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

City of Brantford, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Animal Control By-law (Municipal Code Chapter 206 - Dogs - Other Animals).

Dogs & animal control — Brantford, Ontario

City of Brantford has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-10.

Animal Control By-law (Municipal Code Chapter 206 - Dogs - Other Animals) adopted bylaw

licence required	True	206.6.1
licence fee	Altered $ 45; Unaltered $ 75; Senior - Altered $ 25; Senior - Unaltered $ 30; Service Dog No Charge; Restricted Dog $ 30; Potentially Dangerous Dog $ 100; Dangerous Dog $ 250	Schedule 'A'
leash rule	No person shall suffer, allow, or permit any dog... to run at large or trespass within the City of Brantford.	206.7.1
max animals	three domestic dogs; three domestic cats; five domestic rabbits at any location	206.2.1; 206.2.2; 206.2.3

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City of Brantford Municipal Code Chapter 206 regulating dogs and other animals, licensing, dangerous dogs and pounds.