Dogs & animal control — Tillsonburg, Ontario

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

Town of Tillsonburg has 2 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-09.

Animal Care and Control By-law 2021-013 Consolidated adopted bylaw
licence required True s. 3(a)
leash rule Dogs must be leashed off owner's property; leash must not exceed 2 meters (6 feet, 6 inches). s. 26(b); s. 35(c)
max animals No more than 3 domestic dogs, 3 domestic cats, or 5 total animals over 2 months at one location. s. 9
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Direct official Town PDF linked from the Animal Services page for animal care and control.

Animal Licensing / Animal Care and Control Consolidated By-law adopted bylaw

Official Laserfiche record linked by Tillsonburg as the consolidated animal licensing by-law.

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