Dogs & animal control — Timmins, Ontario

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

In the City of Timmins, Ontario, licence required: True; licence fee: Altered dog/cat: $35; Non-altered dog/cat: $60 (per User Fee By-law Schedule 'I'); leash rule: Every owner or guardian shall keep a dog on a leash or under the direct control of a competent person; dogs/cats may not run at large.; max animals: No more than 6 cats or 4 dogs per single-family dwelling unit; no more than 2 cats or dogs per dwelling unit where multiple units on a parcel. Source: Dogs and Cats By-Law; Exotic Pets By-Law, verified 2026-08-29.

Dogs and Cats By-Law adopted bylaw
licence required True shall obtain a licence for each such cat or dog and pay to the City a licence fee
licence fee Altered dog/cat: $35; Non-altered dog/cat: $60 (per User Fee By-law Schedule 'I') 1St Altered Dog/ Cat
leash rule Every owner or guardian shall keep a dog on a leash or under the direct control of a competent person; dogs/cats may not run at large. Every owner or guardian shall keep a dog on a leash or under the direct control of a
max animals No more than 6 cats or 4 dogs per single-family dwelling unit; no more than 2 cats or dogs per dwelling unit where multiple units on a parcel No person shall keep more than 6 domestic cats or 4 domestic
fine range set fines $50.00 to $395.00 395. 00
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Official CivicWeb record for the City of Timmins dogs and cats by-law.

Exotic Pets By-Law adopted bylaw
leash rule Animals excluding dogs kept under Schedule B shall not be permitted to be at large. Schedule B s.15: "shall not be permitted to be at large"
max animals Rabbits: 5 per dwelling unit; ferrets: 1 per dwelling unit; cats: 6 per dwelling unit Schedule B ss.(8),(9),(10)
fine range not more than $5,000.00 s. 4
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Official CivicWeb record for the City of Timmins exotic pets by-law.

Pigeon By-law No. 2011-7127 adopted bylaw

Regulates the keeping of pigeons within the City (coop/loft requirements, restrictions on numbers or locations).

Machine-readable: animal-control.json · Official website: http://www.timmins.ca/ · Last verified 2026-08-29 · Dogs & animal control in other municipalities