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

Town of Banff, Alberta has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Animal Services Bylaw 46-4 (PDF).

Dogs & animal control — Banff, Alberta

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.