Dogs & animal control — North Vancouver, British Columbia

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

District Municipality of North Vancouver has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-08.

Dog Tax and Regulation Bylaw 5981 adopted bylaw
licence required True s. 3.1, s. 8(a)
leash rule dogs on street/public place must be on leash not more than 2.5 metres, or off leash where permitted per Schedule A s. 8(c)
max animals more than three dogs prohibited without business licence for veterinarian/pet care/animal shelter s. 8(f)
fine range fail to licence $150; dog at large $100; keeping >3 dogs $100; conviction $1,000-$50,000 s. 14, s. 15(c)
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Regulates dog licensing, commercial dog walkers, aggressive dogs, seizure and impounding within the District of North Vancouver.

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