{"title":"Revelstoke rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","question":"What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs?","slug":"dangerous-dogs","place":{"path":"ca/bc/revelstoke","name":"Revelstoke","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Revelstoke","url":"https://www.revelstoke.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Revelstoke, a Bylaw Compliance Officer can designate a dog \"aggressive\" or \"dangerous\" and give the owner written notice. An aggressive dog must be on a leash of 1 metre or less and muzzled in public. A dangerous dog also needs a locked enclosure, warning signs and a microchip.","aliases":["aggressive dog revelstoke","vicious dog revelstoke","dog bite revelstoke","muzzle dog revelstoke"],"cost":"Annual licence only: aggressive dog $110 (spayed or neutered) or $163 (not); dangerous dog $546. Fines for breaking the rules run from $300 to $1,500, depending on the ticket system and offence.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"online","label":"Report to Bylaw Compliance Services (SeeClickFix)","value":"https://www.revelstoke.ca/493/Bylaw-Tickets"},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Compliance Services","value":"250-837-4747"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Compliance Services","value":"bylawenforcement@revelstoke.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183 (PDF)","url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Revelstoke dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Revelstoke dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Revelstoke","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/how-many-pets/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/sicamous","name":"Sicamous","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/golden","name":"Golden","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/dangerous-dogs/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dangerous dog rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dangerous-dogs/"},"facts":{"how_declared":{"label":"How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive","value":"A Bylaw Compliance Officer decides and designates the dog, then gives the owner written notice. Aggressive: without provocation showed aggressive behaviour (snarling, growling, baring teeth, pursuing), caused a minor injury, or attacked or bit. Dangerous (Community Charter s. 49): killed or seriously injured a person or domestic animal, or an officer believes it likely to seriously injure a person.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183, consolidated (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"ss. 3, 7.01, 7.02, 7.05","quotes":["A Bylaw Compliance Officer may determine whether a Dog is “Aggressive” or “Dangerous” for the purposes of this Bylaw, and designate the Dog as such.","“Aggressive Behaviour” includes snarling, growling, baring teeth or pursuing another animal or person.","“Dangerous Dog” has the same meaning as in section 49 (1) of the Community Charter","will issue written notice to the Owner of that Aggressive Dog"]},{"url":"https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/03026_03","title":"Community Charter","section":"Community Charter s. 49(1)","quotes":["has killed or seriously injured a person,","an animal control officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"owner_rules":{"label":"Rules for owners","value":"Aggressive dog: leash of at most 1 m off your property, never at large, muzzled in any public place or off-leash area. Dangerous dog outside the home: muzzled, 1 m leash, and kept in a locked dog enclosure; banned from parks and off-leash areas; warning signs at front and back; microchip within 15 days.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183, consolidated (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"ss. 7.03, 7.06, 7.07, 7.08, 7.09","quotes":["keep the Aggressive Dog Muzzled when the Dog is in any Public Place or Off-Leash Area.","ensure the Dangerous Dog remains Muzzled with a snugly fastened muzzle;","keep the Dangerous Dog within a locked Dog Enclosure incapable of being accessed by domestic animals, the public, or children.","shall post a sign visible to the public at the front and back of his or her property","within 15 days of being notified that the Dog is a Dangerous Dog, obtain a microchip implant"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee":{"label":"Licence fee","value":"Annual licence only: aggressive dog $110 (spayed or neutered) or $163 (not); dangerous dog $546.","short":"Dangerous $546; aggressive $110 (altered) or $163","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/145989","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2256, Schedule J, consolidated to Bylaw 2424 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"Schedule J, item 4","quotes":["Dog licence for aggressive / dangerous dogs – annual ONLY","(a) Aggressive Dog $110.00 $163.00","(b) Dangerous Dog $546.00 $546.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Report to Bylaw Compliance Services online through SeeClickFix, by email to bylawenforcement@revelstoke.ca or by phone at (250) 837-4747. Give your full name and phone number; anonymous complaints are not accepted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.revelstoke.ca/493/Bylaw-Tickets","title":"Bylaw Tickets, City of Revelstoke","section":"Report a Problem","quotes":["Report the violation online at SeeClickFix, by email to bylawenforcement@revelstoke.ca or by phone at (250) 837-4747.","the City does not accept anonymous complaints"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: $500 for most breaches (aggressive dog not leashed, at large or unmuzzled; dangerous dog unmuzzled, unleashed, not confined, in a banned place, no sign); $300 for no microchip. Municipal ticket: $1,000 for the same leash/muzzle/confinement offences, $1,500 for a dangerous dog in a banned place, $800 for no sign, $500 for no microchip.","short":"Notice $500; ticket $1,000","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/226008/","title":"Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2370, Schedule (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"Schedule B, Animal Control, ss. 7.03-7.09","quotes":["7.03 a Permit aggressive dog not secured $500.00 N/A $500.00 No","7.08 Failure to display visible Dangerous $500.00 N/A $500.00 No","7.09 Failure to implant microchip in $300.00 N/A $310.00 Yes"]},{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/164836","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2082, Schedule 2 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"Schedule 2, Animal Control, ss. 7.03-7.09","quotes":["Permit aggressive dog not secured by leash 7.03 a. $1000.00 N/A","within sections of 7.07 $1500.00 N/A","Failure to display visible Dangerous Dog sign 7.08 $800.00 N/A","Failure to implant microchip in dangerous dog 7.09 $500.00 N/A"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183 (Part 7, Aggressive and Dangerous Dogs)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183, consolidated (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"title","quotes":["ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW NO. 2183"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder [Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545), a Bylaw Compliance Officer decides whether a dog is aggressive or dangerous, designates it and gives the owner written notice.\n\n- Aggressive: without provocation it showed aggressive behaviour (snarling, growling, baring teeth, pursuing), caused a minor injury, or attacked or bit.\n- Dangerous: it killed or seriously injured a person or domestic animal, or an officer believes it is likely to seriously injure a person (Community Charter s. 49).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Aggressive dog: off your property, use a leash of 1 metre or less. Never let it be at large. Keep it muzzled in any public place or off-leash area.\n- After one year with no further complaints and a completed training course, the owner of an aggressive dog may apply to be relieved of the leash and muzzle rules.\n- Dangerous dog outside the home: muzzled, on a 1 metre leash, and kept in a locked dog enclosure. It is banned from parks and off-leash areas. Post warning signs at the front and back, and microchip the dog within 15 days.\n- Licences cost more: aggressive dog $110 (spayed or neutered) or $163 (not); dangerous dog $546.\n- Fines: a bylaw notice is $500 for most breaches (leash, muzzle, at large, confinement, banned place, no sign) and $300 for no microchip. A municipal ticket is $1,000 for the same leash, muzzle and confinement offences, $1,500 for a dangerous dog in a banned place, $800 for no sign and $500 for no microchip. A dog that bites a person is $400 under both.\n- To report a dog, use SeeClickFix, email bylawenforcement@revelstoke.ca or call 250-837-4747. Give your full name and phone number; anonymous complaints are not accepted.","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/10545","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183, consolidated (PDF), City of Revelstoke","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/145989","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2256, Schedule J, consolidated to Bylaw 2424 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/164836","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2082, Schedule 2 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/226008/","title":"Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2370, Schedule (PDF), City of Revelstoke","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.revelstoke.ca/493/Bylaw-Tickets","title":"Bylaw Tickets, City of Revelstoke","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/03026_03","title":"Community Charter","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/dangerous-dogs/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/dangerous-dogs.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/dangerous-dogs.json"}}