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title: White Rock bylaw fines and how tickets work
question: "What are the common bylaw fines in White Rock?"
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# White Rock bylaw fines and how tickets work

**Question:** What are the common bylaw fines in White Rock?

**Short answer:** White Rock enforces its bylaws with municipal tickets under its Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw 1929; it does not use bylaw notices. A first ticket is $150 for a dog at large, $200 for disturbing noise, $250 for unsightly property and $300 for an unlicensed dog. Repeat offences cost more.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of White Rock, https://www.whiterockcity.ca)  
**Cost:** See each bylaw's schedule in Bylaw 1929 for the full list. Parking tickets are reduced if paid within 7 days (for example $35 instead of $60).  
**Where:**
- Online: Pay a bylaw ticket (MyWhiteRock), https://my.whiterockcity.ca/TempestApps/ecom/PayableItems/TICKETING/Search.aspx?s=TicketNumber&pid=62738C180301152036645569
- Online: Appeal a bylaw violation notice, https://whiterockcity.jotform.com/240314935627962
- In person: City Hall reception, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC V4B 1Y6 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Email: Bylaw Enforcement, bylaw@whiterockcity.ca

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** The City uses bylaw tickets under its Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw. Council designates which bylaws can be enforced by ticket, names the officers who may issue them (such as Bylaw Enforcement Officers, RCMP and the Fire Chief), and sets each penalty in a schedule. Tickets are paid at City Hall reception or online at MyWhiteRock.
  - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw 2011, No. 1929 (consolidated), ss. 2-5](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2072/Consolidated---Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences-2011-No-1929-PDF)
  - Official wording: "may be enforced by means of a ticket in the form" … "prescribed by Regulation." … "designate the fines prescribed pursuant to Section 265 of the Community Charter"
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, FAQ](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/176/Bylaw-Enforcement)
  - Official wording: "All bylaw tickets can be paid in person at reception in City Hall."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Common fines:** Dog running at large $150 (first), $250, $500; unlicensed dog $300; disturbing noise $200 (first), $350, $500; nuisance or unsightly property $250; parking where prohibited $60 ($35 if paid within 7 days).
  - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw 2011, No. 1929 (consolidated), Schedules B3, B5, B12, B10](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2072/Consolidated---Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences-2011-No-1929-PDF)
  - Official wording: "Dog running at large" … "Failure to license a dog" … "Disturbing Noise" … "Nuisance or unsightly conditions" … "Stopping or parking where prohibited or restricted"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying early:** Parking and traffic tickets: reduced amount if paid within 7 days (for example $35 instead of $60). Other schedules list no early-payment amount.
  - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw 2011, No. 1929 (consolidated), Schedule B10](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2072/Consolidated---Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences-2011-No-1929-PDF)
  - Official wording: "Stopping or parking where prohibited or restricted" … "$60 or $35 if paid"
  - Source: [Parking Tickets, Payment](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/326/Parking-Tickets)
  - Official wording: "Payments may also be made at the reduced rate as shown on front of ticket, if paid within 7 days."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying late:** No late-payment increase is stated. For parking meter tickets, if the penalty is not paid within 7 days a Summons may be issued.
  - Source: [Parking Meter Bylaw 1990, No. 1216 (consolidated), s. 17.B (as amended by Bylaw 2333)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/277/Consolidated---Parking-Meter-Bylaw-1990-Number-1216-PDF)
  - Official wording: "If the penalty indicated on the Violation Notice is not paid within seven (7) days of" … "the issuance, a Summons may be issued in respect to the violation. (Added by Bylaw"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Disputing a ticket:** Bylaw tickets: submit an appeal form online, in person at City Hall, or by email to bylaw@whiterockcity.ca. Parking tickets: appeal within seven days of the ticket issue date; if received in that time the early payment amount is honoured. No adjudication fee is stated.
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, FAQ](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/176/Bylaw-Enforcement)
  - Official wording: "Submit an appeal form online" … "In person at White Rock City Hall or by email to Bylaw Enforcement at"
  - Source: [Parking Tickets, Parking Ticket Appeals](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/326/Parking-Tickets)
  - Official wording: "Appeals must be made within seven days of your Notice of By-Law Violation (ticket) issue date."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw, 2011, No. 1929
  - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw 2011, No. 1929 (consolidated), s. 1](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2072/Consolidated---Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences-2011-No-1929-PDF)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as the "Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw, 2011, No." … "1929.""
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The City of White Rock uses municipal tickets under the [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw 1929](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2072/Consolidated---Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences-2011-No-1929-PDF). Council designates which bylaws can be enforced by ticket, names the officers who may issue them (such as Bylaw Enforcement Officers, the RCMP and the Fire Chief), and sets each penalty in a schedule. The bylaw cites the Community Charter ticket regime. We found no separate bylaw notice (adjudication) bylaw in the City's bylaw list.

## Steps

1. Pay at City Hall reception, or online at MyWhiteRock.
2. To dispute a bylaw ticket, submit the appeal form online, in person at City Hall, or by email to bylaw@whiterockcity.ca.
3. For a parking ticket, appeal within seven days of the issue date. If the appeal arrives in that time, the early payment amount is honoured.

## Good to know

- Examples: dog running at large $150, then $250, then $500; unlicensed dog $300; disturbing noise $200, then $350, then $500; nuisance or unsightly property $250; parking where prohibited $60 ($35 if paid within 7 days).
- Early payment: parking and traffic tickets are reduced if paid within 7 days. The other schedules list no early-payment amount.
- No late-payment increase is stated. For parking meter tickets, if the penalty is not paid within 7 days a Summons may be issued.
- No adjudication fee is stated, and no dispute deadline is stated for non-parking tickets. Ask Bylaw Enforcement.
- City Hall reception is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

## Official forms and pages

- [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw 1929 (PDF)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2072/Consolidated---Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences-2011-No-1929-PDF)

## 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)
- [Surrey](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Langley City](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/bylaw-fines.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/bylaw-fines.md)

## Sources

- [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw 2011, No. 1929 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2072/Consolidated---Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences-2011-No-1929-PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, City of White Rock](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/176/Bylaw-Enforcement) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Parking Tickets, City of White Rock](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/326/Parking-Tickets) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Parking Meter Bylaw 1990, No. 1216 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/277/Consolidated---Parking-Meter-Bylaw-1990-Number-1216-PDF) (read 2026-11-05)

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