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title: Pouce Coupe bylaw fines and how tickets work
question: "What are the common bylaw fines in Pouce Coupe?"
place: Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, Canada
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# Pouce Coupe bylaw fines and how tickets work

**Question:** What are the common bylaw fines in Pouce Coupe?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Pouce Coupe, https://www.poucecoupe.ca)  
**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:**
- In person: Village Office, 5011 49th Avenue, Pouce Coupe, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-786-5794
- Email: Bylaw Enforcement, bylaw@poucecoupe.ca

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** 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.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, s. 3.1, 3.2](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52549/)
  - Official wording: "Off-Road Vehicles No. 1094"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Common fines:** 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.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule B](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule I](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/)
  - Official wording: "Noise which disturbs 31(i) $100.00" … "Accumulated rubbish 1(i) $100.00"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule C](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/)
  - Official wording: "No Building/ Plumbing Permit 5.1, 5.2 $500.00"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule D](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/)
  - Official wording: "No Business Licence 3, 12.1(a) $250.00"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule E](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/)
  - Official wording: "Burning during fire ban 19(e) $500.00"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule P](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/)
  - Official wording: "Stage 1: Water lawns on non-permitted days and times 2.1.1(a) $100.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Paying early:** None set. Pouce Coupe's ticket bylaw states no early-payment discount and no late increase.
- **Paying late:** None set. Pouce Coupe's ticket bylaw states no early-payment discount and no late increase.
- **Disputing a ticket:** Not confirmed. The bylaw and the Village's pages do not say how to dispute a ticket.
- **Bylaw:** Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, as amended by Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, s. 1.1](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052"."
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026, s. 1](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52549/)
  - Official wording: "Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- Parking tickets are $100 each, for example "Stop/stand/park contrary to traffic control device" and "Park more than 24 hours".
- Some animal and property bylaws double or triple fines for repeat offences in a year.
- The bylaw states no early-payment discount and no late increase.
- 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.

## Official forms and pages

- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF)](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/)

## Related questions

- [Pouce Coupe dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/dog-licence.md)
- [Pouce Coupe noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/noise-rules.md)
- [Pouce Coupe watering restrictions](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/water-restrictions.md)
- [Pouce Coupe backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/backyard-fire.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines.md)
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- [Chetwynd](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Tumbler Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/bylaw-fines.md)
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## Sources

- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52549/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.ca/government/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.ca/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)

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