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Dog Licences
If your dog is older than six months, it needs a licence and must wear a tag. Licence fees collected enable Bylaw & Licensing Services to bring your pet back to you quickly, often within a 24-hour period. As a part of the Drive Home Program, any licensed dog found by a bylaw officer will be taken to the owner’s front door. Licence fees also allow Bylaw & Licensing Services to provide emergency medical care for injured cats and dogs that are found.
How to get a dog licence
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buy your dog a tag from one of the following locations:
- Apply online
- Bylaw & Licensing Services, 750 17th Street in West Vancouver, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- SPCA, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (closed on statutory holidays)
- West Vancouver Community Centre, 2121 Marine Drive
- Gleneagles Community Centre, 6262 Marine Drive
- for dogs who are spayed or neutered the licence fee is $31 (a veterinary report or other proof is required) and when paid before the annual renewal date ($45 after the renewal date)
- for dogs who are not spayed or neutered, the licence fee is $71 and when paid before the annual renewal date ($85 after that date)
- if you’re new to town and have a dog licence from any other British Columbia municipality, bring it to Municipal Hall and get a West Vancouver licence for $10
Replacements for lost licence tags are $10.
Once your dog is licensed, we’ll send you a renewal notice each year. Renew online.