Important Update

Starting Jan.1, 2025 the Town of Orangeville animal control services will transition to a new provider. This is a positive step that allows the Ontario SPCA Orangeville & District Animal Centre to focus on our primary purpose: providing shelter and care for animals and community support services—a legacy we’ve carried for over 150 years!

We will remain at our current location helping animals in need and helping to keep pets and people together through our community support services.

Stay tuned for updates about the new provider!

Find out more at orangeville.ca/AnimalControl

Animal Bylaws – Orangeville

Animal Bylaws

The Ontario SPCA Orangeville & District Animal Centre is contracted to enforce Animal Control Bylaws for the Town of Orangeville. To learn more about animal bylaws for Orangeville please call our office during normal business hours or contact the municipality. For information about all other municipal animal control bylaws please contact the local municipality.

License your dog!

If you live in the Town of Orangeville, you are required to have a current license tag affixed to your dog’s collar. Dog tags expire April 1st each year. Shelters across Ontario receive thousands of stray animals each year, and many do not have identification. Identification (including microchipping) is the best way to ensure that your lost pet can be reunited with your family!

DOG LICENSE FEES – Dog Tags expire April 1st, each year.

Town of Orangeville

Required by the Town of Orangeville Bylaw 68-2000, Sec. 4.1.1.

Subject to a set fine of $200.00 for non-compliance.

A maximum of three dogs per dwelling unit is allowed.

For a Fixed Dog For a Non-Fixed Dog
1st Dog $35.00 $35.00
2nd Dog $35.00 $35.00
3rd Dog $35.00 $35.00

* April 1st, all dog tag fees are increased by $5.00 late penalty.

Town of Orangeville dog license application Click Here.

Town of Orangeville Dog Tags can also be purchased at:

  • Ontario SPCA Orangeville & District Animal Centre, 650 Riddell Road, Orangeville
  • Dufferin Veterinary Hospital for Pets, 24 Armstrong Street, Orangeville
  • Global Pet Foods, 47 Broadway in Orangeville
  • Mono Veterinary Clinic, Hwy. 10 north of Orangeville at the Mono Plaza, RR#4, Orangeville
  • Broadway Animal Hospital, 328 Broadway, Unit 1, Orangeville
  • Orangeville Animal Hospital, 236 Broadway, Orangeville
  • Pet Valu, 50 Fourth Ave Unit 11 (Zehrs Plaza)
  • Pet Valu, 520 Riddell Road, Westdale Plaza (Sobeys Plaza)
  • Westend Veterinary Hospital, 35 Brenda Blvd. Unit 4, Orangeville
  • Fifth Avenue Veterinary Clinic, 10 Fifth Avenue, Orangeville