Dogs & animal control — Kentville, Nova Scotia

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

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

CH70 — Animal Control Bylaw (Consolidated) adopted bylaw
licence required True s. 3(1)
licence fee Dog Registration Fee set in Policy Statement G33 / by Policy of Council (amount not stated in bylaw); may differ by sex and spay/neuter status Definition "Dog Registration Fee" s. 2(8)
leash rule Animal runs at large when off owner's property without apparent restraint or control, or tethered able to leave property, or on signed property contrary to restriction s. 13
max animals No more than three Dogs may be kept on any property; chickens limited to maximum ten (10) s. 10 (three Dogs); s. 11c (ten chickens)
fine range not less than $150.00 and not more than $10,000.00; attack offences $350.00-$10,000.00 s. 28(1)-(2)
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Consolidated Animal Control By-law (Chapter 70) for the Town of Kentville, incorporating the 2022 amending bylaw. Governs control of animals, licensing, and animal control officers.

Machine-readable: animal-control.json · Official website: http://www.town.kentville.ns.ca · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Dogs & animal control across Canada