--- title: "Sayward dog licences: fees and how to get one" question: "How do I get a dog licence in Sayward, and what does it cost?" place: Sayward, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/sayward category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Sayward sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-licence/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-licence.json" --- # Sayward dog licences: fees and how to get one **Question:** How do I get a dog licence in Sayward, and what does it cost? **Short answer:** In Sayward, keeping an unlicensed dog is an offence under the Village's Animal Control Bylaw. The Village's fee schedule sets a licence at $20 for a spayed or neutered dog and $30 for one that is not. The Village's website does not say where to buy one, so ask the Village Office. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Sayward, https://www.sayward.ca) **Cost:** $20 for a neutered male or spayed female dog (proof by a veterinarian's certificate); $30 for an unneutered male or unspayed female dog. Replacement tag: $15. The fee schedule lists no discounts and does not say whether the fee is yearly. **How long:** Not stated on the Village website. Ask the Village Office how long a licence lasts and when it renews. **Where:** - Phone: Village Office (open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed holidays), 250-282-5512 - In person: Village Office, 652 H'Kusam Way, Sayward, BC - Online: Online Bylaw Complaint Form, https://www.sayward.ca/form/bylaw-complaint-form ## Key facts - **Licence required:** Keeping an unlicensed dog is an offence (Animal Control Bylaw s. 4.1). The age at which a dog needs a licence is not stated in the readable text. - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 2](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf) - Official wording: "Unlicensed dog 4.1 75.00" … "No license tag on dog 4.4 50.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Issued by:** Not confirmed. The Village's Animal Control Bylaw is posted only as a scan and could not be read. - **Fee, spayed or neutered:** $20 for a neutered male or spayed female dog, proven by a veterinarian's certificate. - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule H, Animal Licensing](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2026-05/Bylaw%20451%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only%20-%20updated%202026.pdf) - Official wording: "For every neutered male dog, proven to be such by the production of a certificate from a qualified veterinarian $20.00" … "For every spayed female dog, proven to be as such by the production of a certificate from a qualified veterinarian $20.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fee, not spayed or neutered:** $30 for an unneutered male or unsprayed female dog. - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule H, Animal Licensing](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2026-05/Bylaw%20451%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only%20-%20updated%202026.pdf) - Official wording: "For every unneutered male dog $30.00" … "For every unsprayed female dog $30.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Other fees and discounts:** Replacement licence tag: $15. No discounts are listed in the schedule. - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule H, Animal Licensing](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2026-05/Bylaw%20451%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only%20-%20updated%202026.pdf) - Official wording: "For replacement license tags $15.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Renewal:** Not confirmed. The Village's Animal Control Bylaw is posted only as a scan and could not be read. - **How to get one:** Not confirmed. The Village's Animal Control Bylaw is posted only as a scan and could not be read. - **Fine, unlicensed dog:** Ticket of $75 for an unlicensed dog (s. 4.1). $50 for no licence tag on the dog (s. 4.4). - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 2](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf) - Official wording: "Unlicensed dog 4.1 75.00" … "No license tag on dog 4.4 50.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015 - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 1, row 2](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf) - Official wording: "Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Dog licensing in Sayward falls under the Village's [Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015](). Keeping an unlicensed dog is an offence under section 4.1 of that bylaw. The bylaw itself is posted only as a scan, so this answer relies on the Village's [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451]() (Schedule H) for fees and its [Ticketing Bylaw No. 422]() for fines. ## Steps 1. Call or visit the Village Office at 250-282-5512 to ask how to apply, where to pay and what the licence covers. The Village website does not describe the process. 2. If your dog is spayed or neutered, bring a veterinarian's certificate to get the $20 fee instead of $30. 3. Put the tag on your dog. A tag is required: having no licence tag on the dog is a $50 ticket. ## Good to know - Fees: $20 spayed or neutered, $30 not. A replacement tag is $15. - The fee schedule does not say whether the fee is annual, and it lists no late fee or discount. - The age at which a dog needs a licence is not stated in any readable Village document. - An unlicensed dog is a $75 ticket. - Which body sells the licence is not stated on the Village website, so confirm with the Village Office. ## Official forms and pages - [Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015 (Village bylaw page; the PDF is a scan)](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/bylaws/animal-control-bylaw-no-418-2015) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2026-05/Bylaw%20451%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only%20-%20updated%202026.pdf) - [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf) ## Related questions - [Sayward dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-leash-rules.md) - [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Sayward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/how-many-pets.md) - [Sayward rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dangerous-dogs.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence.md) - [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-licence.md) - [Gold River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/dog-licence.md) - [Tahsis](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/dog-licence.md) - [Alert Bay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/dog-licence.md) - [Port McNeill](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/dog-licence.md) - [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/dog-licence.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control Bylaw No. 418, 2015 (Village bylaw page; the PDF is a scan)](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/bylaws/animal-control-bylaw-no-418-2015) (read 2026-11-08) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2026-05/Bylaw%20451%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only%20-%20updated%202026.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaws, Village of Sayward](https://www.sayward.ca/government-bylaws/bylaws) (read 2026-11-08) - [Staff Directory, Village of Sayward](https://www.sayward.ca/contact/staff-directory) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 9 facts was matched to the official text; 3 could not be confirmed. 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