--- title: Sayward rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs question: "What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in Sayward?" place: Sayward, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/sayward category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Sayward sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dangerous-dogs/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dangerous-dogs.json" --- # Sayward rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs **Question:** What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in Sayward? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Sayward, https://www.sayward.ca) **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:** - Phone: Village Office (open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed holidays), 250-282-5512 - In person: Village Office, 652 H'Kusam Way, Sayward, BC - Online: Online Bylaw Complaint Form, https://www.sayward.ca/form/bylaw-complaint-form ## Key facts - **How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive:** Not confirmed. Sayward's Animal Control Bylaw is posted only as a scan. - **Rules for owners:** Failing to muzzle or enclose a dangerous or vicious dog is an offence (s. 5.12). - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 2](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf) - Official wording: "Fail to muzzle/enclose dangerous or vicious dog 5.12 200.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Licence fee:** None set. Sayward's fee schedule sets no dangerous-dog fee. - **How to report:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. - **Fine:** $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). - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 2](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015 - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 1, row 2](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf) - Official wording: "Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The Village's [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](). - Keeping a dog that has killed or injured is an offence (s. 5.8(a)). - Keeping an aggressive dog is an offence (s. 5.8(c)). - Failing to muzzle or enclose a dangerous or vicious dog is an offence (s. 5.12). Each carries a $200 ticket. ## Steps 1. 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. 2. To find out how a dog is declared dangerous or what conditions apply, ask the Village Office. ## Good to know - The definitions of "dangerous", "vicious" and "aggressive", and how a dog is declared, are not stated in a readable Village document. - The Village's fee schedule sets no dangerous-dog fee. - No dog-specific reporting page was found; the general complaint form is the route. ## Official forms and pages - [Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015 (Village bylaw page; the PDF is a scan)](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/bylaws/animal-control-bylaw-no-418-2015) - [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF)](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 questions - [Sayward dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-licence.md) - [Sayward dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-leash-rules.md) - [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Sayward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/how-many-pets.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dangerous dog rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dangerous-dogs.md) - [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dangerous-dogs.md) - [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/dangerous-dogs.md) - [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/dangerous-dogs.md) - [Comox](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/dangerous-dogs.md) - [Port Hardy](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/dangerous-dogs.md) - [Powell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/dangerous-dogs.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015 (Village bylaw page; the PDF is a scan)](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/bylaws/animal-control-bylaw-no-418-2015) (read 2026-11-08) - [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF)](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) (read 2026-11-08) - [Staff Directory, Village of Sayward](https://www.sayward.ca/contact/staff-directory) (read 2026-11-08) _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. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with Village of Sayward. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dangerous-dogs/_