Dogs & animal control — Banff, Alberta

Do I need a dog licence? What are the leash rules?

Town of Banff has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-08.

Animal Services Bylaw 46-4 (PDF) adopted bylaw
licence required True s. 3
licence fee $56.00; $125.00 unaltered Dog > six (6) months; $20.00; $125.00 unaltered Cat > six (6) months; $500.00 Vicious Animal Schedule "B"
leash rule No Animal shall be At Large; Physical Control means restrained by a leash not exceeding three (3) metres s. 22; Schedule "A"(c), (m)
max animals No more than four Dogs or four Cats are permitted per legal dwelling unit s. 14.1
fine range not less than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars and not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) s. 46
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Regulates the keeping, licensing, and control of animals within the Town of Banff.

Machine-readable: animal-control.json · Official website: https://www.banff.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-08 · Dogs & animal control in other municipalities