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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?"
place: Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/mackenzie
category: Pets, animals and wildlife
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of Mackenzie
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Mackenzie dog licences: fees and how to get one

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Mackenzie, https://districtofmackenzie.ca)  
**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:**
- In person: District Main Office, 1 Mackenzie Boulevard, Mackenzie, BC V0J 2C0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (excluding statutory holidays))
- Phone: Animal Control & Bylaw Services (District Main Office), 250-997-3221 (Animal Control & Bylaw Services is at 1 Mackenzie Blvd)
- Phone: Animal Control & Bylaw Services, 250-997-3882 (If the officer is on patrol: 250-997-7617)

## Key facts

- **Licence required:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated, s. 3(a)](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Issued by:** The District of Mackenzie (Animal Control & Bylaw Services).
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated, s. 3(c)](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "the District shall issue to the Owner a Dog Licence tag"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee, spayed or neutered:** $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.
  - Source: [Animal Licences & Control, Annual Licence Fees for Dogs](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/animal-licences-control/)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated, Schedule A](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "LICENCE FEES" … "Spayed or Neutered Not Spayed or Neutered (Supported by a Veterinarian’s Certificate)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee, not spayed or neutered:** $35 for a dog over 4 months that is not spayed or neutered; $18 if the owner is over 65.
  - Source: [Animal Licences & Control, Annual Licence Fees for Dogs](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/animal-licences-control/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other fees and discounts:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Licences & Control, Annual Licence Fees for Dogs](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/animal-licences-control/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Renewal:** The licence is for the licence year, January 1 to December 31, so a new one is needed each year.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated, s. 2(cc), (rr)](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "“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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to get one:** 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.
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated, s. 3(c)](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Animal Licences & Control, Dog Licensing](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/animal-licences-control/)
  - Official wording: "Dog License Application" … "Animal Control & Bylaw Services 1 Mackenzie Blvd Mackenzie, BC 250-997-3221"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine, unlicensed dog:** Municipal ticket $100 for failing to licence a dog (s. 3(a)); $100 also for failing to display the licence tag (s. 3(c)).
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022, amended by Nos. 1488 and 1502, Schedule 2](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf)
  - Official wording: "1. Failure to licence a dog. 3.(a) $100" … "2. Failure to display a dog Licence. 3.(c) $100"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016 (amended by Nos. 1377, 1473, 1491, 1501).
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated, cover](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw 2016 No. 1354"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The 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.

## Steps

1. 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.
2. For the spayed or neutered fee, bring a veterinarian's certificate. For the over-65 fee, you must be over 65.
3. Pay the fee to the District. It issues the tag.
4. Display the licence tag on the dog.

## Good to know

- The pages we read do not say whether you can buy a licence online or by mail. Call 250-997-3221 to ask.
- The bylaw and the District's page state no late fee, early-payment discount or renewal deadline within the year.
- A licence transfer or a replacement tag costs $7.50 each.
- A municipal ticket is $100 for not licensing a dog, and $100 for not displaying the tag.
- Fees for a dangerous dog are in the dangerous dogs answer.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Licences & Control page, with the Dog License Application form](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/animal-licences-control/)
- [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354 (consolidated PDF)](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf)

## Related questions

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

## The same question elsewhere

- [Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence.md)
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- [Tumbler Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/dog-licence.md)
- [Fort St James](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/dog-licence.md)
- [Vanderhoof](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/dog-licence.md)
- [Prince George](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/dog-licence.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Licences & Control, District of Mackenzie](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/animal-control-bylaw-services/animal-licences-control/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1354, 2016, consolidated (PDF)](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw.1354-Consolidated-Animal-Control-and-Licencing-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022, amended by Nos. 1488 and 1502 (PDF)](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, District of Mackenzie](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/government-town-hall/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)

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