Dogs & animal control — Montague, Ontario

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

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

Animal Control Bylaw 4214-2026 adopted bylaw
licence required True s. 6.1(a)
licence fee $15.00; $5.00 microchipped; $500.00 grandfathered dangerous/prohibited dog; No Charge service dog; $5.00 replacement tag Schedule "A"
leash rule Dogs must be leashed (max 1.8 m / 6 ft) and under control on any Township land; running at large prohibited. s. 8.2; s. 8.3; s. 8.5
max animals Maximum 3 dogs per premises; more than 3 dogs (4 months of age or older) requires a kennel licence s. 5.1; definition of "Kennel"
fine range $100.00 to $1,000.00 Schedule "C"
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Township of Montague bylaw 4214-2026 to regulate the keeping and licensing of animals (scanned PDF on the township's own site).

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