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title: "Burns Lake dog licences: fees and how to get one"
question: "How do I get a dog licence, and what does it cost?"
place: Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/burns-lake
category: Pets, animals and wildlife
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Burns Lake
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Burns Lake dog licences: fees and how to get one

**Question:** How do I get a dog licence, and what does it cost?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Burns Lake, https://www.burnslake.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: Village Office (Bylaw Officer, ext 2013), 250-692-7587 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- In person: Village of Burns Lake office (pay and get a new or replacement tag), 15 3rd Ave, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0

## Key facts

- **Licence required:** 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.
  - Source: [Dog Licenses](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses)
  - Official wording: "Please remember to purchase or renew your dog license every year."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Issued by:** The Village of Burns Lake, at the Village office.
  - Source: [Dog Licenses](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses)
  - Official wording: "The fees can be paid at the Village of Burns Lake office, and new or replacement tags are available."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee, spayed or neutered:** $20 a year.
  - Source: [Dog Licenses](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses)
  - Official wording: "$20.00 for spayed or neutered dogs."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee, not spayed or neutered:** $60 a year for intact male or female dogs over four months old.
  - Source: [Dog Licenses](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses)
  - Official wording: "$60.00 for intact male or female dogs over four months old."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other fees and discounts:** Not confirmed. The Village's Dog and Animal Control Bylaw is a scanned PDF that could not be read.
- **Renewal:** Every year. The page gives no expiry date.
  - Source: [Dog Licenses](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses)
  - Official wording: "Please remember to purchase or renew your dog license every year."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to get one:** 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.
  - Source: [Dog Licenses](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses)
  - Official wording: "The fees can be paid at the Village of Burns Lake office, and new or replacement tags are available." … "Dog Licence Application"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine, unlicensed dog:** Not confirmed. The Village's Dog and Animal Control Bylaw is a scanned PDF that could not be read.
- **Bylaw:** 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).
  - Source: [Bylaws and policies (page 1: Dog and Animal Control Bylaw No. 1044), Bylaw library](https://www.burnslake.ca/local-government/bylaws?page=1)
  - Official wording: "Dog and Animal Control Bylaw | No. 1044"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The 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.

## Steps

1. Fill in the Dog Licence Application (PDF) linked on the Village's Dog Licenses page.
2. Pay the fee at the Village office. New or replacement tags are available there.
3. Renew each year.

## Good to know

- The page states no online or mail option. Phone 250-692-7587 to ask.
- A late fee, senior discount, replacement-tag price and the fine for an unlicensed dog are not stated on the Village's page.

## Official forms and pages

- [Dog Licenses page](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses)
- [Bylaws and policies (Dog and Animal Control Bylaw No. 1044)](https://www.burnslake.ca/local-government/bylaws?page=1)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence.md)
- [Fraser Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fraser-lake/dog-licence.md)
- [Houston](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/dog-licence.md)
- [Granisle](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dog-licence.md)
- [Fort St James](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/dog-licence.md)
- [Vanderhoof](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/dog-licence.md)
- [Telkwa](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/dog-licence.md)

## Sources

- [Dog Licenses, Village of Burns Lake](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/dog-licenses) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaws and policies (page 1: Dog and Animal Control Bylaw No. 1044), Village of Burns Lake](https://www.burnslake.ca/local-government/bylaws?page=1) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Village of Burns Lake](https://www.burnslake.ca/contact) (read 2026-11-08)

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