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

Town of Carleton Place, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Animal Control By-law 122-2018 (Certified Consolidated Copy).

Dogs & animal control — Carleton Place, Ontario

Town of Carleton Place has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-10.

Animal Control By-law 122-2018 (Certified Consolidated Copy) adopted bylaw

licence required	True	s. 2.1.1
leash rule	Pets must be leashed under direct control unless on owner's property; cats exempt if spayed/neutered and identified.	s. 5.1, 5.2.1, 5.3
max animals	three (3) dogs or four (4) cats or a total combined of five (5) pets	s. 3.1

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Adopted Town of Carleton Place Animal Control By-law 122-2018 (consolidated, amended by 107-2020 and 46-2021) regulating identification, keeping, impounding and prohibition of animals.