{"title":"Tahsis dog leash rules and off-leash areas","question":"Where can dogs be off leash in Tahsis, and what are the leash rules?","slug":"dog-leash-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Tahsis","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com"},"short_answer":"In Tahsis, a dog may not run at large. In a public place, on a highway, or anywhere the owner does not own or control, it must be on a leash held by a competent person. No official page names an off-leash area.","aliases":["dog leash tahsis","off leash dog park tahsis","dogs running at large tahsis"],"cost":"Ticket amount is in a scanned schedule that could not be read.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village of Tahsis Municipal Office","value":"(250) 934-6344","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997 (PDF)","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Tahsis dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/how-many-pets/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/dog-leash-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules/"},"facts":{"leash_rule":{"label":"Leash rule","value":"A dog may not run at large. On a highway, in a public place or anywhere not owned or controlled by the owner, it must be on a leash under the control of a competent person. \"Running at large\" means not on its owner's property, in a competent person's continuous charge, securely confined, or securely fastened.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"ss. 2 (\"running at large\"), 6(1)-(2)","quotes":["No person shall allow a dog owned or harbored to be running at large.","Owners or harborers of dogs shall keep them on a leash under control of a competent person while the dog is upon the highway or in a public place or any place not owned or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"leash_length":{"label":"Maximum leash length","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Tahsis Bylaw 420 sets no maximum leash length.","sources":[]},"off_leash_areas":{"label":"Off-leash areas","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No official document read names an off-leash area or dog park in Tahsis.","sources":[]},"dogs_not_allowed":{"label":"Places dogs are not allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Tahsis Bylaw 420 does not ban dogs from any named place.","sources":[]},"clean_up":{"label":"Cleaning up","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The clean-up rule is in an amending bylaw that is a scan and could not be read.","sources":[]},"fine_at_large":{"label":"Fine, dog at large or off leash","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The ticket amount is in a scanned schedule that could not be read.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997 (amended by Bylaw No. 449, 1998, Bylaw No. 507, 2005 and Bylaw No. 602, 2018).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as the \"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997\"."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":2,"matched":2,"none":2,"unknown":3},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the Village's [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf), a dog may not run at large. A dog is \"running at large\" unless it is on its owner's property, in a competent person's continuous charge, securely confined, or securely fastened. On a highway, in a public place, or anywhere not owned or controlled by the owner, it must be on a leash under the control of a competent person.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Bylaw 420 sets no maximum leash length.\n- No official document I read names an off-leash area or dog park in Tahsis. Ask the Village office at (250) 934-6344.\n- Bylaw 420 does not ban dogs from any named place, such as a beach or playground.\n- A rule about cleaning up after your dog is in an amending bylaw (No. 602, 2018) that is a scan and could not be read. Ask the Village for it.\n- The ticket amount for a dog at large is in a scanned schedule of the Village's ticketing bylaw and could not be read.","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 2 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set; 3 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/dog-leash-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/dog-leash-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/dog-leash-rules.json"}}