Do I need a dog licence? What are the leash rules?
Town of Southey has 3 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-13.
| leash rule | Owner shall not at any time allow the cat to run at large within the municipality. | s. 1.1 |
| fine range | $100.00–$500.00 (obstruction); not exceeding $500.00 (general) | s. 2.5(d); s. 5.1 |
Town of Southey cat ownership bylaw; third reading 2021-02-09 (OCR of scanned PDF).
Town of Southey Animal Ownership Bylaw (general animal control, fur farms, livestock); scanned PDF, in force on Council approval, no exact reading date legible.
| licence required | True | s. 2 |
| licence fee | $50.00 lifetime fee; seeing eye dogs licensed at no charge | Schedule "A"; s. 3(2) |
| leash rule | Dogs off owner's premises must be on a leash no greater than 2 metres held by a person able to control the dog. | "No owner or other person shall use a leash greater than two (2) meters in length on a dog, when such dog is off the premises of the owner" |
| fine range | Column A: $60.00 (1st), $120.00 (2nd), $180.00 (3rd), escalating; Column B (voluntary): $40.00 (1st), $80.00 (2nd), $120.00 (3rd), escalating | Schedule "B" |
Town of Southey bylaw for licensing and regulating dogs; read three times 2022-05-10.