Dogs & animal control — King, Ontario

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

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

Animal Control By-law 2016-85 adopted bylaw
licence required True s. 3
leash rule No person or owner shall allow or permit an animal to be at large or trespass. s. 4.9
max animals Maximum of four (4) dogs and four (4) cats per dwelling; kennel/doggie day care licence required for more s. 3.16; s. 3.17
fine range First conviction: not less than $100.00 and not more than $50,000.00; second or subsequent: not less than $400.00 and not more than $100,000.00; continuing offence: not less than $100.00 and not more than $10,000 per day (total not exceeding $100,000.00); multiple offence: not less than $100.00 and not more than $10,000.00 per included offence s. 7.27
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Township of King By-law 2016-85 regulating the keeping of animals within the Township (hosted on the muni's official CivicWeb portal).

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