Dogs & animal control — Hastings Highlands, Ontario

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

Municipality of Hastings Highlands has 2 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-10.

Exotic Animals By-law 2021-037 adopted bylaw

By-law 2021-037 to prohibit or regulate the keeping of certain (exotic) animals; read a third time, enacted and passed 2021-08-18.

Regulating the Keeping of Dogs By-law 2019-098 adopted bylaw
leash rule Dogs 'Being at Large' are prohibited; defined as off premises and not under control. s. 4.1; s. 1.1(a)(ii)
fine range $125.00; $300.00; $150.00 Schedule "A"
scout note

By-law 2019-098 regulating the keeping of dogs; enacted and passed in council 2019-11-20.

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