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title: Princeton bylaw fines and how tickets work
question: "What are the common bylaw fines in Princeton?"
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# Princeton bylaw fines and how tickets work

**Question:** What are the common bylaw fines in Princeton?

**Short answer:** Princeton has no single ticket bylaw; each bylaw carries its own fine schedule. Examples: unlicensed dog $75, dog at large $100, unsightly property $200 ($100 if paid within 30 days), burning prohibited materials $125.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Princeton, https://www.princeton.ca)  
**Cost:** Unlicensed dog $75. Dog at large or off leash $100. Excessive barking $100. More than two dogs $150. Unsightly property $200 ($100 within 30 days). Burn prohibited materials $125. Refuse accessible to wildlife $200.  
**How long:** Under the Property Maintenance Bylaw, a ticket must be paid in full if not paid within 30 calendar days.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Services, 778-720-6114 or 250-295-3135 (Town Hall hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Email: Bylaw Services, bylaw@princeton.ca
- In person: Town Hall, 151 Vermilion Avenue, Princeton, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** Bylaw officers enforce Town bylaws with Municipal Tickets, Bylaw Notices, Offence Act prosecutions or civil court proceedings. Bylaws set ticket amounts in their own fine schedules, under the Community Charter.
  - Source: [Bylaw Services](https://www.princeton.ca/p/bylaw-services)
  - Official wording: "They have the authority to enforce municipal bylaws with Municipal Tickets, Bylaw Notices, Offence Act Prosecutions and/or Civil Court Proceedings."
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006, ss. 36, 39](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be enforced my means of a ticket in the form prescribed for the purpose of section 264 of the Community Charter."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Common fines:** Unlicensed dog $75. Dog at large or off leash $100. Excessive barking $100. More than two dogs $150. Unsightly property $200 ($100 within 30 days). Burn prohibited materials $125. Refuse accessible to wildlife $200. Parking offences are in Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 890, 2014 (text not read).
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006, Schedule C](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/)
  - Official wording: "Unlicenced dog 4 $75.00" … "Excessive barking 14(a) $100.00" … "More than two dogs 13 $150.00"
  - Source: [Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026, Schedule A](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/)
  - Official wording: "4.2 Permit unsightly property 200 100"
  - Source: [Volunteer Fire Department Bylaw No. 997, 2021, Schedule D](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/45260/)
  - Official wording: "Burn prohibited materials 9.3(b) $125.00" … "Fail to comply with fire restriction 9.3(d) $1,000.00"
  - Source: [Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 985, 2020, Schedule C](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/39583/)
  - Official wording: "Refuse accessible to wildlife 3 $200.00"
  - Source: [Policy 004-2009, parking and ticket offences, Policy 004-2009 s. 5](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/15435/)
  - Official wording: "The fines set out in the Town of Princeton Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 890, 2014 will be reduced as follows"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Paying early:** Property Maintenance Bylaw: reduced fine (half) if paid within 30 calendar days. Parking tickets (MTI Form B) left on a vehicle are reduced by 50% if paid within 72 hours (Town policy 004-2009). Other schedules show no early amount.
  - Source: [Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026, s. 9.9](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/)
  - Official wording: "If a person pays a fine within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of issuance of a ticket, the person must pay the reduced fine set out in Schedule “A”."
  - Source: [Policy 004-2009, parking and ticket offences, Policy 004-2009 s. 1, 4](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/15435/)
  - Official wording: "the fine amount of the MTI will be reduced by fifty percent (50%)."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Paying late:** Under the Property Maintenance Bylaw, if the ticket is not paid within 30 calendar days the full fine amount must be paid.
  - Source: [Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026, s. 9.9](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/)
  - Official wording: "If a person does not pay the fine within thirty (30) calendar days, they must pay the full fine amount."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Disputing a ticket:** Animal Control Bylaw s. 40 and Water Regulations Bylaw s. 12.6 let the CAO or bylaw officers refer disputed tickets to the Provincial Court. The Fire, Wildlife Attractant and Property Maintenance bylaws state no dispute process for tickets. No adjudication fee found.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006, s. 40](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/)
  - Official wording: "Council hereby delegates the authority to refer any disputed tickets to the Provincial Court to the Town’s Chief Administrative Officer and to Animal Control Officers."
  - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 987, 2020, s. 12.6](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/40774/)
  - Official wording: "may refer any disputed tickets to the Provincial Court"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** No single ticketing bylaw found. Each bylaw has its own fine schedule, for example Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006 (Schedule C), Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026 (Schedule A), Volunteer Fire Department Bylaw No. 997, 2021 (Schedule D).
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006, Schedule C](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/)
  - Official wording: "Schedule “C” Fine Schedule"
  - Source: [Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026, s. 9.7](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/)
  - Official wording: "Fines for contraventions of this Bylaw are prescribed in Schedule “A” – Fines (by Municipal Ticket Information)."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Bylaw officers enforce Town bylaws with Municipal Tickets, Bylaw Notices, Offence Act prosecutions or civil court proceedings, as the Town's [bylaw services page](https://www.princeton.ca/p/bylaw-services) says. Ticket amounts are set in each bylaw's own fine schedule under the Community Charter. No separate ticketing bylaw was found.

## Good to know

- Examples: unlicensed dog $75; dog at large or off leash $100; excessive barking $100; more than two dogs $150 ([Animal Control Bylaw](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/), Schedule C).
- Unsightly property is $200 ($100 if paid within 30 days) ([Property Maintenance Bylaw](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/), Schedule A).
- Burning prohibited materials is $125 ([Fire Department Bylaw](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/45260/), Schedule D). Refuse accessible to wildlife is $200 ([Wildlife Attractant Bylaw](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/39583/), Schedule C).
- Parking offences are in the Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 890, 2014, whose text was not read. No noise fine was found.
- Early payment: the Property Maintenance Bylaw halves the fine if paid within 30 calendar days; after that the full amount is due. Parking tickets left on a vehicle are reduced by 50% if paid within 72 hours ([Town Policy 004-2009](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/15435/)). The other schedules show no early amount.
- Disputes: the Animal Control Bylaw and the [Water Regulations Bylaw](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/40774/) let the CAO or bylaw officers refer disputed tickets to Provincial Court. The Fire, Wildlife Attractant and Property Maintenance bylaws state no dispute process. No adjudication fee was found.
- Ask Bylaw Services at 250-295-3135 or 778-720-6114.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006 (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/)
- [Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026 (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/)
- [Volunteer Fire Department Bylaw No. 997, 2021 (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/45260/)
- [Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 985, 2020 (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/39583/)
- [Policy 004-2009, parking and ticket offences (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/15435/)
- [Bylaw Services, Town of Princeton](https://www.princeton.ca/p/bylaw-services)

## Related questions

- [Princeton dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/dog-licence.md)
- [Princeton unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/unsightly-property.md)
- [Princeton backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/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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- [Hope](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Penticton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Peachland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Oliver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Merritt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/bylaw-fines.md)

## Sources

- [Bylaw Services, Town of Princeton](https://www.princeton.ca/p/bylaw-services) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 782, 2006 (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/163/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026 (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Volunteer Fire Department Bylaw No. 997, 2021 (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/45260/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 985, 2020 (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/39583/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Policy 004-2009, parking and ticket offences (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/15435/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 987, 2020 (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/40774/) (read 2026-11-08)

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