--- title: "Granisle dog licences: fees and how to get one" question: "How do I get a dog licence in Granisle, and what does it cost?" place: Granisle, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/granisle category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Granisle sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dog-licence/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dog-licence.json" --- # Granisle dog licences: fees and how to get one **Question:** How do I get a dog licence in Granisle, and what does it cost? **Short answer:** In Granisle, dog licences are issued by the Village at the Village Office. The owner of any dog three months old or more needs one. The licence costs $5 a year for a spayed or neutered dog and $10 for one that is not. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Granisle, https://villageofgranisle.ca) **Cost:** $5 a year spayed or neutered (vet certificate or statutory declaration needed); $10 a year not spayed or neutered. Replacement tag $5. Vicious dog licence $200. Fine for an unlicensed dog: $50. **How long:** The licence year runs January 1 to December 31. A tag is issued when you pay. **Where:** - In person: Village Office (Municipal Hall), #80 Hagan St, Granisle, BC V0J 1W0 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (excluding holidays)) - Phone: Village Office, 250.697.2248 ## Key facts - **Licence required:** Yes. The owner of any dog aged three months or more must get and keep a licence for it. - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, s. 4](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) - Official wording: "The Owner of any dog aged three months or more shall obtain and shall keep in force a license" - Source: [Animal Control, Animal Control page](https://villageofgranisle.ca/animal-control/) - Official wording: "Annual dog licenses are required for any dog over the age of three months." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Issued by:** The Village of Granisle, at the Village Office. - Source: [Animal Control, Animal Control page](https://villageofgranisle.ca/animal-control/) - Official wording: "Residents can purchase their dog license at the Village Office." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fee, spayed or neutered:** $5 a year for a spayed or neutered dog (vet certificate or statutory declaration needed). - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, Schedule A item 2](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) - Official wording: "Dog License (neutered, spayed or otherwise $ 5.00" - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, s. 7](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) - Official wording: "presents a certificate signed by a duly qualified veterinarian that the dog is" … "executes a statutory declaration declaring that the dog is neutered or" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fee, not spayed or neutered:** $10 a year. - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, Schedule A item 1](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) - Official wording: "Dog License (male or female) $ 10.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Other fees and discounts:** Replacement tag $5. Half the regular fee if licensed after September 1 for a dog that arrived in the Village or turned three months old. One registered guide dog of a blind owner is licensed free. Vicious dog licence $200. - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, Schedule A items 3 and 5](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) - Official wording: "Replacement Tag Issuance (in case of loss or $ 5.00" … "Vicious Dog License $ 200.00" - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, s. 10](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) - Official wording: "half the regular license fee as per Schedule" - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, s. 6](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) - Official wording: "A dog license for one registered guide dog owned by a blind person shall be issued free of charge" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Renewal:** The licence year runs January 1 to December 31. Get or renew the licence before the year begins; a dog that turns three months old during the year is licensed then. - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, s. 9](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) - Official wording: "The dog license year shall be from January 1 to December 31, inclusive." … "shall obtain and shall keep in force a license for the dog prior to the beginning or each dog license year" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **How to get one:** Buy it at the Village Office. A tag is issued on payment. - Source: [Animal Control, Animal Control page](https://villageofgranisle.ca/animal-control/) - Official wording: "Residents can purchase their dog license at the Village Office." - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, s. 11](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) - Official wording: "Upon payment of the license fee by the Owner, they will be issued a tag for each dog licensed." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine, unlicensed dog:** $50 ticket (failure to license dog). A vicious dog without its licence is also $50. - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001, Schedule 2](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/) - Official wording: "Failure to license dog 4 $ 50.00" … "Failure to license a vicious dog 5 $ 50.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 - Source: [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001, title (s. 1)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) - Official wording: "Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The Village of Granisle licenses dogs under its [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339](). The owner of a dog three months old or more must get and keep a licence for it. The licence year runs from January 1 to December 31. ## Steps 1. Go to the Village Office and buy the licence. A tag is issued when you pay. 2. For the $5 fee, bring a veterinarian's certificate or a statutory declaration showing the dog is spayed or neutered. 3. Get or renew the licence before the year begins. A dog that turns three months old during the year is licensed then. ## Good to know - A dog that arrived in the Village, or turned three months old, after September 1 pays half the regular fee. - One registered guide dog of a blind owner is licensed free. - A replacement tag is $5. - A vicious dog licence is $200 a year. - An unlicensed dog can bring a $50 ticket. - The official pages do not mention an online or mail option. Ask the Village Office, 250.697.2248. - The bylaw is dated 2001 and no later amendment was found, so confirm the fees with the Village Office. ## Official forms and pages - [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) - [Animal Control, Village of Granisle](https://villageofgranisle.ca/animal-control/) ## Related questions - [Granisle dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dog-leash-rules.md) - [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Granisle](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/how-many-pets.md) - [Granisle rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dangerous-dogs.md) - [Granisle bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence.md) - [Telkwa](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/dog-licence.md) - [Smithers](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/dog-licence.md) - [Houston](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/dog-licence.md) - [Burns Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/dog-licence.md) - [New Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dog-licence.md) - [Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/dog-licence.md) ## Sources - [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Animal Control, Village of Granisle](https://villageofgranisle.ca/animal-control/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 9 of 9 facts was matched to the official text. 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