Tahsis dog leash rules and off-leash areas
Where can dogs be off leash in Tahsis, and what are the leash rules?
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.
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.Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended, ss. 2 ("running at large"), 6(1)-(2) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingNo 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 |
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| 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).Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThis bylaw may be cited as the "Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997". |
How it works
Under the Village's Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 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
The same question in other places
Gold River · Sayward · Campbell River · Port Hardy · Tofino · Cumberland
Sources
- Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis (read 2026-11-08)
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. How answers are checked.