{"title":"Sayward rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","question":"What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in Sayward?","slug":"dangerous-dogs","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","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":"Village of Sayward","url":"https://www.sayward.ca"},"short_answer":"In Sayward, the Animal Control Bylaw makes it an offence to keep a dog that has killed or injured, to keep an aggressive dog, or to fail to muzzle or enclose a dangerous or vicious dog. Each is a $200 ticket. How a dog is declared dangerous is not stated in a readable Village document.","aliases":["dangerous dog Sayward","aggressive dog bylaw Sayward","vicious dog muzzle Sayward","report a dog attack Sayward"],"cost":"$200 ticket for each: keeping a dog that has killed or injured (s. 5.8(a)); keeping an aggressive dog (s. 5.8(c)); failing to muzzle or enclose a dangerous or vicious dog (s. 5.12). The Fees and Charges Bylaw lists no dangerous-dog licence fee.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office (open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed holidays)","value":"250-282-5512"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"652 H'Kusam Way, Sayward, BC"},{"type":"online","label":"Online Bylaw Complaint Form","value":"https://www.sayward.ca/form/bylaw-complaint-form"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015 (Village bylaw page; the PDF is a scan)","url":"https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/bylaws/animal-control-bylaw-no-418-2015"},{"title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)","url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF)","url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2026-05/Bylaw%20451%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only%20-%20updated%202026.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Sayward dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Sayward dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/how-many-pets/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/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":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"Sayward's Animal Control Bylaw is posted only as a scan.","sources":[]},"owner_rules":{"label":"Rules for owners","value":"Failing to muzzle or enclose a dangerous or vicious dog is an offence (s. 5.12).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"Schedule 2","quotes":["Fail to muzzle/enclose dangerous or vicious dog 5.12 200.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Licence fee","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Sayward's fee schedule sets no dangerous-dog fee.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2026-05/Bylaw%20451%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only%20-%20updated%202026.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF)"}]},"report":{"label":"How to report","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$200 each: keeping a dog that has killed or injured (s. 5.8(a)); keeping an aggressive dog (s. 5.8(c)); failing to muzzle or enclose a dangerous or vicious dog (s. 5.12).","short":"$200 each","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"Schedule 2","quotes":["Keep dog that has killed or injured 5.8(a) 200.00","Keep aggressive dog 5.8(c) 200.00","Fail to muzzle/enclose dangerous or vicious dog 5.12 200.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"Schedule 1, row 2","quotes":["Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":1,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village's [Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015](<https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/bylaws/animal-control-bylaw-no-418-2015>) deals with dangerous dogs. It is posted only as a scan, so the rules below come from the offences in the Village's [Ticketing Bylaw No. 422](<https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf>).\n\n- Keeping a dog that has killed or injured is an offence (s. 5.8(a)).\n- Keeping an aggressive dog is an offence (s. 5.8(c)).\n- Failing to muzzle or enclose a dangerous or vicious dog is an offence (s. 5.12).\n\nEach carries a $200 ticket.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. To report a dangerous dog, use the online Bylaw Complaint Form or call the Village Office at 250-282-5512. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.\n2. To find out how a dog is declared dangerous or what conditions apply, ask the Village Office.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The definitions of \"dangerous\", \"vicious\" and \"aggressive\", and how a dog is declared, are not stated in a readable Village document.\n- The Village's fee schedule sets no dangerous-dog fee.\n- No dog-specific reporting page was found; the general complaint form is the route.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/bylaws/animal-control-bylaw-no-418-2015","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015 (Village bylaw page; the PDF is a scan)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2026-05/Bylaw%20451%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only%20-%20updated%202026.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.sayward.ca/contact/staff-directory","title":"Staff Directory, Village of Sayward","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 3 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dangerous-dogs/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dangerous-dogs.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dangerous-dogs.json"}}