Animal control is the responsibility of all pet owners. All dogs within Town limits must be licenced. Cats are not required to have a licence.
Dog Licences
The fee for a dog tag is $25 for an altered dog, and $40 for an unaltered dog. Licences are valid from January to December and must be renewed yearly.
Failure to renew or register your dog may result in fines. The Dog License Application form can be printed out and sent in along with payment, or you may wish to stop by the Town Administration Office during business hours.
Please refer to the Town of Crossfield Dog Control Bylaw, 2019-11 and Cat Control Bylaw 2010-12 for information.
Please refer to our Off-Leash Dog Park page for more information and locations for dog-friendly parks. Doggie clean-up stations are located around Town. Please remember to clean up after your pet.
Urban Hen Program
The Urban Hen Bylaw was approved by Town council in 2019.
A few highlights from the bylaw are as follows:
- A person may apply to keep no more than three (3) urban hens in a single property.
- No rooster will be permitted.
- The owner must be 18 years of age or older.
- Hens kept on the property are for personal use only.
- No person shall keep a hen or hens on a parcel in a single-family residential zone having an area less than 464.52 m2 (5,000 ft2).
- Each Hen must be registered under the Premises Identification (PID) Program through Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Please view the Bylaw for more details.
The maximum number of urban hen licenses issued in the Town for the period the Urban Pilot Program is in force is fifteen (15). Each subsequent year, if the program is approved to continue, the maximum number of hen licenses issued is one hen license per one hundred (100) persons, based on the population of the Town of Crossfield as determined in the most recent census.