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BYLAW 1056-24
RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP BYLAW
Adopted June 25, 2024
AMENDED BY BYLAW 1068-25
TRAFFIC SAFETY BYLAW AMENDING BYLAW
Adopted January 14, 2025
Effective April 1, 2025
AMENDED BY BYLAW 1091-25
RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AMENDING BYLAW
Adopted December 9, 2025
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BYLAW #1056-24
The City of Beaumont Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw
Whereas Council deems it necessary to regulate and control dogs, cats, and other animals; and
to provide for the controls and conditions on certain animals; and
Section 7 of the Municipal Government Act allows a Council to pass bylaws in relation to wild
and domestic animals and activities in relation to them;
Council enacts:
PART I - TITLE, DEFINITIONS, AND INTERPRETATION
Definitions
1
In this bylaw:
(a) "Animal" means any Dog, or Cat, but does not include
Wildlife or Livestock;
(b) "Animal Shelter" means a facility determined by the City for
safekeeping, and holding of impounded, or seized Animals as
set out within this bylaw;
(c)
"Attack" means an assault by an Animal upon a Person or
other animal which causes injury to that Person or other
Animal;
(d) "Bite" means an application of force by an Animal by means
of its mouth and teeth upon a Person or other animal which
results in pain or injury of any nature being inflicted upon
that Person or other animal;
(e) "Cat" means a member of the species felis silvestris catus
(commonly referred to as the domestic cat);
(f)
"Chief Administrative Officer" or "CAO" means the Chief
Administrative Officer of the City or their designate;
(g) "Communicable Diseases" means an illness in humans that is
caused by an organism or micro-organism or its toxic
product and is transmitted directly or indirectly from an
infected Person or Animal or the environment;
(h) "City" means the municipal corporation of the City of
Beaumont;
(i)
"Council" means the municipal council of the City;
(j)
"Court" means a court of competent jurisdiction in Alberta;
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(k) "Designated Officer" has the same meaning as given under
the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26;
(l)
"Dog" means a member of the species canis lupus familiaris
(commonly referred to as the domestic dog);
(m) "Highway" has the meaning as defined in the Traffic Safety
Act, RSA 2000, c T-6;
(n) "In Heat" means a recurring period of sexual receptivity in
many female mammals;
(o) "Justice" has the meaning as defined in the Provincial
Offences Procedure Act, RSA 2000, c P-34;
(p) "Leash" means material capable of leading or restraining the
Animal on which it is being used;
(q) "Livestock" includes, but is not limited to:
(i)
horse, mule, ass, swine, emu, ostrich, llama, alpaca,
sheep, or goat;
(ii)
domestically reared or kept deer, reindeer, moose, elk,
or bison; farm-bred, fur-bearing animals including
foxes and mink; animals of the bovine species;
(iii)
animals of the avian species including chickens,
turkeys, ducks, geese, or pheasants; and
(iv) all other animals that are kept for agricultural
purposes, but does not include Cats, or Dogs;
(r)
"Medical Officer of Health" means the medical officer of
health as appointed and defined in the Public Health Act,
RSA 2000, c P-37;
(s)
"Motor Vehicle" has the meaning given in the Traffic Safety
Act, RSA 2000, c T-6;
(t)
"Muzzle" means a humane device of sufficient strength
placed over an Animal's mouth to prevent it from biting;
(u) "Nuisance Animal" means an Animal declared to be a
nuisance Animal by the Chief Administrative Officer in
accordance with this bylaw;
(v) "Off Leash Area" means an area designated by Council,
where dogs are permitted to be off leash, or designated
areas where organized and controlled Dog events may be
held by causing signs to be posted in such areas indicating
such designations;
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(w) "Owner" means any natural Person or body corporate:
(i)
who is the licensed owner of an Animal; or
(ii)
who has legal title to an Animal; or
(iii)
who has possession or custody, or care and control of
an Animal, either temporarily or permanently; or
(iv) who harbours an Animal, or allows the Animal to
remain on his premises;
(x) "Peace Officer" means a Person employed by the City as a
Community Peace Officer, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or a
member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to carry out
the provisions of this bylaw;
(y) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association,
corporation, society, trustee, executor, administrator or other
legal representative;
(z)
"Playground" means land within the City and controlled by
the City upon which apparatus such as swings and slides are
placed;
(aa) "Prohibited Animals" means those animals listed in Schedule
C attached hereto;
(bb) "Running at Large" means an Animal that is not restrained
by a Leash or otherwise under the physical control of a
Person at a location other than:
(i)
the Owner's property;
(ii)
inside the boundaries of an Off Leash Area;
(iii)
on private property with the consent of the Owner of
that private property;
(iv) during grooming; or
(v)
while participating in an Animal sporting, training or
show event;
(cc) "School Ground" means property within the City owned or
operated by any school district or private school;
(dd) "Service Dog" has the meaning as defined in the Service
Dogs Act, SA 2007, c S-7.5, and includes a dog that is in
training to become Service Dog but does not include Dogs
that are no longer actively being used as a Service Dog;
(ee) "Severe Injury" means any injury that requires medical
attention excepting wound cleaning and basic first aid and
includes: wounds requiring sutures or surgery, disfiguring or
scarring lacerations, broken bones, severe sprains or any
other similar serious injury;
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(ff) "Sports Field" means land within the City and controlled by
the City which is set apart and used for the playing of a sport
including, but not limited to, baseball diamonds, field hockey,
tennis or basketball courts, rugby, soccer, athletic fields, or
football fields;
(gg) "Vicious Animal" means any Animal:
(i)
which in the opinion of a Justice has a propensity to
attack, to cause injury to or to otherwise endanger the
safety of a human or other animal; or
(ii)
that has been declared to be a vicious or dangerous
Animal pursuant to a bylaw of another municipality; or
(iii)
that has been the subject of an order issued by a
Justice pursuant to the Dangerous Dogs Act, RSA
2000, c D-3; and
(hh) "Wildlife" has the meaning as defined in the Wildlife Act, RSA
2000, c W-10.
Interpretation
2
The following rules apply to interpretation of this bylaw:
(a) headings, titles, and margin notes in this bylaw are for ease
of reference only;
(b) gender-specific words, phrases, and references are intended
to be gender-neutral, and the singular includes the plural as
the context requires;
(c)
every provision of this bylaw is independent of all other
provisions and if any provision of this bylaw is declared
invalid by a Court, all other provisions of this bylaw remain
valid and enforceable; and
(d) references to bylaws and enactments in this bylaw include
amendments and replacement bylaws and enactments, and
regulations and orders thereunder.
PART II - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Licensing Information 3
A Person must not own or keep any Animal within the City unless
that Animal is licensed in the manner as provided for in this
bylaw.
Number of Animals
4
No Person shall keep more than three (3) Dogs of an age more
than six (6) months unless that Person has obtained a valid
business license from the City.
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5
No Person shall keep more than three (3) Cats of an age more
than six (6) months unless that Person has obtained a valid
business license from the City.
6
No Person shall have more than a total of four (4) Animals in a
residence, unless they hold a valid City business license for:
(a) the care and treatment of Animals operated and in charge of
a veterinarian; and/or
(b) a training or obedience class for Animals; and/or
(c)
a pet store, kennel or cattery.
License Requirement
7
The Owner of an Animal shall:
(a) be eighteen (18) years of age or older;
(b) obtain a City license for their Animal within fifteen (15) days
following the Animal having attained six (6) months of age,
or acquiring possession of the Animal, whichever date is
later;
(c)
ensure all Animals wear a license purchased for that Animal
when the Animal is off the Owner's property;
(d) renew all Animal licenses on or before January 31 each year;
and
(e) notify the City forthwith of any change in information
provided in the application for a license under this bylaw.
8
When applying for a license under this bylaw, the Owner shall
provide the following:
(a) the name, and telephone contact number of the Owner, or
the Person responsible if the Owner is a corporate body;
(b) a physical description of the Animal, including name, breed,
gender and age;
(c)
the address where the Animal Owner or Owners reside and
where the animal resides;
(d) information establishing that the Animal is spayed or
neutered;
(e) if the Animal is the subject of any Vicious Animal order by a
Justice or any other municipality;
(f)
any other information which the Chief Administrative Officer
may require; and
(g) the license fee for each Animal as set out in City's Fees and
Charges Bylaw.
9
No Person shall give false information when applying for a license
pursuant to this bylaw.
10 A license issued pursuant to this bylaw is non-transferable and
non-refundable.
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11 Upon losing an Animal license, an Owner of an Animal shall obtain
a replacement license for a fee as set out in the City's Fees and
Charges Bylaw.
Exceptions to License
Requirements
12 A police service member shall not be required to obtain a license
for their police Dogs but Owners of those Dogs are required to
comply with the other provisions of this bylaw except where the
offence or other provisions of this bylaw are contrary to the
functions performed by those Dogs, or an enactment, permit,
order or license governing police Dogs exempts those Dogs from
the application of provisions of this bylaw.
13 Where an individual with a disability is the Owner of a Service Dog
trained and used to assist such individual, if that individual
provides to the satisfaction of the Chief Administrative Officer
identification that identifies the individual and the individual's
Service Dog, then there shall be no fee payable by the Owner for
a license for the Service Dog as set out in the City's Fees and
Charges Bylaw.
14 Where an Owner is aged sixty-five (65) or older, there shall be no
fee payable by the Owner for an Animal license.
15 No Animal license shall be required for an Animal that is
accompanying a Person who is visiting the City, if they do not stay
in the City more than thirty (30) days. The Owner must be able
to produce proof that they are visiting the City not more than
thirty (30) days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all other
provisions of this bylaw shall still apply to Animals referenced in
this section. This includes Animals brought into the City for the
purposes of a competition, parade, fair, exhibition, or other similar
event, provided those Animals are always under the care and
supervision of a competent Person.
PART III - GENERAL CARE AND CONTROL
Wearing License
16 Every Animal shall wear the license tag provided by the City when
the Animal is off the private property of the Owner of said Animal.
Running at Large
17 The Owner of an Animal shall ensure that such Animal is not
Running at Large, unless otherwise permitted by this bylaw.
Animals in Off Leash
Area
18 An Owner of a Dog is not required to have the Dog on a Leash in
an area of the City which has been designated as an Off Leash
Area, and the Owner of a Dog in an Off Leash Area shall:
(a) ensure that such Dog is always under control of the Owner;
(b) not allow or permit more than four (4) Dogs in their custody
in an Off Leash Area;
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(c)
be physically capable of controlling and restraining all Dogs
in their custody in an Off Leash Area; and
(d) carry an appropriate Leash for all Dogs in their custody, on
their person while in an Off Leash Area.
19 No Owner of an Animal In Heat, an Animal suffering from a
Communicable Disease, or a Vicious Animal shall permit the
Animal to be in an Off Leash Area at any time.
20 A Peace Officer may, upon the Owner being in contravention of
any provision of this part, order the Owner of an off leash Animal
in an Off Leash Area, to:
(a) restrain the Animal by means of a Leash; or
(b) remove the Animal from an Off Leash Area;
(c)
or both.
An Owner who fails to comply with an order made by a Peace
Officer pursuant to this section to restrain or remove an Animal is
guilty of an offence.
Animals in Prohibited
Areas
21 The Owner of an Animal shall ensure that such Animal does not
enter, or remain in or on:
(a) a Playground, School Ground, or Sports Field; or
(b) any other area which has been designated by the Chief
Administrative Officer as an area where Animals are
prohibited and where a sign prohibiting Animals has been
posted.
Unattended Animals
22 The Owner of an Animal shall ensure that such Animal is not left
unsupervised while tethered or tied on private property or on
premises where the public has access, whether the access is
express or implied.
23 The Owner of an Animal shall not leave the Animal unattended in
a Motor Vehicle unless:
(a) the Animal is restrained in a manner that prevents contact
between the Animal and any member of the public; and
(b) the Animal has suitable ventilation. For the purposes of this
bylaw suitable ventilation is the provision and maintenance
of air flow and air quality conditions that ensures the well-
being of an Animal, preventing any form of distress.
24 The Owner of an Animal shall not leave an Animal unattended in
a Motor Vehicle if the weather conditions are not suitable for
containment and put the Animal's well-being and safety at risk.
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Securing Animals in
Vehicles
25 No Person shall allow an Animal to be riding outside of the
passenger cab of a Motor Vehicle on a Highway, regardless of
whether the Motor Vehicle is moving or parked.
26 A Person may allow an Animal to be outside the passenger cab of
a Motor Vehicle, if the Animal is:
(a) in a fully enclosed trailer;
(b) in a fully enclosed cargo area of the bed of a Motor Vehicle;
(c)
contained in a ventilated kennel or similar device securely
fastened to the cargo bed of the Motor Vehicle; or
(d) securely tethered in such a manner that the Animal is not
standing on bare metal, cannot jump or be thrown from the
Motor Vehicle, is not in danger of strangulation, and cannot
reach beyond the outside edges of the Motor Vehicle.
27 The Owner of a Motor Vehicle who fails to secure an Animal in a
Motor Vehicle in accordance with this bylaw may be charged with
an offence unless the Owner of the Motor Vehicle satisfies a
Peace Officer or Designated Officer that:
(a) the Motor Vehicle was not being driven or was not being
parked by the owner; or
(b) that the Person driving or parking the Motor Vehicle at the
time of the offence did so without the Owner's express or
implied consent.
Animals In Heat
28 The Owner of an Animal that is In Heat shall confine the Animal
indoors or within a building or enclosure which will prevent the
escape of the Animal or entry of other Animals until the Animal is
no longer In Heat.
29 The Owner of an Animal that is In Heat may allow the Animal to
leave the building or enclosure to urinate, defecate or exercise if
the Owner maintains the Animal under care and control at all
times, and immediately returns the Animal to the building or
enclosure upon completion of urinating, defecating or exercising.
The Animal must remain on the Owner's property at all times.
30 The Owner of an Animal that is In Heat shall not allow or permit
said Animal to be at any location where the Animal may be a
source of attraction to other Animals.
Communicable
Diseases
31 An Owner of an Animal or Livestock which are suffering from a
Communicable Disease shall:
(a) not permit the Animal or Livestock to be in any public place;
(b) not permit the Animal or Livestock to be in contact with or in
proximity to any other Animal;
(c)
keep the Animal or Livestock confined or restrained; and
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(d) immediately report the matter to the Medical Officer of
Health or the Office of the Chief Provincial Veterinarian as
the case may be, and the Chief Administrative Officer.
Removing Excrement
32 If an Animal defecates on any property other than the property of
its Owner, the Owner shall remove such feces immediately.
33 If an Animal is on any property other than the property of its
Owner, the Owner shall have in his possession a suitable means
of facilitating the removal of the Animal's feces.
34 No Owner or occupant of a Property shall have or allow in or on
the Property, the accumulation of Animal remains, parts of Animal
remains or Animal feces.
Noise
35 The Owner of an Animal that allows such Animal to excessively
bark, howl, or otherwise make or cause such noise which, in the
opinion of the Peace Officer, is likely to disturb the peace of any
Person is guilty of an offence.
36 A Peace Officer may request a Person complaining about an
Animal excessively barking, howling, or engaging in any other
activity that causes noise to keep a log of all occurrences for a
period specified by a Peace Officer. Any Person complaining about
an Animal excessively barking, howling, or engaging in any other
activity that causes noise, when requested shall submit a
statement in writing to a Peace Officer.
Threatening
Behaviours
37 The Owner of any Animal shall ensure that such Animal does not:
(a) bark at, or chase other Animals, Wildlife, Livestock, or other
domesticated household pets;
(b) bark at, or chase bicycles, Motor Vehicles, or other vehicles;
(c)
growl, lunge, snarl, chase, or otherwise threaten a Person or
Persons, whether on the property of the Owner or not,
unless the Person chased or threatened is a trespasser of
the property owner;
(d) bite, attack, or cause damage to property, Animals, Wildlife,
Livestock, or other domesticated household pets, whether on
the property of the Owner or not;
(e) cause Severe Injury or death to an Animal, Wildlife,
Livestock, or other domesticated household pets;
(f)
bite or attack a Person or Persons whether on the property
of the Owner or not, unless the Person attacked is a
trespasser of the property Owner;
(g) cause Severe Injury or death to a Person or Persons whether
on the property of the Owner or not, unless the Person
attacked is a trespasser of the property Owner; and
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(h) commit any other act that injures a Person or Persons
whether on the property of the Owner or not.
38 No Owner shall use or direct an Animal to attack, chase, harass or
threaten a Person, Animal, Wildlife, Livestock, or other
domesticated household pets.
Scattering of Garbage 39 The Owner of an Animal shall ensure that the Animal shall not
upset any outdoor waste receptacle or scatter the contents
thereof either in or about a street, lane, or other public property
or in or about any premises not belonging to or in the possession
of the Owner of the Animal.
40 The Owner of an Animal shall immediately return any such upset
waste receptacle to an upright position and clean up any contents
that may have been scattered in or about a street, lane, or other
public property or in or about any premises not belonging to or in
the possession of the Owner of the Animal.
Other Animals
41 Unless so permitted by the Chief Administrative Officer, no Person
shall allow a horse owned or controlled by them to be in a
Playground or Sports Field or on a pathway or Highway. This
section shall not apply to:
(a) horses owned and ridden by the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police; or
(b) Livestock ridden or used in a City sponsored event, approved
community event or parade.
42 The Owner of Livestock shall remove defecation from a Highway
or pathway immediately.
Prohibited Animals
43 No Person shall keep or have any of the following on any
premises within the boundaries of the City:
(a) Livestock; or
(b) Prohibited Animals.
Subsection (a) does not apply in the case of premises within the
City on land zoned Agricultural Holdings.
44 Prohibited Animals are permitted within the City if they are
involved in a competition, parade, fair, exhibition, zoo, or other
similar event, provided that prior written permission is obtained
from the Chief Administrative Officer, and the Prohibited Animals
are kept secure and under the control of a competent Person at
all times.
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45 A Peace Officer may give written notice to the Owner of a
Prohibited Animal, specifying that the Prohibited Animal(s) be
removed from the City by a specified date.
46 The Owner of a Prohibited Animal is guilty of an offence if they
fail to remove the Prohibited Animal by the date specified by a
Peace Officer.
Nuisance Animals
47 The Chief Administrative Officer may declare an Animal to be a
Nuisance Animal upon fifteen (15) days' written notice to the
Owner.
48 In declaring an Animal to be a Nuisance Animal, the Chief
Administrative Officer shall consider any sections of this bylaw
that have been contravened by such Animal and shall also take
into consideration any other matter which, in the opinion of the
Chief Administrative Officer, is relevant.
49 The Chief Administrative Officer may apply such conditions to the
Owner and the Nuisance Animal as deemed appropriate to
eliminate the nuisance.
50 The declaration of an Animal as a Nuisance Animal shall be
reviewed annually by the Chief Administrative Officer, and may be
continued, with or without conditions, or revoked.
51 The Owner of a Nuisance Animal shall comply with all conditions
set out in a Nuisance Animal declaration made by the Chief
Administrative Officer pursuant to this bylaw.
52 The Nuisance Animal declaration may be appealed in writing and
with payment of any associated fees to the Chief Administrative
Officer within seven (7) days of receiving the notice pursuant to
Section 47 of this bylaw.
Declaration of Vicious
Animal
53 An Animal may be declared to be a Vicious Animal by a Justice on
application by the City.
54 The Owner of an Animal alleged to be a Vicious Animal shall be
provided notice of a hearing for determination by the Court not
less than ten (10) days before the date of the hearing.
55 The Chief Administrative Officer may order the Owner of an
Animal alleged to be a Vicious Animal to surrender the Animal to a
Peace Officer and the Animal shall be taken and held in an Animal
Shelter at the Owner's cost pending the outcome of the hearing
and any appeals.
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56 The Chief Administrative Officer may allow the Owner to keep
possession of an Animal alleged to be a Vicious Animal, pending
the outcome of the hearing and any related appeals, with contain
and control conditions, which in the opinion of the Chief
Administrative Officer, ensure the safety of the public.
57 Upon hearing the evidence, the Justice shall make an order in a
summary way declaring the Animal as a Vicious Animal if the
Justice finds that the Animal has caused Severe Injury to a
Person, whether on public or private property, or if the
circumstances otherwise warrant declaring the Animal to be a
Vicious Animal.
58 In addition to or as an alternative to an order under Section 57,
upon hearing the evidence, the Justice may make an order
declaring the Animal to be a Vicious Animal and order the Animal
destroyed if in the opinion of the Justice the Animal is likely to
cause serious damage or injury to Persons, property or other
Animals, Wildlife, Livestock or other domesticated household pets,
taking into account the following factors:
(a) whether the Animal, when unprovoked, has shown a
tendency to pursue, chase or approach in a menacing
fashion any Person or Persons or other Animal, Wildlife,
Livestock or other domesticated household pets upon the
street, sidewalk or on any public or private property;
(b) whether the Animal has attempted to Bite, or has bitten any
Person or Animal, Wildlife, Livestock, or other domesticated
household pets;
(c)
whether the Animal has injured, attacked, or caused Severe
Injury to any Person or Animal, Wildlife, Livestock, or other
domesticated household pets;
(d) the Aggression Scale Classification made by a Peace Officer
pursuant to Section 72;
(e) the circumstances surrounding any previous biting,
attacking, or injuring incidents; and
(f)
whether the Animal has caused death to another Animal,
Wildlife, Livestock, or other domesticated household pet.
59 A Vicious Animal order pursuant to this bylaw continues to apply if
the Vicious Animal is sold, given, or transferred to a new Owner
and the new Owner must be made aware of the order.
60 The Owner of a Vicious Animal must immediately notify the Chief
Administrative Officer upon relocating in the City. The Chief
Administrative Officer may take cognizance of an order issued in
another jurisdiction and direct that the order applies within the
City.
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61 The Owner of an Animal alleged to be a Vicious Animal shall
comply with a surrender order made by the Chief Administrative
Officer, or any contain and control conditions prescribed by the
Chief Administrative Officer or Justice pursuant to this bylaw.
Vicious Animal
Regulations
62 The Owner of a Vicious Animal shall within five (5) days after the
Animal has been declared vicious:
(a) have a licensed veterinarian tattoo or implant an electronic
identification microchip in or on the Vicious Animal
identifying the Animal with a unique identifier to the Animal;
(b) provide the information contained on the tattoo or in the
microchip to the City; and
(c)
have the Vicious Animal spayed or neutered if such a
procedure has not yet been carried out on the Animal.
63 The Owner of a Vicious Animal shall:
(a) forthwith notify the City should the Vicious Animal be sold,
gifted, or transferred to another Person or die; and
(b) remain liable for the actions of the Vicious Animal until
formal notification of sale, gift, or transfer is given to the
City.
64 With regards to the behavior of a Vicious Animal, the Owner of a
Vicious Animal shall:
(a) ensure that such Vicious Animal does not engage in any
threatening behaviors prohibited by this bylaw;
(b) ensure that such Vicious Animal does not damage or destroy
public or private property;
(c)
ensure that such Vicious Animal is not Running at Large; and
(d) forthwith notify the City of the Vicious Animal Running at
Large in the event of escape.
65 The Owner of a Vicious Animal shall ensure that when such
Vicious Animal is confined indoors on the property of the Owner
such Vicious Animal is under the control of a Person eighteen (18)
years of age or older.
66 The Owner of a Vicious Animal shall ensure that when such
Vicious Animal is confined outdoors on the property of the Owner
such Vicious Animal is:
(a) securely muzzled, and under the control of a Person
eighteen (18) years of age or older by means of a Leash not
exceeding one (1) meter in length in a manner that prevents
it from being in contravention of this bylaw; or
(b) in a locked pen or other structure, constructed to prevent
the escape of the Vicious Animal, and capable of preventing
the entry of any Person not in control of the Vicious Animal.
The locked pen or structure shall:
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(i) have secure sides and a secure top, and if it has no
bottom secured to the sides, the sides must be
embedded in the ground to a minimum depth of thirty
(30) centimeters;
(ii) provide the Vicious Animal with shelter from the
elements;
(iii) be of the minimum dimensions of one and one-half (1.5)
meters by three (3) meters and be a minimum one
and one-half (1.5) meters in height; and
(iv) not be within one (1) meter of the property line or
within five (5) meters of a neighbouring dwelling unit.
67 The Owner of a Vicious Animal shall always ensure that, when off
the property of the Owner, such Vicious Animal is securely:
(a) muzzled;
(b) harnessed or Leashed on a lead with a length that shall not
exceed one (1) meter and in a manner that prevents it from
being in contravention of this bylaw, as well as preventing
damage to public and private property; and
(c)
under the control of a Person eighteen (18) years of age or
older.
68 The Owner of a Vicious Animal shall, within five (5) days of the
date of the order declaring the Animal to be a Vicious Animal,
display a sign on their premises warning of the presence of the
Vicious Animal in the form illustrated in Schedule E, and such sign
shall:
(a) be a minimum of 8" x 10" in size;
(b) be placed at each entrance to the premises where the
Vicious Animal is kept and, on the pen, or other structure in
which the Vicious Animal is confined; and
(c)
be posted to be clearly visible and capable of being seen by
any Person accessing the premises.
Notice of Contain and
Control
69 The Chief Administrative Officer may allow an Owner to keep
possession of an Animal alleged to have been engaged in any
threating behavior as set out in this bylaw by serving notice with
contain and control conditions which, in the opinion of the Chief
Administrative Officer, ensures the safety of the public.
70 The contain and control conditions shall be reviewed annually by
the Chief Administrative Officer, considering any further
contraventions of this Bylaw, and may be continued, revised, or
revoked.
71 The Owner of an Animal shall comply with contain and control
conditions set out in a notice issued by the Chief Administrative
Officer pursuant to this bylaw.
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Aggression Scale
Classification
72 A Peace Officer investigating a complaint involving the
threatening behavior of an Animal shall classify the behavior by
means of reference to the Dr. Ian Dunbar's Aggression Scale, as
set out in Schedule D of this bylaw.
PART IV - SEIZURE AND DISPOSITION
Inspection and
Seizure
73 A Peace Officer may seize, retain, and take to an Animal Shelter
any Animal, Nuisance Animal or Vicious Animal:
(a) which is found Running at Large;
(b) which is alleged to have engaged in any threatening
behaviors as set out in this bylaw;
(c)
pending the outcome of an application to declare the Animal
to be a Vicious Animal or to destroy the Animal;
(d) which is required to be impounded pursuant to the
provisions of any provincial or federal legislation; or
(e) which has been left unsupervised while tethered or tied on
private property not owned by the Animal's Owner.
74 The Owner shall be responsible for all fees associated with the
Animal being impounded.
75 A Peace Officer, with the exception of a Bylaw Enforcement
Officer, may enter onto any property surrounding any building,
whether or not such property is enclosed by a fence or other such
enclosure and seize any Animal which has been observed Running
at Large and is alleged to have been exhibiting threatening
behavior as set out in this bylaw and to take such reasonable
measures necessary to subdue any such Animal, including the use
of tranquilizer equipment and other capture devices, and take
such Animal to an Animal Shelter.
76 Subject to the entry notice provisions of the Municipal
Government Act, a Designated Officer of the City, bearing proper
identification, may enter a premises to conduct an inspection in
order to determine whether or not this bylaw or an order issued
pursuant to this bylaw is being complied with and, where it is
determined that this bylaw or an order has been contravened,
may, with or without the assistance of a Peace Officer, seize and
remove from the premises an Animal and take the Animal to an
Animal Shelter.
77 A Person who takes control of any Animal Running at Large,
Nuisance Animal or Vicious Animal, shall forthwith notify a Peace
Officer and provide any required information and surrender the
Animal to a Peace Officer at the request of the Chief
Administrative Officer or Peace Officer.
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Cat Traps
78 A resident of the City may apply to use a live Cat trap, provided
by the City, to catch any Cats located on their property.
79 Cat traps shall be provided free of charge to any resident or
business within the City with the proper identification.
80 Cat traps will only be provided to residents from April 1 to
September 30.
81 Upon catching a Cat with the Cat trap, the Person who caught the
Cat will deliver it forthwith to the City.
Obstruction and
Interference
82 No Person, whether that Person is the Owner of an Animal,
Nuisance Animal or Vicious Animal which is being or has been
pursued or seized shall:
(a) interfere with or attempt to obstruct a Peace Officer who is
attempting to seize or who has seized an Animal which is
subject to seizure;
(b) open any vehicle in which seized Animals have been placed;
or
(c)
remove, or attempt to remove, from the Animal Shelter
and/or the possession of a Peace Officer, any Animal which
has been seized.
83 No Person shall:
(a) untie, loosen, or otherwise free an Animal which has been
tied or otherwise restrained;
(b) negligently or willfully open a gate, door or other opening in
a fence or enclosure in which an Animal has been confined
and thereby allow the Animal to Run At Large in the City;
(c)
entice an Animal to Run at Large;
(d) tease an Animal caught or confined in an enclosed space;
(e) throw or poke any object into an enclosed space when an
Animal is caught or confined therein;
(f)
provide false information to a Peace Officer; or
(g) obstruct or hinder a Peace Officer in the execution of their
powers and duties pursuant to this Bylaw.
84 The above Section 83 shall not apply to a Peace Officer who is
attempting to seize or who has seized an Animal which is subject
to seizure pursuant to this Bylaw.
Notification to Owner
85 If a Peace Officer knows or can ascertain the name of the Owner
of any seized Animal, he shall serve the Owner with a copy of the
notice, either personally or by leaving it with any adult Person at,
or by mailing it to or by leaving it at, the last known address of
the Owner.
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86 An Owner of an Animal to whom a notice is mailed is deemed to
have received a notice within seven (7) days from the date it is
mailed. A notice personally delivered to the Owner or any adult
Person at the last known address of the Owner shall be deemed
to be served on the day of service.
Reclaiming
87 The Owner of any seized Animal, Nuisance Animal or Vicious
Animal may reclaim the Animal, Nuisance Animal or Vicious
Animal by:
(a) paying any fees of impoundment, any care, subsistence, or
veterinary charges incurred as set out in the City's Fees and
Charges Bylaw;
(b) obtaining the license for such Animal, Nuisance Animal, and
Vicious Animal where a license is required pursuant to this
bylaw; and
(c)
complying with any provisions which may be imposed in
accordance with this Bylaw.
88 Where an Animal, Nuisance Animal or Vicious Animal is claimed,
the Owner shall provide proof of ownership.
Disposition of Animal
89 The Chief Administrative Officer may:
(a) receive Animals into protective care at an Animal Shelter
arising from an emergency due to fire, flood, or other
reasons;
(b) retain the Animal temporarily at an Animal Shelter;
(c)
charge the Owner any fees, costs of impoundment, any
care, subsistence, or veterinary charges incurred as set out
in the City's Fees and Charges Bylaw;
(d) at the end of the protective care period, if no other
arrangements are made between the Owner and the Chief
Administrative Officer, their designate or Peace Officer, or
the Owner cannot be ascertained, treat such Animals as
seized Animals; or
(e) offer the sale, euthanize, or otherwise dispose of all
unclaimed Animals which have been seized or deemed to be
seized.
90 The Chief Administrative Officer shall not sell, euthanize, or
otherwise dispose of a seized Animal until an Animal is retained in
the Animal Shelter for:
(a) ten (10) days after the Owner has received notice or is
deemed to have received notice that the Animal has been
seized; or
(b) three (3) days, if the name and address of the Owner is not
known.
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91 The Chief Administrative Officer may retain a seized Animal for a
longer period if in their opinion the circumstances warrant the
expense or there are reasonable grounds to believe that the
seized Animal is a continued danger to a Person, Animal, Wildlife,
Livestock, or other domesticated household pets, or property.
92 No action for damages shall be taken against the City or any
Person acting under the authority of this bylaw in respect of the
destruction, sale, or other disposal of any Animal seized pursuant
to this bylaw.
Spay or Neuter
93 The Chief Administrative Officer, may, before selling an unclaimed
seized Animal, require that the Animal be spayed or neutered.
Euthanizing Due to
Injury
94 Any veterinarian, being properly and fully qualified as required by
the Province of Alberta, may destroy any Animal delivered to the
veterinarian after injury to the Animal, providing the injury is
determined by the veterinarian to be serious enough in nature,
based upon their professional opinion, that the Animal must be
destroyed immediately and such costs of the destruction may be
billed to the City, and the City is at liberty to take all steps
considered necessary to recover such costs from the Owner of the
Animal.
Fee for Euthanizing
95 When the Chief Administrative Officer decides to euthanize a
seized Animal pursuant to this Bylaw, the Owner shall pay the
costs of such euthanasia to the City.
PART V - ENFORCEMENT
Offence
96 Every Owner of an Animal or Person who contravenes any
provisions of this Bylaw by:
(a) doing any act or thing which the Person is prohibited from
doing; or
(b) failing to do any act or thing the Person is required to do,
is guilty of an offence.
Municipal Tag
97 If a Municipal Tag is issued in respect of an offence the Municipal
Tag must specify the fine amount established by this bylaw for
the offence.
98 For any offence involving a motor Vehicle, a Municipal Tag may
be placed and left on the Vehicle itself.
Payment in Lieu of
Prosecution
99 A Person who commits an offence may, if a Municipal Tag is
issued in respect of the offence, pay the fine amount established
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by this bylaw for the offence and if the amount is paid on or
before the required date, the Person will not be prosecuted for
the offence.
100 A Municipal Tag may also set out a reduced fine amount
established by this bylaw as an incentive for early payment
conditional on the amount being paid on or before a certain date.
101 For the purpose of this bylaw if payment is received by the City
within seven (7) business days of the offence date, the fine
amount for the offence as set out in Schedule A may be reduced
by 50%.
Municipal Violation
Tickets and Penalties
102 Where a Peace Officer believes that a Person has contravened
any provision of this Bylaw, he may commence proceedings by
issuing a Municipal Violation Ticket in accordance with the
Provincial Offences Procedure Act, RSA 2000, c P-34.
103 A Peace Officer may issue, by personal service, a Municipal
Violation Ticket, in a form as approved by the City, to any Person
alleged to have contravened any provision of this bylaw.
104 The penalty in lieu of prosecution payable in respect of a
contravention of this bylaw, to be indicated on any such Municipal
Violation Ticket issued, is the amount specified in Schedule A of
this Bylaw.
105 For the purpose of this bylaw if payment is received by the City
within seven (7) business days of the offence date, the fine
amount for the offence as set out in Schedule A may be reduced
by 50%.
Nuisance Animal
Fines
106 If an Animal has been declared to be a Nuisance Animal, and
where, subsequent to the declaration, any Person is in
contravention of any provisions of this bylaw in respect of that
Animal, the specified penalty payable in respect of the offence is
double the amount shown in Schedule A of this Bylaw in respect
of that provision.
Vicious Animal Fines
107 Sections 101, 104, 105 and 106 do not apply to Vicious Animals.
108 The specified and the minimum penalties on summary conviction
in respect of a contravention of this bylaw with respect to Vicious
Animals shall be the amounts as shown in Schedule B of this
bylaw regarding Vicious Animals. Notwithstanding Schedule B, a
contravention of a provision of this bylaw will attract a minimum
penalty of $500 and a maximum penalty of $10,000.
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109 Notwithstanding the above section:
(a) where any Person has been in contravention of the same
provision of this bylaw twice within one (1) twelve (12)
month period, the specified or minimum penalty payable in
respect of the second offence is double the amount shown in
Schedule B of this bylaw in respect of that provision; and
(b) where any Person has been in contravention of the same
provision of this bylaw three (3) or more times within one
(1) twelve (12) month period, the specified or minimum
penalty payable in respect of the third or subsequent offence
is triple the amount shown in Schedule B of this bylaw in
respect of that provision.
Continuing Offences
110 In the case of an offence that is of a continuing nature, a
contravention constitutes a separate offence in respect of each
day, or part of a day, on which the offence continues.
Mandatory Court or
Information
111 No provision of this bylaw shall prevent any Peace Officer from
issuing a municipal violation ticket requiring the court appearance
of the defendant, pursuant to the provisions of Part 2 of the
Provincial Offences Procedure Act, or from laying an information
instead of issuing a municipal violation ticket.
Liability for Fees
112 The levying and payment of any fine or the imprisonment for any
period provided in this bylaw shall not relieve a Person from the
necessity of paying any fees, charges or costs from which he is
liable under the provisions of this bylaw.
Orders by a Justice
113 A Justice, after convicting an Owner of an offence under this
bylaw may, in addition to the penalties provided in this bylaw, if
the Justice considers the offence sufficiently serious, direct, order,
or declare one or more of the following:
(a) that the Owner prevent the Animal from doing mischief or
causing the disturbance or nuisance complained of;
(b) that the Owner have the Animal removed from the City;
(c)
that the Animal is a Vicious Animal;
(d) that the Animal be humanely destroyed;
(e) that the Owner be prohibited from owning any Animal for a
specified period of time; or/and
(f)
make such other order, direction, or declaration that in the
opinion of the Justice is necessary to protect the public,
Animals, Wildlife, Livestock, or other domesticated
household pets from the Animal.
114 When a Justice considers making a direction, order, or declaration
pursuant to this section, the Justice shall consider the factors set
out in Sections 53 through 61 of this bylaw.
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Authorization
115 A person to whom an authorization has been issued pursuant to
this bylaw, and any person carrying out an activity otherwise
regulated, restricted or prohibited by this bylaw pursuant to such
authorization, shall comply with any terms or conditions forming
part of the authorization.
116 A person shall not make any false or misleading statement or
provide any false or misleading information to obtain an
authorization pursuant to this bylaw.
117 If any term or condition of an authorization issued pursuant to
this bylaw is contravened or if a false or misleading statement or
false or misleading information was provided to obtain the
authorization, the Chief Administration Officer may immediately
cancel the authorization.
Proof of Authorization 118 The onus of proving an authorization has been issued in relation
to any activity otherwise regulated, restricted or prohibited by this
bylaw is on the person alleging the existence of such an
authorization on a balance of probabilities.
Proof of License
119 The onus of proving a Person has a valid and subsisting license is
on the Person alleging the existence of the license.
120 The onus of proving the age of an Animal is on the Person
alleging the age.
Certified Copy of
Records
121 A copy of a record of the City, certified by the Chief Administrative
Officer for the same as a true copy of the original, shall be
admitted in evidence as prima facie proof of the facts stated in
the record without proof of the appointment or signature of the
Person signing it.
Appeal
122 Any Owner may appeal the determination to the General Appeals
Committee in writing, within fourteen (14) days of being notified
that:
(a) any license issued under this bylaw has been revoked or
cancelled; or
(b) the Animal has been determined to be a Nuisance Animal.
123 Within thirty (30) days of receiving a notice of appeal by an
Owner, the General Appeals Committee shall review the
revocation or declaration and receive such information as in the
opinion of the Chief Administrative Officer is relevant and
determine whether there are just and reasonable grounds to
revoke or cancel a license or confirm or revoke the Nuisance
Animal declaration and the decision of the General Appeals
Committee.
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PART VI - GENERAL
Powers of the Chief
Administrative Officer
124 Without restricting any other power, duty or function granted
by this bylaw the Chief Administrative Officer may:
(a) carry out any inspections to determine compliance with
this bylaw;
(b) take any steps or carry out any actions required to
enforce this bylaw;
(c)
take any steps or carry out any actions required to
remedy a contravention of this bylaw;
(d) establish areas where activities restricted by this bylaw
are permitted;
(e) establish forms for the purposes of this bylaw;
(f)
issue permits with such terms and conditions as are
deemed appropriate;
(g) establish the criteria to be met for a permit pursuant to
this bylaw; and
(h) delegate any powers, duties or functions under this
bylaw to an employee of the City.
Repeal
125 Bylaw 851-15 is repealed.
FIRST READING:
June 25, 2024
SECOND READING:
June 25, 2024
THIRD READING:
June 25, 2024
SIGNED THIS 25th day of June, 2024.
__Bill Daneluik__________________
MAYOR
_Chelaine Winter_______________
CLERK
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SCHEDULE A
FINES
Section
Offence
Specified Penalty
3
Unlicensed Dog or Cat
$250.00
4
Have more than three (3) Dogs in a residence
$250.00
5
Have more than three (3) Cats in a residence
$250.00
6
Have more than four (4) Animals in a household
$250.00
7(e)
Fail to notify of changes to license information
$150.00
9
Give false information when applying for license
$500.00
16
Fail to wear a tag
$100.00
17
Animal Running at Large
$250.00
18(a)
Dog not under control in an Off Leash Area
$250.00
18(b)
More than four (4) dogs in Off Leash area
$250.00
18(c)
Not physically capable of controlling and restraining all
Dogs in custody
$250.00
18(d)
Fail to carry a Leash in Off Leash Area
$150.00
19
No person shall allow Animal In Heat/communicable
disease in Off Leash Area
$250.00
20
Fail to restrain/remove dog from Off Leash Area
$250.00
21
Animal in prohibited area
$250.00
21
Animal Running at Large in Playground/Tennis/Basketball
Court/School Grounds/Sports Field
$400.00
22
Leave Animal unattended while tethered in a public place
$150.00
22
Leave Animal unsupervised while tethered on private
property
$300.00
23
Animal left unattended in Vehicle improperly
$150.00
24
Animal left unattended in Vehicle when weather conditions
not suitable
$500.00
25
Animal outside cab of Vehicle
$500.00
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30
Allow Animal In Heat to be a source of attraction/not
confined properly
$150.00
31(d)
Fail to report suspected case of Communicable Disease
$500.00
32
Fail to remove Animal feces
$300.00
33
No suitable means to remove feces
$150.00
34
Allow accumulation of Animal remains or defecation
$500.00
35
Animal disturbing the peace
$300.00
37(a)
Bark/chase Animal, Wildlife, Livestock, or other
domesticated household pets
$300.00
37(b)
Bark/chase bicycles or vehicles
$180.00
37(c)
Chase or threaten a Person
$500.00
37(d)
Bite or cause damage to property, Animal, Wildlife,
Livestock, or other domesticated household pet
$350.00
37(e)
Cause Severe Injury or death to Animal, Wildlife, Livestock,
or other domesticated household pet
$800.00
37(f)
Animal attacks or bites a Person
$800.00
37(g)
Animal causes Severe Injury or death to a Person
$1,500.00
37(h)
Animal commits an act injuring a Person
$500.00
38
Direct Animal to attack, chase, harass, threaten a Person,
Animal, Wildlife, Livestock, or other domesticated
household pet
$500.00
39
Animal scatter garbage
$150.00
40
Fail to upright and clean up contents of waste container
$200.00
41
Horse in prohibited area
$250.00
42
Fail to remove defecation
$300.00
43
Keep Livestock or Prohibited Animal
$1,000.00
51
Fail to obey Nuisance Animal conditions
$650.00
20, 55, 61
Fail to comply with CAO or designates order
$1,500.00
71
Fail to obey contain and control conditions
$650.00
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77
Fail to notify of stray Animal or surrender stray Animal to
the City
$150.00
82(a)
Obstruct or interfere with Peace Officer seizure
$1,000.00
82(b)
Open Vehicle in which seized Animal(s) have been placed
$500.00
82(c)
Remove or attempt to remove seized Animal
$500.00
83(a)
Untie/loosen/ or free restrained Animal
$500.00
83(b)
Open gate/door/ or opening allowing Animal to Run at
Large
$500.00
83(c)
Entice Animal to Run at Large
$500.00
83(d)
Tease Animal in an enclosure
$500.00
83(e)
Throw or poke at Animal in an enclosure
$500.00
83(f)
Provide false information to a Peace Officer
$1,000.00
83(g)
Obstruct Peace Officer
$1,000.00
119
Fail to comply with conditions of CAO authorization
$1,000.00
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SCHEDULE B
VICIOUS ANIMAL OFFENCES PENALTIES
Section
Offence
Specified Penalty
3, 91(b)
Vicious Animal not licensed
$650.00
19
Vicious Animal in Off Leash Area
$1,500.00
66(a)
Fail to tattoo or implant Vicious Animal with microchip
$500.00
66(b)
Fail to provide tattoo or microchip information
$500.00
66(c)
Fail to have Vicious Animal spayed or neutered
$500.00
67(a)
Fail to notify of sale, gift, transfer, or death of Vicious
Animal
$500.00
68(a)
Vicious Animal conduct any threatening behaviour
$3,000.00
68(b)
Vicious Animal destroy or damage property
$1,500.00
68(c)
Vicious Animal Running at Large
$1,500.00
68(d)
Fail to notify of Vicious Animal Running at Large
$500.00
70(a)
Fail to keep Vicious Animal confined indoors and under
control of a person eighteen (18) years of age or older on
property
$1,500.00
70(b)
Improper pen or structure for Vicious Animal on property
$1,500.00
70(a)
Fail to keep Vicious Animal muzzled on property
$1500.00
71(a)
Fail to keep Vicious Animal muzzled
$1,500.00
71(b)
Harness/Leash exceed 1 meter
$1500.00
71(c)
Vicious Animal not under control of a person eighteen (18)
years of age or older
$1,500.00
71
Fail to post Vicious Animal sign
$1,500.00
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SCHEDULE C
PROHIBITED ANIMALS
1.
All protected or endangered animals whose possession or sale is prohibited because
they are designated as protected or endangered pursuant to international, federal, or
provincial law, unless the animal has been obtained in accordance with international,
federal, or provincial law.
2.
All Dogs, other than domesticated Dogs (Canis Familiaris) including but not limited to:
wolf, coyote, fox, hyena, dingo, jackal, raccoon dog, bush dog, and any hybrid offspring
of a wild dog and a vicious dog.
3.
All Cats, other than domesticated Cats (Felis Catus) including but not limited to: lion,
tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, puma, panther, mountain lion, cheetah, wild cat, cougar,
bobcat, lynx, serval, and any hybrid offspring of a wild cat and a domesticated cat.
4.
All bears.
5.
All fur-bearing animals of the family Mustelidae including but not limited to: weasel,
marten, mink, badger, ermine, skunk, otter, pole cat, wolverine, but not including the
domestic ferret (Putorius Furo).
6.
All Procyonidae including: raccoon, kinkajou, cacomistle, cat-bear, panda, and
coatimundi.
7.
All carnivorous mammals of the family Viverridae including but not limited to: civet,
mongoose, and genet.
8.
All bees.
9.
All bats.
10.
All non-human primates.
11.
All squirrels.
12.
All rats, including the Norway rat.
13.
Reptiles (Reptilia):
a.
All Helodermatidae (Gila monster and Mexican bearded lizard);
b.
All front-fanged venomous snakes, even if de-venomized, including, but not
limited to:
i)
All Viperidae (viper, pit viper);
ii)
All Elapidae (cobra, mamba, krait, coral snake);
iii)
All Atractaspididae (African burrowing asp);
iv)
All Hydrophiidae (sea snake);
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v)
All Laticaudidae (sea krait); and
vi)
All venomous, mid-, or rear-fanged, Duvernoy-glanded members of the
family Colubridae, even if de-venomized.
c.
Any member or hybrid offspring of the family Boidae, including but, not limited
to the common or green anaconda and yellow anaconda, save and except
members of the family Boidae reaching an adult length of no greater than two
(2) meters;
d.
Any member of the family Pythonidae, including but, not limited to the African
rock python, the Indian or Burmese python, the Amethystine or scrub python,
save and except members of the family Pythonidae reaching an adult length of
no greater than two (2) meters;
e.
Any member of the family Varanidaew, including but, not limited to the white
throated monitor, the water monitor, the Komodo monitor or dragon, the
Bornean earless monitor, the Nile monitor, the crocodile monitor, save and
except members of the family Varanidae reaching an adult length of no greater
than one (1) meter;
f.
Any member of the family Iguanidae, including the green or common iguana;
g.
Any member of the family Teiidae, including but not limited to the golden,
common, or black and white tegu;
h.
members of the family Chelydridae, including snapping turtle and alligator
snapping turtle;
i.
All members of the order Crocodylia, including, but not limited to alligator,
caiman and crocodile;
j.
All other snakes that reach an adult length larger than three meters; and
k.
All other lizards that reach an adult length larger than two meters.
14.
Birds (Aves)
a.
All predatory or large birds (Accipitrids, Cathartids), including but not limited to
eagle, hawk, falcon, owl, vulture and condor;
b.
Anseriformes including but not limited to ducks, geese and swans;
c.
Galliformes including but not limited to pheasants, grouse, guinea fowl and
turkeys;
d.
Struthioniformes including but not limited to flightless ratites such as ostriches,
rheas, cassowaries, emus and kiwis; and
e.
Columbiformes including but not limited to pigeons and doves.
Subsections (a) to (d) inclusive do not apply if the birds are kept as Livestock on land
zoned as Agricultural Holdings.
15.
All large rodents (Rodentia), including, but not limited to gopher, muskrat, paca,
groundhog, marmot, beaver, prairie dog, viscacha, and porcupine.
16.
All even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla) other than domestic sheep, including but not
limited to antelope, giraffe, and hippopotamus.
17.
All odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla), including but not limited to zebra, rhinoceros,
and tapir.
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18.
All marsupials, including but not limited to, Tasmanian devil, bandicoot, kangaroo,
wallaby, opossum, wombat, koala bear, cuscus, numbat and pigmy, sugar, and greater
glider.
19.
Sea mammals (Cetacea, Pinnipedia and Sirenia), including but not limited to, dolphin,
whale, seal, sea lion and walrus.
20.
All elephants (Proboscides).
21.
All hyrax (Hyracoidea).
22.
All pangolin (Pholidota).
23.
All sloth and armadillo (Edentala).
24.
All insectivorous mammals (Insectivora), including aardvark (Tubulidentata), anteater,
shrew, otter shrew and mole.
25.
Gliding lemur (Dermoptera).
26.
All other venomous or poisonous animals.
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SCHEDULE D
DR. IAN DUNBAR'S AGGRESSION SCALE
ASSESSMENT OF THE SEVERITY OF BITING PROBLEMS BASED ON AN OBJECTIVE
EVALUATION OF WOUND PATHOLOGY
Level 1
Dog growls, lunges, snarls - no teeth touch skin. Mostly intimidation and/or
threatening behaviour.
Level 2
Teeth touch skin but no puncture. May have red mark and/or minor bruise from
dog's head or snout, may have minor scratches from paws and/or nails. Minor
surface abrasions or lacerations.
Level 3
Punctures one (1) to three (3) holes, single bite. No tearing or slashes. Victim not
shaken side to side. Bruising.
Level 3.5
Multiple Level 3 bites.
Level 4
Two (2) to four (4) holes from a single bite, typically contact and/or punctures
from more than canines, considerable bruising. Black bruising, tears and/or
slashing wounds. Dog clamped down and held and/or shook head from side to
side.
Level 5
Multiple bites at Level 4 or above. A concerted, repeated attack causing severe
injury.
Level 6
Any bite resulting in death of an animal.
This scale was developed by Dr. Ian Dunbar PhD. B VetMed, MRCVS, of Berkeley California.
From his studies Dr. Dunbar has been able to separate and classify bites into a generalized six-
level assessment protocol. This Sscale is used as a standard throughout the world in canine
aggression investigations and behavior assessment.
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