{"title":"Terrace dog leash rules and off-leash areas","question":"Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?","slug":"dog-leash-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","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":"City of Terrace","url":"https://www.terrace.ca"},"short_answer":"In Terrace a dog may not run at large anywhere in the city. Off-leash walking is allowed only in designated off-leash dog parks, where the dog must stay in your sight and under your control. The ticket is $200.","aliases":["off leash dog park terrace","dogs on leash terrace bc","dog at large fine"],"cost":"Ticket: $200 for a dog running at large or off leash in a non-permitted area; $100 for an off-leash dog out of sight.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Animal Shelter, 5003 Graham Avenue","value":"5003 Graham Avenue, Terrace, BC","note":"Monday to Saturday, 12:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control","value":"250-615-4031"},{"type":"email","label":"Animal Control","value":"shelter@terrace.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (PDF)","url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3998"},{"title":"Animal Control page","url":"https://www.terrace.ca/city-services/animal-control"},{"title":"Parks and Public Places Bylaw 1942 (PDF)","url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3930"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Terrace dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Terrace rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/dangerous-dogs/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-edward","name":"Port Edward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-rupert","name":"Prince Rupert","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/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 must not run at large anywhere in the City. A dog is not at large only if it is on its owner's (or its carer's) property, attached to a competent person strong enough to hold it, or securely confined in an enclosure. Off-leash is allowed only in designated off-leash dog parks.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3998","title":"Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023) (PDF)","section":"s. 1.0 (Running at Large), 15.2, 16.1","quotes":["No owner or possessor, of a dog shall allow the dog to run at large anywhere within City limits.","attached directly to a person who is competent and of sufficient","securely confined within an enclosure.","Off-leash dog walking is only permitted in designated off-leash dog"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"leash_length":{"label":"Maximum leash length","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Terrace's bylaws do not set a maximum leash length.","sources":[]},"off_leash_areas":{"label":"Off-leash areas","value":"Only in designated off-leash dog parks listed on the Schedule B maps of the Animal Control Bylaw. Bylaw 2284-2023 added Elks Park (Haugland Avenue) and Christy Park (Eby Street). The dog must stay in sight and under its owner's direct control.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3998","title":"Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023) (PDF)","section":"s. 16.1, 16.2","quotes":["Off-leash dog walking is only permitted in designated off-leash dog","An off-leash dog shall at all times remain within visual surveillance"]},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/2284-23_Animal_Control_Amendment_Bylaw_0.pdf","title":"Animal Control Amendment Bylaw 2284-2023 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.0 (Amendment Bylaw 2284-2023)","quotes":["Off-Leash Dog Park located at Elks Park on Haugland Avenue as shown shaded","Off-Leash Dog Park located at Christy Park on Eby Street shown shaded in grey"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"dogs_not_allowed":{"label":"Places dogs are not allowed","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"clean_up":{"label":"Cleaning up","value":"Pick up immediately: no one may let a dog excrete on any property other than the owner's unless the person immediately removes it (exception: a blind person with a guide dog). Same rule in off-leash parks, and Parks bylaw bans leaving animal waste in any park or public place.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3998","title":"Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023) (PDF)","section":"s. 9.2, 16.3","quotes":["shall cause or allow a dog under their control, to excrete on any","property, other than the owner’s or possessor’s property unless that","person immediately removes such excrement."]},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3930","title":"Parks and Public Places Consolidated Bylaw 1942 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.2","quotes":["leave any animal waste deposited by any animal belonging to them or in their"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine_at_large":{"label":"Fine, dog at large or off leash","value":"Dog running at large: $200. Off-leash dog walking in a non-permitted area: $200. Failing to keep an off-leash dog within visual surveillance: $100.","short":"$200","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4139","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 1827 (consolidated to 2334-2025) (PDF)","section":"Schedule 3","quotes":["Dog running at large","Off-leash dog walking in non-permitted area","Failure to keep off-leash dog within visual surveillance"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 2159-2019 (consolidated to Bylaw No. 2284-2023); also Parks and Public Places Bylaw No. 1942-2009 (s. 4.3).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3998","title":"Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["AND AMENDMENTS THERETO UP TO & INCLUDING BYLAW #2284-2023 BYLAW NO. 2159-2019/2284-2023 \"A BYLAW TO PROVIDE FOR REGULATING, LICENCING, AND CONTROL OF ANIMALS WITHIN THE CITY OF TERRACE.\""]},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3930","title":"Parks and Public Places Consolidated Bylaw 1942 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.3","quotes":["allow any dog or animal to run at large with the exception of areas designated"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":1,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder [Animal Control Bylaw 2159](<https://www.terrace.ca/media/3998>), no owner may let a dog run at large anywhere in the city. A dog is not at large only if it is on its owner's (or carer's) property, attached to a person who is competent and strong enough to hold it, or securely confined in an enclosure. The [Parks and Public Places Bylaw](<https://www.terrace.ca/media/3930>) also bans letting a dog run at large in a park or public place, except in areas designated as off-leash.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Off-leash walking is allowed only in designated off-leash dog parks. Amendment Bylaw 2284-2023 added Elks Park (Haugland Avenue) and Christy Park (Eby Street). The bylaw's original park maps (Schedule B) cannot be read, so other parks may be designated; ask the Animal Shelter.\n- An off-leash dog must stay in your sight and under your direct control.\n- Pick up after your dog right away. No one may let a dog excrete on property other than the owner's unless the person immediately removes it (a blind person with a guide dog is excepted). The same applies in off-leash parks.\n- The bylaws do not set a maximum leash length, and we found no places that ban dogs outright.\n- Tickets are municipal tickets: $200 for a dog running at large, $200 for off-leash walking outside a permitted area, and $100 for an off-leash dog out of its owner's sight. Failing to remove dog waste from others' property is $100.\n- For questions, contact the Animal Shelter at 250-615-4031.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/city-services/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Terrace","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3998","title":"Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3930","title":"Parks and Public Places Consolidated Bylaw 1942 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4139","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 1827 (consolidated to 2334-2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/2284-23_Animal_Control_Amendment_Bylaw_0.pdf","title":"Animal Control Amendment Bylaw 2284-2023 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/dog-leash-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/dog-leash-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/dog-leash-rules.json"}}