{"title":"Warfield dog leash rules and off-leash areas","question":"Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules in Warfield?","slug":"dog-leash-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","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":"Village of Warfield","url":"https://warfield.ca"},"short_answer":"In Warfield, a dog off its owner's property must be with a competent person who has effective control by leash, and may not be at large. Leashes may be up to 2.44 m (8 ft), or a retractable one up to 7.62 m (25 ft). The bylaw names no off-leash areas.","aliases":["dog leash bylaw warfield","off leash dog park warfield","dogs at large warfield","dog poop bylaw warfield"],"cost":"No fee. The bylaw sets no ticket amount for a dog at large.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-368-8202","note":"Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; closed Friday"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"info@warfield.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 703, 2007 (PDF)","url":"https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-703-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Animal Control page, Village of Warfield","url":"https://warfield.ca/warfield-services/animal-control/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Warfield dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Warfield rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/dangerous-dogs/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Warfield bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/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":"Off the owner's property, a dog in public must be with a competent person who has effective control by leash. An owner must not let a dog be at large. At home the dog must be contained in the home, yard or a pen.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-703-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 703, 2007 (PDF), Village of Warfield","section":"ss. 5.3, 5.4","quotes":["All dogs when in public must be accompanied by and under the effective control of a competent person","The owner of a dog must not permit, suffer or allow their dog to be at large."]},{"url":"https://warfield.ca/warfield-services/animal-control/","title":"Animal Control, Village of Warfield","section":"Animal Control page","quotes":["Any dog that leaves the yard must be on a leash."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"leash_length":{"label":"Maximum leash length","value":"A leash up to 2.44 m (8 ft), or a retractable leash up to 7.62 m (25 ft) when fully extended.","short":"2.44 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-703-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 703, 2007 (PDF), Village of Warfield","section":"s. 5.4","quotes":["by means of a leash not exceeding 2.44 metres (8 feet) in length or by means of a retractable leash not exceeding 7.62 metres (25 feet) in length when fully extended"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"off_leash_areas":{"label":"Off-leash areas","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Warfield's Animal Control Bylaw designates no off-leash areas.","sources":[]},"dogs_not_allowed":{"label":"Places dogs are not allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Warfield's Animal Control Bylaw names no places where dogs are banned.","sources":[]},"clean_up":{"label":"Cleaning up","value":"An owner must not let a dog defecate on a street, lane, park, school ground or other public place, or on private property other than the owner's, unless the excrement is removed at once and put in a waste container or disposed of sanitarily.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-703-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 703, 2007 (PDF), Village of Warfield","section":"s. 5.5","quotes":["unless the person immediately removes any excrement and disposes of it in a waste container or by other sanitary means"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine_at_large":{"label":"Fine, dog at large or off leash","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw that lists ticket amounts is a scanned image that could not be read.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 703, 2007","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-703-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 703, 2007 (PDF), Village of Warfield","section":"s. 1.0","quotes":["Animal Control Bylaw No. 703, 2007"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":2,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nIn Warfield, the [Animal Control Bylaw No. 703](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-703-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf) says that off the owner's property, a dog in public must be with a competent person who has effective control by leash. An owner must not let a dog be at large. At home, the dog must be contained in the home, the yard or a pen.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Use a leash up to 2.44 m (8 ft), or a retractable leash up to 7.62 m (25 ft) when fully extended.\n2. Clean up after your dog. It must not defecate on a street, lane, park, school ground or other public place, or on someone else's private property, unless you remove the excrement at once and put it in a waste container or dispose of it sanitarily.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw designates no off-leash areas and names no places where dogs are banned. The Village's page does not say either. Ask the Village Office (250-368-8202) before letting a dog off leash in a park.\n- Section 9 of the bylaw sets only court penalties, up to $5,000 under the Offence Act. No ticket amount for a dog at large was found; the Village's Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 950 lists ticket amounts, but its online copy is a scanned image that could not be read.","sources":[{"url":"https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-703-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 703, 2007 (PDF), Village of Warfield","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://warfield.ca/warfield-services/animal-control/","title":"Animal Control, Village of Warfield","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://warfield.ca/contact-us/","title":"Contact Us, Village of Warfield","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 4 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/dog-leash-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/dog-leash-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/dog-leash-rules.json"}}