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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?"
place: Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/bowen-island
category: Pets, animals and wildlife
owner: municipal
owner_body: Bowen Island Municipality
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# 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?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Bowen Island Municipality, https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: Bylaw Services, 604-947-4255 ext. 2 (Municipal offices: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Email: Bylaw Services email, bylaw@bimbc.ca
- Phone: Animal Control Officer (on duty 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., seven days a week except statutory holidays), 604-328-5499

## Key facts

- **Licence required:** 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.
  - Source: [Dog Control, Bowen Island Municipality, Licensing](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/dog-control/)
  - Official wording: "Bowen Island Municipality does not require licensing of pets at this time"
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022), Bowen Island Municipality, s. 3.2(a)](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/34266/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Issued by:** None set. Bowen Island Municipality does not require dog licences, so no one issues one and there is no renewal or licence fine.
- **Fee, spayed or neutered:** None set. Bowen Island's Dog Control Bylaw has no licence or licence-fee rules.
- **Fee, not spayed or neutered:** None set. Bowen Island's Dog Control Bylaw has no licence or licence-fee rules.
- **Other fees and discounts:** 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.
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022), Bowen Island Municipality, Appendix A](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/34266/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Renewal:** None set. Bowen Island Municipality does not require dog licences, so no one issues one and there is no renewal or licence fine.
- **How to get one:** No licence is sold. Dog ID tags can be bought at pet stores; the municipality does not sell them.
  - Source: [Dog Control, Bowen Island Municipality, Licensing](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/dog-control/)
  - Official wording: "Tags can be purchased from pet stores – they are not available for purchase from the municipality."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine, unlicensed dog:** None set. Bowen Island Municipality does not require dog licences, so no one issues one and there is no renewal or licence fine.
- **Bylaw:** Bowen Island Municipality Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022)
  - Source: [Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022), Bowen Island Municipality, title and s. 7.1](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/34266/)
  - Official wording: "Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001" … "CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE – JULY 2022"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The 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.

## Steps

1. Buy an ID tag at a pet store and put the owner's last name and phone number on it.
2. Keep it on your dog's collar whenever the dog is off your property.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- 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.

## Official forms and pages

- [Dog Control, Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/dog-control/)
- [Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022) (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/34266/)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 196, 2008 (consolidated March 2026) (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/339717/)

## Related questions

- [Bowen Island dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [Bowen Island rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/dangerous-dogs.md)
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Bowen Island](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/how-many-pets.md)
- [Bowen Island bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence.md)
- [West Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/dog-licence.md)
- [Gibsons](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/dog-licence.md)
- [Lions Bay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/dog-licence.md)
- [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/dog-licence.md)
- [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/dog-licence.md)
- [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/dog-licence.md)

## Sources

- [Dog Control, Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/dog-control/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Dog Control Bylaw No. 30, 2001 (consolidated July 2022) (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/34266/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 196, 2008 (consolidated March 2026) (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/339717/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)

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