Burns Lake dog licences: fees and how to get one
How do I get a dog licence, and what does it cost?
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.
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.Dog Licenses · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingPlease remember to purchase or renew your dog license every year. |
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| Issued by | The Village of Burns Lake, at the Village office.Dog Licenses · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe fees can be paid at the Village of Burns Lake office, and new or replacement tags are available. |
| Fee, spayed or neutered | $20 a year.Dog Licenses · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording$20.00 for spayed or neutered dogs. |
| Fee, not spayed or neutered | $60 a year for intact male or female dogs over four months old.Dog Licenses · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording$60.00 for intact male or female dogs over four months old. |
| 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.Dog Licenses · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingPlease remember to purchase or renew your dog license every year. |
| 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.Dog Licenses · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe fees can be paid at the Village of Burns Lake office, and new or replacement tags are available. Dog Licence Application |
| 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).Bylaws and policies (page 1: Dog and Animal Control Bylaw No. 1044), Bylaw library · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingDog and Animal Control Bylaw | No. 1044 |
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 is a scanned PDF that could not be read, so its exact licensing rules are not summarized here.
Steps
- Fill in the Dog Licence Application (PDF) linked on the Village's Dog Licenses page.
- Pay the fee at the Village office. New or replacement tags are available there.
- 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
The same question in other places
Fraser Lake · Houston · Granisle · Fort St James · Vanderhoof · Telkwa
Sources
- Dog Licenses, Village of Burns Lake (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaws and policies (page 1: Dog and Animal Control Bylaw No. 1044), Village of Burns Lake (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact, Village of Burns Lake (read 2026-11-08)
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. How answers are checked.