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

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

**Short answer:** In Keremeos, dog licences are required and renewed every year by January 1. The Village of Keremeos sells them at the Village Office. A spayed or neutered dog costs $20 before March 1 and $30 after; a dog that is not costs $40 before March 1 and $50 after.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Keremeos, https://www.keremeos.ca/home)  
**Cost:** Spayed or neutered: $20 before March 1, $30 after March 1. Not spayed or neutered: $40 before March 1, $50 after March 1. The Village page gives no amount for impound fees, replacement tags or senior discounts. Ticket for no licence: $50.  
**How long:** Licences are renewed each year by January 1. The lower rate applies until March 1.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office, 702 4th Street, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0 (The page does not say whether licences can also be bought online or by mail; ask first.)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-499-2711

## Key facts

- **Licence required:** Yes: dog licences are required and are renewed every year. The ticket schedule lists "No dog licence" as an offence. The Village page does not state a minimum age.
  - Source: [Animal Control, Animal Control page](https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control)
  - Official wording: "Dog licences are required to be renewed each year by January 1st."
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 2 (Animal Control Bylaw 843, 2025)](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/)
  - Official wording: "Failure to locate colony in rear yard 23.6 $50.00 No dog licence 27 $50.00 Licence not attached 28 $50.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Issued by:** The Village of Keremeos sells dog licences (Village Office, 702 4th Street). It also sells RDOS dog licences.
  - Source: [Animal Control, Animal Control page](https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control)
  - Official wording: "The Village also sells dog licences for the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS)."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee, spayed or neutered:** $20 if bought before March 1; $30 if bought after March 1.
  - Source: [Animal Control, Animal Control page](https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control)
  - Official wording: "$20.00 Neutered or spayed" … "$30.00 Neutered or spayed"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee, not spayed or neutered:** $40 if bought before March 1; $50 if bought after March 1.
  - Source: [Animal Control, Animal Control page](https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control)
  - Official wording: "$40.00 Not neutered or spayed" … "$50.00 Not neutered or spayed"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other fees and discounts:** The lower rate applies before March 1 of each year; the higher rate applies after. The page says fees apply when a dog is impounded but gives no amount.
  - Source: [Animal Control, Animal Control page](https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control)
  - Official wording: "There is a grace period until before March 1st to purchase licences at the reduced rate." … "There are fees associated when a dog is impounded."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Renewal:** Licences are renewed each year by January 1st. There is a grace period until before March 1st to buy at the reduced rate.
  - Source: [Animal Control, Animal Control page](https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control)
  - Official wording: "Dog licences are required to be renewed each year by January 1st."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to get one:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Fine, unlicensed dog:** $50 (municipal ticket, "No dog licence", s. 27).
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 2 (Animal Control Bylaw 843, 2025)](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/)
  - Official wording: "Failure to locate colony in rear yard 23.6 $50.00 No dog licence 27 $50.00 Licence not attached 28 $50.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Animal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025
  - Source: [https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens, Backyard Hens page](https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens)
  - Official wording: "Animal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 2 (Animal Control Bylaw 843, 2025)](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/)
  - Official wording: "ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW 843, 2025"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The Village of Keremeos sells dog licences, and its Animal Control page says licences must be renewed each year by January 1. The page also says the Village sells Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) dog licences. The Animal Control Bylaw is a scanned file that could not be read, so the age at which a dog needs a licence is not confirmed here.

## Steps

1. Get a licence at the Village Office, 702 4th Street, or call 250-499-2711 to ask how to buy one.
2. Pay the lower rate if you buy before March 1.
3. Renew every year by January 1.

## Good to know

- The Village page says fees also apply when a dog is impounded, but gives no amount.
- No page we read states a replacement tag fee, transfer fee or senior discount.
- Having no dog licence can bring a $50 municipal ticket, under the [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/).
- The Village's animal control rules are in Animal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025. Ask the Village Office if you need the details.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control, Village of Keremeos](https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control)

## Related questions

- [Keremeos dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Keremeos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/how-many-pets.md)
- [Keremeos rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dangerous-dogs.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence.md)
- [Oliver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/dog-licence.md)
- [Osoyoos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/dog-licence.md)
- [Penticton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/dog-licence.md)
- [Summerland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/dog-licence.md)
- [Princeton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/dog-licence.md)
- [Peachland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/dog-licence.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control, Village of Keremeos](https://www.keremeos.ca/animal-control) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact Us, Village of Keremeos](https://www.keremeos.ca/contact) (read 2026-11-08)
- [https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens](https://www.keremeos.ca/backyard-hens) (read 2026-11-08)

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