{"title":"Lions Bay dog licences: fees and how to get one","question":"How do I get a dog licence in Lions Bay, and what does it cost?","slug":"dog-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lions-bay","name":"Lions Bay","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":"Village of Lions Bay","url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca"},"short_answer":"In Lions Bay, the Village itself sells dog licences at the Village Office. Every dog over 24 weeks old needs one each year. A spayed or neutered dog costs $30 and a dog that is not costs $60 if paid before February 28; the fee is higher after that.","aliases":["dog licence lions bay","dog tag lions bay","dog license lions bay","renew dog licence lions bay"],"cost":"Spayed or neutered $30; not spayed or neutered $60 (paid before February 28, or within 30 days of becoming a new resident or getting a new dog). After that: $45 and $90. Replacement tag $10. Fees are non-refundable. No licence: $85 bylaw notice.","how_long":"A licence expires December 31 of the year it was issued. The fee is due January 1.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"400 Centre Road, Lions Bay, BC V0N 2E0","note":"Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"604-921-9333"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Forms & Applications, Village of Lions Bay","url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/services/administration/forms-applications"},{"title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf"},{"title":"Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016, consolidated to Bylaw 665 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20497%20-%20Fees%20%28Consolidation%20BL665%29.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Lions Bay dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Lions Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Lions Bay rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/dangerous-dogs/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Lions Bay bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/west-vancouver","name":"West Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/bowen-island","name":"Bowen Island","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/north-vancouver-district","name":"District of North Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/north-vancouver","name":"North Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gibsons","name":"Gibsons","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/squamish","name":"Squamish","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/squamish/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 24 weeks old in the Village without a licence for the current year. Not needed for a dog kept in the Village less than one month in a calendar year that holds a valid licence from another jurisdiction. Guide animals under the BC Guide Animal Act are exempt from licence fees.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","section":"s. 5.1, 5.2, 11.1(b)","quotes":["No person shall keep any dog over the age of 24 weeks in the Village unless a valid and subsisting","licence for the current year has first been obtained for the dog under this","Section 5 does not apply to a dog that is kept in the Village for less than one month in a calendar year","used as a guide animal pursuant to the BC Guide Animal Act is exempt from the licensing fees"]},{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/services/administration/forms-applications","title":"Forms & Applications, Village of Lions Bay","section":"Dog License Application Form entry","quotes":["for all dogs over the age of 6 months"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Conflict: the Village's Forms & Applications page says licences are required for dogs 'over the age of 6 months'; the bylaw says over 24 weeks. The bylaw is followed. The bylaw consolidation was posted in 2022 and lists amendments only to 2016."},"issued_by":{"label":"Issued by","value":"The Village of Lions Bay itself, at the Village Office.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","section":"s. 5.3","quotes":["Village shall issue a numbered licence tag to the applicant."]},{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/services/administration/forms-applications","title":"Forms & Applications, Village of Lions Bay","section":"Dog License Application Form entry","quotes":["Dog licenses are available from the Village Office."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_altered":{"label":"Fee, spayed or neutered","value":"$30 a year if paid before February 28 or within 30 days of becoming a new resident or getting a new dog; $45 after that. A veterinarian's certificate is needed to show the dog is spayed or neutered.","short":"$30 by February 28 ($45 after)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20497%20-%20Fees%20%28Consolidation%20BL665%29.pdf","title":"Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016, consolidated to Bylaw 665 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","section":"Schedule 4","quotes":["Annual license for altered dog","$30 if paid before February 28th or within 30 days of","$45 thereafter"]},{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","section":"s. 5.10","quotes":["the licence application for the dog shall be accompanied by a certificate from a qualified"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_unaltered":{"label":"Fee, not spayed or neutered","value":"$60 a year if paid before February 28 or within 30 days of becoming a new resident or getting a new dog; $90 after that.","short":"$60 by February 28 ($90 after)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20497%20-%20Fees%20%28Consolidation%20BL665%29.pdf","title":"Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016, consolidated to Bylaw 665 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","section":"Schedule 4","quotes":["Annual license for unaltered dog","$60 if paid before February 28th or within 30 days of","$90 thereafter"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees and discounts","value":"Replacement tag $10. All fees are non-refundable. If a dog is spayed or neutered after the higher fee was paid, a partial rebate is allowed with a veterinarian's certificate. On a change of ownership the tag expires after 7 days and the new owner needs a new licence.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20497%20-%20Fees%20%28Consolidation%20BL665%29.pdf","title":"Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016, consolidated to Bylaw 665 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","section":"Schedule 4","quotes":["becoming a new resident or obtaining a new dog $90 thereafter Tag replacement $10 [Amended by Bylaw No. 567] [Amended by Bylaw No. 647]"]},{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","section":"s. 5.8, 5.11, 5.12","quotes":["All fees payable are non-refundable.","be granted a rebate of part of the fee, as defined in the","the licence tag shall expire on the seventh day following the change in"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"Licences expire on December 31 of the year they are issued. The fee is due January 1 each year; the lower rate applies to payment before February 28.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","section":"s. 5.4","quotes":["Every dog licence issued under this Bylaw shall expire on the 31st day of December in"]},{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/services/administration/forms-applications","title":"Forms & Applications, Village of Lions Bay","section":"Dog License Application Form entry","quotes":["The license fee is due January 1st of each year and is valid for that calendar year."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_get":{"label":"How to get one","value":"In person at the Village Office, with the dog licence application form. The Village takes cash, cheque or debit only, no credit cards.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/services/administration/forms-applications","title":"Forms & Applications, Village of Lions Bay","section":"Dog License Application Form entry; intro","quotes":["Dog licenses are available from the Village Office.","To pay for permits, licenses, and passes you will need to visit the office and pay by cash, cheque, or debit.","The Village does not accept credit cards."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine_unlicensed":{"label":"Fine, unlicensed dog","value":"Bylaw notice: no dog licence $85 ($75 if paid within 14 days, $95 if paid after 28 days). No dog tag on the dog: $40 ($30 early, $50 late).","short":"Notice $85 ($75 if paid in 14 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20385%20-Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28Consolidation%20640%29.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 385, 2006, Schedule A (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","section":"Schedule A, Animal Control & Licensing Bylaw No. 461","quotes":["No dog license $85 $75 $95","No dog tag $40 $30 $50"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No 461, 2014; fees are set in Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016, Schedule 4.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as “Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No 461, 2014”"]},{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20497%20-%20Fees%20%28Consolidation%20BL665%29.pdf","title":"Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016, consolidated to Bylaw 665 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","section":"Schedule 4","quotes":["SCHEDULE 4 – ANIMAL CONTROL & LICENCING"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":9,"stated":9,"matched":9,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Lions Bay issues its own dog licences under its [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461](<https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf>). No one may keep a dog over 24 weeks old in the Village without a licence for the current year. A dog that is in the Village for less than one month in a calendar year, and has a valid licence from somewhere else, does not need one. Guide animals under the BC Guide Animal Act are exempt from licence fees.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Fill in the dog licence application form from the Village's [Forms & Applications](<https://www.lionsbay.ca/services/administration/forms-applications>) page.\n2. Take it to the Village Office, 400 Centre Road, and pay. The Village takes cash, cheque or debit only, no credit cards.\n3. For the spayed or neutered fee, bring a veterinarian's certificate.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The lower fees are $30 and $60. After February 28 they are $45 and $90. A new resident or a new dog gets the lower rate if paid within 30 days. The amounts are in Schedule 4 of the [Fees Bylaw](<https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20497%20-%20Fees%20%28Consolidation%20BL665%29.pdf>).\n- A replacement tag is $10. Fees are not refundable, but if a dog is spayed or neutered after you paid the higher fee, a partial rebate is allowed with a veterinarian's certificate. The bylaw and fee schedule do not say how much.\n- When a dog changes owners, the tag expires after 7 days and the new owner needs a new licence.\n- Bylaw notice fines under the [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw](<https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20385%20-Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28Consolidation%20640%29.pdf>): no licence is $85 ($75 if paid within 14 days, $95 after 28 days). No tag on the dog is $40 ($30 early, $50 late).\n- The forms page says \"over the age of 6 months\" while the bylaw says over 24 weeks. The bylaw is followed, so confirm with the Village Office if your dog is close to that age.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/services/administration/forms-applications","title":"Forms & Applications, Village of Lions Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_461_-_animal_control_licencing_consolidation_1.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 461, 2014 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20497%20-%20Fees%20%28Consolidation%20BL665%29.pdf","title":"Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016, consolidated to Bylaw 665 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20385%20-Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28Consolidation%20640%29.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 385, 2006, Schedule A (PDF), Village of Lions Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","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/lions-bay/dog-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/dog-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/dog-licence.json"}}