Dogs & animal control — Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

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

Rural Municipality of Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie has 3 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-09.

By-Law No. 3073 Dog Control adopted bylaw
licence required True s. 4(a)
licence fee $250.00 dangerous; $10.00 male/female; $5.00 spayed/neutered; $100.00 kennel; $25.00 additional s. 4(a)
leash rule No Owner shall permit it to run at large; means not under direct and continuous charge and effective control s. 7(a); s. 2(j)
max animals 2 dogs s. 5.1
fine range Conviction: not less than $250/$500/$1,000; Without prosecution: not less than $100/$250/$500 s. 34; s. 36
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Regulates dog licensing, dogs running at large, nuisance barking, dangerous dogs, impoundment, and penalties.

Oakville Dog By-Law No. 3040 adopted bylaw
max animals 2 s. 4
fine range not less than $250; not less than $500; not less than $1,000 s. 10
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Dog-control bylaw for Oakville posted by the RM of Portage la Prairie.

RM Cat Control By-Law No. 3179 adopted bylaw
licence required False 26. No license is required on any cat.
max animals two (2) cats over the age of 3 months s. 3
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Cat-control bylaw posted by the RM of Portage la Prairie.

Machine-readable: animal-control.json · Official website: https://www.rmofportage.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-09 · Dogs & animal control in other municipalities