--- title: Sun Peaks dog leash rules and off-leash areas question: "Where can dogs be off leash in Sun Peaks, and what are the leash rules?" place: Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/sun-peaks category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/dog-leash-rules/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/dog-leash-rules.json" --- # Sun Peaks dog leash rules and off-leash areas **Question:** Where can dogs be off leash in Sun Peaks, and what are the leash rules? **Short answer:** In Sun Peaks, a dog must be on a leash, held by a responsible person, in any park or public area within the Village Core, on the Valley Trail and at the base areas of ski lifts. A dog may not run at large. A first offence in a year is a $100 bylaw notice. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, https://www.sunpeaksmunicipality.ca) **Cost:** Fine: $100 first offence in a year, $200 second, $300 third. **Where:** - Phone: Bylaw Enforcement office, 250-578-2020 ext. 211 (or bylaw@sunpeaksmunicipality.ca) ## Key facts - **Leash rule:** A dog must be on a leash held by a responsible, competent person in immediate charge in any park or public area within the Village Core, the Valley Trail or the base areas of ski lifts. A dog may not run at large, meaning on private property not its owner's without such control. - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018, 2011, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, s. 4.1(2) and (3)](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53601/) - Official wording: "No owner or possessor of a dog will allow the dog to run at large in the Municipality." … "No owner or possessor of a dog will allow the dog to be within a park or public area within the" … "Village Core, the Valley Trail, or the base areas of ski lifts, unless the dog is, at all times, kept" … "unless the dog is, at all times, kept" … "located on private property other than on the premises of the owner or" … "that is not under the immediate charge and control of a responsible and" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Maximum leash length:** None set. Sun Peaks' Animal Control Bylaw sets no leash length for ordinary dogs. - **Off-leash areas:** The bylaw refers to areas designated 'off-leash' but no list or map was found. In them the owner must carry a leash, keep the dog in view and voice control, take control if it shows aggression, keep it over four months of age and follow posted rules. - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018, 2011, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, s. 4.1(4)](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53601/) - Official wording: "within an area designated as “off-" … "leash” unless the owner or possessor complies" … "keeping the dog within view and in voice control;" … "ensuring the dog is over four months of age; and" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Places dogs are not allowed:** None set. Sun Peaks' bylaw bans dogs from no specific places. - **Cleaning up:** Dog owners must immediately remove and sanitarily dispose of excrement their dog leaves in a park or public area, or on private property that is not theirs or where they were not invited. - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018, 2011, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, s. 4.1(5)](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53601/) - Official wording: "No owner or possessor will allow the dog to deposit excrement in a park or public area" … "unless the person immediately removes the excrement and disposes of it in a sanitary manner." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine, dog at large or off leash:** Bylaw notice: $100 first offence in a year, $200 second, $300 third. The same amounts apply to an unleashed dog in a leashed area and to breaking the off-leash rule. - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0011, 2010, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, Schedule C](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55686/) - Official wording: "Allowing dog to run at large - first offence in a year" … "Allowing dog to run at large - second offence in a year" … "Allowing dog to run at large - third offence in a year" … "Unleashed dog in Leashed area - first offence in a year" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018, 2011 - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018, 2011, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, Title](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53601/) - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as "Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018, 2011"." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Under the [Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53601/), a dog must be on a leash held by a responsible, competent person in immediate charge in any park or public area within the Village Core, the Valley Trail or the base areas of ski lifts. A dog may not run at large, which means being on private property that is not its owner's without that control. The bylaw sets no leash length for ordinary dogs. ## Good to know - Off-leash areas: the bylaw refers to areas designated "off-leash", but we found no list or map. In them the owner must carry a leash, keep the dog in view and under voice control, take control if it shows aggression, keep it over four months of age and follow posted rules. Ask Bylaw Enforcement where they are. - Clean-up: you must immediately remove and sanitarily dispose of your dog's excrement in a park or public area, or on private property that is not yours or where you were not invited. - Fine: a [bylaw notice](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55686/) is $100 for a first offence in a year, $200 for a second and $300 for a third. The same amounts apply to an unleashed dog in a leashed area and to breaking the off-leash rule. - The bylaw bans dogs from no specific places; it only requires leashes. - To report a problem, call Bylaw Enforcement at 250-578-2020 ext. 211 or use the online complaint form. ## Official forms and pages - [Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018, 2011 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53601/) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0011, 2010 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55686/) ## Related questions - [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Sun Peaks](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/how-many-pets.md) - [Sun Peaks rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/dangerous-dogs.md) - [Sun Peaks bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Barriere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Enderby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Sicamous](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Armstrong](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Spallumcheen](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/dog-leash-rules.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control Bylaw No. 0018, 2011 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53601/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0011, 2010 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55686/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw Enforcement, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality](https://www.sunpeaksmunicipality.ca/bylaw-enforcement) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set. 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