{"title":"Tahsis dog licences: fees and how to get one","question":"How do I get a dog licence in Tahsis, and what does it cost?","slug":"dog-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","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":"Village of Tahsis","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com"},"short_answer":"In Tahsis, every dog over four months old needs a Village of Tahsis licence, bought in person at the Village office. Under Bylaw 420 the fee is $5 a year for a spayed or neutered dog and $20 for one that is not. The licence expires December 31.","aliases":["dog license tahsis","dog tag tahsis","renew dog licence tahsis","village of tahsis dog licence"],"cost":"$5 for a spayed female or neutered male dog; $20 for an unspayed female or unneutered male dog (Schedule A of Bylaw 420, 1997). Replacement licence or tag $5. Kennel licence $50. The fee schedule is from the 1997 bylaw; a later fees bylaw was a scan that could not be read.","how_long":"A licence and its tag expire on December 31 of the year they are issued.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village of Tahsis Municipal Office","value":"977 South Maquinna Dr., Tahsis, BC V0P 1X0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Municipal Office","value":"(250) 934-6344"}],"documents":["Veterinarian's certificate, or the Village's signed declaration form, for the lower fee"],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997 (PDF)","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Tahsis dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/how-many-pets/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/alert-bay","name":"Alert Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/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 a dog unless it has a valid licence. A \"dog\" is an animal of the canine species apparently over four months old.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"ss. 2, 3(1)","quotes":["A person must not keep a dog unless a valid and subsisting licence has been issued for","\"dog\" means an animal of the canine species apparently over the age of four (4) months;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"issued_by":{"label":"Issued by","value":"The Village of Tahsis, at the Village office. The clerk, collector, treasurer or Village office clerical staff are authorized to issue licences.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"ss. 3(2), 4(4)","quotes":["applying at the Village office.","The clerk, collector, treasurer or village office clerical staff are authorized by council to issue licences under this bylaw."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_altered":{"label":"Fee, spayed or neutered","value":"$5 for a spayed female or neutered male dog.","short":"$5","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Spayed Female Dog . $ 5.00","Neutered Male Dog 5.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_unaltered":{"label":"Fee, not spayed or neutered","value":"$20 for an unspayed female or unneutered male dog.","short":"$20","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Unspayed Female Dog 20.00","Unneutered Male Dog 20.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees and discounts","value":"Replacement licence or tag: $5. Kennel licence: $50. If a dog is spayed or neutered during the licence year and a veterinarian certifies it, the owner gets a refund of the difference.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"Schedule A; s. 5(4)","quotes":["Replacement license or tag 5.00","Kennel 50.00","owner is entitled to a refund of the difference between the fee paid and the fee for a"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"A licence and its tag expire on December 31 of the year they are issued.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 4(1)","quotes":["expires on December 31 of the year in which it is issued;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_get":{"label":"How to get one","value":"In person at the Village office, 977 South Maquinna Dr., open 8:30 to 4:30 Monday to Friday (closed statutory holidays), by paying the prescribed fee. For the spayed or neutered fee, bring a veterinarian certificate or sign the Village declaration form.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"ss. 3(2), 5(1)-(2)","quotes":["by paying the prescribed fee and applying at the Village office.","the applicant may sign a declaration in the form provided by the Village."]},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws and Policies, Village of Tahsis","section":"Municipal Office contact box","quotes":["977 South Maquinna Dr. P.O. Box 219 Tahsis, BC V0P 1X0","Open 8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday. Closed Stat Holidays"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine_unlicensed":{"label":"Fine, unlicensed dog","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The ticket amount is in a scanned schedule of the Village's ticketing bylaw that could not be read.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997 (amended by Bylaw No. 449, 1998, Bylaw No. 507, 2005 and Bylaw No. 602, 2018).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as the \"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997\"."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":9,"stated":8,"matched":8,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Tahsis licenses dogs under its [Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf). No one may keep a dog unless it has a valid licence. The bylaw counts an animal of the canine species apparently over four months old as a dog. The clerk, collector, treasurer or Village office clerical staff issue licences.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Go to the Village office at 977 South Maquinna Dr. and pay the fee.\n2. For the $5 fee, bring a veterinarian's certificate showing the dog is spayed or neutered, or sign the Village's declaration form.\n3. Put the tag on your dog.\n4. Renew each year, because the licence expires December 31.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- If a dog is spayed or neutered during the licence year and a veterinarian certifies it, the owner gets a refund of the difference.\n- The bylaw states no late fee and no senior or early-payment discount.\n- More than two dogs needs a $50 kennel licence. See the pet limits answer.\n- The ticket amount for an unlicensed dog is in a scanned schedule of the Village's ticketing bylaw that could not be read. Ask the Village office.\n- The pages read mention no online or mail option. Ask the office at (250) 934-6344.","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw420.animal-control-licensing-1997-amended.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 420, 1997, as amended (PDF), Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws and Policies, Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 8 of 9 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/dog-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/dog-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/dog-licence.json"}}