Salmo rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs
What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs?
In Salmo, the owner of a dangerous dog must keep it properly restrained at all times and, off the owner's premises, on a leash and muzzled. A dog that has killed or seriously injured a person or a domestic animal is defined as dangerous. A $200 ticket applies.
Key facts
| How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive | A "dangerous dog" is one that has killed or seriously injured a person; that the Bylaw Enforcement Officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person; or that has killed or seriously injured a companion or domestic animal in a public place or on private property other than the owner's.Dog Licensing & Control Bylaw #585, 2007 (consolidated for convenience, with Bylaw #624), s. 2 (definition of Dangerous Dog) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording"Dangerous Dog" means a dog that (a) has killed or seriously injured a person, (b) the Bylaw Enforcement Officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person, or |
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| Rules for owners | The owner of a dangerous dog (or a dog known to be likely to attack without provocation) must keep it properly restrained at all times and, off the owner's premises, on a leash and muzzled.Dog Licensing & Control Bylaw #585, 2007 (consolidated for convenience, with Bylaw #624), s. 7(3)(a) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingproperly restrained at all times and, when the dog is off the owner's premises, that it is on a leash and muzzled. |
| Licence fee | None set. Salmo's bylaw sets no separate fee for a dangerous dog.Read: Dog Licensing & Control Bylaw #585, 2007 (consolidated for convenience, with Bylaw #624) |
| How to report | The Village lists a Bylaw Complaint Form on its Forms page; forms can be submitted in person, by email or through the Contact page.Forms, Forms page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingBylaw Complaint Form Forms can be submitted in-person, via EMAIL or by using the 'Choose files' button on the Village's CONTACT page. |
| Fine | $200 for a dangerous dog not confined (municipal ticket).Municipal Ticketing Bylaw #586 (consolidated with #625), Schedule A to Bylaw #586 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingDangerous dog not confined 7 (3) $200.00 |
| Bylaw | Dog Licensing & Control Bylaw 2007, Bylaw #585 (as amended by Bylaw #624, 2011).Dog Licensing & Control Bylaw #585, 2007 (consolidated for convenience, with Bylaw #624), Title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingA Bylaw to License and Control of Dogs within the Municipality DOG LICENSING & CONTROL BYLAW 2007 |
How it works
The Dog Licensing & Control Bylaw #585 defines a "dangerous dog" as one that has killed or seriously injured a person; that the Bylaw Enforcement Officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person; or that has killed or seriously injured a companion or domestic animal, in a public place or on private property other than the owner's. The bylaw also defines a separate "vicious dog".
The owner of a dangerous dog, or of a dog known to be likely to attack without provocation, must keep it properly restrained at all times and, off the owner's premises, on a leash and muzzled.
Steps
- If a dog has attacked or threatens someone, contact the Village office at 250-357-9433.
- You can also use the Bylaw Complaint Form listed on the Village Forms page, in person, by email or through the Contact page.
Good to know
- An officer may seize a dog believed on reasonable grounds to be dangerous, and the Village may apply to Provincial Court for a destruction order.
- A dangerous dog not confined can bring a $200 municipal ticket (Bylaw #586). The bylaw also allows a court fine of $50 to $2,000.
- No formal declaration or appeal process is set out in the bylaw, and no separate fee is set for a dangerous dog. Ask the Village office.
- The Village posts this bylaw as 'consolidated for convenience only, not official version'; confirm with the Village office.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Fruitvale · Montrose · Castlegar · Nelson · Trail · Warfield
Sources
- Dog Licensing & Control Bylaw #585, 2007 (consolidated for convenience, with Bylaw #624) (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
- Municipal Ticketing Bylaw #586 (consolidated with #625) (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
- Forms, Village of Salmo (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact, Village of Salmo (read 2026-11-08)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set. How answers are checked.