{"title":"Comox dog licences: fees and how to get one","question":"How do I get a dog licence in Comox, and what does it cost?","slug":"dog-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","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":"Town of Comox","url":"https://www.comox.ca"},"short_answer":"In Comox, the Town licenses dogs under its Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322. The licence is $10 a year for a spayed or neutered dog and $30 for one that is not. It runs January 1 to December 31 and is bought at Town Hall or The Unleashed Dog Boutique.","aliases":["dog licence Comox","dog tag Comox","renew dog licence Comox","Comox dog licence fee"],"cost":"$10 a year for a spayed or neutered dog (veterinarian's certificate needed); $30 a year for a dog that is not. A replacement tag is $2. A first-time licence applied for on or after August 1 costs half the fee. Dangerous dog licence: $100 (see the dangerous dogs answer). No late fee or early-payment discount is stated.","how_long":"The licensing year runs January 1 to December 31, so the licence expires on December 31 and is renewed each year.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Comox Town Hall (buy a tag)","value":"1809 Beaufort Avenue, Comox, BC V9M 1R9","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)."},{"type":"in_person","label":"The Unleashed Dog Boutique (private contract, sells Town licences)","value":"1970 Anderton Road, Comox, BC"},{"type":"phone","label":"Comox Town Hall","value":"250-339-2202"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Dog Licensing, Town of Comox","url":"https://www.comox.ca/doglicence"},{"title":"Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322 (consolidated to March 18, 2026) (PDF)","url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201322%20Consolidated%20-%20Dog%20Licence%20and%20Pound%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026.pdf"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2058 (consolidated to June 10, 2026) (PDF)","url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Bylaw%202058%20Consolidated%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20as%20at%20June%2010%2C%202026.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Comox dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Comox rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/dangerous-dogs/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Comox bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/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":"Yes. No one may keep a dog over five months old without a licence. The Town's page says all dogs over six months, microchipped dogs included.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201322%20Consolidated%20-%20Dog%20Licence%20and%20Pound%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322 (consolidated to March 18, 2026) (PDF)","section":"s. 4.1","quotes":["No person shall keep, harbour or have in his possession any dog over the age of five (5) months unless a licence has been first obtained."]},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/doglicence","title":"Dog Licensing, Town of Comox","section":"Dog Licensing page","quotes":["requires all dogs over six months of age to be licenced every year","this also applies to microchipped dogs"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"The bylaw (consolidated to Mar 18, 2026) says five months; the Town's Dog Licensing page says six months. The bylaw wins."},"issued_by":{"label":"Issued by","value":"The Town of Comox: licences are sold at Comox Town Hall and, under a private contract, at The Unleashed Dog Boutique, 1970 Anderton Road.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/animalservices","title":"Animal Services, Town of Comox","section":"Animal Services page","quotes":["Dog licences can also continue to be purchased at Comox Town Hall.","the Town has contracted a private kennel provider to manage dog licence sales and stray-dog intake","1970 Anderton Road, Comox"]},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/doglicence","title":"Dog Licensing, Town of Comox","section":"Dog Licensing page","quotes":["You may instead purchase your Town of Comox dog tag at The Unleashed Dog Boutique."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_altered":{"label":"Fee, spayed or neutered","value":"$10 a year. The owner must produce a veterinarian's certificate that the dog is spayed or neutered.","short":"$10 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Bylaw%202058%20Consolidated%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20as%20at%20June%2010%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2058 (consolidated to June 10, 2026) (PDF)","section":"Schedule C, Dog Licence Fees","quotes":["Neutered or Spayed dog licence fee $10"]},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201322%20Consolidated%20-%20Dog%20Licence%20and%20Pound%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322 (consolidated to March 18, 2026) (PDF)","section":"s. 4.2(a.1)","quotes":["Owners of neutered and spayed dogs must produce a certificate from a qualified"]},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/doglicence","title":"Dog Licensing, Town of Comox","section":"Dog Licensing page","quotes":["spayed or neutered $10 / non-spayed or neutered $30"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_unaltered":{"label":"Fee, not spayed or neutered","value":"$30 a year.","short":"$30 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Bylaw%202058%20Consolidated%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20as%20at%20June%2010%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2058 (consolidated to June 10, 2026) (PDF)","section":"Schedule C, Dog Licence Fees","quotes":["Unneutered or Unspayed dog licence fee $30"]},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/doglicence","title":"Dog Licensing, Town of Comox","section":"Dog Licensing page","quotes":["spayed or neutered $10 / non-spayed or neutered $30"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees and discounts","value":"Replacement tag $2. A first-time licence applied for on or after August 1 costs half the fee. Council may waive or reduce the fee for specially trained dogs owned by a person with a disability.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Bylaw%202058%20Consolidated%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20as%20at%20June%2010%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2058 (consolidated to June 10, 2026) (PDF)","section":"Schedule C, Dog Licence Fees","quotes":["Replacement dog licence fee $2"]},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201322%20Consolidated%20-%20Dog%20Licence%20and%20Pound%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322 (consolidated to March 18, 2026) (PDF)","section":"s. 4.2(b)","quotes":["A first time application for a licence on or after August 1 in a licensing year","will be charged one-half of the fee","waive or reduce the fee for the licensing of"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"The licensing year runs January 1 to December 31, so a licence expires on December 31 and is renewed each year. The full fee applies whatever the date, except a first-time application on or after August 1, which costs half.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201322%20Consolidated%20-%20Dog%20Licence%20and%20Pound%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322 (consolidated to March 18, 2026) (PDF)","section":"s. 4.2(a)","quotes":["The licensing year is from January 1 to December 31","A first time application for a licence on or after August 1 in a licensing year","will be charged one-half of the fee"]},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/doglicence","title":"Dog Licensing, Town of Comox","section":"Dog Licensing page","quotes":["An annual licence is valid from January 1st through December 31st."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_get":{"label":"How to get one","value":"Fill out the Dog Licence Application Form for a new licence, and buy the tag at Comox Town Hall or at The Unleashed Dog Boutique (1970 Anderton Road).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/doglicence","title":"Dog Licensing, Town of Comox","section":"Dog Licensing page","quotes":["For new Applications, please fill out this Dog Licence Application Form.","You may instead purchase your Town of Comox dog tag at The Unleashed Dog Boutique."]},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/animalservices","title":"Animal Services, Town of Comox","section":"Animal Services page","quotes":["Dog licences can also continue to be purchased at Comox Town Hall."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine_unlicensed":{"label":"Fine, unlicensed dog","value":"Bylaw notice: $25 if paid within 14 days, $50 after. Municipal ticket under the dog bylaw: $90.","short":"Notice $50 ($25 if paid in 14 days); ticket $90","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-08/Bylaw%202004%20Consolidated%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20as%20at%20June%2010%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2004 (consolidated to June 10, 2026) (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, A3 Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322","quotes":["Unlicensed dog 4.1 $25 $50 N/A"]},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201322%20Consolidated%20-%20Dog%20Licence%20and%20Pound%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322 (consolidated to March 18, 2026) (PDF)","section":"s. 7.3 (offence table)","quotes":["Unlicensed dog 4.1 $90.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322 (fees in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2058, Schedule C)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201322%20Consolidated%20-%20Dog%20Licence%20and%20Pound%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322 (consolidated to March 18, 2026) (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as the Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322."]},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Bylaw%202058%20Consolidated%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20as%20at%20June%2010%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2058 (consolidated to June 10, 2026) (PDF)","section":"Schedule C","quotes":["(Comox Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":9,"stated":9,"matched":9,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Town of Comox licenses dogs under its [Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201322%20Consolidated%20-%20Dog%20Licence%20and%20Pound%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026.pdf). No one may keep a dog over five months old without a licence. The Town's Dog Licensing page says all dogs over six months, including microchipped dogs, so licence the dog by five months to be safe. Fees are set in the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2058](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Bylaw%202058%20Consolidated%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20as%20at%20June%2010%2C%202026.pdf).\n\nThe Town sells licences at Comox Town Hall and, under a private contract, at The Unleashed Dog Boutique. The SPCA stopped selling Comox licences on January 1, 2025.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Fill out the Dog Licence Application Form from the Town's [Dog Licensing page](https://www.comox.ca/doglicence) for a new licence.\n2. Buy the tag at Comox Town Hall or at The Unleashed Dog Boutique, 1970 Anderton Road.\n3. For the lower $10 fee, produce a veterinarian's certificate that the dog is spayed or neutered.\n4. Renew every year. The licence expires on December 31.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A first-time licence applied for on or after August 1 costs half the fee.\n- A replacement tag is $2.\n- The bylaw lets a licence be transferred to a new dog for the rest of the year for a fee set in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, but that schedule lists no transfer fee. Ask Town Hall.\n- Council may waive or reduce the fee for specially trained dogs owned by a person with a disability.\n- No senior discount, early-payment discount or late fee is stated.\n- No online purchase is described on the Town's pages. Ask Town Hall.\n- No licence: a bylaw notice is $25 if paid within 14 days and $50 after; a municipal ticket under the dog bylaw is $90.\n- The Town page and the bylaw give different ages (six months and five months). The bylaw is the rule; confirm with Town Hall if unsure.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/doglicence","title":"Dog Licensing, Town of Comox","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/animalservices","title":"Animal Services, Town of Comox","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201322%20Consolidated%20-%20Dog%20Licence%20and%20Pound%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw No. 1322 (consolidated to March 18, 2026) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Bylaw%202058%20Consolidated%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20as%20at%20June%2010%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2058 (consolidated to June 10, 2026) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-08/Bylaw%202004%20Consolidated%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20as%20at%20June%2010%2C%202026.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2004 (consolidated to June 10, 2026) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 9 of 9 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/dog-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/dog-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/dog-licence.json"}}