--- title: Salmon Arm bylaw fines and how tickets work question: "What are the common bylaw fines?" place: Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/salmon-arm category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: City of Salmon Arm sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/bylaw-fines/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/bylaw-fines.json" --- # Salmon Arm bylaw fines and how tickets work **Question:** What are the common bylaw fines? **Short answer:** The City of Salmon Arm issues two kinds of tickets: parking violation tickets and Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) tickets, whose amounts are in Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 2760. Examples: noise $100, unsightly property $50, most parking offences $50. Dispute an MTI within 14 days. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Salmon Arm, https://www.salmonarm.ca) **Cost:** Full ticket amounts are in the schedules of Bylaw 2760; examples are listed below. **Where:** - In person: Customer Service Centre, City Hall, 500 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2 - Phone: City Hall, 250-803-4000 ## Key facts - **How tickets work:** Bylaw Enforcement issues two kinds of tickets: parking violation tickets and Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) tickets, which Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 authorizes. Bylaw Enforcement Officers issue them, as do RCMP members and certain officials (Building Inspector, Fire Chief and others) for particular bylaws. Enforcement is on a complaint basis. - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement Services, How to dispute a ticket, Bylaw Enforcement Services](https://www.salmonarm.ca/455/Bylaw-Enforcement-Services) - Official wording: "Bylaw enforcement issues two different kinds of tickets; a parking violation ticket; and a Municipal Ticket Information Ticket (MTI). Bylaw No. 2760 authorizes the use of these MTI tickets." … "On a complaint basis, Salmon Arm Bylaw Services will investigate Bylaw violations within the City of Salmon Arm." - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated through Bylaw 4778, PDF), s. 2, Schedule 1](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization) - Official wording: "are designated as Bylaw Enforcement Officers pursuant to Section 272 (1) (b) of the Municipal Act" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Common fines:** Dog without licence $150; dog at large $150 (first offence); noise that disturbs $100; unsightly property $50; most parking offences $50; watering contrary to restriction $50 to $500 by stage; incidental burning without a permit $100. - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated through Bylaw 4778, PDF), Schedules 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization) - Official wording: "No dog licence 5 (a), (b) $150.00" … "Dog at large, 1st offence 6 (a) $150.00" … "Noise which disturbs 4(a) $100.00" … "Unsightly property 3 $50.00" … "Stage 1 restrictions $50.00" … "Stage 4 restrictions $500.00" … "In Excess of 72 Hours 501 (19) $50.00" … "Open burning without permit 8.1 100.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Paying early:** Parking tickets only: paying within 2 days halves most amounts (for example $25 instead of $50). This does not apply to accessible stall ($100), bus stop ($100) or fire zone ($100) tickets. No early-payment amount is listed for other bylaw tickets. (Sources differ: The bylaw schedule says 'within 2 days'; the Parking page says '2 business days'. Bylaw wins. Dog licence fees have a separate $10 early discount, but that is a fee, not a fine.) - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated through Bylaw 4778, PDF), Schedule 13](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization) - Official wording: "Parking Violations If paid within 2 days only for Sections 501 (1) – (28) $25.00" … "Park in Handicap Space 501 (29) $100.00" - Source: [Parking, Parking Violation Payment](https://www.salmonarm.ca/226/Parking) - Official wording: "By paying within 2 business days, you would save 50% of the original fine amount." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Paying late:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. - **Disputing a ticket:** MTI ticket: dispute within 14 days of service using the MTI Ticket Dispute Form returned to City Hall; mailed letters must be postmarked by the 14th day. Provincial Court then mails a hearing date. Parking ticket: submit the Parking Ticket Dispute Form to the Customer Service Centre at City Hall. - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement Services, How to dispute a ticket](https://www.salmonarm.ca/455/Bylaw-Enforcement-Services) - Official wording: "Tickets must be disputed within 14 days of service." … "the Provincial Court will mail you a hearing date based on the information you have provided." … "please complete the Parking Ticket Dispute Form (PDF) and submit the form to the Customer Service Centre at City Hall" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** City of Salmon Arm Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated through Bylaw 4778, PDF), s. 6 Citation](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization) - Official wording: "City of Salmon Arm Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Bylaw Enforcement issues parking violation tickets and Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) tickets, which [Bylaw 2760]() authorizes. Bylaw Enforcement Officers issue them, as do RCMP members and certain officials (Building Inspector, Fire Chief and others) for particular bylaws. Enforcement is on a complaint basis. No separate bylaw notice system with amounts was found on the City's bylaws page. ## Steps 1. To dispute an MTI ticket, return the MTI Ticket Dispute Form to City Hall within 14 days of service. A mailed letter must be postmarked by the 14th day. Provincial Court then mails a hearing date. 2. To dispute a parking ticket, submit the Parking Ticket Dispute Form to the Customer Service Centre at City Hall. ## Good to know Examples of full municipal ticket amounts: - Dog without a licence: $150. Dog at large, first offence: $150. - Noise that disturbs: $100. - Unsightly property: $50. - Most parking offences: $50. - Watering contrary to restriction: $50 to $500 by stage. - Incidental open burning without a permit: $100. Early payment applies to parking tickets only: paying within 2 days halves most amounts (for example $25 instead of $50). It does not apply to accessible stall, bus stop or fire zone tickets, which are $100. The Parking page says 2 business days; the bylaw says 2 days, so confirm on your ticket. No early-payment amount is listed for other bylaw tickets, and no late-payment amount was found. Towed vehicle: Ben's Towing, 250-832-6512. ## Official forms and pages - [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated, PDF)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization) - [MTI Ticket Dispute Form](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/3760/MTI-Ticket-Dispute-Form) ## Related questions - [Salmon Arm noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/noise-rules.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) ## Sources - [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated through Bylaw 4778, PDF)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Enforcement Services, City of Salmon Arm](https://www.salmonarm.ca/455/Bylaw-Enforcement-Services) (read 2026-11-05) - [Parking, City of Salmon Arm](https://www.salmonarm.ca/226/Parking) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed. 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