{"title":"Mackenzie dog licences: fees and how to get one","question":"How do I get a dog licence in Mackenzie, and what does it cost?","slug":"dog-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","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":"District of Mackenzie","url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca"},"short_answer":"In Mackenzie, the District issues dog licences. A dog 4 months or older needs one within 14 days of getting the dog or of the dog turning 4 months. Yearly fees are $20 for a spayed or neutered dog and $35 for one that is not; owners over 65 pay $10 and $18.","aliases":["dog licence mackenzie","dog license mackenzie bc","dog tag mackenzie","renew dog licence mackenzie"],"cost":"Yearly: $20 spayed or neutered, $35 not spayed or neutered. Owner over 65: $10 and $18. Transfer $7.50; replacement tag $7.50. Ticket for an unlicensed dog: $100.","how_long":"The licence year is January 1 to December 31, so you need a new licence each year. A first licence is due within 14 days.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"District Main Office","value":"1 Mackenzie Boulevard, Mackenzie, BC V0J 2C0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (excluding statutory holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control & Bylaw Services (District Main Office)","value":"250-997-3221","note":"Animal Control & Bylaw Services is at 1 Mackenzie Blvd"},{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control & Bylaw Services","value":"250-997-3882","note":"If the officer is on patrol: 250-997-7617"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Licences & Control page, with the Dog License Application form","url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/animal-licences-control/"},{"title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354 (consolidated PDF)","url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Mackenzie dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Mackenzie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Mackenzie rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/dangerous-dogs/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Mackenzie bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/chetwynd","name":"Chetwynd","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hudsons-hope","name":"Hudson's Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vanderhoof","name":"Vanderhoof","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/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. The owner of a dog 4 months old or older must get a licence from the District within 14 days of getting the dog or of the dog turning 4 months, whichever is later.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 3(a)","quotes":["An owner of a Dog that is four (4) months of age or older must obtain a Dog Licence for the Dog from the District within 14 days of acquiring ownership"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"issued_by":{"label":"Issued by","value":"The District of Mackenzie (Animal Control & Bylaw Services).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 3(c)","quotes":["the District shall issue to the Owner a Dog Licence tag"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_altered":{"label":"Fee, spayed or neutered","value":"$20 for a dog over 4 months that is spayed or neutered (supported by a veterinarian's certificate); $10 if the owner is over 65.","short":"$20 ($10 if owner is over 65)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/animal-licences-control/","title":"Animal Licences & Control, District of Mackenzie","section":"Annual Licence Fees for Dogs","quotes":["Licence fee for a Dog over the age of four (4) months | $20.00 | $35.00","Seniors Dog Licence Fee (for Owners over the age of 65) | $10.00 | $18.00"]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["LICENCE FEES","Spayed or Neutered Not Spayed or Neutered (Supported by a Veterinarian’s Certificate)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_unaltered":{"label":"Fee, not spayed or neutered","value":"$35 for a dog over 4 months that is not spayed or neutered; $18 if the owner is over 65.","short":"$35 ($18 if owner is over 65)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/animal-licences-control/","title":"Animal Licences & Control, District of Mackenzie","section":"Annual Licence Fees for Dogs","quotes":["Licence fee for a Dog over the age of four (4) months | $20.00 | $35.00","Seniors Dog Licence Fee (for Owners over the age of 65) | $10.00 | $18.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees and discounts","value":"Seniors (owner over 65) pay $10 spayed or neutered, $18 not. Transfer of a licence $7.50. Replacement tag $7.50. Permit to keep up to 4 dogs or cats $58 (renewal $58). Kennel licence $28.50. Repeat offender dog licence $122.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/animal-licences-control/","title":"Animal Licences & Control, District of Mackenzie","section":"Annual Licence Fees for Dogs","quotes":["Seniors Dog Licence Fee (for Owners over the age of 65) | $10.00 | $18.00","Dog Licence transfer | $7.50 | $7.50","Kennel licence | $28.50 | $28.50","Repeat Offender Dog Licence fee | $122.00 | $122.00","Permit renewal | $58.00 | $58.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"The licence is for the licence year, January 1 to December 31, so a new one is needed each year.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 2(cc), (rr)","quotes":["“Licence Year” means the period from January 1st to December 31st","a licence under this bylaw has not been issued for the current year"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_get":{"label":"How to get one","value":"Pay the Schedule A fee to the District and it issues the tag; the District's Animal Licences & Control page links a Dog License Application form. Animal Control & Bylaw Services is at 1 Mackenzie Blvd, 250-997-3221.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 3(c)","quotes":["Upon payment of the appropriate Licence fee set out in Schedule A to this bylaw, the District shall issue to the Owner a Dog Licence tag"]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/animal-licences-control/","title":"Animal Licences & Control, District of Mackenzie","section":"Dog Licensing","quotes":["Dog License Application","Animal Control & Bylaw Services 1 Mackenzie Blvd Mackenzie, BC 250-997-3221"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine_unlicensed":{"label":"Fine, unlicensed dog","value":"Municipal ticket $100 for failing to licence a dog (s. 3(a)); $100 also for failing to display the licence tag (s. 3(c)).","short":"Ticket $100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022, amended by Nos. 1488 and 1502 (PDF)","section":"Schedule 2","quotes":["1. Failure to licence a dog. 3.(a) $100","2. Failure to display a dog Licence. 3.(c) $100"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016 (amended by Nos. 1377, 1473, 1491, 1501).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated (PDF)","section":"cover","quotes":["Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw 2016 No. 1354"]}],"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 District of Mackenzie runs dog licensing through Animal Control & Bylaw Services under its [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf). The owner of a dog 4 months or older must get a licence within 14 days of getting the dog or of the dog turning 4 months, whichever is later. The licence year runs January 1 to December 31.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Get the Dog License Application form from the [Animal Licences & Control page](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/animal-licences-control/), or ask at the District Main Office.\n2. For the spayed or neutered fee, bring a veterinarian's certificate. For the over-65 fee, you must be over 65.\n3. Pay the fee to the District. It issues the tag.\n4. Display the licence tag on the dog.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The pages we read do not say whether you can buy a licence online or by mail. Call 250-997-3221 to ask.\n- The bylaw and the District's page state no late fee, early-payment discount or renewal deadline within the year.\n- A licence transfer or a replacement tag costs $7.50 each.\n- A municipal ticket is $100 for not licensing a dog, and $100 for not displaying the tag.\n- Fees for a dangerous dog are in the dangerous dogs answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/animal-licences-control/","title":"Animal Licences & Control, District of Mackenzie","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022, amended by Nos. 1488 and 1502 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/government-town-hall/contact/","title":"Contact, District of Mackenzie","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/mackenzie/dog-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/dog-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/dog-licence.json"}}