{"title":"Bowen Island dog licences: fees and how to get one","question":"How do I get a dog licence in Bowen Island, and what does it cost?","slug":"dog-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/bowen-island","name":"Bowen Island","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Bowen Island Municipality","url":"https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca"},"short_answer":"Bowen Island Municipality does not require dog licences, so there is no licence to buy and no licence fee. A dog off its owner's property must wear a collar tag with the owner's last name and phone number. Tags are sold at pet stores, not by the Municipality.","aliases":["dog licence bowen island","dog tag bowen island","do I need a dog licence bowen island","bowen island dog registration"],"cost":"No licence fee. If a dog is impounded the fee is $25 (first time), $50 (second) and $75 (third and later) within a year, plus $7 for the first day, $16 for the second day and $32 a day after that.","how_long":"Not applicable; there is no licence to renew.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"604-947-4255 ext. 2","note":"Municipal offices: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Services email","value":"bylaw@bimbc.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control Officer (on duty 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., seven days a week except statutory holidays)","value":"604-328-5499"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Dog Control, Bowen Island Municipality","url":"https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/dog-control/"},{"title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022) (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality","url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/34266/"},{"title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 196, 2008 (consolidated March 2026) (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality","url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/339717/"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Bowen Island dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Bowen Island rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/dangerous-dogs/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Bowen Island","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Bowen Island bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/west-vancouver","name":"West Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gibsons","name":"Gibsons","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lions-bay","name":"Lions Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/north-vancouver-district","name":"District of North Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/north-vancouver","name":"North Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vancouver","name":"Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/dog-licence/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence/"},"facts":{"required":{"label":"Licence required","value":"No. The municipality says it does not require licensing of pets at this time. A dog off its owner's property must wear a collar tag with the owner's last name and phone number.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/dog-control/","title":"Dog Control, Bowen Island Municipality","section":"Licensing","quotes":["Bowen Island Municipality does not require licensing of pets at this time"]},{"url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/34266/","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022) (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality","section":"s. 3.2(a)","quotes":["the owner shall cause the dog to","wear around the neck a collar to which shall be attached an identification tag","which includes the dog owner’s last name and phone number"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"issued_by":{"label":"Issued by","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Bowen Island Municipality does not require dog licences, so no one issues one and there is no renewal or licence fine.","sources":[{"url":"https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/dog-control/","title":"Dog Control, Bowen Island Municipality"}]},"fee_altered":{"label":"Fee, spayed or neutered","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Bowen Island's Dog Control Bylaw has no licence or licence-fee rules.","sources":[{"url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/34266/","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022) (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality"}]},"fee_unaltered":{"label":"Fee, not spayed or neutered","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Bowen Island's Dog Control Bylaw has no licence or licence-fee rules.","sources":[{"url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/34266/","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022) (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality"}]},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees and discounts","value":"No licence discounts or fees. Impoundment fee for a dog is $25 (1st), $50 (2nd) and $75 (3rd and later) within 12 months, plus maintenance fees of $7 (first day), $16 (second day) and $32 per day after that.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/34266/","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022) (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality","section":"Appendix A","quotes":["Impoundment Fees:","1st impoundment 2nd impoundment","Dog $25.00 $50.00 $75.00","First day $7.00","Second Day $16.00","Third and Subsequent Days $32.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Bowen Island Municipality does not require dog licences, so no one issues one and there is no renewal or licence fine.","sources":[{"url":"https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/dog-control/","title":"Dog Control, Bowen Island Municipality"}]},"how_to_get":{"label":"How to get one","value":"No licence is sold. Dog ID tags can be bought at pet stores; the municipality does not sell them.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/dog-control/","title":"Dog Control, Bowen Island Municipality","section":"Licensing","quotes":["Tags can be purchased from pet stores – they are not available for purchase from the municipality."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine_unlicensed":{"label":"Fine, unlicensed dog","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Bowen Island Municipality does not require dog licences, so no one issues one and there is no renewal or licence fine.","sources":[{"url":"https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/dog-control/","title":"Dog Control, Bowen Island Municipality"}]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Bowen Island Municipality Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/34266/","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022) (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality","section":"title and s. 7.1","quotes":["Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001","CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE – JULY 2022"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":9,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":5,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Municipality's [Dog Control page](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/dog-control/) says it does not require licensing of pets at this time. The [Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/34266/) has no licence or licence-fee rules. A dog that is off its owner's property must wear a collar tag with the owner's last name and phone number. The Municipality does not sell tags; buy one at a pet store.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Buy an ID tag at a pet store and put the owner's last name and phone number on it.\n2. Keep it on your dog's collar whenever the dog is off your property.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A dog without an ID tag off its owner's property is a bylaw notice offence: $25 for a first offence, $50 for a second and $150 for further ones.\n- Impounded dogs: $25, $50 and $75 for the first, second and third and later impoundments within a year, plus daily care of $7, $16 and then $32 a day.\n- For animal control, call 604-328-5499 (officer on duty 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., seven days a week except statutory holidays) or Bylaw Services at 604-947-4255 ext. 2, or email bylaw@bimbc.ca.","sources":[{"url":"https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/dog-control/","title":"Dog Control, Bowen Island Municipality","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/34266/","title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022) (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/339717/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 196, 2008 (consolidated March 2026) (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, Bowen Island Municipality","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Bowen Island Municipality","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 9 facts was matched to the official text; 5 are recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/dog-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/dog-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/dog-licence.json"}}