Dogs & animal control — North Stormont, Ontario

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

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

Animal Control By-law 062-04 adopted bylaw
licence required True "Every owner of a dog shall"; "obtain and renew such registration annually"
licence fee $15.00 sterilized dog; $20.00 not sterilized; no fee for service dog; $2.00 replacement tag "which is sterilized"; "which is not sterilized"; "for each service dog"; "for each replacement of a lost identification tag"
leash rule In any conservation area, institutional area, or Township park, a dog must be kept on a leash less than 2.4 metres (8 feet) and under the control of a person. "the dog is kept on a leash having a length of less than 2.4 meters (8 feet)"
max animals Urban area: 2 dogs over 20 weeks; rural area: 3 dogs over 20 weeks (without kennel/pet-shop licence) "more than two (2) dogs over twenty"; "more than three (3) dogs over twenty (20) weeks of age"
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North Stormont animal control by-law; official by-law page identifies it as the animal control by-law for municipal enforcement.

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