Dogs & animal control — Guelph, Ontario

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

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

Animal Control By-law (2016)-20122 adopted bylaw
licence required True s. 17
leash rule No Keeper shall permit Dog to be Leash-free except on land owned/occupied by Keeper, another's land with permission, or leash-free area. s. 30(a); s. 31(a)
fine range liable to a maximum fine of $10,000 for each offence s. 39
scout note

City of Guelph By-law (2016)-20122 regulating keeping, licensing and control of animals (amended by (2018)-20313).

Machine-readable: animal-control.json · Official website: https://guelph.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-10 · Dogs & animal control in other municipalities