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Contacts

Licensing: Main Reception  |  T 250 769 4999
Complaints: WFN Law Enforcement  |  T 250 717 6147

Dog control

Matters of dog and cat control are administered in accordance with the WFN Dog and Cat Control Law, which covers issues of dog licensing, control of dogs and cats, impounding of dogs and cats, right of entry, dogs causing injury or damage, dogs running at large, violation reports, fees and forms, and offences. 

To make a dog-related report or complaint, call WFN Law Enforcement: 250 317 4596

Dog and Cat Control Law 

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Dog licensing

Westbank First Nation residents must license dogs directly through the WFN government, not the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO). Dogs that are over the age of three months must be licensed. Licenses must be purchased in person at the Westbank First Nation government office. Please be advised, it is your responsibility to license your dog.

Payment deadline: last day of February

Fees

Male or female $50.00
Spayed female or neutered male $16.00
Replacement for lost tag $5.00
Approved kennel license  $125.00
Late penalty  $5.00

Except for persons residing on properties that are zoned to allow for kennels, no person will be allowed to keep more that two dogs. Kennel licenses must be renews annually.

Payment deadline

Licenses expire on December 31 and must be renewed annually by the last day of February.

Late fee

A $5.00 fine will be issued to owners of all unlicensed dogs except:

  • if the dog has just reached the age of three months;
  • if the owner of the dog is a new resident; or
  • if the owner has just purchased a new dog.

How to purchase license

Pay in person at:

Westbank First Nation Local Government Services Office
First Floor Reception
515 Highway 97 South, Kelowna
8:30am to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday