{"title":"Parksville dog licences: fees and how to get one","question":"How do I get a dog licence, and what does it cost?","slug":"dog-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/parksville","name":"Parksville","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":"City of Parksville","url":"https://www.parksville.ca"},"short_answer":"Every dog over six months old in the City of Parksville needs a City licence each year. The fee is $25 for a spayed or neutered dog and $35 for one that is not; it is $5 less if paid by January 31. Buy it in person at City Hall or the BC SPCA.","aliases":["dog license parksville","dog tag parksville","how much is a dog licence","renew dog licence parksville"],"cost":"Spayed or neutered $25; not spayed or neutered $35. Paid by January 31 (or within 30 days of becoming liable): $20 and $30. Guide and assistance dogs: licence required, no fee. Replacement tag $5; transfer to another dog $5. Dangerous or aggressive dog $200. Fine for an unlicensed dog: bylaw notice $50.","how_long":"Every licence expires on December 31 of the year it was issued for.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Parksville City Hall","value":"100 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville, BC V9P 2H3","note":"Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"in_person","label":"BC SPCA (Parksville-Qualicum Beach)","value":"Ask the SPCA for its address","note":"Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw compliance","value":"250-954-4650"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Dog Licences, City of Parksville","url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=96"},{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw 1524, 2016 (PDF)","url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/21814"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 1515, 2015, Schedule C","url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/"}],"related":[{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Parksville","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Parksville dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Parksville rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/dangerous-dogs/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nanaimo","name":"Nanaimo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sechelt","name":"Sechelt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/ladysmith","name":"Ladysmith","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gibsons","name":"Gibsons","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/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, harbour or have any dog over six months old unless it has a valid licence. All dogs older than six months must wear a municipal dog tag.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/21814","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 1524, 2016 (consolidated to 1524.1)","section":"s. 15","quotes":["No person shall keep, harbour or have in his possession any dog over the age of six months unless a valid and subsisting licence has been issued in respect of that dog under this bylaw."]},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=96","title":"Dog Licences, City of Parksville","section":"Dog Licences page","quotes":["All dogs older than six months must wear a municipal dog tag, renewed annually."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"issued_by":{"label":"Issued by","value":"The City of Parksville (and the Poundkeeper or others Council authorizes). Licences are sold in person at City Hall and at the BC SPCA.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/21814","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 1524, 2016 (consolidated to 1524.1)","section":"s. 17","quotes":["The City, the Poundkeeper and such other persons, corporations or societies as Council may by resolution authorize shall have the duty to receive dog licences and the power to issue dog licences on behalf of the City."]},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=96","title":"Dog Licences, City of Parksville","section":"Dog Licences page","quotes":["Dog licences must be purchased in-person from City Hall (weekdays, 8 am to 4 pm) and the BCSPCA (Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4 pm)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_altered":{"label":"Fee, spayed or neutered","value":"$25 a year for a spayed or neutered dog; $20 if paid by January 31 (or within 30 days of becoming liable).","short":"$25 a year ($20 if paid by January 31)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1515, 2015, Schedule C","section":"Schedule C, item 1(a) and discount","quotes":["a) Spayed or neutered dog","$25.00 per dog*","A discount of $5.00 will be allowed if paid on or before the 31st day of January of the year in"]},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=96","title":"Dog Licences, City of Parksville","section":"Dog Licences page","quotes":["Licence Fee (After January 31)","Neutered/spayed"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_unaltered":{"label":"Fee, not spayed or neutered","value":"$35 a year for a dog that is not spayed or neutered; $30 if paid by January 31 (or within 30 days of becoming liable).","short":"$35 a year ($30 if paid by January 31)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1515, 2015, Schedule C","section":"Schedule C, item 1(b) and discount","quotes":["b) Unspayed or unneutered dog","$35.00 per dog*","A discount of $5.00 will be allowed if paid on or before the 31st day of January of the year in"]},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=96","title":"Dog Licences, City of Parksville","section":"Dog Licences page","quotes":["Licence Fee (Prior to January 31) | $30 $20 | Not neutered/spayed Neutered/spayed Licence Fee (After January 31) | $35 $25"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees and discounts","value":"Assistance or guide dogs (and their handlers in training) must be licensed but pay no fee. Replacement tag $5. Transfer of a licence to another dog $5. Dangerous or aggressive dog licence $200.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1515, 2015, Schedule C","section":"Schedule C, items 1 to 3","quotes":["Registered assistance dogs, guide dogs or handler of an assistance/guide dog in training shall","apply for, take out and hold an annual licence but are exempt from the licence fee.","c) Dangerous or aggressive dog","$200.00 per dog*","Fee for issuing a duplicate tag where the Collector is","Where a dog has been sold, become deceased or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"Every licence expires December 31 of the year it was issued for, and the tag must be renewed each year.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/21814","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 1524, 2016 (consolidated to 1524.1)","section":"s. 16","quotes":["Every dog licence expires on December 31st of the calendar year for which the licence is issued."]},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=96","title":"Dog Licences, City of Parksville","section":"Dog Licences page","quotes":["Dog licences must be purchased in-person from City Hall (weekdays, 8 am to 4 pm) and the BCSPCA (Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4 pm). All dogs older than six months must wear a municipal dog tag, renewed annually. Rates for tags are as follows:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_get":{"label":"How to get one","value":"In person only, as the City page describes: at City Hall (weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or the BC SPCA (Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=96","title":"Dog Licences, City of Parksville","section":"Dog Licences page","quotes":["Dog licences must be purchased in-person from City Hall (weekdays, 8 am to 4 pm) and the BCSPCA (Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4 pm)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine_unlicensed":{"label":"Fine, unlicensed dog","value":"Bylaw notice: $50 ($37.50 if paid within 14 days; $62.50 if paid late). A compliance agreement is available.","short":"Notice $50 ($37.50 if paid in 14 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/2814","title":"Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1486, Schedule A","section":"Schedule A, Animal Control Bylaw s. 15","quotes":["Unlicensed Dog $50.00 $37.50 $62.50"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"City of Parksville Animal Control Bylaw, 2016, No. 1524","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/21814","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 1524, 2016 (consolidated to 1524.1)","section":"s. 37","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as \"City of Parksville Animal Control Bylaw, 2016,","No. 1524\"."]},{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1515, 2015, Schedule C","section":"Schedule C","quotes":["Animal Control Bylaw, 2016, No. 1524"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":9,"stated":9,"matched":9,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Parksville issues dog licences under its [Animal Control Bylaw 1524](<https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/21814>). No one may keep a dog over six months old without a valid licence, and every dog over six months old must wear its municipal tag. Fees are in [Fees and Charges Bylaw 1515](<https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/>), Schedule C.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Go to City Hall (weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) or the BC SPCA (Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4:00 p.m.). The City page describes in-person purchase only.\n2. Pay the fee: $25 for a spayed or neutered dog, $35 if not. Pay by January 31 (or within 30 days of becoming liable) for $20 or $30.\n3. Put the tag on your dog.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Licences expire every December 31, so renew each year.\n- Guide and assistance dogs, and their handlers in training, must still be licensed but pay no fee.\n- A replacement tag is $5, and moving a licence to another dog is $5.\n- A dangerous or aggressive dog licence is $200.\n- The ticket for an unlicensed dog is a $50 bylaw notice ($37.50 if paid within 14 days, $62.50 if paid late). The dog can also be impounded.\n- The City page does not say what to bring. Call Bylaw Compliance at 250-954-4650 to check.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=96","title":"Dog Licences, City of Parksville","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/21814","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 1524, 2016 (consolidated to 1524.1)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1515, 2015, Schedule C","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/2814","title":"Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1486, Schedule A","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","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/parksville/dog-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/dog-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/dog-licence.json"}}