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

City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Animal Control Bylaw No. 7860, 1999.

Dogs & animal control — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

City of Saskatoon has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-13.

Animal Control Bylaw No. 7860, 1999 adopted bylaw

licence required	True	s. 4
licence fee	Effective Jan 1, 2026 — Dog not spayed/neutered: $77.00; Dog under 12 months: $38.00; Dog spayed/neutered: $38.00. Effective Jan 1, 2027 — Dog not spayed/neutered: $80.50; Dog under 12 months: $40.00; Dog spayed/neutered: $40.00. Tag Replacement: $11.50 (2026) / $12.00 (2027). Fees exclusive of applicable taxes.	Schedule No. 1
leash rule	Dogs must not be at large; off premises, leash not exceeding two metres and proper control required, except in designated off-leash areas.	s. 3(1)(b); s. 9(1)
fine range	Individual: minimum per Schedule No. 7 (ranging $50 to $1,000 depending on offence and repetition), not more than $2,000; corporation not more than $5,000.	s. 24(1)(a)(b); Schedule No. 7

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City of Saskatoon The Animal Control Bylaw, 1999 (consolidated/codified to Bylaw 10139). Opened official city-clerk PDF; replaced the content-page link with the actual bylaw PDF. Category confirmed animal_control.