Dogs & animal control — Doaktown, New Brunswick

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

Village of Doaktown has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-05.

By-Law No. 99-2 — Dog Control adopted bylaw
licence required True s. 3(1)
licence fee $5.00 male; $5.00 spayed female; $10.00 unspayed female; $10.00 late-registration penalty s. 3(1)(i); s. 3(2)(b)
leash rule Dogs off owner's premises must be secured by a leash of maximum two metres; off-leash walking is an offence definition of 'running at large'; s. 11(1)(j)
max animals More than 2 dogs requires a kennel licence s. 4(1)
fine range Schedule A: 1st offence verbal warning, 2nd $50.00, 3rd+ $75.00; voluntary pre-court $50.00; voluntary post-charge $75.00; summary conviction not less than $100.00 (category C maximum) Schedule "A" items 1–3; s. 12(2); s. 12(3); s. 12(4)
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Village of Doaktown dog control bylaw (No. 99-2); read third time and enacted January 12, 2000 (confirmed via OCR — bylaw numbered 99-2 but enacted early 2000). Governs dog licensing, leashing, and impoundment.

Machine-readable: animal-control.json · Official website: http://www.doaktown.com/ · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Dogs & animal control in other municipalities