{"title":"Pitt Meadows 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/pitt-meadows","name":"Pitt Meadows","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 Pitt Meadows","url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Pitt Meadows, every dog over six months old needs a licence, renewed each year. Before February 1 it costs $28 for a spayed or neutered dog and $56 for one that is not; from February 1 it is $40 and $73. Apply online or at City Hall.","aliases":["dog license pitt meadows","dog tag pitt meadows","renew dog licence pitt meadows","how much is a dog licence"],"cost":"Before February 1 (or when first licensing a dog under the bylaw): $28 spayed or neutered, $56 not. On or after February 1: $40 and $73. Owner aged 65 or older: $10. Replacement tag $10. Aggressive dog $250; vicious dog $500. Certified guide and assistance dogs: no fee.","how_long":"Licences are cancelled on December 31 each year. Renewal forms are mailed to owners in mid-November.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Apply or renew online (MyPittMeadows)","value":"https://mypittmeadows.com/TempestLive/eApply/Dogs/Welcome.aspx"},{"type":"in_person","label":"City Hall","value":"12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B5","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except statutory holidays"},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"604-465-2428"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"bylaw@pittmeadows.ca"}],"documents":["Veterinarian certificate that the dog is spayed or neutered, for the lower fee","Proof of age if you are 65 or older and claiming the $10 fee"],"forms":[{"title":"Dog Licensing page","url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/dog-licences"},{"title":"Dog Licence Application Form (PDF)","url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Dog_License_Application_Form-Revised-Aug-2026.pdf"},{"title":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 2968, 2023 (PDF)","url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Pitt Meadows dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Pitt Meadows rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/dangerous-dogs/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Pitt Meadows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/how-many-pets/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/maple-ridge","name":"Maple Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/anmore","name":"Anmore","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/belcarra","name":"Belcarra","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/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. Every owner of a dog over six months old must apply for a licence within one month of the dog turning six months, of becoming its owner, or of moving to the City (otherwise by February 1 each year). Certified guide and assistance dogs pay no fee.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf","title":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf (PDF)","section":"s. 4.2; Schedule A s. 1","quotes":["Every Owner of a Dog over the age of six (6) months must apply for a licence for that Dog","There is no licence fee in respect of a certified guide Dog or certified assistance Dog."]},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/dog-licences","title":"Dog Licences, City of Pitt Meadows","section":"Dog Licensing","quotes":["All dog owners in Pitt Meadows are required to license any dog over six months old."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"issued_by":{"label":"Issued by","value":"The City of Pitt Meadows (applications go to City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, or online through a mypittmeadows.com account).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/dog-licences","title":"Dog Licences, City of Pitt Meadows","section":"Dog Licensing","quotes":["The City of Pitt Meadows requires dogs over six months old to be licensed on an annual basis.","Please forward completed applications to City Hall (12007 Harris Rd., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B5)"]},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf","title":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf (PDF)","section":"s. 2.1 (Licence Tag)","quotes":["Licence Tag means the tag provided to the Owner by the City"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_altered":{"label":"Fee, spayed or neutered","value":"$28 if paid before February 1 or when licensing the dog for the first time under the bylaw; $40 if paid on or after February 1. A veterinarian's certificate that the dog is spayed or neutered is required.","short":"$28 before February 1 ($40 on or after February 1)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf","title":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf (PDF)","section":"Schedule A s. 4; s. 4.5","quotes":["Dog Licensing Fees for Neutered Dogs or Spayed Dogs:","$28.00 if paid prior to February 1.","$40.00 if paid on or after February 1.","must present a certificate from a Veterinarian certifying that the Dog"]},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/dog-licences","title":"Dog Licences, City of Pitt Meadows","section":"fee table","quotes":["Spayed or Neutered | $28.00 | $40.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_unaltered":{"label":"Fee, not spayed or neutered","value":"$56 if paid before February 1 or when licensing the dog for the first time under the bylaw; $73 if paid on or after February 1.","short":"$56 before February 1 ($73 on or after February 1)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf","title":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf (PDF)","section":"Schedule A s. 3","quotes":["Dog Licensing Fees for unneutered Dogs or unspayed Dogs:","$56.00 if paid prior to February 1.","$73.00 if paid on or after February 1."]},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/dog-licences","title":"Dog Licences, City of Pitt Meadows","section":"fee table","quotes":["Not spayed/Not Neutered | $56.00 | $73.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees and discounts","value":"Owner aged 65 or older: $10. Replacement for a lost or defaced tag: $10. Aggressive dog licence $250; vicious dog $500. A dog already licensed elsewhere that moves in is licensed free for the rest of the year. Refund of the difference if an unaltered dog is certified spayed or neutered before December 31.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf","title":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf (PDF)","section":"Schedule A ss. 2, 3(d), 5-7; s. 4.6","quotes":["$10.00 if the Owner is 65 years old or older.","The replacement fee for a lost or defaced Licence Tag is $10.00.","Dog Licensing Fee for an Aggressive Dog is $250.00.","Dog Licensing Fee for a Vicious Dog is $500.00.","will issue a Dog licence for the remainder of the licence year at no charge.","is entitled to a refund of the difference between the fee"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"Every licence is cancelled on December 31 each year, and also if the dog is sold or given away. Renewals are due before February 1 to get the lower fee; renewal forms are mailed to owners in mid-November.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf","title":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf (PDF)","section":"s. 4.9","quotes":["on December 31 of each calendar year","if the Owner of the Dog sells, gives away, or otherwise disposes of the"]},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/dog-licences","title":"Dog Licences, City of Pitt Meadows","section":"Dog Licensing","quotes":["Licence renewal forms are mailed to owners mid-November"]},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/city-hall/bylaw-services/bylaw-violations-faqs","title":"Bylaw Violations FAQs, City of Pitt Meadows","section":"FAQ: dog licence","quotes":["renewals must be purchased by February 1 of the following year."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_get":{"label":"How to get one","value":"Online through a mypittmeadows.com account, or by bringing or sending the application form to City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (not statutory holidays). Include proof of spayed or neutered status.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/dog-licences","title":"Dog Licences, City of Pitt Meadows","section":"Dog Licensing","quotes":["renew or apply for your dog's licence via your mypittmeadows.com online account","stop by during regular business hours (Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30pm, except statutory holidays)","Be sure to include any related documentation regarding spayed / neutered status."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine_unlicensed":{"label":"Fine, unlicensed dog","value":"Bylaw notice: $150 for an unlicensed dog over six months old, a new unlicensed dog, or an unlicensed dog of a new resident (no early-payment discount listed).","short":"Notice $150","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, Dog Control Bylaw No. 2968, 2023","quotes":["Unlicensed dog over six 4.2(a) n/a 150 n/a","Unlicensed new dog 4.2(b) n/a 150 n/a","Unlicensed dog – new resident 4.2(c) n/a 150 n/a"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Dog Control Bylaw No. 2968, 2023","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf","title":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["DOG CONTROL BYLAW","Bylaw No. 2968, 2023"]}],"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 Pitt Meadows licences dogs under its [Dog Control Bylaw No. 2968, 2023](<https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf>). Apply within one month of your dog turning six months, of becoming its owner, or of moving to the City. Otherwise renew by February 1 each year. A spayed or neutered dog needs a veterinarian's certificate for the lower fee.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Apply online through a mypittmeadows.com account, or bring or send the application form to City Hall, 12007 Harris Road (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., not statutory holidays).\n2. Include proof that the dog is spayed or neutered, if it is.\n3. Pay the fee. Pay before February 1 to get the lower rate.\n4. Renew each year. Renewal forms are mailed in mid-November.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A licence is cancelled on December 31 and also if the dog is sold or given away.\n- A dog already licensed elsewhere that moves in is licensed free for the rest of the year.\n- If an unaltered dog is certified spayed or neutered before December 31, the difference in fee is refunded.\n- The City page says to license before January 31, 2026 for the discounted rate, while the bylaw says before February 1. Confirm the date with Bylaw Services.\n- No late fee is stated other than the higher rate from February 1.\n- An unlicensed dog can bring a $150 bylaw notice.\n- Questions: Bylaw Services, 604-465-2428.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf","title":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Dog%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%202968%2C%202023.pdf (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/dog-licences","title":"Dog Licences, City of Pitt Meadows","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/city-hall/bylaw-services/bylaw-violations-faqs","title":"Bylaw Violations FAQs, City of Pitt Meadows","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated) (PDF)","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/pitt-meadows/dog-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/dog-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/dog-licence.json"}}