--- title: "Barriere dog licences: fees and how to get one" question: "How do I get a dog licence, and what does it cost in Barriere?" place: Barriere, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/barriere category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: District of Barriere sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/dog-licence/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/dog-licence.json" --- # Barriere dog licences: fees and how to get one **Question:** How do I get a dog licence, and what does it cost in Barriere? **Short answer:** The District of Barriere does not licence dogs. It has no dog licensing bylaw and says it does not provide animal control, so there is no dog licence to buy and no fee. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Barriere, https://www.barriere.ca) **Cost:** No dog licence or fee exists in the District of Barriere. **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - In person: District Office (Municipal Hall), 4936 Barriere Town Road, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (per the Bylaw Enforcement page)) - Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, via the District Office, 250-672-9751 - Email: Bylaw Enforcement, inquiry@barriere.ca or tbuchanan@barriere.ca ## Key facts - **Licence required:** No. The District has no dog licensing bylaw and does not provide animal control, so it does not licence dogs. - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, Bylaw Enforcement page, Animal Control](https://www.barriere.ca/p/bylaw-enforcement) - Official wording: "The District of Barriere does not provide Animal Control Services." … "Without the necessary dog licensing bylaw" - Source: [Council Report - Uncontrolled and Uncontained Dogs, Feb. 18, 2013, Report to Council, Feb. 18, 2013](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=a14a8163-2017-4f41-b948-f5088bf4eabb) - Official wording: "Adoption of a Dog Licensing Bylaw" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Issued by:** No one: the District of Barriere does not issue dog licences or provide animal control. - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, Bylaw Enforcement page, Animal Control](https://www.barriere.ca/p/bylaw-enforcement) - Official wording: "The District of Barriere does not provide Animal Control Services." … "Without the necessary dog licensing bylaw" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fee, spayed or neutered:** None set. The District of Barriere has no dog licensing bylaw, so there is no dog licence, fee or tag. - **Fee, not spayed or neutered:** None set. The District of Barriere has no dog licensing bylaw, so there is no dog licence, fee or tag. - **Other fees and discounts:** None set. The District of Barriere has no dog licensing bylaw, so there is no dog licence, fee or tag. - **Renewal:** None set. The District of Barriere has no dog licensing bylaw, so there is no dog licence, fee or tag. - **How to get one:** None set. The District of Barriere has no dog licensing bylaw, so there is no dog licence, fee or tag. - **Fine, unlicensed dog:** None set. The District of Barriere has no dog licensing bylaw, so there is no dog licence, fee or tag. - **Bylaw:** None set. The District of Barriere has no dog licensing bylaw, so there is no dog licence, fee or tag. ## How it works The District of Barriere's [Bylaw Enforcement page]() says the District does not provide Animal Control Services. It gives the reasons: there is no dog licensing bylaw, and the District has no trained staff, vehicle or equipment to catch an animal and no place to take one. A 2013 [Council report]() lists adopting a dog licensing bylaw as an option. We found no such bylaw in the District's bylaw library. ## Steps 1. You do not need to buy a licence or tag for a dog kept in Barriere. 2. For an uncontrolled animal, call the District's Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 250-672-9751 and ask what options exist. ## Good to know - Dogs in District parks must be leashed. See the dog leash rules answer. - Barking dogs are handled under the Noise Control Bylaw. See the noise rules answer. - We did not find a regional district or private dog licence for Barriere in the pages we read. Ask the District Office to confirm. ## Official forms and pages - [Bylaw Enforcement, District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/p/bylaw-enforcement) - [Council Report - Uncontrolled and Uncontained Dogs, Feb. 18, 2013 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=a14a8163-2017-4f41-b948-f5088bf4eabb) ## Related questions - [Barriere dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/dog-leash-rules.md) - [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Barriere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/how-many-pets.md) - [Barriere rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/dangerous-dogs.md) - [Barriere noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/noise-rules.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence.md) - [Chase](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chase/dog-licence.md) - [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/dog-licence.md) - [Enderby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/dog-licence.md) - [100 Mile House](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/dog-licence.md) - [Ashcroft](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-licence.md) - [Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/dog-licence.md) ## Sources - [Bylaw Enforcement, District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/p/bylaw-enforcement) (read 2026-11-08) - [Council Report - Uncontrolled and Uncontained Dogs, Feb. 18, 2013 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=a14a8163-2017-4f41-b948-f5088bf4eabb) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 2 of 9 facts was matched to the official text; 7 are recorded as not set. 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