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title: "Campbell River dog licences: fees and how to get one"
question: "How do I get a dog licence, and what does it cost?"
place: Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Pets, animals and wildlife
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# Campbell River dog licences: fees and how to get one

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

**Short answer:** In Campbell River, every dog over six months old needs a City licence each year. It costs $40 a year, or $20 for a spayed or neutered dog with a vet's certificate. Register a new dog in person at City Hall, 301 St. Ann's Road.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Campbell River, https://www.campbellriver.ca)  
**Cost:** $40 a year; $20 a year for a spayed or neutered dog (vet's certificate). Replacement tag $10. Half the annual fee for a dog that turns 6 months old or is new to you on or after August 1. Guide, service, RCMP and search and rescue dogs: no fee. Ticket for no licence: $200.  
**How long:** Licences expire December 31 and are renewed each year. The tag lasts the dog's life.  
**Where:**
- In person: Campbell River City Hall (new licences, and renewals by cash, cheque or debit), 301 St. Ann's Road, Campbell River, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except statutory holidays.)
- Online: Renew online by credit card (needs the access code in your reminder letter), https://eservices.campbellriver.ca/TempestProd/ecom/PayableItems/DOGS/Search.aspx?s=AccountNumber&pid=86846C190131133734625021

## Key facts

- **Licence required:** Yes. No one may keep a dog over six months old in the City without a valid licence for that dog.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated), s. 4.1](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610)
  - Official wording: "No person shall keep any dog over the age of six months within the City unless a valid and subsisting licence has been issued"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Issued by:** The City of Campbell River (Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control). New licences are registered in person at City Hall, 301 St. Ann's Road.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Dog Licences](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences)
  - Official wording: "New dog licences must be registered in person at City Hall during regular business hours." … "Dog licence fees for within the Strathcona Regional District Area D boundaries are:" … "Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control Officers administer and enforce the regulations of the Animal Control Bylaw"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee, spayed or neutered:** $20 a year for a spayed or neutered dog, proven by a vet's certificate.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated), Sch. A s. 3(b), 3(d)](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610)
  - Official wording: "For every neutered male dog, proven to be such by the production of a $20.00" … "For every spayed female dog, proven to be such by the production of a"
  - Source: [Animal Control and Dog Licences](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences)
  - Official wording: "$20 for spayed or neutered dogs" … "$15 for spayed or neutered dogs"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee, not spayed or neutered:** $40 a year for a dog that is not spayed or neutered.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated), Sch. A s. 3(a), 3(c)](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610)
  - Official wording: "For every unneutered male dog:" … "For every unspayed female dog:"
  - Source: [Animal Control and Dog Licences](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences)
  - Official wording: "$40 for intact dogs" … "$45 for intact dogs" … "Dog licence fees within City boundaries are:"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Other fees and discounts:** Replacement tag $10. Half the annual fee for a dog that turns 6 months old or is new to you on or after August 1, or is brought into the City on or after August 1 with proof of a licence bought elsewhere. Guide, service, RCMP and search and rescue dogs: no fee. A dog unlicensed when impounded: extra $200 plus the licence fee.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated), Sch. A ss. 2(c), 3(e)-(h)](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610)
  - Official wording: "For a replacement licence tag:" … "shall pay one-half of the annual licence fee" … "No fee" … "For a dog, unlicenced at the time of impoundment, a fee in the amount of $200.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Renewal:** Licences expire December 31 of the year issued and are renewed each year. The tag lasts the dog's life. A new licence is needed if the dog changes owners.
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated), ss. 4.6, 4.7](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610)
  - Official wording: "expires on the 31st day of December of the year in which it is issued" … "The corresponding licence tag is issued for the life of the dog." … "A new licence shall be obtained on any change of ownership of a dog."
  - Source: [Animal Control and Dog Licences](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences)
  - Official wording: "Dog licences must be renewed annually."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **How to get one:** New licences: in person at City Hall, 301 St. Ann's Road, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (not statutory holidays). Renewals: online by credit card with the access code in your reminder letter, or at City Hall by cash, cheque or debit.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Dog Licences](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences)
  - Official wording: "New dog licences must be registered in person at City Hall during regular business hours." … "You can renew your dog licence by paying using a credit card through the online services portal." … "Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except Statutory Holidays"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine, unlicensed dog:** Municipal ticket: $200 for failing to licence a dog (s. 4.1). Also $200 for no licence tag on the dog (s. 4.4).
  - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025), Sch. 2](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf)
  - Official wording: "Failure to licence a dog" … "No licence tag on dog"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013
  - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated), title](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The City of Campbell River runs dog licensing through Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control. Under the [Animal Control Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610), no one may keep a dog over six months old in the City without a valid licence for that dog.

## Steps

1. For a new dog, go to City Hall (301 St. Ann's Road), Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and register it in person.
2. Bring a veterinarian's certificate if you want the $20 spayed or neutered fee.
3. To renew, pay online by credit card using the access code in your reminder letter, or at City Hall by cash, cheque or debit.

## Good to know

- A new licence is needed if the dog changes owners.
- A dog that turns 6 months old or is new to you on or after August 1 pays half the annual fee. So does a dog brought into the City on or after August 1 with proof of a licence bought elsewhere.
- Having no licence, or no licence tag on the dog, is a $200 municipal ticket under the [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf).
- A dog that is unlicensed when impounded costs an extra $200 plus the licence fee to get back.

## What you'll need

- Veterinarian's certificate showing the dog is spayed or neutered, for the lower fee
- Access code from your reminder letter, to renew online

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control and Dog Licences](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences)
- [Animal Control Bylaw 3520, 2013 (PDF)](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610)

## Related questions

- [Campbell River dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/how-many-pets.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence.md)
- [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/dog-licence.md)
- [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/dog-licence.md)
- [Comox](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/dog-licence.md)
- [Powell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/dog-licence.md)
- [Sayward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-licence.md)
- [Gold River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/dog-licence.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control and Dog Licences, City of Campbell River](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf) (read 2026-11-05)

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