--- title: "New Hazelton dog licences: fees and how to get one" question: "How do I get a dog licence in New Hazelton, and what does it cost?" place: New Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/new-hazelton category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: District of New Hazelton sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dog-licence/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dog-licence.json" --- # New Hazelton dog licences: fees and how to get one **Question:** How do I get a dog licence in New Hazelton, and what does it cost? **Short answer:** In New Hazelton, every dog over four months old needs a District licence, and the licence application is free of charge. You fill in the application form, give it to the District and get a tag to put on the dog. Licences are not issued to anyone under 18. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of New Hazelton, https://newhazelton.ca) **Cost:** No licence fee: the application is made free of charge. Failing to license a dog is a $100 fine. Impoundment of an unlicensed dog is $120, $220, $320 and $420 for the first to fourth offence. **How long:** The bylaw does not say when a licence expires or must be renewed. **Where:** - In person: District Office, 4670 10th Ave, New Hazelton, BC (Hours not stated on the District's site) - Phone: District Office, (250) 842-6571 - Email: District Office, info@newhazelton.ca ## Key facts - **Licence required:** Yes. No one may keep a dog or cat over four months old in the District without a licence. Licences are not issued to anyone under 18. - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, s. 4.1, 4.5](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "any dog or cat over the age of four (4) months unless a license under this bylaw been obtained" … "A license shall not be issued to or in the name of any person under the age of eighteen (18) years." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Issued by:** The District of New Hazelton (the application goes to the District, which gives the tag). - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, s. 4.2](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "presenting it to the District in exchange for a tag which is to be affixed to the dog or cat" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fee, spayed or neutered:** No fee: a licence application is made "free of charge". - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, s. 4.2](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "shall be made free of charge by completing a dog or cat license application form" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fee, not spayed or neutered:** No fee: a licence application is made "free of charge" (same as for spayed or neutered dogs). - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, s. 4.2](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "shall be made free of charge by completing a dog or cat license application form" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Other fees and discounts:** No discounts or late or replacement tag fees are listed. A licence is cancelled when the owner sells the dog or stops being its owner, once the District is told. Impoundment is $200 each offence. - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, s. 4.4](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "the license shall be cancelled upon notification to the District" - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026, Sched. B](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "Impoundment — each offence 15 $200.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Renewal:** None set. The District of New Hazelton bylaw sets no expiry or renewal term for dog licences. - **How to get one:** Complete a dog (or cat) licence application form and present it to the District, in exchange for a tag to affix to the animal. - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, s. 4.2](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "completing a dog or cat license application form and presenting it to the District in exchange for a tag which is to be affixed to the dog or cat" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine, unlicensed dog:** Failure to license a dog or attach a licence: $100. Impoundment of an unlicensed dog: $120 first offence, $220 second, $320 third, $420 fourth. - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026, Sched. B, Animal Control](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "Failure to license a dog or atach a licence 4.3 $100.00" … "Unlicensed dog — first offence 13.2 $120.00" … "Unlicensed dog — fourth offence 13.2 $420.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026 - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026, title](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) - Official wording: "CITATION this Bylaw will be cited for all purposes as “Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026.”" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The District of New Hazelton licenses dogs under its [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394](). No one may keep a dog or cat over four months old in the District without a licence. A licence is made out to an owner, and it is not issued to anyone under 18. Applications are made free of charge, and the bylaw sets no different fee for spayed or neutered dogs. ## Steps 1. Complete the dog (or cat) licence application form. 2. Present it to the District, which gives you a tag in exchange. 3. Fasten the tag to the dog or cat. ## Good to know - The bylaw does not say when a licence expires or has to be renewed, and no discounts, late fees or replacement tag fees are listed. Ask the District Office at (250) 842-6571. - The bylaw does not state an online option. The District Office is at 4670 10th Ave. - A licence is cancelled once the owner tells the District that they sold the dog or are no longer its owner. - Failing to license a dog or attach a licence is a $100 fine under the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393](). Impounding an unlicensed dog costs $120 for a first offence, $220 for a second, $320 for a third and $420 for a fourth. Counts restart each January 1. - Impoundment is also $200 each offence. On conviction in court, the Animal Control bylaw allows a fine of $100 to $500. ## Official forms and pages - [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) ## Related questions - [New Hazelton dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dog-leash-rules.md) - [How many dogs or cats you can keep in New Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/how-many-pets.md) - [New Hazelton rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/dangerous-dogs.md) - [New Hazelton bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence.md) - [Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/dog-licence.md) - [Smithers](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/dog-licence.md) - [Telkwa](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/dog-licence.md) - [Granisle](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dog-licence.md) - [Terrace](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/dog-licence.md) - [Houston](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/dog-licence.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 394, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-394-Animal-Control-Licensing.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 8 of 9 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set. 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