Terrace dog leash rules and off-leash areas
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.
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.Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023), s. 1.0 (Running at Large), 15.2, 16.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingNo 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 |
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| 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.Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023), s. 16.1, 16.2; Animal Control Amendment Bylaw 2284-2023, s. 3.0 (Amendment Bylaw 2284-2023) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingOff-leash dog walking is only permitted in designated off-leash dog An off-leash dog shall at all times remain within visual surveillance 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 |
| 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.Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023), s. 9.2, 16.3; Parks and Public Places Consolidated Bylaw 1942, s. 4.2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingshall 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. leave any animal waste deposited by any animal belonging to them or in their |
| 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.Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 1827 (consolidated to 2334-2025), Schedule 3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingDog running at large Off-leash dog walking in non-permitted area Failure to keep off-leash dog within visual surveillance |
| 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).Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023), title; Parks and Public Places Consolidated Bylaw 1942, s. 4.3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingAND 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." allow any dog or animal to run at large with the exception of areas designated |
How it works
Under Animal Control Bylaw 2159, 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 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
The same question in other places
Kitimat · New Hazelton · Smithers · Telkwa · Port Edward · Prince Rupert
Sources
- Animal Control, City of Terrace (read 2026-11-05)
- Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw 2159 (to Bylaw 2284-2023) (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Parks and Public Places Consolidated Bylaw 1942 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 1827 (consolidated to 2334-2025) (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Animal Control Amendment Bylaw 2284-2023 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
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. How answers are checked.