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title: "Osoyoos dog licences: fees and how to get one"
question: "How do I get a dog licence in Osoyoos, and what does it cost?"
place: Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Pets, animals and wildlife
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owner_body: Town of Osoyoos
sources_read: 2026-11-06
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# Osoyoos dog licences: fees and how to get one

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

**Short answer:** In Osoyoos, every dog needs a Town of Osoyoos licence each calendar year, unless it is under 3 months old. The fee is $30 a year for a spayed or neutered dog and $60 for one that is not.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Osoyoos, https://www.osoyoos.ca)  
**Cost:** $30 spayed or neutered (veterinarian's certificate needed); $60 not spayed or neutered. $10 discount if bought by January 31. Replacement tag $7.50. Nuisance dog $100 or $75; aggressive dog $150; dangerous dog $500. Fine for no licence: bylaw notice $50, municipal ticket $50.  
**How long:** Licences expire on December 31 and are renewed each calendar year.  
**Where:**
- In person: Town Hall, Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control, 8707 Main Street, Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V0 (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding holidays)
- Phone: Town Hall (Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control), 250-495-6515

## Key facts

- **Licence required:** Yes. No one may keep a dog in the Town without a valid licence. A licence is not required for a dog under 3 months old. No licence is issued to anyone under 18. Guide and service dogs are exempt from licence fees. (Sources differ: The Town's web page says dogs under 12 weeks (and RCMP service dogs) need no licence; the bylaw says under 3 months and exempts only the fee for guide and service dogs. Bylaw followed. The web page also still cites repealed Bylaw 1316.)
  - Source: [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 1393, 2026, s. 7, 8, 14, 20](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/160422/)
  - Official wording: "No person shall own, keep, possess, or harbour any dog in the Town unless a valid and" … "A licence is not required for a dog less than three (3) months in age." … "No dog licence shall be issued to, or in the name of, any person under 18 years of age." … "The owner of a guide dog or service dog is exempt from the dog licence fees set out in this"
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing, Dog Licenses](https://www.osoyoos.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control-licensing)
  - Official wording: "Dogs under the age of 12 weeks, trained guide dogs owned or used by a blind person, and RCMP service dogs do not require a license."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Issued by:** The Town of Osoyoos. For dogs living outside Town limits in RDOS Area A (rural Osoyoos) or Area C (Oliver area), the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen sells the licence.
  - Source: [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 1393, 2026, s. 2 (definition)](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/160422/)
  - Official wording: "means a dog licence issued by the Town in accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw"
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing, Dog Licenses](https://www.osoyoos.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control-licensing)
  - Official wording: "RDOS Area "A" Rural (Osoyoos Area) and RDOS Area "C" (Oliver Area) can be purchased online or at the RDOS Office in Penticton."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee, spayed or neutered:** $30 a year for a neutered male or spayed female dog. A veterinarian's certificate must come with the application.
  - Source: [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 1393, 2026, Schedule A s. 1(b); s. 9](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/160422/)
  - Official wording: "Neutered Male or Spayed Female $ 30.00" … "indicating that the dog has been neutered or spayed."
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing, Dog License Fees](https://www.osoyoos.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control-licensing)
  - Official wording: "Spayed Female or Neutered Male Dogs | $30.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee, not spayed or neutered:** $60 a year for a male or female dog that is not spayed or neutered.
  - Source: [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 1393, 2026, Schedule A s. 1(a)](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/160422/)
  - Official wording: "Male and Female unaltered dogs $ 60.00"
  - Source: [Animal Control and Licensing, Dog License Fees](https://www.osoyoos.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control-licensing)
  - Official wording: "Male and Female Unaltered Dog | $60.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Other fees and discounts:** $10 discount if the licence is bought by January 31. A new owner after the discount period pays $10 less; a new owner after July 1 pays $5 less. Nuisance dogs: $100 (not spayed or neutered) or $75. Aggressive dog $150; dangerous dog $500. Replacement tag $7.50.
  - Source: [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 1393, 2026, Schedule A s. 2 to 8](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/160422/)
  - Official wording: "if a person purchases their annual licence by January 31st of" … "the licencing year, a $10.00 discount will be taken off the dog licence fee in section 1." … "after the first day of July, the fee shall be reduced by $5.00." … "Replacement tags $ 7.50" … "Aggressive dogs $ 150.00" … "Dangerous dogs $ 500.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Renewal:** Every licence expires on December 31 of the year it was issued, so it is renewed each calendar year.
  - Source: [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 1393, 2026, s. 16](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/160422/)
  - Official wording: "shall expire on the 31st day of December in the licence year it was issued."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **How to get one:** Not confirmed. The Town's pages do not say where or how to buy a licence.
- **Fine, unlicensed dog:** Bylaw notice: $50 ($40 if paid within 14 days, $60 if paid after 28 days). Municipal ticket: $50 ($40 if paid within 30 days). Both schedules still cite the repealed Bylaw 1316; no amendment for Bylaw 1393 found.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1392, 2025, Schedule A, Animal Control](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/150460/)
  - Official wording: "16(1)(a) Fail to license Dog $50 $40 $60 Yes" … "Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 1316, 2016" … "Fail to license Dog"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1279, 2011, Schedule 6](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/82635/)
  - Official wording: "Fail to licence Dog 16 (2) a) $50 $40"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 1393, 2026
  - Source: [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 1393, 2026, s. 1](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/160422/)
  - Official wording: "Animal Care and Control Bylaw No.1393, 2026."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Under the Town of Osoyoos's [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 1393](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/160422/), nobody may keep a dog in the Town without a valid licence. No licence is needed for a dog under 3 months old, and none is issued to anyone under 18. The Town's web page says 12 weeks instead, so confirm if your puppy is close to the age. Licences expire on December 31 and are renewed each calendar year.

Dogs living outside Town limits, in Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) Area A (rural Osoyoos) or Area C (Oliver area), are licensed through the RDOS instead.

## Fees

- Neutered male or spayed female: $30 a year, with a veterinarian's certificate.
- Not spayed or neutered: $60 a year.
- $10 discount if the licence is bought by January 31. A new owner after the discount period pays $10 less, and after July 1 pays $5 less (the schedule's wording is loose).
- Replacement tag: $7.50.
- Nuisance dog: $100 or $75. Aggressive dog: $150. Dangerous dog: $500.
- Guide and service dogs are exempt from licence fees.

## Steps

1. Get a veterinarian's certificate if your dog is spayed or neutered.
2. Contact Town Hall at 250-495-6515 to ask how to apply and pay. The Town's pages say tags are issued on payment but do not say where or how.
3. Put the tag on your dog.

## Good to know

- Fine for an unlicensed dog: a bylaw notice is $50 ($40 if paid within 14 days, $60 after 28 days); a municipal ticket is $50 ($40 if paid within 30 days). Both schedules still cite the repealed Bylaw 1316; confirm the amount with the Town.
- The bylaw sets no late-payment penalty.

## Official forms and pages

- [Animal Control and Licensing, Town of Osoyoos](https://www.osoyoos.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control-licensing)
- [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 1393, 2026, Town of Osoyoos (PDF)](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/160422/)

## Related questions

- [Osoyoos dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/dog-leash-rules.md)
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Osoyoos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/how-many-pets.md)
- [Osoyoos rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/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)
- [Keremeos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/dog-licence.md)
- [Midway](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/dog-licence.md)
- [Penticton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/dog-licence.md)
- [Greenwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/dog-licence.md)
- [Summerland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/dog-licence.md)

## Sources

- [Animal Control and Licensing, Town of Osoyoos](https://www.osoyoos.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control-licensing) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Animal Care and Control Bylaw No. 1393, 2026, Town of Osoyoos (PDF)](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/160422/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1392, 2025, Town of Osoyoos (PDF)](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/150460/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1279, 2011, Town of Osoyoos (PDF)](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/82635/) (read 2026-11-06)

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