Toronto Animal Services Fees
Animal Services Fees
City of Toronto fees as described in following:
- By-law No. 663-2006 (PDF file size 13.4KB)
- Municipal Code Chapter 441 (PDF file size 20.7KB)
- By-law No. 509-2005 (PDF file size 36.6KB)
- Municipal Code Chapter 349 (PDF file size 95KB)
| Column 1 Service |
Column 2 Fee or Charge |
| Protective care | |
| First 24 hours or part thereof | $40.00 |
| Subsequent per diem rate | $20.00 |
| Dog licences | |
| Male/Female, Unaltered | $60.00 |
| Male/Female, Sterilized | $25.00 |
| Personal Assistance | No fee if certificate is produced from The Canadian National Institute for the Blind or Hearing Ear Dogs of Canada or satisfactory equivalent |
| Replacement Tag (includes applicable taxes) | $ 3.39 |
| Male/Female, Unaltered Pet of Senior Citizen | $30.00 |
| Male/Female, Sterilized Pet of Senior Citizen | $12.50 |
| Impoundment fee | |
| First 24 hours or part thereof | $40.00 |
| Subsequent per diem rate | $20.00 |
| Adoption fee | |
| Female Dogs including spay fee, taxes and licence | $267.95 |
| Male Dogs including neuter fee, taxes and licence | $234.05 |
*Protective care — The temporary keeping of an animal to a maximum of five days, as a result of an eviction, incarceration, medical or fire emergency or any other situation that the Medical Officer of Health deems appropriate.
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Cat services The fees or charges in Column 2, Fee or Charge, of the following table shall be paid to the City for the cat services listed opposite under Column 1, Service: |
| Column 1 Service |
Column 2 Fee or Charge |
| Protective care | |
| First 24 hours or part thereof | $40.00 |
| Subsequent per diem rate | $10.00 |
| Cat licences | |
| Male/Female, Unaltered | $50.00 |
| Male/Female, Sterilized | $15.00 |
| Personal Assistance | N/A |
| Replacement Tag (includes applicable taxes) | $ 3.39 |
| Male/Female, Unaltered Pet of Senior Citizen | $25.00 |
| Male/Female, Sterilized Pet of Senior Citizen | $7.50 |
| Impoundment fee | |
| First 24 hours or part thereof | $30.00 |
| Subsequent per diem rate | $10.00 |
| Adoption fee | |
| Cats including taxes, licence, and more. | $99.75 |
| Column 1 Service |
Column 2 Fee or Charge |
| Spay/neuter surgery | |
| Neutering a male cat | $40.00 |
| Spaying a female cat | $60.00 |
| Additional fee if physicalcomplications | $20.00 |
| Sheltering fees at clinic (per diem) | |
| Cats | $10.00 |
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Additional animal services The fees or charges in Column 2, Fee or Charge, of the following table shall be paid to the City for additional animal services listed opposite under Column 1, Service: |
| Column 1 Service |
Column 2 Fee or Charge |
|
| Surrender fees (owned animal) | ||
| Dogs | $35.00 | |
| Cats | $20.00 | |
| Litters | $20.00 | |
| Small animals | $10.00 | |
| Adoption fees | ||
| Birds | ||
| Budgies, finch types | $5.00 | |
| Cockatiels, love bird types | $20.00 | |
| Small parrots (<1 kg) | $50.00 | |
| Large Parrots (>1 kg) | $100.00 | |
| Fish | $5.00 | |
| Mammals (other than rodents) | $40.00 | |
| Reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates |
$20.00 | |
| Rodents | $5.00 | |
| Other fees | ||
| Pick up and delivery fees | $20.00 | |
| Cat boxes | $5.00 | |



