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TOWN
OF CLARESHOLM
PROVINCE
OF ALBERTA
BYLAW
#1768
without
provocation
chased, injured
or seriously
bitten any other domestic
animal
or human,
without
provocation
damaged,
or destroyed
any public
or private
property,
without
provocation
threatened
or created the reasonable
apprehension
of a
threat to other domestic
animals or humans and which in the opinion
of a
Justice,
presents
a threat of serious
harm to
other domestic
animals
or
humans,
has been previously
determined
to be a dangerous
dog iu'ider a Provincial
Dog Act or by the Coiuts.
in
the
Facility"
means the physical
premises
where dogs are harbored
by a dog
Dog Bylaw
Page
1
1.
"P
means a place designated
by Council
as a place where dogs may be placed and kept
under humane
conditions.
m.
At Large"
means a dog found on any public
street, lane, alley or other public
place
Town or is on private
property
without
the permission
of the occupant
or owner
n.
"T
" means the Town
of Claresholm.
o.
"Dog
ancier Permit"
means a permit
issued annually
to an owner
permitting
the keeping
or
'
on land or premises
occupied
by the owner, of up to five (5) dogs over the age
of
(3) months.
Licensing
3.
No person
licensed
with
been coll
own, keep or harbor any dog within
the Town limits unless such dog has been
Town, paid the appropriate
fee, and the following
information
about the dog has
a.
as to color, age, breed and sex,
b.
resi
address,
c.
proof
f spay or neutering.
4.
License
fees
determined
by way of Schedule
"A"
set from time to time by the Town
Council.
5.
Licenses
or P
a.
A
M
are required
as set out below:
license for every dog residing
in the Town
of Claresholm
over the age of three (3)
b.
A
Fancier
Permit for any single dwelling
or household
housing
in excess of three (3)
dogs.
c.
An
or Dangerous
Dog license if the dog is determined
to be aggressive
or
6.
Any person
Department,
a Dog Fanciers
Permit shall submit an application
to the Bylaw
Enforcement
it's designate.
All applications
shall disclose:
a.
for permit
b.
(breeders
will require
a business license)
c.
Breed
sex of dogs
d.
Type
f facilities
7.
An Animal
proposed
I
1
0fficer
shall
not
issue
a Dog Fanciers Permit without
first
inspecting
the
on and circulating
adjacent
property
owners.
8.
An Animal
conditions
are
1 0fficer
shall not issue a Dog Fanciers
Permit if, in their opinion,
the site or
'
le.
9.
An
Animal
complaints
permit.
I
Officer
may remove
the
Dog Fanciers
Permit
upon receipt
of bona
fide
two (2) or more neighbors
residing
within
sixty (60) meters of the residence
of the
10. The act of
Town
of
in dog breeding
and/or having a dog breeding
facility
must comply
with the
lm Land Use and Business
License
Bylaw.
11. Dog owners
one (1) month
to comply
with the licensing
requirements
upon possession
of a dog
or upon
'
up residence
in the Town
of Claresholm.
Dog owners issued a warning
to purchase
a
dog license or
dog fancier
permit
will be granted
fourteen
(14) days to comply
excepting
when a
dog has been '
Impounded
dogs shall be required
to be licensed
before being released
to
the owner.
12. Annual
li
renewal
fee is due before the last day of January
for each year.
Dog Bylaw
Page 12
Bylaw
#1768
13. Upon pa
of the required
license fee, the owner will be supplied
with a license tag stamped
with
a number
and the year of the license.
Every owner shall ensure that the license tag is securely
fastened
to a
llar or harness which
must be worn by the dog at all times when the dog is off the
premises
of
owner.
14. The owner of
takes up resi
dog will be permitted
to pay a license fee of one half the annual rate if such owner
or such dog is acquired
on or after the 1st of October
in any one year.
15. No refund of
from a
'
difference
in
cense fees shall be made during any one year, except if documentation
is provided
'
that the dog was neutered
or spayed after the purchase
of the license, then the
license fee will be refunded.
Offences
16. The follo
'
constitutes
an offence
for the owner,
which may result in a notice,
fine and if
necessary,
ma
result in the capture and impoundment
of a dog.
Offences
are as follows:
a.
an o
a vali
who has failed to purchase
a valid dog license and/or whose dog is not displaying
dog tag,
b.
a dog
and
is off the premises
of the owner, is not in an off-leash
area, and is not on a Leash
immediate,
continuous
and effective
control
by the owner,
c.
a dog
an off-leash
area that is not under immediate,
continuous
and effective
control
by
the o
d.
a dog
at large,
e.
a dog
than
worging
or annoying
any person and/or domestic
animal on property
other
belonging
to the owner of the dog,
f.
a dog
'ch causes damage to private
or public
property
within
the Town,
g.
a dog
'ch barks, howls or otherwise
disturbs
any person or persons,
h.
adog
street,
'ch has bitten, is biting
or is about to bite or attempting
to bite any person, upon any
or other public
place within
the Town,
i.
a dog
aggressive
or dangerous
in nature
j.
a dog
heat upon any public
lands or highway,
k.
a dog
eft unattended
in any motor
vehicle
without
suitable
ventilation,
1.
a dog
or described
or otherwise
designated
in a complaint
made pursuant
to The
Dog Act,
m. a dog
with rabies or any other contagious
disease.
n.
a
who removes
or attempts
to remove any dog from the possession
of the Animal
I Officer
while
in the pound or while
being transported
to the pound,
o.
a
who
hinders,
delays or
obstructs
any
such
Animal
Control
Officer
in
the
of any duty imposed
upon them by this bylaw,
p.
ano
dog
who fails to remove
defecated
matter which
the owner
has permitted
or caused the
deposit on public
property,
the off-leash
area or upon the lands or premises
of any
other than the owner.
q.
an o
who has in excess of three (3) dogs in a single-family
dwelling
or household
a Dog Fancier
Permit, or in excess of five (5) dogs with an authorized
Dog Fancier
P
'
over three (3) months old.
17. The resi
and ino
private
hazard.
The
notice to
or grounds
where any dogs are kept shall at all times be maintained
in a clean, sanitary
condition,
satisfactory
to the Animal
Control
Officer.
An owner or occupant
of
must not allow animal feces to accumulate
on the property
so as to create a health
'
Control
Officer
may serve an owner or occupant
of private
property
with a
all animal feces from the property
within
72 hours of service of the notice.
The
Dog Bylaw
Page
3
/-7*
Bylaw
#1768
Town
may
remove
the f
occupant
of
expenses may
was done.
ve the feces from the property
if the person to whom the request is made fails to
within
72 hours, or after reasonable
inquiry,
the whereabouts
of the owner or
property
cannot be determined.
If the Town carried out the work, the costs and
added to the tax roll and form part of the taxes owing
on the land whereon
the work
18. The owner of
dog shall ensure that such dog shall not:
a. bite
injure a person or persons whether
on the property
of the owner or not unless an
act is being committed,
b.
chase
iu'iless
otherwise
threaten
a person or persons whether
on the property
of the owner or not,
e person chased or threatened
is a trespasser
on the property
of the owner.
19. Where the
enclosure
secure and of
of a dog provides
for a dog run or enclosure
on the property
that dog run or
be no closer than one (1) foot from the adjoining
property.
This dog run must be
adequate
height and size for the dog being housed
Communicable
20. The Animal
brought
to the
l Officer
shall immediately
segregate from other animals and restrain
any dog
und if it has or appears to have rabies or any other communicable
disease.
21. The Animal
unhealthy
1 0fficer
shall report any apparent illness,
communicable
disease,
injury or
"
on of any dog to a veterinarian.
22. The owner of
dog, which
is suffering
any communicable
disease shall not permit
or allow the dog
to be:
a.
in
public
place,
b.
in
c.
shall
d.
shall
e.
shall
with or in proximity
to any other dog,
the dog locked
or tied up,
report the matter
to a veteiarian,
report the matter to the Animal
Control
Officer
or the RCMP.
23. Any dog kno
to be rabid shall be immediately
euthanized
in a humane
manner.
Aggressive
or
Dogs
24. The owner of
Officer
'
Provincial
alleged
Aggressive
or Dangerous
dog, shall siu'render
the dog to the Animal
Control
ly and the dog shall be held pending
the outcome
of the investigation
and/or a
hearing.
25. At the conc
statement
Aggressive
or
the dog in
danger to
'on of an investigation
into
a complaint
and/or incident
complete
with a signed
'
a dog in the Town, the CAO or their designate
may declare a dog to be an
dog. The CAO will issue an Aggressive
or Dangerous
Dog designation
for
'on, provided
that the CAO is satisfied
that the dog constitutes
an ongoing
potential
property,
or domestic
animals.
26. The owner of
dog declared
to be Aggressive
or Dangerous
shall be issued a fine as outlined
in
Section44of
' BylawandshallbechargedundertheAabertaj)angerousj)ogAct.
27. If a dog is
lared to be an Aggressive
or Dangerous
Dog by the Justice and not ordered to be
destroyed,
the CAO
or their designate
shall
give the
owner written
notice of such declaration
containing
the
llowing
details:
a.
'
that if the Aggressive
or Dangerous
Dog is off the owner's
property,
it shall be in
a bite
" on mechanism,
under control,
and on a permitted
Leash held by a competent
who is able to control
the Aggressive
or Dangerous
Dog,
b.
inf
the owner the Aggressive
or Dangerous
Dog is not permitted
in the off-leash
area,
C.
Bylaw
#1768
the owner to install signage a minimum
of 25cm by 25 cm, with 5 cm lettering,
of the Aggressive
or Dangerous
dog, installed
every fifty (50) feet or fifteen
(15)
on the perimeter
of owner's
property
that is accessible
by the general public.
Dog Bylaw
Page
4
28. The owner of
after the dog
business
days
be completed
Aggressive
or Dangerous
Dog shall obtain an Aggressive
or Dangerous
Dog license
determined
to be Aggressive
or Dangerous.
This shall be done within
three (3)
llowing
the dog being classified
as such. To issue such a license the following
must
provided:
a.
Provi
Jul
indi
proof
that
a Registered
Veterinarian
has
implanted
an
electronic
identification
in
the
Dog
that
was declared
Aggressive
or
Dangerous,
with
information
such declaration.
b.
Provi
CO
for
proof
that a liability
insurance
policy
is in force and provides
third party liability
in a form satisfactory
to the Town
and in a minimum
coverage
amount
of $500,000
injuries
which
may be caused by the Aggressive
or Dangerous
Dog.
c.
The '
the To
policy
must contain
a provision
requimg
the insurer
to immediately
notify
in writing
in the event that the policy
expires, is cancelled
or is terminated.
29. The owner of
Aggressive
or Dangerous
Dog shall ensure that:
a.
the
does not, without
provocation:
chase a person; or
in) ure a person; or
bite a person; or
chase other domestic
animals;
or
injure other domestic
animals;
or
bite other domestic
animals.
b.
the
does not damage or destroy
public
or private
property.
C.
dog is on the property
of the owner:
the dog is either confined
indoors;
or
when the dog is outdoors
it is in a locked pen or other structure,
constructed
to
prevent
the escape of the Aggressive
or Dangerous
Dog and capable preventing
the
entry of any person not in control
of the dog, and
the locked
pen or other stnicture
shall not be within
one (1) meter of the property
line or within
five (5) meters of a neighboring
dwelling
unit.
30. Any person
shall be liable
sells, transfers,
gifts, or surrenders
a dog that is found to be Aggressive
orDangerous
a fine under section 44 of the Dog Bylaw
unless:
a.
It has
had an electronic
identification
microchip
implanted
in the dog and has a ciu-rent
or Dangerous
Dog License
through
the Town as per Section
28.
b.
The T
of the
has been notified
in writing
of the new residential
address and contact
information
owners of where the Aggressive
or Dangerous
Dog has been moved
to.
31. An
'
orDangerousDogorderpursuanttothisBylawcontinuestoapplyifthedogisgiven
or transferred
a new owner.
Capture
and
32. An assistant
employee
of the Animal
Control
Officer
may do any act which
the Animal
Control
Officer
is obli
or permitted
to do.
33. The Animal
CAO, may
shall deliver
l Officer,
or any person or persons as shall be authorized
or appointed
by the
a dog that is in contravention
of this bylaw by using any humane
method
and
'd dog to the pound, where it shall be held for the holding
period to ascertain
the
owner.
34. When any dog
earing a Town
dog license tag is captured,
the Animal
Control Officer shall ascertain
from the To
records the name and address of the owner and attempt to reunite the dog with its
owner.
35. The Animal
post a notice
l Officer
shall, when the name and address of the owner of a dog are not known,
the door of the pound to inform
the general public
of the impoundrnent.
36. Unless the
retention
of
unclaimed
of a dog makes arrangements
with the Animal
Control
Officer for the further
dog, an Animal
Control
Officer
may sell, transfer
to a new owner or destroy all
which
have been in impoundment
for:
Bylaw
#1768
Dog Bylaw
Page i5
a.
seven 7) days if the dog has a current license or the owner can otherwise
be identified
(ie.
Tatoo
or
b.
-two (72) hours if the dog does not have a ciu'rent license.
37. N
a shorter peri
subsection
36 (a) & (b) above an Animal
Control
Officer
may euthanize
a dog after
of time, if humane
purposes
warrant.
38. Whenan
'
ControlOfficeragreeswithanownertoeuthanizeadog,theownershallpaytothe
Town
all costs related
to such.
39. The Animal
1 0fficer
may, in their discretion,
continue
to keep a dog in the pound for a longer
period
than th
holding
period
provided:
a.
theo
erverifiestheirownershipandrequeststhatthedogbekeptthereforalongerperiod,
b.
a
investigation
requires
the extension
of the holding
period.
Notice
40. If a notice is
served personally
on an owner or occupant
of private
property,
then a copy of the
notice shall be sent by registered
mail to the owner of the property
at the mailing
address shown on
the last
roll of the Town. A notice sent by registered
mail is deemed to have been received
on the fifth (
day following
the date of its mailing.
Impound
Fees
41. Each dog '
rate of
under the provisions
of this Bylaw
shall be subject to impoiu'iding
fees at the
a.
$30.
per day for each day the dog has been impounded,
plus
b.
$35.
- First (1"') offence
c.
$100.
- Second and each subsequent
offence
42. Any dog impo
owner
can:
under the provisions
of this Bylaw
shall not be released
until such time as the
a.
proof
of ownership
to the satisfaction
of the Animal
Control
Officer,
b.
pay
licensing
fees, offence
fines and impounding
charges and/or fees.
Fines
43. Any person vi
lating any of the provisions
of this Bylaw
or any other person responsible
for such
violation
shall
liable to a penalty
of:
a.
W
- First (l")
offence
b.
$100
Second (2"d) offence
c.
$250
Third (3'd) offence
d.
$500
Fourth
(4"') and subsequent
offences
44. Any Person
' lating any provisions
of this bylaw where the dog has been deemed Aggressive
or
Dangerous
in
or any other persons responsible
for such violations
shall be liable to a penalty
ofi
a.
$300 -
irst(l"')Offence
b.
$500
Second (2"d) Offence
c.
$1,
- Third (3'd) and Subsequent
Offences
Bylaw
#1768
Dog Bylaw
Page
6
A.D.
This Bylaw
shall tak
effect on the date of final passage.
Bylaw
#1759 is h
repealed.
Read a first time in
uncil this
23rd
day of
October
Read a second time '
Council
this
23rd
day of October
2023
A.D.
2023
A.D.
Read a third time in
and finally
passed in Council
this
23rd
day of
October
2023
Brad Sc
Xill2T!11/
"'ill
i"l;St"
Administrative
Officer
Bylaw
#1768
Dog Bylaw
Page
7
Clareshol:m
BYLAW#
1768
SCHEDULE
"A"
-FEES
Dog License
(Spay/-.SJeuter)
- per dog
Dog License
(Intact'i
- per dog
Dog Fancier
Permit
application
fee - per household
*
Dog Fancier
Permit
aru'iual renewal
fee - per household*
Aggressive
or Dang:'rous
Dog License
Replacement
dog tag
*Does not include
dog licenses
for additional
dogs
Fee
$20/year
$70/year
$50
$20
$200
$5
Bylaw
#1768
Dog Bylaw
Page
8
11
Claresholin
BYLAW#
1768
SCHEDULE
"B"
APPLICATION
FOR
DOG
FANCIER
PERMIT
Name of applicant:
Address:
Phone:
(Res.)
(Bus.)
(Cell.)
DESCRIPTION
OF
IOGS
Date:
Postal code:
CATEGORY
Breeder
(# of times per year
Bus. Lic #:
Show Dogs
Pets
Kennel
operation
Bus. Lic #:
Dog
Breed
Colour
Sex
Age
Altered
(Y/N)
TYPEOFFA
Yes
No
Enclosed
yard with f
Enclosed
kennel and
Will the dogs be kept
Will the dogs be kept
If "NO",
will they be
'7
.0g rull?
during
the period in when no one is home?
at night?
in a closed kennel or dog run?
I understand
that bef
this application
can be approved,
the Animal
Control
Officer
must first inspect the
proposed
location
to
the site and conditions
are suitable. I further
understand
the Animal
Control
Officer
will circulate
at 'acent property
owners and advise them of the application,
allowing
for a period
of
response. The Animal
1 0fficer
shall not issue a dog fancier
permit if the site or conditions
are not
suitable.
Signature
Dog Bylaw
Page
9
Bylaw
#1768