Dogs & animal control — Thessalon, Ontario

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

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

By-law 2612 - Animal Care and Control By-law adopted bylaw
licence required True "register such Dog with the Municipality"; "procure a license and Dog tag for each Dog"
leash rule All dogs must be leashed and under control when leaving the property; a leash must not exceed three (3) metres in length. "All Dogs must be leashed and under control when leaving your property"; "use a leash on the DomesƟc Animal that exceeds three (3)"
max animals three (3) Dogs over the age of 12 weeks per dwelling unit "restricted to three (3) Dogs over the age of 12 weeks"
fine range $50.00 to $500.00 "Fail to affix Dog tag and idenƟficaƟon tag on"; "$50.00"; "willfully and recklessly kill or cause injury or"; "$500.00"
scout note

Town of Thessalon By-law 2612 for responsible animal care and control. Enacting clause: PASSED in Open Council this 21 day of May, 2024. (Header carries a 'Draft' label but the body contains a filled passage date and is the version published on the official site.)

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