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

Municipality of Whitestone, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: By-law No. 17-2022 - The regulating of dogs.

Dogs & animal control — Whitestone, Ontario

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

By-law No. 17-2022 - The regulating of dogs adopted bylaw

licence required	True	s. 4.1 — Every owner of a dog shall register such dog with the Municipal Clerk and procure a dog tag
leash rule	No owner shall allow their dog to run at large within the Municipality; off property must be under control of a capable person.	s. 5.1; s. 5.7
max animals	4 dogs per residence in residential or waterfront zone	s. 5.9
fine range	maximum as provided for in the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 33	s. 7.3

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Official dog regulation by-law PDF linked from Whitestone's by-law index.