--- title: "Powell River dog licences: fees and how to get one" question: "How do I get a dog licence, and what does it cost?" place: Powell River, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/powell-river category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: City of Powell River sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/dog-licence/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/dog-licence.json" --- # Powell River dog licences: fees and how to get one **Question:** How do I get a dog licence, and what does it cost? **Short answer:** Every dog kept in the City of Powell River needs a licence for the current calendar year. It costs $30, or $24 if paid before March 1, with one rate for all dogs. Buy it at the City Hall cashier counter. Every licence expires on December 31. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Powell River, https://powellriver.ca) **Cost:** $30 a year; $24 if paid before March 1; $15 for a dog that moved into the City after June 30; $5 for a replacement tag. **How long:** Licences expire December 31 of the year issued. **Where:** - In person: City Hall cashier counter, 6910 Duncan Street, Powell River, BC V8A 1V4 - Phone: Dog Licences and Taxes, 604-485-8637 ## Key facts - **Licence required:** Yes. No one may keep a dog in the City without a valid licence for the current calendar year. - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 1979, 2003 (consolidated June 8, 2020), s. 3](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/89109) - Official wording: "No person shall keep any dog in the City unless a valid and subsisting license for the current calendar year has first been obtained for the dog under this bylaw." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Issued by:** The City of Powell River. Licences are sold at the City Hall cashier counter, 6910 Duncan Street. - Source: [Animal Control, Annual Fees](https://powellriver.ca/pages/animal-control) - Official wording: "Licenses can be purchased at the City Hall cashier counter:" … "6910 Duncan Street" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fee, spayed or neutered:** $30 a year. The City charges one rate for every dog, with no separate rate for spayed or neutered dogs. $24 if paid before March 1. - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 1979, 2003 (consolidated June 8, 2020), Sch. B s. 1](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/89109) - Official wording: "(a) Every dog $ 30.00" … "(b) For every dog if paid before 01 March $ 24.00" - Source: [Animal Control, Annual Fees](https://powellriver.ca/pages/animal-control) - Official wording: "For every dog: $30" … "For every dog if paid before March 1: $24" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fee, not spayed or neutered:** $30 a year. The City charges the same rate for every dog, whether or not it is spayed or neutered. $24 if paid before March 1. - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 1979, 2003 (consolidated June 8, 2020), Sch. B s. 1](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/89109) - Official wording: "(a) Every dog $ 30.00" … "(b) For every dog if paid before 01 March $ 24.00" - Source: [Animal Control, Annual Fees](https://powellriver.ca/pages/animal-control) - Official wording: "For every dog: $30" … "For every dog if paid before March 1: $24" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Other fees and discounts:** Paid before March 1: $24. Dog that moved into the City after June 30: $15. Replacement tag: $5. A licence is not transferable and expires 14 days after a change of owner; the new owner must get a new licence. - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 1979, 2003 (consolidated June 8, 2020), Sch. B; ss. 8, 10](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/89109) - Official wording: "License fee for every dog that has moved into the City after 30 June $ 15.00" … "Fee for a replacement license tag under this bylaw $ 5.00" … "the license and corresponding license tag shall expire on the fourteenth day following the change in ownership of the dog" - Source: [Animal Control, Annual Fees](https://powellriver.ca/pages/animal-control) - Official wording: "For every dog that has moved into the City after June 30: $15" … "Replacement licence tag: $5" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Renewal:** Every licence expires December 31 of the year it is issued, so a new one is needed each calendar year. - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 1979, 2003 (consolidated June 8, 2020), s. 9](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/89109) - Official wording: "shall expire on the 31st day of December in the calendar year in which the license was issued." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **How to get one:** In person at the City Hall cashier counter, 6910 Duncan Street. The City's Animal Control page links an application form. - Source: [Animal Control, Annual Fees](https://powellriver.ca/pages/animal-control) - Official wording: "Licenses can be purchased at the City Hall cashier counter:" … "6910 Duncan Street" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine, unlicensed dog:** Bylaw notice: $100 ($20 discount if paid within 14 days of receiving the notice; $20 surcharge if paid after 28 days). Municipal ticket: $100. - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2818, 2026, App. 1, s. 3](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/159841) - Official wording: "Unlicensed Dog $100 $20 $20" … "if Paid within 14 days of the bylaw notice being received" … "the amount of the surcharge in Column A3 of Schedule "A" shall be due" - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2818, 2026, s. 7, Sch. A](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/159841) - Official wording: "if Paid within 14 days of the bylaw notice being received" … "the amount of the surcharge in Column A3 of Schedule "A" shall be due" - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Information Bylaw 2572, 2019 (consolidated January 2022), Sch. 2](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/67966) - Official wording: "Unlicensed dog 3 $ 100.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** City of Powell River Animal Control Bylaw No. 1979, 2003 - Source: [Animal Control Bylaw 1979, 2003 (consolidated June 8, 2020), s. 1](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/89109) - Official wording: "City of Powell River Animal Control Bylaw No.1979, 2003" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Under the [Animal Control Bylaw](), no one may keep a dog in the City of Powell River without a valid licence for the current calendar year. The City charges one rate for every dog, with no separate rate for spayed or neutered dogs. The bylaw sets no minimum age for a dog to need a licence. ## Steps 1. Fill in the Dog Licence Application Form linked from the City's Animal Control page. 2. Take it to the cashier counter at City Hall, 6910 Duncan Street, and pay the fee. 3. Licence again every year, because every licence expires on December 31. ## Good to know - The fee is $30, or $24 if paid before March 1. - A dog that moved into the City after June 30 costs $15. A replacement tag is $5. - A licence is not transferable. It expires 14 days after a change of owner, and the new owner must get a new licence. - No senior or other discount is stated in the bylaw or on the City page. GST is added where it applies. - The City page names only the cashier counter. It does not state an online or mail option, so ask first. - The fine for an unlicensed dog: a bylaw notice is $100 ($20 discount if paid within 14 days; $20 surcharge if paid after 28 days); a municipal ticket is $100. ## Official forms and pages - [Dog Licence Application Form (PDF)](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/44137/Application%20for%20Dog%20License%20-%20Revised%20September%2023.pdf?handle=84F28C7F4EB347DD8C6FE176AAD57143) - [Animal Control Bylaw 1979, 2003 (consolidated)](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/89109) ## Related questions - [Powell River dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/dog-leash-rules.md) - [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Powell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/how-many-pets.md) - [Powell River rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/dangerous-dogs.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence.md) - [Comox](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/dog-licence.md) - [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/dog-licence.md) - [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/dog-licence.md) - [Qualicum Beach](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/dog-licence.md) - [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-licence.md) - [Parksville](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/dog-licence.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control, City of Powell River](https://powellriver.ca/pages/animal-control) (read 2026-11-05) - [Animal Control Bylaw 1979, 2003 (consolidated June 8, 2020)](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/89109) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2818, 2026](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/159841) (read 2026-11-05) - [Municipal Ticketing Information Bylaw 2572, 2019 (consolidated January 2022)](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/67966) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 9 of 9 facts was matched to the official text. 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