{"title":"Burns Lake dog licences: fees and how to get one","question":"How do I get a dog licence, and what does it cost?","slug":"dog-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/burns-lake","name":"Burns Lake","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":"Village of Burns Lake","url":"https://www.burnslake.ca"},"short_answer":"In Burns Lake, the Village issues dog licences at the Village office. Owners are asked to buy or renew one every year. The fee is $20 a year for a spayed or neutered dog and $60 a year for an intact dog over four months old.","aliases":["dog license burns lake","dog tag burns lake","renew dog licence burns lake","burns lake dog licence fee"],"cost":"$20 a year for a spayed or neutered dog; $60 a year for an intact male or female dog over four months old. The Village page gives no late fee, senior discount or replacement-tag price.","how_long":"Renew every year. The Village page gives no expiry date.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office (Bylaw Officer, ext 2013)","value":"250-692-7587","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village of Burns Lake office (pay and get a new or replacement tag)","value":"15 3rd Ave, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Dog Licenses page","url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses"},{"title":"Bylaws and policies (Dog and Animal Control Bylaw No. 1044)","url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/local-government/bylaws?page=1"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/fraser-lake","name":"Fraser Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fraser-lake/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vanderhoof","name":"Vanderhoof","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/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":"Owners are asked to buy or renew a dog licence every year. The Village page gives no minimum age for licensing; it mentions dogs over four months old only for the $60 intact fee.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses","title":"Dog Licenses, Village of Burns Lake","section":"Dog Licenses","quotes":["Please remember to purchase or renew your dog license every year."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"issued_by":{"label":"Issued by","value":"The Village of Burns Lake, at the Village office.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses","title":"Dog Licenses, Village of Burns Lake","section":"Dog Licenses","quotes":["The fees can be paid at the Village of Burns Lake office, and new or replacement tags are available."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_altered":{"label":"Fee, spayed or neutered","value":"$20 a year.","short":"$20 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses","title":"Dog Licenses, Village of Burns Lake","section":"Dog Licenses","quotes":["$20.00 for spayed or neutered dogs."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_unaltered":{"label":"Fee, not spayed or neutered","value":"$60 a year for intact male or female dogs over four months old.","short":"$60 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses","title":"Dog Licenses, Village of Burns Lake","section":"Dog Licenses","quotes":["$60.00 for intact male or female dogs over four months old."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees and discounts","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's Dog and Animal Control Bylaw is a scanned PDF that could not be read.","sources":[]},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"Every year. The page gives no expiry date.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses","title":"Dog Licenses, Village of Burns Lake","section":"Dog Licenses","quotes":["Please remember to purchase or renew your dog license every year."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_get":{"label":"How to get one","value":"Pay at the Village of Burns Lake office; new or replacement tags are available there. A Dog Licence Application (PDF) is linked on the page. No online or mail option is stated.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses","title":"Dog Licenses, Village of Burns Lake","section":"Dog Licenses","quotes":["The fees can be paid at the Village of Burns Lake office, and new or replacement tags are available.","Dog Licence Application"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine_unlicensed":{"label":"Fine, unlicensed dog","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's Dog and Animal Control Bylaw is a scanned PDF that could not be read.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Dog and Animal Control Bylaw No. 1044 (title and number from the Village's bylaw library; the PDF is a scan and was not read).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/local-government/bylaws?page=1","title":"Bylaws and policies (page 1: Dog and Animal Control Bylaw No. 1044), Village of Burns Lake","section":"Bylaw library","quotes":["Dog and Animal Control Bylaw | No. 1044"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":9,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Burns Lake sells dog licences at its office. The Village asks owners to buy or renew a licence every year. Its page gives no minimum age for licensing; it mentions dogs over four months old only for the $60 fee for intact dogs. The Village's [Dog and Animal Control Bylaw No. 1044](<https://www.burnslake.ca/local-government/bylaws?page=1>) is a scanned PDF that could not be read, so its exact licensing rules are not summarized here.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Fill in the Dog Licence Application (PDF) linked on the Village's Dog Licenses page.\n2. Pay the fee at the Village office. New or replacement tags are available there.\n3. Renew each year.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The page states no online or mail option. Phone 250-692-7587 to ask.\n- A late fee, senior discount, replacement-tag price and the fine for an unlicensed dog are not stated on the Village's page.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses","title":"Dog Licenses, Village of Burns Lake","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/local-government/bylaws?page=1","title":"Bylaws and policies (page 1: Dog and Animal Control Bylaw No. 1044), Village of Burns Lake","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/contact","title":"Contact, Village of Burns Lake","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 7 of 9 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/dog-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/dog-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/dog-licence.json"}}