--- title: Spallumcheen dog leash rules and off-leash areas question: "Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?" place: Spallumcheen, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/spallumcheen category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: Township of Spallumcheen sources_read: 2026-11-06 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/dog-leash-rules/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/dog-leash-rules.json" --- # Spallumcheen dog leash rules and off-leash areas **Question:** Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules? **Short answer:** In the Township of Spallumcheen, a dog may not run at large. Off your own property it must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet held by a competent person, or securely confined. In parks, piers and beaches it must be leashed unless signs allow off-leash. A dog at large can draw a $75 ticket. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Township of Spallumcheen, https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca) **Cost:** Municipal ticket $75 for a dog at large ($50 if paid within 14 days). **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - Phone: Township office and Animal Control, 250-546-3013 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) ## Key facts - **Leash rule:** A dog may not be 'at large'. It is under control only if it is on its owner's (or the person in charge's) property, on a leash not over 6 feet held by a competent person, or securely confined. In any park, pier or beach it must be leashed and in the owner's actual control, unless signs allow off-leash. - Source: [Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998, s. 1 (running at large); s. 15(a); s. 15(e)(ii)](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/) - Official wording: "secured upon a leash of a length not exceeding six (6) feet" … "for an owner to allow or suffer any dog to be at large in the" … "to enter or be in any park, pier or beach unless the dog is on" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Maximum leash length:** 6 feet. A dog on a leash not exceeding 6 feet, in the direct and continuous charge of a competent person, is not 'running at large'. - Source: [Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998, s. 1 'Running at large' (ii)](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/) - Official wording: "secured upon a leash of a length not exceeding six (6) feet" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Off-leash areas:** Only in parks, piers or beaches where signs or notices are posted specifically permitting dogs to be exercised without a leash. - Source: [Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998, s. 15(e)(ii)](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/) - Official wording: "provided that the dog shall not have to be leashed in areas where signs and notices are posted specifically permitting the exercising of dogs without a leash" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Places dogs are not allowed:** Any park where signs or notices are posted prohibiting dogs. - Source: [Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998, s. 15(e)(i)](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/) - Official wording: "to enter or be in any park where signs or notices are posted prohibiting dogs" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Cleaning up:** An owner must not let a dog leave manure on any public place or on private property other than the owner's, unless the owner immediately removes it and disposes of it in a sanitary manner. - Source: [Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998, s. 15(h)](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/) - Official wording: "for any owner to allow or suffer any dog to leave or deposit manure" … "unless the owner shall immediately take" … "dispose of the same" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine, dog at large or off leash:** Municipal ticket: $75 for a dog at large, or $50 if paid within 14 days. Same amounts for a dog in a park, pier or beach not under the owner's control and custody. - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2023, 2021, Schedule B.4](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/85861/) - Official wording: "15(a) Dog at large $75.00 $50.00" … "15(e)(ii) Dog not under control of and in custody of" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2023, 2021, s. 4(a)](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/85861/) - Official wording: "If received by the Township within 14 days of the person receiving or" … "Early Payment Penalty set out in Column A2" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Township of Spallumcheen Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998 - Source: [Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998, s. 18](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/) - Official wording: "Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The [Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451]() says a dog may not be "at large". A dog is under control if it is on its owner's (or the person in charge's) property, on a leash not over 6 feet held by a competent person, or securely confined. ## Good to know - In any park, pier or beach, a dog must be leashed and in its owner's actual control, unless signs or notices specifically allow dogs to be exercised without a leash. - Dogs are not allowed in a park where signs or notices prohibit them. - No list or map of off-leash areas was found on the Township's pages. Ask the Township office at 250-546-3013. - Do not let your dog leave manure on any public place, or on private property that is not yours, unless you remove it immediately and dispose of it in a sanitary manner. - A municipal ticket for a dog at large is $75 ($50 if paid within 14 days). The same amounts apply to a dog in a park, pier or beach that is not under its owner's control. ## Official forms and pages - [Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998 (PDF)](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/) ## Related questions - [Spallumcheen dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/dog-licence.md) - [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Spallumcheen](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/how-many-pets.md) - [Spallumcheen rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/dangerous-dogs.md) - [Spallumcheen bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Armstrong](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Enderby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Vernon](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Coldstream](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Lumby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Lake Country](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/dog-leash-rules.md) ## Sources - [Contact Us - Spallumcheen Township](https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/services/contact-us.htm) (read 2026-11-06) - [Dog Control and Voluntary Licensing Bylaw No. 1451, 1998 (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/1831/) (read 2026-11-06) - [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2023, 2021 (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/85861/) (read 2026-11-06) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text. 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