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title: Tahsis dog leash rules and off-leash areas
question: "Where can dogs be off leash in Tahsis, and what are the leash rules?"
place: Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tahsis
category: Pets, animals and wildlife
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Tahsis
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Tahsis dog leash rules and off-leash areas

**Question:** Where can dogs be off leash in Tahsis, and what are the leash rules?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Tahsis, https://villageoftahsis.com)  
**Cost:** Ticket amount is in a scanned schedule that could not be read.  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Village of Tahsis Municipal Office, (250) 934-6344 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **Leash rule:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended, ss. 2 ("running at large"), 6(1)-(2)](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Maximum leash length:** None set. Tahsis Bylaw 420 sets no maximum leash length.
- **Off-leash areas:** Not confirmed. No official document read names an off-leash area or dog park in Tahsis.
- **Places dogs are not allowed:** None set. Tahsis Bylaw 420 does not ban dogs from any named place.
- **Cleaning up:** Not confirmed. The clean-up rule is in an amending bylaw that is a scan and could not be read.
- **Fine, dog at large or off leash:** Not confirmed. The ticket amount is in a scanned schedule that could not be read.
- **Bylaw:** Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997 (amended by Bylaw No. 449, 1998, Bylaw No. 507, 2005 and Bylaw No. 602, 2018).
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended, s. 1](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as the "Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997"."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under 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.

## Good to know

- Bylaw 420 sets no maximum leash length.
- No official document I read names an off-leash area or dog park in Tahsis. Ask the Village office at (250) 934-6344.
- Bylaw 420 does not ban dogs from any named place, such as a beach or playground.
- 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.
- The ticket amount for a dog at large is in a scanned schedule of the Village's ticketing bylaw and could not be read.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997 (PDF)](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Tahsis dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/dog-licence.md)
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Tahsis](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/how-many-pets.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Gold River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Sayward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Port Hardy](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Tofino](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/dog-leash-rules.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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