License Your Pet

Dogs that have not been neutered or spayed are required to be licensed on an annual basis. Neutered / spayed dogs are eligible to be licensed on a lifetime basis provided the owner submits acceptable proof the dog has been neutered or spayed. A completed Dog License Application (see below for form), along with payment of the fee as prescribed in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, can be submitted to the City of Dawson:

• in person at 1336 Front Street

• by mail to PO Box 308, Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0

• by fax to (867) 993-7434

• by email to info@cityofdawson.ca

 
Every intact dog license issued shall be effective January 1 or the date of issuance until and including the 31st of December next following.

If your dog is neutered or spayed within six months of the purchase of an intact dog license and you submit a veterinary certificate certifying your dog has been neutered or spayed, you are eligible for a refund of the difference between the intact license fee and the lifetime license fee.

Replacement dog tags are available for a prescribed fee. 

• The dog license tag shall be securely fastened to a collar or harness worn by the dog anytime the dog is off the owner’s property. 
• No person shall use a dog license tag on a dog to which it is not registered.
• Every person who becomes the owner of a dog that has a valid City of Dawson dog license shall within fifteen days of becoming the new owner notify the City of the new owner's name, civic address, telephone number, mailing address, and the dog license tag number for the dog.
• A license is not transferable from one dog to another and no refund shall be made for any license fee because of the death or disposal of a dog or upon the owner leaving the City before the expiration of the license period.
• Any licensed dog off the owner’s property and not wearing its dog license shall be deemed to be an unlicensed dog.