Animal Control

Animal Control

Please call 604-980-8655 or email public_safety@squamish.net to report dogs running at large or any other concerns regarding animals in the community.

Squamish Nation enforces the Animal Control Bylaw of 2004 which states in Section 18:
“Every Owner of Possessor of a Dog must ensure that the Dog does not Run at Large within Squamish Lands.” And Section 19, “An Animal Control Bylaw Officer may seize and Impound any Dog:
• Found running at large,
• That is an Unlicensed Dog or
• That, the Animal Control Bylaw Officer, on reasonable grounds, believes has inflicted an unprovoked bite on a person or another animal.”

If your dog is found running at large and is impounded, it is the responsibility of the owner of the dog to pay the impound fees. The owner is subject to a fine as per Section 31 which states,
“(1) It is an offence to
• Do or cause to be done anything,
• Neglect to or refrain from doing anything, or
• Suffer or permit anyone doing anything in contravention of this bylaw.
(2) Every person who contravenes section 31(1) is guilty of an offence and is liable to imposition on summary conviction a fine not exceeding One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days or both.”