{"title":"Ucluelet rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","question":"What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs?","slug":"dangerous-dogs","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ucluelet","name":"Ucluelet","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":"District of Ucluelet","url":"https://ucluelet.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ucluelet, a \"vicious dog\" has bitten a person or animal without provocation and must be muzzled in public places, or else leashed or confined. A \"dangerous dog\" has killed or seriously injured, or is likely to. The bylaw has no declaration or hearing process.","aliases":["dangerous dog ucluelet","vicious dog bylaw ucluelet","dog bite ucluelet","aggressive dog ucluelet"],"cost":"No separate licence fee for dangerous or vicious dogs was found. A vicious dog not muzzled or leashed is a $500 bylaw notice.","how_long":"Applies at all times.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw complaints (Bylaw Complaint Form)","value":"bylaw@ucluelet.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"District Office (general enquiries)","value":"250-726-7744"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Ucluelet dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Ucluelet dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/dog-licence/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/dangerous-dogs/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dangerous dog rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dangerous-dogs/"},"facts":{"how_declared":{"label":"How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive","value":"A \"dangerous dog\" has killed or seriously injured a person, or an animal control officer has reasonable grounds to believe it is likely to, or it killed or seriously injured a companion or domestic animal in a public place or on others' property. A \"vicious dog\" has bitten a person or animal without provocation.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 2 (Dangerous dog)","quotes":["has killed or seriously injured a person,","an animal control officer has reasonable grounds to"]},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 2 (Vicious Dog)","quotes":["any dog which has bitten another domestic animal or a human without provocation"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"owner_rules":{"label":"Rules for owners","value":"A vicious dog must not be on a highway or public place unless effectively muzzled. If not muzzled, it must be on a leash under a competent person's control, or else kept indoors or in a securely closed and locked enclosure.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 7.1","quotes":["The owner of a vicious dog shall ensure that such dog is not on a highway or","unless effectively muzzled so as to prevent it from"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Licence fee","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"Ucluelet's fee schedule is image-only and could not be read.","sources":[]},"report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Bylaw complaints go through the District's online service request page, or in writing on the Bylaw Complaint Form (email bylaw@ucluelet.ca, or drop off at the District Office, 200 Main Street).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.ca/services/bylaw-services/","title":"Bylaw Services, District of Ucluelet","section":"Bylaw Services page","quotes":["Complaints can be submitted either through our service requests page here"]},{"url":"https://ucluelet.ca/contact-us/staff-directory/","title":"Staff Directory, District of Ucluelet","section":"Staff directory","quotes":["Complete a Bylaw Complaint Form and email to bylaw@ucluelet.ca"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Vicious dog not muzzled or leashed: bylaw notice $500 ($400 if paid within 14 days; $600 late). Vicious dog not securely confined: $500 ($400 early; late amount printed as $500).","short":"Notice $500 ($400 if paid in 14 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84303/2019%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2019, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"Schedule A, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw","quotes":["7.1 Vicious Dog Not Muzzled or Leashed $500.00 $400.00 $600.00","7.1 Vicious Dog Not Securely Confined $500.00 $400.00 $500.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 1","quotes":["ANIMAL CONTROL AND LICENSING BYLAW","BYLAW NO. 2000, 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026](<https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf>) defines two kinds of dog. A \"dangerous dog\" has killed or seriously injured a person, or an animal control officer has reasonable grounds to believe it is likely to, or it has killed or seriously injured a companion or domestic animal in a public place or on someone else's property. A \"vicious dog\" has bitten a person or another domestic animal without provocation, or has a known tendency to attack.\n\nThe bylaw sets no declaration or hearing process. An animal control officer may seize a dog believed on reasonable grounds to be dangerous, and the bylaw refers to applying to Provincial Court for a destruction order.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Owners of a vicious dog must not let it be on a highway or public place unless it is effectively muzzled. If it is not muzzled, it must be on a leash under a competent person's control, or kept indoors or in a securely closed and locked enclosure.\n- Bylaw notice: a vicious dog not muzzled or leashed is $500 ($400 if paid within 14 days; $600 if paid late). Not securely confined is $500 ($400 if paid within 14 days; the late amount is printed as $500). The court fine can be up to $50,000.\n- No signs, insurance or handler-age rules were found, and no separate licence fee.\n- To report a dog, use the service request page on the [Bylaw Services page](<https://ucluelet.ca/services/bylaw-services/>), or email a Bylaw Complaint Form to bylaw@ucluelet.ca or drop it at the District Office, 200 Main Street. No page gives a separate bite-report procedure. After hours, the District lists the Ucluelet RCMP at 250-726-7773 for other urgent issues.","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84286/2000%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Animal%20Control%20_%20Licensing%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 2000, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84303/2019%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2019, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ucluelet.ca/services/bylaw-services/","title":"Bylaw Services, District of Ucluelet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ucluelet.ca/contact-us/staff-directory/","title":"Staff Directory, District of Ucluelet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ucluelet.ca/government/district-offices/","title":"District Offices, District of Ucluelet","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/dangerous-dogs/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/dangerous-dogs.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/dangerous-dogs.json"}}