Enforcement Services

Drayton Valley Enforcement Services is comprised of both Bylaw Enforcement Officers and Community Peace Officers. The team helps ensure resident safety and wellbeing. The department investigate complaints and proactively conducts investigations related to municipal bylaw, and provincial statutes.

Drayton Valley Enforcement Services work collaboratively with other law enforcement agencies, municipal departments, provincial departments, non-profit organizations and others to work towards a safer community.

Community Peace Officers are appointed under the Peace Officer Act by Alberta Justice and Solicitor General and work to enforce provincial legislation, including

• Animal Protection Act
• Dangerous Dog Act
• Environment Protection and Enhancement Act
• Fuel Tax Act
• Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act
• Petty Trespass Act
• Provincial Offences Procedures Act
• Provincial Administrative Penalties Act
• Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping Reduction Act
• Traffic Safety Act
• Trespass to Premises Act

To review the above legislation, please visit the Alberta Queens Printer.

Bylaw Enforcement Officers are appointed by Council under the Municipal Government Act and work to enforce municipal bylaw, such as:

• Animal Control Bylaw
• Business Licence Bylaw
• Community Standards Bylaw
• False Alarms Bylaw
• Fire Services Bylaw
• Heavy Vehicle Bylaw
• Noises Bylaw
• Off-Highway Vehicle Bylaw
• Traffic Bylaw
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods Bylaw

To review the Town of Drayton Valley’s, please visit our Bylaw page.

In addition, officers are appointed through Council as inspectors under the Weed Control Act and the Agricultural Pests Act.

It’s important to note that Community Peace Officers and Bylaw Enforcement Officers do not investigate or respond to Criminal Code matters. To report criminal actions, please call the Drayton Valley RCMP at 780-542-4456. If there is an emergency, please dial 911.

To see what we are up to, you may wish to visit our Drayton Valley Enforcement Services Facebook page.

Have a Question or Concern?

If you have a question or concern for enforcement services, you can contact us through:

• Phone: 780-514-2386
• Email: enforcement@draytonvalley.ca
• In person or mail: Civic Centre Office, 5120-52 Street, Box 6837, Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1A1

Enforcement Services works a variety of shifts throughout the week including evenings and weekends. Calls that are received outside of working hours will be prioritized and responded to during the next working day.

Complaint Process

When submitting a complaint to enforcement services, it is important to provide us with as much information as possible, including:

• Your full name, address, and contact information
• Type of concern with as much detail as possible
• The date, time, and location as they pertain to the complaint
• The action that you would like to see taken
• Subject of complaints name and address (if known)

Once Enforcement Services receives the above information, they will begin to address your concern.

If an officer has not personally witnessed the infraction, you may be asked to provide a formal statement to be able to proceed with charges. Through this process, you will be asked if you are willing to testify in court as to what you witnessed. If there is insufficient evidence, we will not be able to proceed with charges.

At the conclusion of an investigation, an officer will contact you to let you know the outcome of the complaint unless you have previously indicated you did not wish to receive any follow-up.

Municipal Violation Tag (Bylaw Tag)

If you received a Municipal Violation Tag (Bylaw Tag), you can make payment the following ways:

• In person at 5120-52 Street, Drayton Valley, Alberta, T7A 1A1
  • Payment can be made by: Interac, Cash, Visa, Mastercard, or Cheque/Money Order payable to the Town of Drayton Valley
• By Mail to 5120-52 Street, Box 6837, Drayton Valley, Alberta, T7A 1A1
  • Payment can be made by Cheque/Money Order payable to the Town of Drayton Valley (do not mail cash).

Please note that payments must be made within 21 days of receipt of the tag.

Should payment not be received, the Municipal Violation Tag will be withdrawn, and a new Provincial Violation Ticket will be issued.

Provincial Violation Ticket

If you are issued a Provincial Summons (Part 2) in Drayton Valley, with a fine amount to pay, you can pay your fine the following ways:

• In person at any Provincial Court House
• Mailing your payment to:
  • Provincial Ticket Production Centre, 601 5th Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5P7

If you are issued a Provincial Offence Notice (Part 3) in Drayton Valley, you can pay your fine the following ways:

• In person at any Provincial Court House
• In person at any Alberta Registry Office
• Online at fines.alberta.ca
• Mailing your payment to:
  • Provincial Ticket Production Centre, 601 5th Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5P7

If you wish to dispute your Provincial Violation Ticket, you can plea not guilty by following the instructions listed on your ticket, or you can visit: traffictickets.alberta.ca.

In all instances, it is important to fully read and understand your Provincial Violation Ticket. If you have questions on how to proceed with your Provincial Violation Ticket, you can go online to tickets.alberta.ca or your can call the Court and Justice Services at 1-855-738-4747, between 8:15 am and 4:30 pm (Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays). Further, you may wish to seek legal advice. The Law Society of Alberta has a “find a lawyer” function on their website.