Dogs & animal control — St. Clair, Ontario

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

The Township of St. Clair, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: By-law 40 of 2024 Responsible Pet Ownership (Dogs) with Schedule C set fines, verified 2026-10-26.

By-law 40 of 2024 Responsible Pet Ownership (Dogs) with Schedule C set fines adopted bylaw

Dog licence (tag) due by March 15 each year or the fee is added to property taxes. No dog at large or trespassing. Max 2 dogs per household without a kennel licence. Dangerous dogs muzzled, 1 m leash, warning sign. Set fines $100 (at large, no tag) to $400.

Animal Control department page

Animal control page.

By-law 12 of 2009 Animal Control, as amended by By-law 7 of 2023

Older animal control by-law (scanned) regulating dogs, kennels, dangerous animals; may be superseded by By-law 40 of 2024 for dogs.

By-laws index

By-law index.

Kennel procedures page

Kennel licensing procedures page (listed, not opened).

Machine-readable: animal-control.json · Official website: https://stclairtownship.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-26 · Dogs & animal control across Ontario · Dogs & animal control in other municipalities