Dogs & animal control — East Hawkesbury, Ontario

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

Township of East Hawkesbury has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-09.

Animal Control By-Law No. 2008-61 adopted bylaw
licence required True Section 3.a)
licence fee $20.00; no fee handicapped; Kennel $100.00 Schedule "A"
leash rule Must be on owner's property or on leash < 2.4 meters under control of competent person. Section 5.b)
max animals 4 dogs per household Section 4.d)
fine range $80.00; $150.00; $250.00 Schedule "B"
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Licenses and regulates dogs, kennels, dogs running at large, public nuisance barking or howling, vicious dogs, impoundment, and set fines in East Hawkesbury.

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