Dogs must be leashed (max 2m) in City parks except in designated off-leash areas, and are banned outright from parks not designated as allowing dogs; owners must immediately clean up feces. City-specific rule, scoped to parks only — general/dog animal control for West Kelowna is otherwise provided by the Regional District of Central Okanagan (see RDCO Bylaw 880 below).
Dogs & animal control — West Kelowna, British Columbia
Do I need a dog licence? What are the leash rules?
The City of West Kelowna, British Columbia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Parks and Public Spaces Bylaw No. 0184, 2015 (consolidated to 0184.04), verified 2026-08-23.
NOT a City of West Kelowna bylaw — this is the Regional District of Central Okanagan's own bylaw, linked from the City's bylaw index as the applicable animal-control law. Sets livestock/small-livestock/poultry keeping density limits by parcel size and bans animals running at large; explicitly defers dog-specific rules to a separate RDCO Dog Control Bylaw (not located). Two-tier trap: general/livestock animal