Dog Control Services

The RDEK provides dog control in Electoral Area F and Electoral Area G. If you live in a municipality, contact your municipal office for dog control information.

Residents within Electoral Area F and Electoral Area G are required to obtain licenses for their dogs each year. Licenses can be purchased from the RDEK's Columbia Valley Office at 4956 Athalmer Road. Call the Dog Control Officer, Sam Fiddler, at 250-347-9793 for information about regulations and licensing, or email her at doggone@cyberlink.bc.ca.

Impoundment Fees	Licenced	Unlicenced
(a) Dogs - spayed or neutered
1st offence	$25.00	$50.00
2nd offence within one year	50.00	75.00
3rd offence within one year	100.00	125.00
4th and each subsequent offence within one year	150.00	175.00
(b) Dogs - not spayed or neutered
1st offence	$40.00	$65.00
2nd offence within one year	65.00	90.00
3rd offence within one year	115.00	140.00
4th and each subsequent offence within one year	165.00	190.00
(c) Pups - under 4 months of age		$20.00
Boarding Fees		$10.00/day
Disposal Fees
Dog turned over to pound for destruction		$75.00
Pickup and disposal		$100.00
Pickup carcass upon request		$75.00
Kennel Licence Fees		$100.00/year

Dog Licence Fees
(a) Pit Bull Terriers (as defined in Part 2 of the Bylaw)	$1000.00
(b) (i) Female Dog - not spayed	30.00
(ii) Female Dog - spayed	10.00
(c) (i) Male dog - not neutered	30.00
(ii) Male dog - neutered	10.00
(d) Licence transfer to new owner	3.00
(e) Licence transfer to new dog	3.00
(f) Replacement of lost licence	3.00
(g) Group Licence for kenneled dogs (per section 5.2(d) of the Bylaw)	150.00