"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@poucecoupe.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Pouce Coupe dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Pouce Coupe noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"water-restrictions","title":"Pouce Coupe watering restrictions","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/water-restrictions/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Pouce Coupe backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chetwynd","name":"Chetwynd","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hudsons-hope","name":"Hudson's Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/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":"The Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052 designates Village bylaws that may be enforced by ticket under section 264 of the Community Charter and sets the fine amounts (Schedules B to S). Designated bylaw enforcement officers issue tickets: depending on the bylaw, the RCMP, Bylaw Enforcement Officer, CAO, Fire Chief, Building Inspector or Director of Public Works.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"s. 3.1, 3.2","quotes":["The bylaws listed in Column 1 of Schedule \"A\" to this Bylaw are designated as bylaws that may be enforced by means of a ticket issued under section 264 of the Community Charter.","The persons who act in the job positions or titles listed in Column 3 of Schedule \"A\" to this Bylaw are designated Bylaw Enforcement Officers"]},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52549/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"Amendment","quotes":["Off-Road Vehicles No. 1094"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"example_fines":{"label":"Common fines","value":"Dog licence not obtained $100; dog at large $100; noise which disturbs $100; accumulated rubbish $100; property standards $100; parking contrary to a traffic control device $100; water restriction offences $100; no business licence $250; no building permit $500; burning during a fire ban $500; fireworks offences $500.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"Schedule B","quotes":["Fail to obtain a dog license 4(1) $100.00","Allow an intact animal to run at large 8(1) $100.00","Stop/stand/park contrary to traffic control device"]},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"Schedule I","quotes":["Noise which disturbs 31(i) $100.00","Accumulated rubbish 1(i) $100.00"]},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"Schedule C","quotes":["No Building/ Plumbing Permit 5.1, 5.2 $500.00"]},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["No Business Licence 3, 12.1(a) $250.00"]},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"Schedule E","quotes":["Burning during fire ban 19(e) $500.00"]},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"Schedule P","quotes":["Stage 1: Water lawns on non-permitted days and times 2.1.1(a) $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"early_payment":{"label":"Paying early","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Pouce Coupe's ticket bylaw states no early-payment discount and no late increase.","sources":[]},"late_payment":{"label":"Paying late","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Pouce Coupe's ticket bylaw states no early-payment discount and no late increase.","sources":[]},"dispute":{"label":"Disputing a ticket","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The bylaw and the Village's pages do not say how to dispute a ticket.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, as amended by Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the \"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052\"."]},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52549/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":2,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) lets the Village of Pouce Coupe enforce its bylaws by ticket under section 264 of the Community Charter, and sets the fine amounts in Schedules B to S. It is amended by [Bylaw No. 1095](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52549/), which adds the Off-Road Vehicles Regulation Bylaw No. 1094 and a Schedule T. Designated enforcement officers issue tickets: depending on the bylaw, the RCMP, Bylaw Enforcement Officer, CAO, Fire Chief, Building Inspector or Director of Public Works. Most bylaws are enforced on a complaint basis.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Common tickets: dog licence not obtained $100; dog at large $100; noise which disturbs $100; accumulated rubbish $100; property standards $100; water restriction offences $100; no business licence $250; no building permit $500; burning during a fire ban $500; fireworks offences $500.\n- Parking tickets are $100 each, for example \"Stop/stand/park contrary to traffic control device\" and \"Park more than 24 hours\".\n- Some animal and property bylaws double or triple fines for repeat offences in a year.\n- The bylaw states no early-payment discount and no late increase.\n- The bylaw and the Village's enforcement pages do not say how to dispute a ticket or the deadline. Ask the Village Office, 250-786-5794, or bylaw@poucecoupe.ca.","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52549/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.ca/government/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Pouce Coupe","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Pouce Coupe","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 3 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/bylaw-fines/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/bylaw-fines.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/bylaw-fines.json"}}