Dog Licences

2025 Dog Licences Available For Purchase 
 

CVRD Annual Dog Licencing Fees

  • Spayed / Neutered $10.00
  • Unspayed / Unneutered $25.00
  • Dogs designated as dangerous: $50.00 fee in addition to the regular licencing fee

Dog licencing using tags makes it easy to identify dogs and reconnect lost pets with their owners. If you have a dog that’s over six months of age and are a resident of the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) in one of the following three electoral areas, you need to licence your dog each year.

Purchase Locations:

Comox Valley Regional District 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC V9N 0G8
Tel: 250-334-6000
Comox Valley Aquatic Centre 377 Lerwick Road, Courtenay
Tel: 250-334-2527
Comox Valley Sports Centre 3001 Vanier Drive, Courtenay
Tel: 250-334-9622
Corps of Commissionaires - CVRD Animal Control 101-1978 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay

Electoral Area Dog Licences on the Go

Each Saturday, Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 and Feb. 1, 2025

  • Saratoga Beach Access – 9 to 10 am
  • Seal Bay Park – Hardy Road Access - 10:30 to 11:30 am
  • Union Bay Store - 1 to 1:45 pm
  • Fanny Bay Community Hall – 2 to 3 pm

Look for the white “Animal Control Van” at the location !

CVRD Electoral Areas that require dog licencing:
 

Baynes Sound – Denman/Hornby Islands (Electoral Area A) – Vancouver Island portion only

Includes the area south of the City of Courtenay to Cook Creek, including Minto, Royston, Union Bay and Fanny Bay. Note that Denman and Hornby Islands are not included in this context.

Lazo North (Electoral Area B)

Includes Comox Peninsula, Little River, Balmoral Beach, Point Holmes, Bates Beach, Meadowbrook, Huband Road and Tsolum.

Puntledge – Black Creek (Electoral Area C)

Includes Merville, Black Creek, Dove Creek, Saratoga Beach, Arden (west of Cumberland Road), Powerhouse Road, Lake Trail, Marsden, Plateau Road and north to the Oyster River.

For residents of the City of Courtenay, Town of Comox or Village of Cumberland, contact your municipal office for information about dog licencing in your area.

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