Parks and Pathways Bylaw 11M2019
Page updated: 13 August, 2020
Information in the bylaw specified penalty reference guide is provided solely for the user’s information and should not be construed as legal or professional advice. Visit the City of Calgary bylaw page for official bylaw information.
| Section | Minimum Penalty |
Specified Penalty |
Offence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section: 5(2) |
Minimum Penalty: $300 | Specified Penalty: $500 | Offence: Enter or remain in park when closed by Director, Calgary Parks |
| Section: 6(2) | Minimum Penalty: $150 | Specified Penalty: $200 | Offence: Enter or remain in park outside permitted hours |
| Section: 7 | Minimum Penalty: $250 | Specified Penalty: $400 | Offence: Unlawful activity in a park |
| Section: 8(1) | Minimum Penalty: $150 | Specified Penalty: $250 | Offence: Prohibited activity outside designated area |
| Section: 9(1) | Minimum Penalty: $150 | Specified Penalty: $250 | Offence: Prohibited activity without permit |
| Section: 10(2) | Minimum Penalty: $150 | Specified Penalty: $250 | Offence: Interfere with use of reserved space |
| Section: 11(1) | Minimum Penalty: $150 | Specified Penalty: $250 | Offence: Operate drone in park |
| Section: 12(1) | Minimum Penalty: $200 | Specified Penalty: $300 | Offence: Enter river, lake or pond from a park |
| Section: 12(3) | Minimum Penalty: $50 | Specified Penalty: $100 | Offence: Permit domestic animal to enter river, lake or pond from a park |
| Section: 12(4) | Minimum Penalty: $300 | Specified Penalty: $500 | Offence: Enter river, lake or pond from a park during a high flow or boat advisory |
| Section: 12(5) | Minimum Penalty: $150 | Specified Penalty: $250 | Offence: Fail to clean, drain and dry watercraft |
| Section: 13 | Minimum Penalty: $250 | Specified Penalty: $500 | Offence: Unlawful disposal of waste in a park |
| Section: 14 | Minimum Penalty: $300 | Specified Penalty: $500 | Offence: Unlawful fire in a park |
| Section: 15 | Minimum Penalty: $50 | Specified Penalty: $100 | Offence: Allow dog off-leash in a park |
| Section: 16(a) | Minimum Penalty: $150 | Specified Penalty: $250 | Offence: Unauthorized vehicle or device on a pathway |
| Section: 16(b) | Minimum Penalty: $150 |
Specified Penalty: $250 | Offence: Ride or operate bicycle or wheeled conveyance where prohibited |
| Section: 17(1) | Minimum Penalty:
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Specified Penalty:
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Offence: Speed in excess of limit on a pathway:
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| Section: 17(2) | Minimum Penalty: $250 | Specified Penalty: $400 |
Offence: Unsafe speed on a pathway |
| Section: 18 | Minimum Penalty: $300 | Specified Penalty: $500 | Offence: Use gas-powered vehicle in a park off a park roadway |
| Section: 19 | Minimum Penalty: $200 | Specified Penalty: $400 | Offence: Unsafe activity on a pathway |
| Section: 20 | Minimum Penalty: $150 | Specified Penalty: $250 | Offence: Use pathway without required lighting |
| Section: 21 | Minimum Penalty: $200 | Specified Penalty: $300 | Offence: Leave a pathway or trail where prohibited |
| Section: 22(1) | Minimum Penalty: $400 | Specified Penalty: $500 | Offence: Close or obstruct a pathway without authorization |
| Section: 22(2) | Minimum Penalty: $400 | Specified Penalty: $500 | Offence: Conduct unauthorized maintenance or construction activity |
| Section: 23 | Minimum Penalty: $200 | Specified Penalty: $300 | Offence: Disturb wildlife in a park |
| Section: 24(1) | Minimum Penalty: $200 | Specified Penalty: $300 | Offence: Disturb or damage park vegetation |
| Section: 24(2) | Minimum Penalty: $150 | Specified Penalty: $250 | Offence: Remove park vegetation |
| Section: 24(3) | Minimum Penalty: $200 | Specified Penalty: $300 | Offence: Plant vegetation in a park |
| Section: 24(4) | Minimum Penalty: $200 | Specified Penalty: $300 | Offence: Cut, irrigate or spray park vegetation |
| Section: 26 | Minimum Penalty: $500 | Specified Penalty: $1500 | Offence: Drain water into park |
| Section: 29(1)(a) | Minimum Penalty: $250 | Specified Penalty: $350 | Offence: Unauthorized operation of a vehicle in a park |
| Section: 29(1)(b) | Minimum Penalty: $150 | Specified Penalty: $200 | Offence: Unauthorized parking of a vehicle in a park |
| Section: 29(1)(c) | Minimum Penalty: $150 | Specified Penalty: $200 | Offence: Leave vehicle overnight in a park |
| Section: 29(1)(d) | Minimum Penalty: $150 | Specified Penalty: $400 | Offence: Vehicle speed above posted limit |
| Section: 29(1)(e) | Minimum Penalty: $300 | Specified Penalty: $500 | Offence: Disobey flagger, City employee or officer |
| Section: 30(1) | Minimum Penalty: $300 | Specified Penalty: $500 | Offence: Engage in commercial activity in a park without a permit |
| Section: 32(b) | Minimum Penalty: $250 | Specified Penalty: $350 | Offence: Fail to comply with permit conditions |
| Section: 32(c) | Minimum Penalty: $100 | Specified Penalty: $150 | Offence: Fail to produce permit upon demand |
| Section: 36(3) | Minimum Penalty: $300 | Specified Penalty: $500 | Offence: Fail to comply with remedial order |