Dogs & animal control — Shelburne, Ontario

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

Town of Shelburne has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-09.

Animal Care and Control By-law 15-2018 adopted bylaw
licence required True s. 3.1
licence fee $25.00 altered; $35.00 unaltered; Service Dog no fee; Replacement Tag $5.00 Schedule "A"
leash rule Dog deemed at large if not leashed or leashed but no person has leash in hand. s. 9.1
max animals No more than 4 dogs (excluding dogs 3 months of age or less); no more than 6 cats (excluding cats 3 months of age or less) s. 6.1; s. 6.2
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Regulates keeping, licensing, care and control of animals in the Town of Shelburne, including dogs at large, animal noise and standards of care.

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