Animal Licenses
If you own a cat or dog you are required to purchase a license as per the Village’s Community Standards Bylaw 2019-001. If you are registering a dog for the first time, please complete the Animal License Form. Subsequent years require do not require registration; however it is the owner’s responsibility to ensure that all information regarding your pet and/or billing information remain current.
The cost of a Dog License is as follows:
- Yearly for Male/Female: $10.00
Payments can be made via e-transfer, a mailed cheque, or cheque, cash, debit or credit card at the Village Office.
Animal and Dog ownership in the Village of Champion
Village of Champion residents & guests must keep their pets confined to their property or leashed at all times. No owner is allowed to let their pets roam free and become a nuisance to other landowners and passersby.
Dog owners are required to prevent their dogs from:
- Running at large;
- Howling excessively or disturbing the peace of others;
- Causing damage to public or private property;
- Biting, attacking, threatening, harassing, chasing, killing or injuring any person or other animals;
- Biting or chasing any vehicle;
Village of Champion residents & guests are also responsible for any other domestic animal or livestock in their ownership. Our Officers have Authority to Enforce the Animal Protection Act.
Community Peace Officers patrolling the village continue to enforce the Animal Bylaw and all other Village of Champion bylaws. Animals may be impounded for infractions and owners may face impound fees and or fines in that circumstance. Here is the link for the Vulcan County Bylaw Enforcement Process.
Important Enforcement Services Note For Community Pound/ Shelter Options
Neither the Village of Champion nor Vulcan County operate a Pound. Animals picked up by Enforcement Services are brought to local Shelters or Pounds decided by available space. This means that dogs impounded in Vulcan County can often be housed at facilities outside Vulcan County.
The Village of Champion strongly urges its residents to properly care for their animals and ensure that they are not a threat or nuisance to any surrounding neighbors or properties. Collars/Tags on your Dog with simple contact information could be the difference between your Dog being returned to you in a timely fashion or being sent to be held in a facility outside the Village of Champion & Vulcan County.
If you have any questions regarding animal control or enforcement, please call 403-485-3114.