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

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

**Short answer:** In Invermere, the District issues dog licences at the municipal office, 914 8th Avenue. Every dog over four months old needs a licence each year. The fee is $15 for a spayed or neutered dog and $35 for one that is not.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Invermere, https://invermere.net)  
**Cost:** $15 a year for a spayed female or neutered male dog; $35 for a female not spayed or a male not neutered. Transfer to a new owner $4; transfer to a new dog $4; replacement of a lost licence $4. Fine for an unlicensed dog: $50.  
**How long:** Licences run January 1 to December 31 each year. The District page does not describe how renewal works.  
**Where:**
- In person: Municipal Hall, 914 8th Avenue, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Phone: District office, 250-342-9281 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **Licence required:** Yes. Every dog over four months old living in the District of Invermere needs an annual licence.
  - Source: [Domestic animal control, Domestic animal control page](https://invermere.net/operations/animal-control/domestic/)
  - Official wording: "All dogs over the age of four months residing in the District of Invermere require an annual dog licence"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Issued by:** The District of Invermere, at the municipal office (914 8th Avenue).
  - Source: [Domestic animal control, Domestic animal control page](https://invermere.net/operations/animal-control/domestic/)
  - Official wording: "please drop by the municipal office at your earliest convenience to pay for your dog licence and pick up a dog tag"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee, spayed or neutered:** $15 a year for a spayed female or neutered male dog.
  - Source: [Domestic animal control, Fees table](https://invermere.net/operations/animal-control/domestic/)
  - Official wording: "Female Dog – spayed | $15.00" … "Male Dog – neutered | $15.00"
  - Source: [Dog Control and Licensing Amendment Bylaw No. 1390, 2008, Schedule A s. 1](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/375/)
  - Official wording: "Female Dog – spayed $ 15.00" … "Male Dog – neutered $ 15.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee, not spayed or neutered:** $35 a year for a female dog not spayed or a male dog not neutered.
  - Source: [Domestic animal control, Fees table](https://invermere.net/operations/animal-control/domestic/)
  - Official wording: "Female Dog – not spayed | $35.00" … "Male Dog – not neutered | $35.00"
  - Source: [Dog Control and Licensing Amendment Bylaw No. 1390, 2008, Schedule A s. 1](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/375/)
  - Official wording: "Female Dog – not spayed $ 35.00" … "Male Dog – not neutered $ 35.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other fees and discounts:** $4 to transfer a licence to a new owner, $4 to transfer to a new dog, $4 to replace a lost licence. No senior or early-payment discount or late fee is listed.
  - Source: [Domestic animal control, Fees table](https://invermere.net/operations/animal-control/domestic/)
  - Official wording: "Licence transfer to new owner: | $4.00" … "Replacement of lost licence: | $4.00"
  - Source: [Dog Control and Licensing Amendment Bylaw No. 1390, 2008, Schedule A s. 1 (c) to (e)](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/375/)
  - Official wording: "License transfer to new owner $ 4.00" … "License transfer to new dog $ 4.00" … "Replacement of lost license $ 4.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Renewal:** Licences run January 1 to December 31 each year.
  - Source: [Domestic animal control, Domestic animal control page](https://invermere.net/operations/animal-control/domestic/)
  - Official wording: "from January 1st to December 31st"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to get one:** In person at the municipal office; no application form is required.
  - Source: [Domestic animal control, Domestic animal control page](https://invermere.net/operations/animal-control/domestic/)
  - Official wording: "No application form is required." … "please drop by the municipal office at your earliest convenience to pay for your dog licence and pick up a dog tag"
  - Source: [Contact Information, Municipal office hours](https://invermere.net/operations/general/contact-information/)
  - Official wording: "Municipal Office Hours 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday (excluding Holidays)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine, unlicensed dog:** $50 (municipal ticket).
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002, Schedule C, Dog Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 1072](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/)
  - Official wording: "Unlicensed Dog 4.1 $50.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Dog Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 1072, 2000
  - Source: [Dog Control and Licensing Amendment Bylaw No. 1390, 2008, Bylaw 1390 recital](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/375/)
  - Official wording: "Dog Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 1072, 2000"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The District of Invermere runs dog licensing itself under its Dog Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 1072, 2000. Every dog over four months old living in the District needs an annual licence. Licences run January 1 to December 31. The District's page does not say how renewal works, so ask the office.

## Steps

1. Go to the municipal office at 914 8th Avenue, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. No application form is required.
2. Pay the fee: $15 if the dog is a spayed female or neutered male, $35 if it is not.
3. The District page mentions no online or mail option. Call 250-342-9281 to check.

## Good to know

- To transfer a licence to a new owner or a new dog, or replace a lost licence, the fee is $4 each (see [Amendment Bylaw 1390](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/375/)).
- The sources read list no senior discount, early-payment discount or late fee.
- An unlicensed dog can bring a $50 municipal ticket under the [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/). No early or late amount is set in the text read.
- Bylaw 1072 itself is not posted online, so rules beyond the fees and ticket come from the District's web pages.

## Official forms and pages

- [Domestic animal control, District of Invermere](https://invermere.net/operations/animal-control/domestic/)
- [Dog Control and Licensing Amendment Bylaw No. 1390, 2008 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/375/)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/)

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## Sources

- [Domestic animal control, District of Invermere](https://invermere.net/operations/animal-control/domestic/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Dog Control and Licensing Amendment Bylaw No. 1390, 2008 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/375/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact Information, District of Invermere](https://invermere.net/operations/general/contact-information/) (read 2026-11-08)

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