Salt Spring Island bylaw fines and how tickets work
What are the common bylaw fines on Salt Spring Island?
Short answer
Salt Spring Island is not a municipality, so two ticket systems apply. CRD bylaw offences (dogs, noise, unsightly property, water) are ticketed under CRD Bylaw 1857: for example noise $100 first offence, $200 second, $500 later. Islands Trust land use offences get bylaw notices under Bylaw 446, for example $350 for an RV occupied past the limits.
Key facts
| How tickets work | Two systems. CRD bylaws (animals, noise, unsightly premises, water, parks) are enforced by municipal tickets under CRD Bylaw 1857, issued by bylaw enforcement officers (also animal control officers, and RCMP for noise). Islands Trust land-use offences are enforced by Bylaw Violation Notices (Bylaw 446); Bylaw 410 also provides a municipal ticket for them.CRD Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 1857 (consolidated March 2025), s. 1; Sched. 1 items 3, 8, 11; Bylaw Enforcement Notice and Dispute Adjudication, Islands Trust (Salt Spring), intro; Municipal Ticketing Bylaw (Bylaw 410), Islands Trust, title, Sched. A and B · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingmay be enforced by means of a ticket in the form prescribed for the purpose of Division 3 of Part 8 Island) No. 1, 2006 Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer Under this system, Bylaw Violation Notices (BVN) can be issued after an investigation confirms that a bylaw contravention exists. A Bylaw to Establish a Municipal Ticket Information System Storage of More than two (2) Unenclosed Vehicles 3.10.1(1) $100.00 |
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| Common fines | CRD tickets: dog at large $100; no dog licence $100; noisy dog $100; noise $100 first offence, $200 second, $500 later; unsightly property $250. Islands Trust notices: RV occupied past limits $350; more than two unenclosed vehicles $200.CRD Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 1857 (consolidated March 2025), Sched. 9; Sched. 12; Sched. 4; Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, Islands Trust, Sched. A · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingAnimal at large 24 (1) $100.00 No licence 3 $100.00 Noisy Dog 26 (1) $100.00 Unsightly property 2. (3) $250.00 Noise which disturbs 2 $100.00 (first offence) $200.00 (second offence) $500.00 (subsequent offences) Travel Trailer/Recreational Vehicle $350.00 $262.50 $525.00 |
| Paying early | Islands Trust bylaw notices: a discounted amount applies if paid within 14 days of receiving the notice (for example $262.50 instead of $350). The CRD ticket schedules read for Salt Spring list a single amount, no early discount.Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, Islands Trust, s. 4(2); Sched. A; CRD Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 1857 (consolidated March 2025), Sched. 9 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingif received by the Islands Trust within 14 days of the person receiving or being presumed to have received the Notice, is the Early Payment Penalty No licence 3 $100.00 |
| Paying late | Islands Trust bylaw notices: not paid within 28 days, a late payment surcharge applies in addition to the penalty. Schedule A, column A3 lists $525 for a $350 penalty; the bylaw does not make clear whether that is the surcharge alone or the new total.Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, Islands Trust, s. 4(3) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingif more than 28 days after the person has received or is presumed to have received the Bylaw Notice, is subject to a late payment surcharge Bylaw Notice, is subject to a late payment surcharge in addition to the penalty under paragraph (1), and is the Late Payment Surcharge set out in column A3 of Schedule “A” |
| Disputing a ticket | Islands Trust notice: within 14 days of receiving it (taken as 7 days after mailing), pay or ask for adjudication in writing; a disputant who loses pays an extra $25. CRD tickets: you may pay or dispute in court; the CRD deadline was not found.Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, Islands Trust, ss. 5.1, 6.3; Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement, Islands Trust (Salt Spring), Dispute a Bylaw Violation Notice; Municipal ticket information system, Province of BC · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingwithin 14 days of the date on which the person received or is presumed to have received the Bylaw Notice, must pay the Islands Trust an additional fee of $25.00 Seven days after Islands Trust mails your Bylaw Violation Notice is considered to be the day you received the Notice. The alleged offender may then choose to admit to the offence and pay the penalty without appearing in court. |
| Bylaw | CRD Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw, 1990 (Bylaw No. 1857) for CRD bylaws; Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, 2010 for Land Use Bylaw 355 offences.CRD Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 1857 (consolidated March 2025), title; Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, Islands Trust, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingCAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT TICKET INFORMATION AUTHORIZATION BYLAW, 1990 Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, 2010 |
How it works
Salt Spring Island has no municipal bylaw office, so two systems apply. CRD bylaws (animals, noise, unsightly premises, water, parks) are enforced by municipal tickets under CRD Bylaw 1857, issued by bylaw enforcement officers (also animal control officers, and RCMP for noise). Islands Trust land use offences are enforced by bylaw notices under Bylaw 446; Bylaw 410 also provides a municipal ticket for them. Islands Trust staff do not handle animal control or noise.
Common fines
- CRD tickets: dog at large $100; no dog licence $100; noisy dog $100; noise $100 first offence, $200 second, $500 later; unsightly property $250. Water-restriction tickets run from $200 to $400.
- Islands Trust bylaw notices: RV occupied past limits $350; more than two unenclosed vehicles $200.
Good to know
- Early payment: an Islands Trust bylaw notice paid within 14 days costs less (for example $262.50 instead of $350). The CRD ticket schedules read list a single amount, with no early discount.
- Late payment: if an Islands Trust notice is not paid within 28 days, a late payment surcharge is added to the penalty. The bylaw does not make clear whether the figure in its schedule is the surcharge alone or a new total, so ask Islands Trust.
- Disputing an Islands Trust notice: within 14 days of receiving it (taken as 7 days after mailing), pay or ask for adjudication in writing. A disputant who loses pays an extra $25. Adjudication is by a Province-rostered adjudicator.
- For CRD tickets you may pay or dispute in court; the CRD deadline was not found.
- Islands Trust bylaw notice amounts come from the 2019 consolidation of Bylaw 446, so confirm current amounts.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- CRD Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 1857 (consolidated March 2025) (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, Islands Trust (read 2026-11-05)
- Municipal Ticketing Bylaw (Bylaw 410), Islands Trust (read 2026-11-05)
- Bylaw Enforcement Notice and Dispute Adjudication, Islands Trust (Salt Spring) (read 2026-11-05)
- Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement, Islands Trust (Salt Spring) (read 2026-11-05)
- Municipal ticket information system, Province of BC (read 2026-11-05)
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