Dogs that roam from home risk being impounded and running up a high bill for their stay. If a dog is found to be a nuisance and is picked up by the police or the Animal Control Unit, owners can face a fine of $100.00 or imprisonment for twenty days.

Funds collected by Treasury Department on behalf of the department of Agriculture.

• Impound Fee for licensed dogs: $8.00
• Impound Fee for unlicensed dogs: $20.00
• Penalty for unlicensed dogs over the age of three months: $40.00
• A fine for allowing a bitch in heat to roam: $100.00
• An annual license:
  • for males and spayed females: $2.00
  • for unspayed females in New Providence: $6.00
  • for males and unspayed females in New Providence: $0.25
  • for unspayed females in the Family Islands: $0.50

If no one claims a dog after 4 days it will be put down. Licensing your dog is a simple way of ensuring it Family Islands.