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title: Summerland bylaw fines and how tickets work
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# Summerland bylaw fines and how tickets work

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

**Short answer:** Summerland has two ticket systems. A bylaw notice (Bylaw 2000-375) is the usual minor-offence ticket, with a lower amount if you pay within 14 days. A municipal ticket (Bylaw 95-030) is a larger amount and disputes go to Provincial Court. For example, a noise ticket is $250 under either.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Summerland, https://www.summerland.ca)  
**Cost:** Examples, bylaw notice (municipal ticket): over 48 hours parking $50 ($100); dog without a licence $100 ($250); noise $250 ($250); unsightly property $250 ($250); fire without a permit $300 ($500).  
**How long:** Pay or dispute a bylaw notice within 14 days of receiving it.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Services, 250-494-6451 ext. 4
- Email: Bylaw Services, bylaw@summerland.ca

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** Two systems. Bylaw notices (Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2000-375) cover most minor offences and are disputed through the Southern Interior adjudication program. Municipal Ticket Information (MTI Bylaw 95-030) tickets are larger amounts and disputes go to Provincial Court. Tickets are issued by Bylaw Enforcement Officers and the RCMP, and, for some bylaws, by Animal Control, the Building Official or Fire Department officers.
  - Source: [Dispute a Ticket, How to dispute](https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/dispute-a-ticket)
  - Official wording: "The District of Summerland participates in the Southern Interior Bylaw Notice Adjudication Program to address most minor bylaw violations." … "Disputed municipal tickets are referred by the local government to the provincial court for hearing."
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw 95-030, consolidated to December 9, 2025, ss. 1-2, Schedule A](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/mti-system-bylaw-95-030---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "may be enforced by means of a ticket in the form prescribed for the purpose of Section 934.1"
  - Source: [Bylaw Services, Bylaw Compliance & Enforcement](https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/bylaw-services)
  - Official wording: "enforcement action will be taken through the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Common fines:** Bylaw notice amounts (municipal ticket in brackets): park over 48 hours $50 ($100); dog without a licence $100 ($250); dog at large $100 ($250); noise that disturbs $250 ($250); unsightly property $250 ($250); fire without a permit $300 ($500); watering in breach of stage restrictions $50 ($150).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2000-375, consolidated to December 9, 2025, Schedule A](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/bneb-no-2000-375---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Park Over 48 hours 5.02 $50.00 40.00 60.00" … "Noise that disturbs the public 8.1 $250.00 $225.00 $275.00" … "Allow unsightly property 5.2 $250.00 $225.00 $275.00" … "Fire without a permit Part VIII 1.1 $300.00 250.00 325.00" … "Unauthorized watering during stages 9.3.3 $ 50.00 40.00 60.00"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw 95-030, consolidated to December 9, 2025, Schedules 7, 8, 13, 15](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/mti-system-bylaw-95-030---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Park Over 48 hours 5.02 $100.00" … "Noise that disturbs the public 8.1 $250.00" … "Allow unsightly property 5.2 $250.00" … "Fire without a permit Part VIII 1.1 $500.00" … "Unauthorized watering during stages 9.3.3 $150.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying early:** Bylaw notice: pay within 14 days of receiving it for the reduced early-payment amount in Column A2 of the schedule (for example $90 instead of $100, or $225 instead of $250). No early-payment amount is listed for municipal tickets.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2000-375, consolidated to December 9, 2025, s. 5(2)](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/bneb-no-2000-375---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "If received by the District within 14 days of the person receiving or being presumed to" … "have received a notice, the Early Payment Penalty set out in Column A2"
  - Source: [Pay a Ticket, Bylaw Offence Notice Payment Terms](https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/pay-a-ticket)
  - Official wording: "If the Bylaw Offence Notice is paid within 14 days, a discount will apply, depending on the amount of the issued notice."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying late:** Bylaw notice: if not paid within 28 days of receiving it, a late surcharge applies (Column A3: for example $110 instead of $100, $275 instead of $250). Between 14 and 28 days you may still pay the full amount but can no longer dispute it.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2000-375, consolidated to December 9, 2025, ss. 5(3), 7](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/bneb-no-2000-375---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "If more than 28 days after the person received or is presumed to have received the bylaw" … "notice, is subject to a late payment surcharge" … "but no person may dispute the notice after 14 days of receiving the Bylaw Notice."
  - Source: [Pay a Ticket, Bylaw Offence Notice Payment Terms](https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/pay-a-ticket)
  - Official wording: "If after 28 days, the Bylaw Offence Notice is not paid, a surcharge will be added, depending on the amount of the issued Notice."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Disputing a ticket:** Bylaw notice: within 14 days, complete the dispute section of the notice and deliver it to the District in person, by mail, fax or email. A screening officer reviews it (a compliance agreement with a reduced penalty may be offered); if upheld you can pay or go to adjudication. An unsuccessful adjudication adds a $25 fee. Municipal ticket: send a notice of dispute within 14 days; it goes to Provincial Court.
  - Source: [Dispute a Ticket, How to dispute](https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/dispute-a-ticket)
  - Official wording: "within 14 days of issuance." … "the full penalty will be applied as well as an adjudication fee of $25." … "Those wishing to dispute a Municipal Ticket Information must do so by submitting notice of dispute to the District of Summerland"
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2000-375, consolidated to December 9, 2025, ss. 6, 11, 15](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/bneb-no-2000-375---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Every person who is unsuccessful in a dispute adjudication in relation to a Bylaw Notice" … "must pay the Registry an additional fee of $25.00" … "To provide for payment of a reduced penalty if a compliance agreement is entered into"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2000-375 (bylaw notices); District of Summerland Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 95-030 (municipal tickets).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2000-375, consolidated to December 9, 2025, s. 1](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/bneb-no-2000-375---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2000-375"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw 95-030, consolidated to December 9, 2025, s. 5](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/mti-system-bylaw-95-030---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "DISTRICT OF SUMMERLAND TICKET INFORMATION UTILIZATION BYLAW NUMBER 95-030"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The District of Summerland uses two ticket systems. Bylaw notices under the [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2000-375](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/bneb-no-2000-375---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf) cover most minor offences and are disputed through the Southern Interior adjudication program. Municipal Ticket Information under the [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 95-030](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/mti-system-bylaw-95-030---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf) carries larger amounts and disputes go to Provincial Court. Tickets are issued by Bylaw Enforcement Officers and the RCMP, and for some bylaws by Animal Control, the Building Official or Fire Department officers. The District investigates on a complaint basis and seeks voluntary compliance first.

## Example amounts

Bylaw notice amount, with the municipal ticket in brackets:

- Parking on a highway over 48 hours: $50 ($100).
- Dog without a licence: $100 ($250). Dog at large: $100 ($250). These are first-offence amounts.
- Noise that disturbs: $250 ($250).
- Unsightly property: $250 ($250).
- Fire without a permit: $300 ($500).
- Watering in breach of the stage restrictions: $50 ($150).

## Paying and disputing

- Early payment: pay a bylaw notice within 14 days for the reduced amount in Column A2 of the schedule (for example $90 instead of $100, or $225 instead of $250). No early-payment amount is listed for municipal tickets.
- Late payment: if a bylaw notice is not paid within 28 days, a late surcharge applies (for example $110 instead of $100, or $275 instead of $250). Between 14 and 28 days you may still pay the full amount but can no longer dispute it.
- Dispute a bylaw notice: within 14 days, complete the dispute section of the notice and deliver it to the District in person, by mail, fax or email. A screening officer reviews it, and may offer a compliance agreement with a reduced penalty. If it is upheld you can pay or go to adjudication, and an unsuccessful adjudication adds a $25 fee.
- Dispute a municipal ticket: send a notice of dispute within 14 days; it goes to Provincial Court.

## Good to know

- Check your ticket to see which system it is under.
- The same offence can have a higher amount for a second or third offence; see the dog answers.

## Official forms and pages

- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2000-375, Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/bneb-no-2000-375---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf)
- [Pay a Ticket](https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/pay-a-ticket)
- [Dispute a Ticket](https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/dispute-a-ticket)

## Related questions

- [Summerland noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/noise-rules.md)
- [Summerland backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/backyard-fire.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)
- [Penticton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Peachland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/bylaw-fines.md)
- [West Kelowna](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Kelowna](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Oliver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Lake Country](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/bylaw-fines.md)

## Sources

- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2000-375, consolidated to December 9, 2025 (PDF)](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/bneb-no-2000-375---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw 95-030, consolidated to December 9, 2025 (PDF)](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/mti-system-bylaw-95-030---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Pay a Ticket, District of Summerland](https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/pay-a-ticket) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Dispute a Ticket, District of Summerland](https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/dispute-a-ticket) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Services, District of Summerland](https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/bylaw-services) (read 2026-11-05)

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