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title: Sechelt bylaw fines and how tickets work
question: "What are the common bylaw fines in Sechelt?"
place: Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
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owner_body: District of Sechelt
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# Sechelt bylaw fines and how tickets work

**Question:** What are the common bylaw fines in Sechelt?

**Short answer:** Sechelt uses two ticket systems. Most bylaw offences get a bylaw notice with one set penalty, which you pay or dispute within 14 days. A few, such as fireworks, can also get a municipal ticket, which is disputed in Provincial Court. There is no early-payment discount.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Sechelt, https://www.sechelt.ca)  
**Cost:** Penalty varies by offence. Bylaw notices: unlicensed dog $150; dog at large $150 / $300 / $500 (first, second, third); noise that disturbs $200; construction noise $400; unsightly real property $300; parking longer than designated $50; recreational vehicle over 8 hours $100; hydrant parking $100; fireworks $300 (municipal ticket $250). A person who loses an adjudication pays an additional $25.  
**How long:** Pay or dispute within 14 days of receiving a bylaw notice.  
**Where:**
- In person: Municipal Hall, 2nd Floor, 5797 Cowrie Street, Sechelt, BC V0N 3A0 (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (the District page does not give the days of the week))
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement, 604-885-1986 ext. 2
- Online: Bylaw Ticket Dispute Form (online, link on the District page), https://www.sechelt.ca/our-government/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** Two systems. Bylaw notices under the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw No. 515, 2012 (penalties in Schedule A, disputes go to screening officers and a bylaw adjudication registry). Municipal tickets under the Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 491, 2010 (fewer bylaws, such as fireworks, business licence and building; disputed tickets go to Provincial Court). Bylaw Enforcement Officers may issue tickets in response to complaints.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw No. 515, 2012 (consolidated February 2026), Parts 5, 8](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/d0ibsbhf/515-2012-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The bylaw and bylaw contraventions designated in Schedule A may be dealt with by bylaw" … "The Registry is established as a bylaw notice dispute adjudication system"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 491, 2010 (consolidated March 2026), ss. 2, 4](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/sghjjzsn/491-2010-municipal-ticket-information-consolidation.pdf)
  - Official wording: "may be enforced by means of a ticket in the form prescribed" … "refer all disputed tickets (Municipal Ticket Information) the Provincial" … "Court for a hearing."
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, Bylaw Enforcement page](https://www.sechelt.ca/our-government/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw Enforcement Officers may issue tickets or other actions."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Common fines:** Bylaw notices: unlicensed dog $150; dog at large $150 / $300 / $500 (first, second, third); noise that disturbs $200; construction noise $400; unsightly real property $300; parking longer than designated $50; recreational vehicle over 8 hours $100; hydrant parking $100; fireworks $300 (municipal ticket $250).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw No. 515, 2012 (consolidated February 2026), Schedule A](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/d0ibsbhf/515-2012-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "611, 2023 Section 4.1 Unlicensed Dog $150 No" … "Noise which disturbs $200 No" … "Unsightly real property $300 Yes" … "Parking longer than designated $50 No"
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw No. 515, 2012 (consolidated February 2026), Schedule A, Highways and Parking](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/d0ibsbhf/515-2012-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Parked within five metres of a fire hydrant $100 No"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying early:** None set. Sechelt has no early-payment discount and no late-payment increase on bylaw notices.
- **Paying late:** None set. Sechelt has no early-payment discount and no late-payment increase on bylaw notices.
- **Disputing a ticket:** Within 14 days of receiving a bylaw notice, pay the penalty or request dispute adjudication on the notice, in person or by mail to Municipal Hall, or use the District's online Bylaw Ticket Dispute Form. A person who loses an adjudication pays an additional $25. A screening officer may offer a compliance agreement (up to one year) with up to a 50% penalty reduction for listed offences. Municipal tickets are disputed in Provincial Court.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw No. 515, 2012 (consolidated February 2026), Parts 7, 8, 10; Schedule A note](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/d0ibsbhf/515-2012-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "within 14 days of the date on which the" … "request dispute adjudication by filling in the appropriate portion of the bylaw" … "must pay the Municipality an additional fee of $25" … "The maximum duration of a compliance agreement is one year." … "Maximum 50% reduction in penalty amount where compliance agreement is shown as"
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, Bylaw Enforcement page](https://www.sechelt.ca/our-government/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/)
  - Official wording: "Submit a Bylaw Notice Dispute by submitting the online form:" … "Bylaw Ticket Dispute Form"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw No. 515, 2012; Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 491, 2010
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw No. 515, 2012 (consolidated February 2026), Part 1](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/d0ibsbhf/515-2012-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as “Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw No. 515, 2012”."
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 491, 2010 (consolidated March 2026), s. 1](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/sghjjzsn/491-2010-municipal-ticket-information-consolidation.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw NO."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

There are two systems:

- **Bylaw notices** under the [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw 515](<https://www.sechelt.ca/media/d0ibsbhf/515-2012-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-consolidated.pdf>). Penalties are in its Schedule A, and disputes go to screening officers and a bylaw adjudication registry.
- **Municipal tickets** under the [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw 491](<https://www.sechelt.ca/media/sghjjzsn/491-2010-municipal-ticket-information-consolidation.pdf>). It covers fewer bylaws, such as fireworks, business licence and building. Disputed tickets go to Provincial Court.

Bylaw Enforcement Officers may issue tickets in response to complaints.

## Steps

To dispute a bylaw notice, within 14 days of receiving it:

1. Pay the penalty, or request dispute adjudication on the notice, in person or by mail to Municipal Hall, or use the District's online Bylaw Ticket Dispute Form.
2. A screening officer may offer a compliance agreement (up to one year) with up to a 50% penalty reduction for listed offences.

## Good to know

- Each offence has one penalty amount. There is no early-payment discount and no late-payment increase; these sections were removed by Bylaw 515-16 in 2025.
- A person who loses an adjudication pays an additional $25.
- Examples are in the cost field above. Other fines are in the related answers.
- Questions: Bylaw Enforcement, 604-885-1986 ext. 2.

## Official forms and pages

- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw No. 515, 2012 (consolidated February 2026) (PDF)](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/d0ibsbhf/515-2012-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-consolidated.pdf)
- [Bylaw 515-16, 2025, amending the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw (PDF)](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/vqncrtjy/515-16-2025-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-bylaw.pdf)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 491, 2010 (consolidated March 2026) (PDF)](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/sghjjzsn/491-2010-municipal-ticket-information-consolidation.pdf)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, District of Sechelt](https://www.sechelt.ca/our-government/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/)

## Related questions

- [Sechelt dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/dog-licence.md)
- [Sechelt noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/noise-rules.md)
- [Sechelt unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/unsightly-property.md)
- [Sechelt fireworks rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/fireworks.md)
- [Sechelt RV, boat and trailer parking rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/rv-boat-trailer-parking.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)
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- [Bowen Island](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Nanaimo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Lions Bay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/bylaw-fines.md)
- [West Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Parksville](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/bylaw-fines.md)

## Sources

- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw No. 515, 2012 (consolidated February 2026) (PDF)](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/d0ibsbhf/515-2012-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Bylaw 515-16, 2025, amending the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw (PDF)](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/vqncrtjy/515-16-2025-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 491, 2010 (consolidated March 2026) (PDF)](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/sghjjzsn/491-2010-municipal-ticket-information-consolidation.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, District of Sechelt](https://www.sechelt.ca/our-government/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/) (read 2026-11-06)

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