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.

Parks and Public Spaces Bylaw No. 0184, 2015 (consolidated to 0184.04) adopted bylaw

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).

Regional District of Central Okanagan Animal Control Bylaw No. 880, 2000

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

Machine-readable: animal-control.json · Official website: https://westkelownacity.ca/ · Last verified 2026-08-23 · Dogs & animal control in other municipalities