Dogs & animal control — Mayo, Yukon

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

Village of Mayo has 2 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-04.

Bylaw No. 347 - Animal Control Bylaw adopted bylaw

licence required	True	s. 9
licence fee	lifetime dog licence; impoundment $25-$120 + $20/day feed (per text); other fees not specified	s. 36, 37, 38
leash rule	No dog at large; on public property must be on leash held at all times by a person able to control the animal	s. 24, 26
max animals	max 2 dogs and 2 cats on residential property; 3 dogs by special permit	s. 20, 21
fine range	voluntary fines per Schedule A ($50-$500); up to $10,000 under Criminal Code; up to $500 under Summary Convictions Act	s. 108 and Schedule A

scout note

Current Village of Mayo animal control bylaw (replaces Bylaw 92). Covers dog licenses, rabies control, dangerous dogs, impoundment. Scanned PDF confirmed by OCR; first reading 2022, full adoption date not legible.

Bylaw No. 92 - Animal Control (earlier version) adopted bylaw

licence required	True	s. 4 (Dog Licenses)
licence fee	annual licence to Dec 31, fee not more than $50.00 (per garbled text); impoundment $45-$120 + $5/day feed	s. 2 (Dog Licenses)
leash rule	No animal on public property unless on leash held by a person able to control it; animal off owner's premises not under control deemed at large	s. 26
max animals	max 2 dogs/cats without special permit; max 5 dogs absolute limit; poultry by special permit	s. 16, 17
fine range	1st offence up to $100; 2nd up to $200; 3rd and subsequent up to $300	s. 49

scout note

Earlier Village of Mayo animal control bylaw, superseded by Bylaw 347. Title page confirms 'Animal Control By-law', Village of Mayo. Scanned PDF confirmed by OCR.

Machine-readable: animal-control.json · Official website: http://villageofmayo.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-04 · Dogs & animal control across Canada