Wow, alot of you guys pay alot less than we do.
Keep in mind, we're quoting US $ prices, you are quoting Canadian.

I live outside of city limits, so we don't have a county license. OTOH, we also don't have a county leash law. I would GLADLY pay for licenses every year if it meant our county AC could enforce a leash law!

I think the city here charges somthing like $10 for unaltered, and $5 for altered, per year. Or maybe it's $15 and $7.50 now. Whatever it is, it is very much worth it, IMO, to pay licensing fees if it helps enforce responsible pet ownership and gives Animal Control more funds to use.