Animal Control is currently being looked after by the local SPCA. Please call 902-893-7968 to speak with a by-law officer.
Read the Dog By-law - Chapter 35 (November 2022) here.This can also be viewed on our By-laws page.
Dog Licenses & Tags
Every dog in the Municipality of Colchester must be licensed and wear a dog tag. Having a licence helps your dog be brought home sooner when they are lost or loose. Licenses are good for one year, from January to December.
Each tag is $12.00 and can be purchased from any of the following:
- The By-law Enforcement Officer
- Community Development Department, County Office
- Pilot's Doggy Daycare, Salmon River
- Central Nova Animal Hospital, Bible Hill
- Fundy Veterinarians (both Murray Siding and Shubenacadie locations)
- Truro Veterinary Hospital, Truro
- Stay N' Play Canine Centre, Truro
- Future Worx Tatamagouche
- 'The Store' (formerly Grant's Grocery in North River)
- SPCA Truro
- Cross Roads Boarding, Behavior, and Training, Great Village
pdf Download the Dog Registration Form (471 KB)
Lost Dogs
Follow the suggestions below to find your lost dog:
- post your dog on the lost and found section on the radio
- speak to neighbours
- call the Animal Control Officer
- contact the Nova Scotia Lost Dog Network