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## Village of Cremona
## Bylaw No. 402-07
Being a Bylaw to provide for licensing, regulation and control o logs in the Village of Cremona Province of Albert
WHEREAS:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000 Chapter M-26 and ampose telet and conting is and domestic dogs and activities in relation to them:
AND WHEREAS: It is deemed necessary and expedient to pass a Bylaw to regulate and control dogs;
AND WHEREAS: Council has deemed it necessary to repeal and replace Bylaw No. 322-99
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF CREMONA, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERIA, DULY ASSEMBLED, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. TITLE
2. 1.1 This Bylaw may be cited as the "Dog Control Bylaw".
## DEFINITIONS AND APPLICATION
- "Animal Control Officer" means a Bylaw Officer appointed by Council of the Village of Cremona or a Special Constable appointed by the Solicitor General of Alberta employed by the Village of Cremona or a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
- (b) "Chief Administrative Officer" means a municipal official in the responsible role of Chief Administrative Officer of the Village of Cremona or anyone authorized to act on his behalf;
- (c) "Competent Person" means a person who is physically and mentally capable of restraining and controlling a dog to an extent that the dog cannot interfere with other persons or animals or damage property;
- (i) when the dog is fully contained upon and within private property with the consent of the owner or person in control of said property; or
- (ii) when the dog is under control of the Owner or of a competent person and upon the property of the Owner or within an "Off Leash Area", or
- (iii) while the dog is participating in an organized dog show or competition and under the control of a competent person;
- (n) "Village" means the municipal corporation of the Village of Cremona;
- (o) 'Trespassing" as used in Section 4.1 (b) of this Bylaw, means where a person enters a Premise without permission from the Owner or occupant of the Premise, but does not include where persons enter the Premise for the purposes of paper delivery, utility meter reading, charity solicitations, or other normally expected and lawful purposes;
- (p) "Under Control" or "Under the Control" means a dog that is in the care of a competent person such that the dog is not allowed to interfere with any other person or another animal;
- (9) "Vicious Dog" means a dog that, whether on public or private property, has:
- (i) bitten, attacked, chased, injured or caused injury to a person or other animal, or
- (i) destroyed or damaged any public or private property, or
- (iii) threatened or created the reasonable apprehension of a threat to a person or other animals;
and which in the opinion of an Animal Control Officer, based on personal observation or on the basis of facts gathered through an investigation, or which in the opinion of a Judge or Justice of the Provincial Court who has entered a conviction in respect of the dog for a contravention of this Bylaw, presents a threat of serious harm to a person or persons or other animals, or
- (iv) been declared by a Court to be a "Dangerous Dog", or declared pursuant to a Bylaw of another municipal jurisdiction to be a "Vicious Dog" or otherwise a danger or threat to persons or other animals;
## RESPONSIBILITIES OF DOG OWNERS
- 3.1 The Owner of a dog shall:
- (a) obtain an annual License from the Village in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of this Bylaw;
- (b) ensure that the dog is not running at large;
- (c) ensure that the dog, when off the Owner's property, is Under the Control of a Competent Person;
- (d) not keep more than 3 dogs of ages of 3 months or more per household.
- (e) when the dog defecates on any public or private property other than the property of the Owner, immediately remove all feces.
- 3.2 (a) The Owner of a dog shall not abandon a dog;
- (b) For the purpose of Section 3.2(a) a dog will be deemed to have been abandoned when:
- (i) the dog is left behind at a Premise or neighborhood after the Owner has moved away; or
- (ii) the dog, for whatever reason, is running at large and the Owner has not made reasonable attempts to locate the dog, such attempts including but not necessarily limited to notifying the Village or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that the dog is missing and making enquiries with local veterinary facilities.
- 3.3 No person shall leave a dog inside an unattended Motor Vehicle, whether on public or private property, unless:
- (a) there is adequate ventilation and temperature control provided for the health and well-being of the dog; and
- (b) ) the dog frostie veine or as ore or one in the vicinity of the vehicle.
- 3.4. The owner of a Motor Vehicle involved in a contravention of Section 3.3 of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence unless that vehicle owner satisfies the Court that the vehicle was being driven or was parked by another person that did not have the vehicle owner's express or implied consent to operate the said vehicle.
## 4. NUISANCE
## 4.1 An Owner of a dog shall ensure that the dog does not:
- (a) attack or bite a person or another animal, whether on or off the property of the Owner;
- (b) chase or threaten a person by lunging towards, growling, snapping at or by doing anything else that causes that person to fear for his safety while on public or private property, except where that person is actually trespassing on the property of the dog Owner;
- (c) chase another animal, bicycles, motor vehicles or other vehicles;
- (d) engage in any other activity that causes injury to a person or another animal whether on the property of the Owner or not;
- (e) cause damage to public property or private property, not including the private property owned or occupied by the Owner;
- do anything to cause garbage retained in waste receptacles or other containers to be scattered on public or private property;
- (g) in the case of a female dog in season, be kept at any location where the dog is a source of attraction to other dogs;
- (h) enter a garden or floral area on public or private property;
- (i) enter into or upon the immediate area of a playground equipment area or a sand play area of a playground
- 4.2 An Owner of a dog shall ensure that such dog does not habitually or excessively bark, howl or engage in any other activity that disturbs any person.
- An Owner or occupant of a Premise where one or more dogs are kept shall not allow the Premise to become littered with dog feces to an extent that the Premise becomes objectionable, either visually or because of foul odors, to residents of neighbouring properties.
## INTERFERENCE
## 5.1 No person shall:
- (a) untie, loosen or otherwise free a dog which has been tied up or otherwise restrained, or willfully or negligently open a gate, door or
other opening in a fence, pen or other enclosure in which a dog has been confined and thereby allow the dog to run at large; or
- (b) abuse, tease, torment or annoy a dog.
## VICIOUS DOGS
- 6.1 (a). A dog may be declared by an Animal Control Officer to be a he lag on pusyat to seal prisons of this earner yo "Vicious Dogs".
- (b) The Owner of a dog declared to be a "Vicious Dog" pursuant to this herefore, the responsities an eternatious Dog pursuan to this Bylaw and the process of appeal available to the Owner of the dog.
- (c) A Notice issued pursuant to Section 6.1(b) may be appealed in writing to the Chief Administrative Officer within ten (10) days of the service of such Notice.
- (d) For the purposes of this Section, a Notice will be deemed to have been sufficiently served when:
- (1) served personally upon the Owner of the dog, or served substitutionally upon any person who is 18 years of age or older whe resides in the same residence as the Owner of the dog
- (ii) the Owner of the dog, or any person who is 18 years of age or lder who resides in the residence where the dog is kept, is notifie erbally by an Animal Control Officer, and a written Notice is sent by regular or registered mail or by electronic means to the Owner as soon as practicable thereafter.
- (e) A decision on an appeal made pursuant to Section 6.1 (c) will be communicated to the appellant verbally or in writing within ten (10) days of receipt of the appeal.
- (1) The owner of a vicious must be at least 18 years of age.
- (g) A decision made by the Chief Administrative Officer on an appeal made pursuant to Section 6.1(c) may be appealed to Council in writing within ten (10) days of being notified of the decision.
- (h) Where a Notice has been served on the Owner of a dog declared to be a "Vicious Dog" by an Animal Control Officer, for the purposes of this Bylaw, the dog will be deemed to be a "Vicious Dog" throughout any appeal proceedings unless a decision arising from an appeal is rendered that the dog is not a "Vicious Dog".
- 6.2 Within five (5) days of a dog being declared a "Vicious Dog" pursuant to this Bylaw, the Owner shall:
- (a) arrange to have the dog tattooed or implanted with an electronic identification microchip by a Licensed veterinarian and provide the Village with documentary proof of doing so immediately thereafter;
- (b) License the dog as a "Vicious Dog" with the Village,
## 6.3 The Owner of a Vicious Dog shall:
- (a) when selling or otherwise giving the dog to a new Owner, fully inform the new Owner that the dog has been declared a "Vicious Dog" by the Village of Cremona. A new Owner of a "Vicious Dog" must be at least 18 years of age;
- (b) death;
- (c) when becoming a new Owner of a dog known be declared a "Vicious Dog" pursuant to this Bylaw, license the dog with the Village of Cremona within five (5) working days, excluding weekends and statutory holidays of acquiring the dog;
- (d) thereafter obtain an annual "Vicious Dog" License from the Village of Cremona as required by this Bylaw; and
- (e) ensure that the dog wears the current License Tag for that dog whenever the dog is off the property of the Owner.
- 6.4 For the purposes of Section 6.3(b), a dog shall be deemed to have been sold or otherwise given to a new Owner when the dog is left in the care of anyone tor a period of thirty (30) consecutive days or more, whether or not there was an exchange of money or a formal agreement for a change of Ownership
- 6.5 When a "Vicious Dog" is on the Premise of the Owner, the Owner shall ensure that:
- (a) the dog is confined indoors; or
- (b) when the dog is not confined indoors, it is confined in a locked pen or other structure that complies with the provisions of Section 6.6 of this Bylaw, and which is constructed so as to prevent the escape of the dog and the entry of any person not in possession or control of the
- 6.6 A locked pen or other structure required pursuant to Section 6.5 shall:
- (a) be of minimum dimensions of 1.5 metres by 3 metres, and 3 metres in height;
- have secure sides and a secure top, and if it has no bottom secured to the sides, the sides must be embedded into the ground to a minimum dept of 30 centimetres; and
- not be located within one (1) metre of the property line of the Owner of the dog or within five (5) metres of a neighbouring residential dwelling.
- 6.7 When a "Vicious Dog" is off the property of the Owner, the Owner shall ensure that:
- (a) the dog is securely muzzled;
- (b) the dog is secured in a harness or leash which shall not exceed one (1) metre in length and is adequate to control the dog;
- (c) the dog is under the control of a competent person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
- (d) when the dog is running at large, the Village is notified immediately.
- 6.8 The Owner of a "Vicious Dog" shall ensure that the dog does not:
- (a) bite or attack a person or another animal;
- (b) chase a person or another animal;
- (c) injure or cause injury to a person or another animal; or
- (d) damage or destroy public or private property.
- 6.9 An Owner of a "Vicious Dog" who contravenes of any provision of this Bylaw s guilty of an offence and is subject to penalties applicable to "Vicious Dogs as provided for in Schedule "B" of this Bylaw
## LICENSING
- 7.1 An Owner of a dog shall annually purchase a dog License from the Village of Cremona for each dog owned at the annual fee as set out in Schedule "A" of this Bylaw:
- (a) on or before January 31 of the current License year or
- (b) within thirty (30) days following the dog having attained three (3) months of age; or
- (c) within thirty (30) days after acquiring possession of the dog;
whichever date is the latter.
- 7.2 For the purposes of Section 7.1, where a dog is kept at a Premise within the Village of Cremona for more than 30 days total during a one year period, the dog is required to be Licensed pursuant to Section 7.1(c) of this Bylaw.
- 7.3 No person shall, while knowing that the dog to be Licensed is a "Vicious Dog" as defined in this Bylaw, attempt to License the dog other than as a "Vicious Dog".
- 7.4 The Owner of a Licensed dog may obtain a replacement License tag for a fee as set out in Schedule "A" of this Bylaw.
- 7.5 No person shall provide false or misleading information that is used for doglicensing purposes.
- 7.6 An Owner of a dog that is Licensed with the Village of Cremona shall not allow the dog to leave the property of the Owner unless the dog is wearing a collar and current License tag assigned for that dog.
- 7.7 In the case of a change in ownership of a dog or the death of a dog:
- (a) the License and corresponding tag is not transferable to a new Owner and the new Owner must apply for a new License;
- (b) the License and corresponding tag is not transferable to another dog acquired by the Owner;
- (c) no refund shall be made for any License issued pursuant to this Bylaw because of the death or sale of the dog or upon the dog
being moved outside the Village of Cremona before the expiration of the License; and
- (d) when the dog subject of the Ownership change is already licensed for hat year with the Village, there will be no fee for a new Licens obtained by the new Owner.
- Notwithstanding Section 7.1, where the Village is satisfied that a dog is being trained for and/or is being used as a guide dog for a visually impaired person, the dog must be Licensed but there will be no fee payable by the Owner of
## DOG CONTROL AUTHORITY
- 8.1 An Animal Control Officer may capture and impound any dog:
- (a) which is observed to be running at large or which is on private property, including property of the Owner, and is not adequately confined or restrained so as to prevent it from running at large;
- (b) (0) hathan of ed in a. activity that is in contravention of any
- (c) where there is a prolonged continuation of an offence under Section 4.2 of this Bylaw (habitual barking) and the Owner of the dog cannot be contacted or refuses to take steps to terminate the disturbing
- (d) in the case of a "Vicious Dog", where there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Owner is in contravention of any provision of this Bylaw; or
- (e) which is required to be impounded pursuant to the provisions of any Statute ot canada or of the Province of Alberta, or any regulation thereunder.
- An Animal Control Officer may enter onto the land surrounding any building for the purpose of impounding a dog pursuant to this Bylaw.
- 8.3 An Animal Control Officer may use any humane method, including, but not limited to, the use of capture devices or tranquilizer equipment to capture a dog that is subject to impoundment pursuant to this Bylaw.
- 8.4 Through a resolution of Council, the Village may establish designated areas as Off Leash Areas.
## 9. OBSTRUCTION
- 9.1 No person shall willfully interfere with or obstruct an Animal Control Officer who is attempting to capture or impound a dog or who is in possession of a dog captured or impounded pursuant to this Bylaw.
- 9.2 No person, whether or not the Owner, shall provide false information with respect to ownership of a dog to an Animal Control Officer who is conductin an investigation with respect to an offence or alleged offence under thi Bylaw.
## 10. DISPOSAL OF AN IMPOUNDED DOG
- 10.1 An impounded dog may be reclaimed by or on behalf of the Owner after payment is first made to the Village during normal office hours of:
- (a) any required dog License fee;
- (b) the other fees as set out in Schedule "A" of this Bylaw relating to the dog's capture, impoundment, care and subsistence; and
- (c) the costs of any required veterinary services provided.
- 10.2 (a) An impounded dog will be retained for a minimum of 3 days where the identity of the Owner is not determined within that time, or a minimum of 5 days where the identify of the Owner is known and the dog is not claimed within that time by the Owner by either taking possession of the dog or by making arrangements through the Village for further retention of the dog.
- (b) An impounded dog that has not been claimed within the time periods specified in Section 10.2(a) of this Bylaw may be disposed of thereafter in accordance with Section 10.3 of this Bylaw.
- (c) An Animal Control Officer may retain a dog for a longer period than provided in Section 10.2(a) if it is determined that the circumstances warrant the extension. The decision to allow such an extension is at the sole discretion of the Animal Control Officer and all additional expenses are the responsibility of the Owner.
- 10.3 (a) An impounded dog that is not claimed within the applicable time period and in accordance with the provisions this Bylaw, may be disposed of under the authorization of an Animal Control Officer by:
- selling or adopting the dog out, or
- (ii) euthanization by a qualified veterinarian when the Animal Control Officer is satisfied, through consultation with a
- qualified veterinarian, that the dog is ill or injured to an extent that medical treatment is not practical, and under the circumstances, such measure is appropriate for humane purposes.
- (b) In the case of a dog that is obviously in extreme distress due to injury, an Animal Control Officer may perform, or cause to be performed, euthanization in a humane manner without consultation with a qualified veterinarian when such consultation cannot be done in a timely manner.
- 10.4 When an impounded dog is disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw, the Owner at the time it was impounded shall cease to have any right or title to the dog and such right or title shall transfer to a person that has adopted the dog.
## 11. ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- 11.1 Where an Animal Control Officer believes that a person has contravened any provision of this Bylaw, he may serve upon such person a Violation Ticket in accordance with Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. P-34.
- Notwithstanding Section 11.1, an Animal Control Officer may, in lieu of prosecution, issue to any person by personal service or regular or registered mail, a Bylaw Violation Tag in a form as approved by the Chief Administration Officer.
- 11.3 A person who has been issued a Bylaw Violation Tag in respect of a contravention of this Bylaw and who has fully paid the penalty in lieu of prosecution prescribed thereon within the time allowed for payment shall not be liable to prosecution for the contravention.
## 12 PENALTIES
- 12.1 Any person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than TWO I HOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($2500.00) and not less than SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($75.00) and in default of payment is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months.
- 12.2 Notwithstanding Section 12.1, the minimum fine on summary conviction with respect to a contravention of this Bylaw in relation to a "Vicious Dog" shall be TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00).
- 12.3 The specified penalty in respect of a contravention of a specific provision of this Bylaw is the amount provided for in Schedule "B" of this Bylaw.
- 12.4 The penalty in lieu of prosecution payable for a specific contravention of this Bylaw is the amount provided for in Schedule "B" of this Bylaw.
- 12.5 (a) Where any person contravenes the same provision of this Bylaw twice vithin a twelve (12) month period, the specified penalty payable ir espect of the second contravention shall be double the amoun provided for in Schedule "B" of this Bylaw.
- (b) Where any person contravenes the same provision of this Bylaw three or more times within a twelve (12) month period, the specified penalty payable in respect of the third or subsequent contravention shall be triple the amount provided for in Schedule "B" of this Bylaw.
- (c) A contravention of this Bylaw proceeded with in lieu of prosecution shall be deemed to be a contravention for the purposes of Sections 12.5(a) and 12.5(b).
- (d) For the purposes of Sections 12.5(a) and 12.5(b), a second or subsequent contravention shall be deemed to have been committed irrespective of whether or not a different dog was involved in the contravention.
- 12.6 The payment of any penalty or the imprisonment for any period as imposed pursuant to this bylaw shall not relieve a person from the payment of anı fees, charges or costs for which he is liable under the provisions of this Bylaw.
- 12.7 A Provincial Court Judge or Justice may, upon rendering a conviction under this Bylaw against the Owner of a dog, in addition to the penalties provided for in this Bylaw:
- (a) direct or order the Owner of the dog to:
- (i) take measures to stop the dog from engaging in any activity that constitutes a contravention of this Bylaw;
- (ii) have the dog removed from the Village of Cremona; or
- (iii) have the dog humanely destroyed.
- (b) declare the dog involved in the contravention resulting in the conviction to be a "Vicious Dog" pursuant to this Bylaw,
## 13. GENERAL
- 13.1 Schedules "A" and "B" may, from time to time, be amended by resolution of Council.
- 13.2 Whenever the singular and masculine gender is used in this Bylaw, the same shall include the plural, feminine and neuter gender whenever the context so requires.
- 13.3 No action for damages shall be taken against the Village or any person acting under the authority of this Bylaw in respect of the impoundment or attempted with pursuant tahis in, destruction, sale or other disposal of any dog dealt
- 13.4 All monies or any monies received for licensing, impoundment fees, veterinary services or sale of a dog become part of the general revenue of the Village.
- 13.5 It is the intention of the Council of the Village that all offences created pursuant to this Bylaw be construed and considered as being Strict Liability Offences
- 13.6 It is the intention of the Council of the Village that each section of this Bylaw should be considered as being separate and severable from all other sections. Should any section or part of this Bylaw be found to have been impropery enacted, then such section or part shall be regarded as being severable from the rest of this Bylaw and that the Bylaw remaining after such severance shall be effective and enforceable
- 13.7 This Bylaw shall come into effect upon third reading and Bylaw Numbers, 322-99 is hereby repealed upon this Bylaw coming into effect
Read a first time this \_/ day of July. 2007
Read a second time this \_/1\_ day of July. 2007
Read a third and final time this\_1l\_\_ day of July, 2007
Mayor
Chief Administrative Officer
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## Schedule "B" of Bylaw No. 402 - 07 - Dog Control PENALTIES
* Column A indicates penalties in lieu of prosecution
* Column B indicates specified penalties for violation tickets pursuant to this Bylaw
## Section
| Section 3 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF DOG OWNERS | Section 3 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF DOG OWNERS | A | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 3.1(a) | Owner fail to obtain annual license | $100 | $200 |
| 3.1 (b)i | Owner fail to ensure dog not running at large - licensed dog | $50 | $100 |
| 3.1 (b)ii | Owner fail to ensure dog not running at large - unlicensed dog | | |
| 3. 1(c)i | | $100 | $200 |
| 3.1(c)ii | Owner tail to ensure dog under control of competent person - licensed dog Owner fail to ensure dog under control of competent person - unlicensed dog | | $100 |
| 3.1(d) | Owner fail to immediately remove feces from property | $100 | $200 |
| 3.2(a) | Owner abandoning a dog | $100 | $200 |
| 3.3(a) | | $250 | $500 |
| 3.3(b) | Person leave dog in unattended Motor Vehicle - inadequate ventilation | $250 | $500 |
| Person leave dog in unattended Motor Vehicle with access to people or animals Section 4 - NUISANCE | Person leave dog in unattended Motor Vehicle with access to people or animals Section 4 - NUISANCE | $100 | $200 |
| Owner of dog that: | Owner of dog that: | Owner of dog that: | Owner of dog that: |
| 4.1(a) | bite/attack a person or animal | | |
| | | $300 | $500 |
| 4.1(b) | chase/threatened a person | $200 | $400 |
| 4.1(C) | chase animal/bicycle/vehicle | $200 | $400 |
| 4.1(d) 4.1(e) | cause injury to person/animal cause damage public/private property | $300 | $500 |
| 4.1 (f) | cause garbage to be scattered | $100 | $200 |
| 4.1 (g) | in season, is kept where attraction to other dogs | $100 | $200 |
| 4.1(h) | enter garden/floral area | $100 | $150 |
| 4.1(1) | | $100 | $200 |
| 4.2 | be in area playground equipment/sand play area in playground | $100 | $200 |
| 4.3 | habitually or excessively bark/howl/otherwise disturbs person Owner/occupant of premise allow excessive accumulation feces | $150 | $300 |
| Section 5 - INTERFERENCE | Section 5 - INTERFERENCE | $100 | $200 |
| 5.1 (a) | Person untie/loosen/free dog allowing to run at large | $100 | $200 |
| 5.2(b) | Person abuse/tease/torment/annoy dog | $150 | $300 |
| Section 6 - VICIOUS DOG | Section 6 - VICIOUS DOG | Section 6 - VICIOUS DOG | Section 6 - VICIOUS DOG |
| Owner of vicious dog: | Owner of vicious dog: | Owner of vicious dog: | Owner of vicious dog: |
| 6.1(a) | fail to have dog tattooed or micro chipped within 5 days | $250 | $500 |
| 6.1(b) | fail to license dog as "Vicious Dog" within 5 days | $500 | $1,000 |
| 6.2(a) | fail to inform new owner dog is "Vicious Dog" | $500 | $1,000 |
| 6.2(b) 6.2(c) | fail to notify Town within 5 days of death or change of ownership | $250 | $500 |
| 6.2(d) | new owner knowing dog is "Vicious Dog" fail to license within 5 days | $500 | $1,000 |
| 6.2(e) | fail to obtain annual license | $500 | $1,000 |
| | fail to ensure dog wears license tag when off property | $250 | $500 |
| 6.3(a) | fail to confine dog indoors | $500 | $1,000 |
| 6.3(b) | when not indoors, fail to confine in locked pen or structure | $500 | $1,000 |
| 6.4(a) | when off property, fail to muzzle dog | $500 | $1,000 |
| 6.4(b) | when off property, fail to secure adequate leash longer than 1 metre | $500 | $1,000 |
| 6.4(c) | fail to ensure dog under control of competent person | $500 | $1,000 |
| 6.4(d) | fail to notify Town immediately if dog is running at large | $500 | $1,000 |
| 6.5(a) | bite/attack a person or animal | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| 6.5(b) | chase person/animal | $750 | $1,500 |
| 6.5( c) | injure or cause injury to person/animal | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| 6.5(d) damage/destroy property Section 7 - LICENSING $250 $500 | 6.5(d) damage/destroy property Section 7 - LICENSING $250 $500 | 6.5(d) damage/destroy property Section 7 - LICENSING $250 $500 | 6.5(d) damage/destroy property Section 7 - LICENSING $250 $500 |
| 7.1 | Owner fail to obtain annual license | $100 | $200 |
| 7.2 | Person knows dog is "Vicious Dog" and license otherwise | $500 | $1,000 |
| 7.3 | Person provide false/misleading info for licensing | $150 | $300 |
| 7.4 | Owner of licensed dog fail to have tag attached when off property | $50 | $100 |
| 7.5 | Keep more than 2 dogs on premise | T$100 | $200 |
| Section 9 - OBSTRUCTION | Section 9 - OBSTRUCTION | | |
| 9.1 | Interfere with or obstruct an Animal Control Officer who is attempting to capture a dog | $500 | $750 |
| 9.2 | Provide false ownership information to Animal Control Officer | $500 | T$750 |
## Description of Offence
## schedule "A" of Bylaw No. 402 - 07 Dog Control Licensing and Impounding Fees
| Annual Fees | Before Jan 31 | TAfter Jan 31 |
|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Annual license for dog - unaltered male or female | $0.00 | *$35.00 |
| Annual license for dog - altered male or female | $0.00 | *$25.00 |
| Annual license for dog declared as "vicious dog" | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Replacement license - all licenses | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| Guide dog for blind person | free | free |
| Transfer of current Town license to new dog | | No |
| Change of owner for dog already licensed with the Town | Free | Free |
| Other Fees | | |
| Impoundment Fees - non-vicious dog | $90.00 | |
| Impoundment Fees - vicious dog | $360.00 | |
| Care & Subuststence | as set by pound | |
| Veterinary Services | as incurred | |
"provided owner was legally required to obtain a license on or before January 31st