Pouce Coupe bylaw fines and how tickets work
What are the common bylaw fines in Pouce Coupe?
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.
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.Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, s. 3.1, 3.2; Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe 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 Off-Road Vehicles No. 1094 |
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| 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.Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule B; Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule I; Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule C; Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule D; Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule E; Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule P · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingFail 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 Noise which disturbs 31(i) $100.00 Accumulated rubbish 1(i) $100.00 No Building/ Plumbing Permit 5.1, 5.2 $500.00 No Business Licence 3, 12.1(a) $250.00 Burning during fire ban 19(e) $500.00 Stage 1: Water lawns on non-permitted days and times 2.1.1(a) $100.00 |
| 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.Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, s. 1.1; Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThis bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052". Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026 |
How it works
The Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052 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, 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
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Sources
- Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe (read 2026-11-08)
- Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2026 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Pouce Coupe (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact, Village of Pouce Coupe (read 2026-11-08)
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