Consolidated administrative codification (updated to May 2015) of one borough's animal-control by-law, based on the model text ~16 Montréal boroughs adopted 2013-2015: dog licensing, leash requirement, off-leash areas, dangerous/at-risk/pit-bull-type dog categories and restrictions, kennel limits, penalties.
Dogs & animal control — Montréal, Quebec
Do I need a dog licence? What are the leash rules?
The Town of Montréal, Quebec has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Règlement sur le contrôle des animaux (codification administrative), RCA13-27003 — arrondissement de Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (borough-level; animal control is enacted per-arrondissement in Montréal, not city-wide), verified 2026-08-23.
Executive-committee presentation explaining Montréal's animal-control governance: a 2012 model by-law was adopted separately by 16 arrondissements (2013-2015); this 2016 project proposed tightening rules city-wide after pit-bull-type dog attacks (categories, dangerous-dog bans, higher fines). Confirms no single unified city-wide animal-control by-law exists.