{"title":"Prince George 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/prince-george","name":"Prince George","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 Prince George","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca"},"short_answer":"Every dog over four months old in Prince George needs a City of Prince George licence. Buy it at the City Hall Service Centre or most local pet stores, and renew online. The yearly fee is $36 for a spayed or neutered dog and $81 for one that is not; service dogs are free.","aliases":["dog license prince george","dog tag prince george","renew dog licence prince george","how much is a dog licence"],"cost":"$36 spayed or neutered; $81 not spayed or neutered (2019 rates, the latest year in the fee schedule); service dog free; foster dog registered to a humane society free. Replacement tag $7; transfer of a tag to a new dog $7. Reduced first-year rates ($22 sterilized, $34 not) apply to a dog that turns four months old or is bought on or after September 1.","how_long":"Licences run January 1 to December 31 of the calendar year.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"City Hall Service Centre","value":"1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, BC V2L 3V9"},{"type":"online","label":"Renew a dog licence online","value":"https://cobweb.princegeorge.ca/tempestliveDOTNET/ecom/"},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Services (Animal Control)","value":"250-561-7622"}],"documents":["Veterinarian's certificate that the dog is sterilized, for the lower fee","Payment receipt, if you lost a tag and need a replacement"],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control, City of Prince George","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control"},{"title":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw 8898 (PDF)","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Prince George dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Prince George rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/dangerous-dogs/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/vanderhoof","name":"Vanderhoof","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fraser-lake","name":"Fraser Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fraser-lake/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/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 dog over four months old must be licensed. Licences cannot be issued to anyone under 19.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf","title":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1, 5.4","quotes":["No Owner shall keep an Unlicensed Dog over the age of four (4) months of age.","No Dog license shall be issued to or in the name of a person under the age of nineteen (19) years."]},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Prince George","section":"Dog licensing","quotes":["Dogs over the age of four months are required to be licenced."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"issued_by":{"label":"Issued by","value":"The City of Prince George. Licences are sold at the City Hall Service Centre and most Prince George pet stores, and can be renewed online.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Prince George","section":"Dog licensing","quotes":["You can buy a licence at the City Hall Service Centre and at most pet stores in Prince George.","Renew your dog's licence online"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_altered":{"label":"Fee, spayed or neutered","value":"$36 a year for a spayed or neutered dog (2019 rate, the latest year in the Fees Bylaw). A vet certificate of sterilization is required.","short":"$36 a year (2019 rate)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Prince George","section":"Licence rates","quotes":["### Licence rates | | | Prices | Spayed/Neutered dog | $36.00 | Unspayed/Unneutered dog | $81.00 | Service dog | Free"]},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/BL7557_CONSOLIDATED_2025-12-15.pdf","title":"Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (consolidated), Schedule C-1 (PDF)","section":"Schedule C-1, Dog License Fees","quotes":["Dog Sterilized $35.00 $36.00"]},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf","title":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.6","quotes":["Every Owner applying for a license for a sterilized Dog must present a certificate from a qualified veterinarian confirming that the Dog has been sterilized."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_unaltered":{"label":"Fee, not spayed or neutered","value":"$81 a year for a dog that is not spayed or neutered (2019 rate, the latest year in the Fees Bylaw).","short":"$81 a year (2019 rate)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Prince George","section":"Licence rates","quotes":["| | | Prices | Spayed/Neutered dog | $36.00 | Unspayed/Unneutered dog | $81.00 | Service dog | Free | Foster dog (registered to and owned by a humane society) | Free"]},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/BL7557_CONSOLIDATED_2025-12-15.pdf","title":"Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (consolidated), Schedule C-1 (PDF)","section":"Schedule C-1, Dog License Fees","quotes":["Dog Not Sterilized $79.00 $81.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees and discounts","value":"Service dogs and foster dogs (humane society) are free. Replacement tag $7; transferring a tag to a new dog $7. Reduced fee ($22 sterilized, $34 not) for a dog that turns 4 months old or is bought on or after September 1.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Prince George","section":"Licence rates","quotes":["Service dog | Free","Replacement dog tag | $7.00","Dog tag transfer to a new dog | $7.00"]},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/BL7557_CONSOLIDATED_2025-12-15.pdf","title":"Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (consolidated), Schedule C-1 (PDF)","section":"Schedule C-1, Dog License Fees","quotes":["which becomes 4 months of age or was purchased by the Owner on or $33.00 $34.00","becomes 4 months of age or was purchased by the Owner on or after $21.00 $22.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"Licences run for the calendar year and expire December 31. Owners must apply on or before January 1 each year, and immediately on becoming a dog's owner.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf","title":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.2, 5.3","quotes":["shall be for that calendar year specified","expire on December 31 of that year.","on or before the first (1st) day of January in each calendar year"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_get":{"label":"How to get one","value":"Buy at the City Hall Service Centre or most Prince George pet stores, or renew online through the City's payment site.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Prince George","section":"Dog licensing","quotes":["You can buy a licence at the City Hall Service Centre and at most pet stores in Prince George.","Renew your dog's licence online"]},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/bylaw-enforcement/good-neighbour-guide","title":"Good Neighbour Guide, City of Prince George","section":"Responsible pet ownership","quotes":["Licenses must be renewed annually online or at city hall."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine_unlicensed":{"label":"Fine, unlicensed dog","value":"$250 if paid within 30 days of receiving the Bylaw Notice; $312 if paid later.","short":"Notice $250 if paid in 30 days ($312 later)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/BL8813_CONSOLIDATED_2024-09-09_0.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 8813, 2016 (consolidated), Schedule B (PDF)","section":"Schedule B, Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw","quotes":["Keep an Unlicensed Dog 5.1 $250 $312 Yes"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017 (fees in Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004, Schedule C-1)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf","title":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017 (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["City of Prince George Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017"]},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/BL7557_CONSOLIDATED_2025-12-15.pdf","title":"Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (consolidated), Schedule C-1 (PDF)","section":"Schedule C-1","quotes":["Fees and Charges for Responsible Animal Ownership"]}],"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\nUnder the [Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf), no one in Prince George may keep a dog over four months old without a licence. Licences run for the calendar year and expire December 31. Owners must apply on or before January 1 each year, and immediately on becoming a dog's owner. Licences are not refundable, and none can be issued to anyone under 19.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Buy the licence at the City Hall Service Centre or at most pet stores in Prince George. Renewals can be done online.\n2. For the lower rate, show a certificate from a veterinarian confirming the dog is sterilized.\n3. Fix the tag to your dog's collar.\n4. If you lose the tag, show your payment receipt to an Animal Control Officer for a $7 replacement.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Licensed dogs are easier to return: Animal Control Officers make every reasonable effort to get them home.\n- Dangerous, aggressive and nuisance dog licences can be bought only at City Hall.\n- Keeping an unlicensed dog is a $250 bylaw notice if paid within 30 days, or $312 if paid later.\n- A licence from another BC municipality can be transferred by surrendering it and paying the fee in the fee schedule; ask Bylaw Services for the amount.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control","title":"Animal Control, City of Prince George","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2023-04/BL8898_BYLAW-ADOPTED.pdf","title":"Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 8898, 2017 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/BL7557_CONSOLIDATED_2025-12-15.pdf","title":"Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (consolidated), Schedule C-1 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/BL8813_CONSOLIDATED_2024-09-09_0.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 8813, 2016 (consolidated), Schedule B (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Prince George","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/bylaw-enforcement/good-neighbour-guide","title":"Good Neighbour Guide, City of Prince George","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/prince-george/dog-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/dog-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/dog-licence.json"}}