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title: View Royal bylaw fines and how tickets work
question: "What are the common bylaw fines?"
place: View Royal, British Columbia, Canada
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# View Royal bylaw fines and how tickets work

**Question:** What are the common bylaw fines?

**Short answer:** The Town of View Royal enforces many bylaws with municipal tickets under Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw 643. Examples: $100 for disturbing noise, $75 for a dog at large, $50 for an unlicensed dog, $75 for parking on a street over 72 hours and $125 within 5 m of a fire hydrant.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of View Royal, https://www.viewroyal.ca)  
**Cost:** Set by bylaw for each offence; examples are listed below. No early-payment discount or late increase is stated.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement, 250-727-7903
- Email: Bylaw Enforcement, bylawcompliance@viewroyal.ca

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** The Town enforces bylaws with Municipal Tickets under Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007. Listed bylaws can be enforced by ticket; the amounts are set in Column 4 of each schedule. Designated officers include Bylaw Enforcement Officers, RCMP officers, the Fire Chief, and CRD Animal Control Officers, depending on the bylaw.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to May 2026), s. 3-6](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The Bylaws listed in Column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Bylaw may be enforced by means of a" … "The amounts appearing in Column 4 of Schedules 2 through 18 to this Bylaw are the fines" … "CRD Animal Control Officer"
  - Source: [Parking Tickets, intro](https://www.viewroyal.ca/EN/main/municipal/bylaw-enforcement/parking-tickets.html)
  - Official wording: "Tickets are issued in accordance with the Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Common fines:** Dog at large $75; unlicensed dog $50; noise that disturbs $100; unsightly premises $100; parking on a street over 72 hours $75; parking in a no-parking zone $50; parking within 5 m of a fire hydrant $125; possessing fireworks without a permit $100.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to May 2026), Schedules 13, 10, 9, 12](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Dog At Large 5.3 $75." … "Failure to licence Dog 6.1 $50." … "Noise in Town which disturbs 3(i) $100." … "Prohibited collection/accumulation of matter 5(2) $100." … "Parking on street in excess of 72 hours 8.1.31 $75.00" … "Parking in no parking zone 8.1.26 $50.00" … "Parking within 5.0m on all sides of fire hydrant 8.1.5 $125.00" … "Possess fireworks without permit 3.4 $100."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying early:** None set. View Royal's bylaw and Town pages state a single amount, with no early-payment discount or late increase.
- **Paying late:** None set. View Royal's bylaw and Town pages state a single amount, with no early-payment discount or late increase.
- **Disputing a ticket:** Not confirmed. The bylaw and Town pages do not say how to dispute a ticket.
- **Bylaw:** Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to May 2026), s. 2](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The Town of View Royal enforces listed bylaws with municipal tickets under [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw 643](<https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf>). The amount for each offence is in Column 4 of that bylaw's schedules. Tickets can be issued by Bylaw Enforcement Officers, RCMP officers, the Fire Chief and CRD Animal Control Officers, depending on the bylaw. The Town's Bylaw Enforcement page says some matters are handled instead by a court injunction or are civil.

## Examples

- Dog at large: $75
- Unlicensed dog: $50
- Noise that disturbs: $100
- Unsightly premises: $100
- Parking on a street over 72 hours: $75
- Parking in a no-parking zone: $50
- Parking within 5 m of a fire hydrant: $125
- Possessing fireworks without a permit: $100

## Good to know

- Bylaw 643 and the Town's pages state a single amount and no early-payment discount or late increase.
- They also do not say how to dispute a ticket, the deadline or any fee. The Town's parking tickets page says to review the information printed on the ticket for next steps. Call Bylaw Enforcement at 250-727-7903 if unsure.
- Only examples are listed here. Check the bylaw's schedules for other offences.

## Official forms and pages

- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643 (PDF, consolidated to May 2026)](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf)

## Related questions

- [View Royal noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/noise-rules.md)
- [View Royal fireworks rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/fireworks.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Esquimalt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Colwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Victoria](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Langford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Saanich](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Highlands](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/bylaw-fines.md)

## Sources

- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to May 2026)](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Parking Tickets, Town of View Royal](https://www.viewroyal.ca/EN/main/municipal/bylaw-enforcement/parking-tickets.html) (read 2026-11-05)

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