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title: Terrace dog leash rules and off-leash areas
question: "Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?"
place: Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/terrace
category: Pets, animals and wildlife
owner: municipal
owner_body: City of Terrace
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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# Terrace dog leash rules and off-leash areas

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Terrace, https://www.terrace.ca)  
**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.  
**Where:**
- In person: Animal Shelter, 5003 Graham Avenue, 5003 Graham Avenue, Terrace, BC (Monday to Saturday, 12:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.)
- Phone: Animal Control, 250-615-4031
- Email: Animal Control, shelter@terrace.ca

## Key facts

- **Leash rule:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023), s. 1.0 (Running at Large), 15.2, 16.1](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3998)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Maximum leash length:** None set. Terrace's bylaws do not set a maximum leash length.
- **Off-leash areas:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023), s. 16.1, 16.2](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3998)
  - Official wording: "Off-leash dog walking is only permitted in designated off-leash dog" … "An off-leash dog shall at all times remain within visual surveillance"
  - Source: [Animal Control Amendment Bylaw 2284-2023, s. 3.0 (Amendment Bylaw 2284-2023)](https://www.terrace.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/2284-23_Animal_Control_Amendment_Bylaw_0.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Places dogs are not allowed:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Cleaning up:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023), s. 9.2, 16.3](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3998)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Parks and Public Places Consolidated Bylaw 1942, s. 4.2](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3930)
  - Official wording: "leave any animal waste deposited by any animal belonging to them or in their"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine, dog at large or off leash:** 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.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 1827 (consolidated to 2334-2025), Schedule 3](https://www.terrace.ca/media/4139)
  - Official wording: "Dog running at large" … "Off-leash dog walking in non-permitted area" … "Failure to keep off-leash dog within visual surveillance"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Animal Control Bylaw No. 2159-2019 (consolidated to Bylaw No. 2284-2023); also Parks and Public Places Bylaw No. 1942-2009 (s. 4.3).
  - Source: [Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023), title](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3998)
  - Official wording: "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.""
  - Source: [Parks and Public Places Consolidated Bylaw 1942, s. 4.3](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3930)
  - Official wording: "allow any dog or animal to run at large with the exception of areas designated"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Under [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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- An off-leash dog must stay in your sight and under your direct control.
- 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.
- The bylaws do not set a maximum leash length, and we found no places that ban dogs outright.
- 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.
- For questions, contact the Animal Shelter at 250-615-4031.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (PDF)](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3998)
- [Animal Control page](https://www.terrace.ca/city-services/animal-control)
- [Parks and Public Places Bylaw 1942 (PDF)](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3930)

## Related questions

- [Terrace dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/dog-licence.md)
- [Terrace rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/dangerous-dogs.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Kitimat](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [New Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Smithers](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Telkwa](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Port Edward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Prince Rupert](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/dog-leash-rules.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control, City of Terrace](https://www.terrace.ca/city-services/animal-control) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023) (PDF)](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3998) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Parks and Public Places Consolidated Bylaw 1942 (PDF)](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3930) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 1827 (consolidated to 2334-2025) (PDF)](https://www.terrace.ca/media/4139) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Animal Control Amendment Bylaw 2284-2023 (PDF)](https://www.terrace.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/2284-23_Animal_Control_Amendment_Bylaw_0.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)

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