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BYLAW NO. 38-2020
A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF LLOYDMINSTER IN THE PROVINCES OF ALBERTA AND
SASKATCHEWAN TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DOMESTIC ANIMAL BYLAW.
WHEREAS the Council of the City of Lloydminster deems it necessary to establish a Bylaw to
deal with the safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of people and property.
AND WHEREAS the L!oydminster Charter provides authority to City Council to pass bylaws for
municipal purposes;
AND WHEREAS the Lloydminster Charter provides authority to the City to pass bylaws
respecting the enforcement of bylaws.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Lloydminster deems it necessary to establish a
Bylaw to license and regulate Domestic Animals within the City of Lloydminster; and
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Lloydminster, pursuant to the authority granted
in Section 15 of the Lloydminster Charter, enacts as follows:
1.
SHORT TITLE
1.1.
This Bylaw shall be cited as The Domestic Animal Bylaw.
2.
DEFINITIONS
2.1.
The definitions listed in Schedule "A" attached to this Bylaw shall apply, unless
context otherwise requires.
3.
APPOINTMENT, AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER
3.1.
Except where
specific
authority
is
reserved
to
Council,
in
the
Bylaw
the
administration and enforcement of this Bylaw is hereby delegated to the City
Manager.
3.2.
Without restricting any other power, duty or function granted by this Bylaw, the
City Manager may carry out anything required for the administration of this Bylaw,
including but not limited to the following:
3.2.1.
delegate any powers, duties or functions under this Bylaw to an employee
of the City, including a Designated Officer;
3.2.2.
carry out any inspections that are reasonably required to determine
compliance with this Bylaw;
3.2.3.
establish any forms required for the administration of this Bylaw.
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4.
DOG AND CAT IDENTIFICATION PROVISIONS
4.1.
Every Owner of a Dog or a Cat within the City shall ensure that Domestic Animals
over the age of six (6) months have a Tag containing a legible and operational
phone number of the owner or where the Owner can be contacted.
4.2.
The Dog or Cat shall not be considered to be properly identified if the Domestic
Animal is not wearing a collar with a Tag when the Domestic Animal is off the
Property of the Owner and the Owner shall be subject to a fine for failing to
properly identify the Domestic Animal as per the attached Schedule "C".
4.3.
Every Owner shall provide their Domestic Animal with a collar which shall be
attached the Tag for such Domestic Animal. The collar and Tag shall be worn by
such Dog or Cat at all times when such Domestic Animal is not on the OwnerTs
premises.
4.4.
Persons who require the assistance of a Service Dog, shall ensure it is identified
as a Service Dog on the Tag.
5.
CONTROL OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS
5.1.
Every Owner shall at all times keep their Domestic Animal under physical control.
5.2.
The City may from time to time, by resolution of Council, designate a zone under
its control as an area where a Domestic Animal in the presence of its Owner may
be unleashed.
5.3.
No Kennel shall be permitted on residential property in the City.
5.4.
No Owner of any Domestic Animal shall permit such Domestic Animal to Run at
large in the City.
5.5.
No Owner of any Domestic Animal shall permit such Domestic Animal to run at or
attack any person.
5.6.
In addition to any penalty applied by the City, a presiding judge may, upon hearing
of any complaint under Section 5.5, make an order directing any one or a
combination of the following requirements:
5.6.1.
that the Owner of said
Domestic Animal pay such damages as the
complainant may have sustained;
5.6.2.
that the Owner of said Domestic Animal confine or muzzle such Domestic
Animal for such period as the presiding judge may determine;
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5.6.3.
that the Owner of said Domestic Animal forthwith deliver such Domestic
Animal to the Pound Keeper who will forthwith arrange for the destruction
of said Domestic Animal; and
5.6.4.
that the Owner remove such Domestic Animal from the City.
5.7.
The Owner of a female Domestic Animal in Heat shall ensure that such animal is
kept so as not to be an attractant to other animals.
5.8.
The Owner of a Domestic Animal that defecates on any public or private property
other than the property of its Owner shall remove all remnants of such defecation
immediately.
5.9.
No Owner shall permit his Domestic Animal to damage public or private property
and where a Domestic Animal damages public or private property the Owner of
said animal shall be guilty of an offence and shall be required to make restitution
for such damages to the owner of the damaged property, in addition to any fine
that may be issued.
5.10. No Owner shall permit their Domestic Animal to bark or howl excessively, as
determined by the Designated Officer.
5.11. No Owner shall permit their Domestic Animal to, in any manner, disturb the quiet
of any Person.
5.12. Nothing in this Bylaw shall be construed as to prevent Domestic Animals from
being used in Law Enforcement operations and any Domestic Animal training or
being used operationally
in a
Law Enforcement roll,
by an accredited Police
Service, and any Domestic Animal being used in the any of the above noted rolls
shall be exempted from this Bylaw.
6.
POUND OPERATION
6.1.
A Designated Officer is authorized to capture and impound, through the use of a
humane trap or by such other means as are deemed reasonable by the City
Manager;
6.1.1.
All Domestic Animals found in contravention to this Bylaw; and
6.1.2.
all Domestic Animals which are found wounded, distressed, abandoned or
diseased, and may capture such Domestic Animals.
6.2.
In the event a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or a Designated Officer is required to
release a distressed animal from a locked vehicle, any cost associated with the
release of said animal shall be at the expense of the Owner of the animal or to the
Owner of the Vehicle if said vehicle Owner is not the Owner of the animal.
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6.3.
The City Manager shall cause, establish or appoint an authority to operate a Pound
for keeping impounded Domestic Animals at a place or places approved by the
City Manager and establish all rules and regulations in accordance with this Bylaw
pertaining to the conduct of the Pound Keeper and the administration of the Pound.
6.4.
The Pound Keeper shall keep all Domestic Animals impounded for a minimum
period of seventy-two (72) hours; not inclusive of the day of impoundment,
Sundays and statutory holidays.
6.4.1.
During this period, any healthy Domestic Animal may be obtained by its
Owner upon payment of the appropriate fine where applicable,
plus
impoundment fees in the sum set out in Schedule 'B' here to attached for
every twenty-four (24) hour period or portion thereof that the Domestic
Animal has been impounded.
6.5.
Upon
impoundment
of
a
Domestic
Animal,
the
Pound
Keeper shall
make
reasonable efforts to locate the Owner of the impounded Domestic Animal.
6.6.
If at the expiration of seventy-two (72) hours, calculated as described in Section
6.4 herein, any impounded Domestic Animal has not been redeemed, the Pound
Keeper may take such action as is necessary for the Domestic Animal to be
donated, sold or euthanized.
6.7.
The Pound Keeper shall provide Veterinarian care to any Domestic Animal which,
upon or during impoundment, requires, in the Pound Keeper's sole discretion such
care. All costs of such care shall be at the expense of the Owner and shall be paid
in full prior to the release of said animal.
6.8.
Any impounded Domestic Animal which appears to be suffering from any disease
shall be held subject to the jurisdiction of the province in which it is held and that
has authority in regard to the health of animals and disease control.
6.9.
The removal of any animal in the possession of the Pound Keeper shall not be
permitted without payment of any outstanding fees or fines.
6.10. The removal of any animal in the possession of the Pound Keeper shall not be
permitted without payment of any outstanding fees or fines.
7.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR RESTRICTED OR VICIOUS DOGS
7.1.
At all times while a Restricted Dog is on the premises of its Owner, the Owner shall
Keep such Dog confined indoors or confined in a securely enclosed or locked pen
or other structure constructed to prevent the escape of the Restricted Dog, and
capable of preventing the entry of any person other than the Owner.
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7.2.
Any exterior enclosure containing a Restricted Dog shall have secure sides and a
secure top, and
if it has no bottom secured to the sides, the sides shall be
embedded in the ground to a depth of not less than 0.3 metres.
7.3.
Any exterior enclosure containing a Restricted Dog shall have secure sides and a
secure top, and
if it has no bottom secured to the sides, the sides shall be
embedded in the ground to a depth of not less than 0.3 metres.
7.4.
When any Restricted Dog is off the premises of the Owner, the Owner shall
securely muzzle such Dog, and harness or leash it securely so as to maintain
immediate Physical Control and to effectively prevent such Dog from attacking or
biting any person or animal.
7.5.
Every Owner of a Restricted Dog shall prevent such Restricted Dog from attacking
any person in any place in the City.
7.6.
In addition to any penalty applied by the City, a presiding Judge may, upon hearing
of any complaint under Sections 7.1 through 7.4 inclusive herein, may make an
order directing any one or a combination of the following requirements:
7.6.1.
that the
Owner of said
Restricted
Dog
pay such damages
as
the
complainant may have sustained;
7.6.2.
that the Owner of said Restricted Dog forthwith deliver such Restricted
Dog to the Pound Keeper who shall forthwith arrange for the destruction
of such Restricted Dog; and
7.6.3.
that the Owner remove such Restricted Dog from the City.
7.7.
If a Designated Officer believes any animal may pose an immediate risk or danger
to any Person the Designated Officer may immediately seize and impound such
Domestic Animal.
7.8.
The City Manager shall be advised by the Designated Officer of any situation where
a Dog may be determined a Vicious Dog following either personal observation or
after an investigation initiated by a complaint has been completed. The City
Manager shall review the details of the investigation and confirm that such Dog
has been deemed a Vicious Dog, and upon such confirmation shall, in writing:
7.8.1.
inform the Owner that the Dog has been determined to be a Vicious Dog;
7.8.2.
require the Owner to Keep such Dog in accordance with the provisions
relating to Restricted Dogs as contained herein; and
7.8.3.
inform the Owner that the Owner of a Vicious Dog not kept in accordance
with the provisions contained herein for the keeping of Restricted Dogs
shall be guilty of an offence, liable upon conviction to a fine as provided
in Schedule 'C' attached hereto, and liable upon conviction to the orders
described in Section 7.6 herein.
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7.9.
The City Manager shall immediately declare a Dog to be a Vicious Dog when such
Dog undertakes two (2) confirmed unprovoked attacks within a period of twelve
(12) consecutive months.
7.10. When any Dog has undertaken one (1) unprovoked attack the City Manager may,
in writing, order the Owner of such Dog to take actions to prevent a further
unprovoked attack, including but not limited to:
7.10.1. requiring such Dog to be fitted with a muzzle at all times in the City when
such Dog is off the property of its Owner; and
7.10.2. requiring the Owner of such Dog to maintain on his property an enclosed
pen or other structure constructed to prevent the escape of such Dog and
of a character and state of repair satisfactory to the City Manager.
7.11. Requirements of an order issued pursuant to section 7.10 shall be met within
seven (7) days of receipt of such order.
7.12. If a Designated Officer believes any animal may pose an immediate risk or danger
to any Person they may immediately seize and impound such animal.
7.13. Any animal seized pursuant to section 712 will be impounded until such time that
the City Manager is satisfied that it no longer poses a threat to any person. Any
fees incurred
in accordance with sections 7.10 and 7.11 shall be at the sole
expense of the Owner of said animal.
8.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
8.1.
The keeping of Domestic Animals or Exotic Animals is permitted within the City in
accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw, unless possession of such animal is
otherwise prohibited by provincial or federal legislation.
8.2.
No Owner shall Keep pigeons or rabbits in numbers greater than three (3).
8.3.
No person shall keep Livestock, other than for the purpose of a rodeo sanctioned
by the Canadian Rodeo Association or similar organization,
8.4.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.3, an Owner may ride or drive a horse:
8.4.1.
in the City for the purpose of operating a business during the normal
operating hours of that business;
8.4.2.
in the City for the purpose of attending a rodeo in the City sanctioned by
the Canadian Rodeo Association; or
8.4.3.
temporarily
in the
City for purposes
of parades authorized
by the
provisions of the City of Lloydminster Traffic Bylaw.
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8.5.
Other animals found within the City in contravention of this Bylaw, which animals
are not otherwise dealt with
in this
Bylaw and which are not wild animals
indigenous to City of Lloydminster, may be impounded and kept or euthanized by
the Pound Keeper as if they were Domestic Animals.
8.6.
Notwithstanding anything in this Bylaw, an Owner may Keep Livestock in the City
temporarily when
such
Livestock
is
confined
in
a vehicle
intended
for the
transportation of Livestock and such vehicle is in transit through the City.
8.7.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.3 herein, the City Manager from time
to time authorize the temporary presence of Livestock or other animals in the City
for the purpose of circuses or other special events.
8.8.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.3 and 8.13 herein, any person legally
keeping or harbouring livestock, or domestic animals in excess of the allowed
number, prior to the enactment of this Bylaw or any subsequent amendments to
this Bylaw will be permitted to continue existing operations.
This Section shall
apply only to those lands annexed by the City subsequent to the enactment of this
Bylaw.
8.9.
No action shall be taken against any person acting under the authority of this
Bylaw for damages, injury, destruction or other disposal of any Domestic Animal
captured, impounded or otherwise in the care of the City.
8.10. Any person who shall hinder, delay or obstruct any person or persons engaged in
enforcing any provision of this Bylaw, or impounding any Domestic Animal liable
to be impounded under the provisions of this Bylaw, shall, for each and every
hindrance, delay or obstruction, be guilty of an offence and liable upon conviction
to a fine as provided in Schedule C attached hereto.
8.11.Any person who injures, hurts or otherwise harms any animal, whether it be
inadvertently or deliberate, shall be guilty of an offence and liable upon conviction
to a fine as provided in Schedule 'C' attached hereto.
8.12. In addition to the foregoing the Owner of a Domestic Animal shall ensure that such
Domestic Animal shall not generally become a public nuisance and specifically shall
ensure that such Domestic Animal not:
8.12.1.
bite, bark, snarl, growl, attack or run at any Person or animal;
8.12.2.
bite, bark, snarl, growl, attack, run at or chase bicycles, automobiles or
other vehicles;
8.12.3. upset any garbage receptacle or scatter the contents of any garbage
receptacle.
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8.13. No residential household shall have more than five (5) Dogs, or five (5) Cats, or
one (1) Restricted Dog or combination thereof to a maximum of five (5) Domestic
Animals
in
total,
residing
in
any
residential
household
within
the
City
of
Lloydminster.
8.14. Service Dogs, when accompanied by their Owner, must be allowed to enter public
premises
unless
otherwise
prohibited
by
municipal,
provincial,
or
federal
legislation, including but not limited to the Public Health Act of Saskatchewan or
the Alberta Health Act.
8.15. In accordance with provisions set forth in Section 500 of the Charter, a Bylaw
Enforcement Officer or Designated Officer may after reasonable notice has been
given,
or,
immediately
if
in
the
case
of
an
emergency
or
extraordinary
circumstances, enter any land or structure to carry out the inspection, remedy or
enforcement action.
9.
DISEASE CONTROL
9.1.
In the event Council has reason to believe there is an outbreak or a threatened
outbreak of rabies or any disease affecting any animal and
which
may be
transmitted to human beings, Council may order and direct that all Owners shall
securely and effectively confine and quarantine every Domestic Animal under their
control, and any animal found Running at Large in contravention of this order shall
be impounded, quarantined and examined by a veterinarian.
9.2.
When an Domestic Animal under quarantine has been diagnosed as rabid, or is
suspected by a licensed veterinarian as being rabid, and dies while under such
observation, the Pound Keeper shall immediately direct the Owner of such animal
to the appropriate health department for pathological examination and shall notify
the Public Health Officer of reports, human contacts and the diagnosis made of the
suspected animal.
9.3.
During a period of rabies quarantine as herein mentioned, every Domestic Animal
bitten by an animal adjudged to be rabid shall be forthwith euthanized, or at the
Owner's expense and option, shall be treated for rabies infection by a licensed
veterinarian or held under quarantine by a licensed Veterinarian in the same
manner as other animals are quarantined.
9.4.
Except as provided herein or in any other applicable legislation, no person shall
kill, or cause to be killed, any rabid animal, any Domestic Animal suspected of
having been exposed to rabies, or any animal which has bitten a human, or remove
the same from the City without written permission from the Pound Keeper.
9.5.
The carcass of any dead Domestic Animal exposed to rabies shall, upon demand,
be surrendered to the Pound Keeper.
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9.6.
The Pound Keeper shall direct the disposition of any Domestic Animal found to be
infected with rabies.
9.7.
When, in the judgment of a licensed veterinarian an impounded Domestic Animal
should be euthanized for humane reasons, such animal shall be euthanized.
98.
No Person shall knowingly bring into or Keep in the City or allow to be brought into
or Kept in the City a Domestic Animal having an infectious disease posing a danger
of serious illness to other animals or humans.
9.9.
Where a Domestic Animal in the City shows symptoms of disease, the City Manager
or his Designated Officer may in writing require the Keeper of that animal to:
9.9.1.
in respect of any Domestic Animal, produce a veterinarian's statement
confirming that the animal is not contagious; or
9.9.2.
in the case of a Dog or a Cat, produce a veterinarian's certificate or other
evidence that the animal has been vaccinated against rabies, distemper
or parvo virus; and any Owner who fails to produce such statement or
certificate not more than 96 (ninety-six) hours after being required
in
writing to do so by the City Manager or designate shall be guilty of an
offence and liable upon conviction to a fine as provided in Schedule 'C'
attached hereto.
10.
PENALTIES
10.1. Any person who contravenes this Bylaw is guilty of an offence.
10.2. Persons having contravened certain sections of this Bylaw shall be liable for the
penalties set out in such section or set out in Schedule "C" hereto.
10.3. A notice or form commonly called a Notice of Violation having printed wording
approved by the City Manager, may be issued by a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or
a Designated Officer to any person alleged to have breached any provision of this
Bylaw, and the said notice shall require the payment of the City of Lloydminster in
the amount specified in Schedule "C" hereto.
10.4. A Summary Oftence Ticket or a Violation Ticket shall be deemed to be sufficiently
served:
10.4.1.
if served personally on the accused; or
10.4.2.
if mailed to the address of the person accused by regular mail.
10.5. The amounts specified in Schedule "C" hereto shall be the specified penalties for
the purposes of the Provincial Qffences Procedures Act (Alberta) or the Summary
Offences Procedure Act 1990 (Saskatchewan)
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11.
NUMBER AND GENDER REFERENCES
11.1. All references in this Bylaw will be read with such changes in number and gender
as may be appropriate according to whether the reference is to a male or female
person, or a corporation or partnership.
12.
SEVERABILITY
12.1. Every provision of this Bylaw is independent of all other provisions and
if any
provision of this Bylaw is declared invalid for any reason by a court of competent
jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Bylaw shall remain valid and enforceable.
This Bylaw shall come into force and effect upon the final passing thereof.
The following bylaws and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed:
Bylaw 17-2015, The Domestic Animal Bylaw
INTRODUCED AND READ a first time this 14 day of December, 2020, AD.
READ a second time this 11 day of January, 2021, A.D.
READ a third time this 11 day of January, 2021, A.D.
JAN 202021
Date Signed
JAN 202021
Date Signed
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SCHEDULE "A"
A
Person
appointed
by
the
City
pursuant
to
the
Lloydminster Charter to enforce City Bylaws, including a
member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and, when
authorized, a Community Peace Officer appointed under
the Peace Officer Act S.A. 2006, c. P-3.5, as amended or
repealed and replaced from time to time.
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Mayor
Cily Clerk
Definitions
Bylaw Enforcement Officer
Cat
A Domestic Animal of the Felidae family.
Charter
Refers to the L!oydminster Charter.
Ct
The City of Lloydminster and the area contained within
'
y
the corporate boundaries of the City
.
The Commissioner of the City of Lloydminster as
City Manager
appointed by Council or designate.
Council
The Municipal Council of the City of Lloydminster.
.
.
Any Person who has been appointed a Bylaw Enforcement
Designated Officer
Officer, a Peace Officer, or any member of the RCMP.
In respect of a Domestic Animal, and an animal which is:
i. deprived of adequate food, water, care or shelter;
Distress
ii. injured, sick, in pain suffering; or
, iii. abused or subjected to undue hardship, privation of
neglect.
Dog
A Domestic animal of the Canidae family.
An animal of a species of vertebrates or invertebrates that
.
-
has been domesticated by humans so as to live and breed
Domestic Animal
.
in tame condition or depend upon humankind for survival,
and not classified as livestock.
An act or deed which is not malicious by nature, but which
Harm
-
results in or could; injure, hurt or otherwise injure, harm
Inadvertent/Unintentional
or
kill an Animal.
.
To deliberately or willfully, and with malicious intent,
Harm
- Neglect/Deliberate
.
injure, hurt or otherwise harm or kill any Animal.
Intact Dog or Cat
Any Dog or Cat that has not been spayed or neutered.
In Heat
The period of time when an animal is fertile.
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To own, harbour or have control or custody of a Domestic
Keep
Animal or other animal.
A person, who owns, possesses, harbours, maintains or
Keeper
has control or custody of a Domestic Animal or other
- animal.
Kennel
A facility for breeding or keeping of Dogs or Cats for
commercial purposes
Cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, goats, chickens or other
Livestock
animals commonly kept on a farm and/or for agricultural
purposes.
A ticket or similar document issued by the City alleging a
.
.
.
bylaw offence and providing a Person with the opportunity
Notice of Violation
to pay an amount to the City in lieu of prosecution for the
offence.
Any written notice or letter that requires a Person to
Order
remedy a contravention of this Bylaw or the Lloydminster
' Charter.
Owner
Any Keeper of a Dog or Cat or other Domestic Animal.
Any individual, a group of individuals, a corporation, firm,
Person
partnership, proprietorship, association, society or co
operative organization.
In respect of a Domestic Animal, the animal is:
i. under immediate effective control of some person and
restrained by a leash not exceeding three {3) metres in
length; or
Physical Control
U. kept in a container, an enclosure or a motor vehicle; or
iii. in the case of a Dog, kept temporarily and in the
presence of the Owner in an area designated by the City
as an area Dogs may be unleashed.
Such a place as may, from time to time, be established by
Pound
the City Manager for the impounding and keeping of
Domestic Animals.
A Person appointed by the City Manager for the purpose
Pound Keeper
.
.
of Administrating the Pound.
.
Any Dog determined by the City Manager to require
Restricted Dog
.
.
restrictions under Section 7.10 of this Bylaw
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Any Dog, Cat or other Domestic Animal not under the
Run at Large
physical control of a responsible and competent person
when off the property of the Owner or Keeper.
A type of assistance dog specifically trained for public
access to do tasks that mitigate the disability of their
Service Dog
person, including but not limited to:
i. visual difficulties; or
U. hearing impairments
As defined by the Summary Offences Procedures Act
Summary Offence Ticket
(Saskatchewan), as amended from time to time.
A disc or other shape of metal or plastic which is securely
affixed to a Dog or Cat's collar or other restraining device,
Tag
and which contains, at a minimum, a legible and
operational phone number of the Owner or where the
Owner can be contacted.
i. Any Incident in which, without provocation, any Dog
while not on the property of its Owner bites any Person.
or
Unprovoked Attack
H. Any incident in which, without provocation any Dog,
while on the property of its Owner bites any Person who
should reasonably expect safe and lawful entry to that
property,
A Dog of any age or breed which when on or off the
property of its Owner or Keeper:
i. shows without provocation, a propensity, disposition or
potential to attack or injure other animals or humans;
Vicious Dog
ii. without provocation, chases persons who approach it;
Hi. poses a continuing threat of serious harm to other
animals or humans; or
iv. without provocation has attacked other persons or
animals.
As defined by the Provincial Offences Procedure Act
Violation Ticket
.
(Alberta), as amended from time to time.
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SCHEDULE "3"
Fees
Item
Description
Amount
Impound Fees
Upon impoundment
$40.00
Each day subsequent to
$25.00
impoundment
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SCHEDULE "C"
Penalties
SECTION
OFFENCE
FINE
5.1
Owner failing to Keep a Domestic Animal under
$50.00
Physical_Control
5.3
Permitting a Kennel on residential property
$500.00
Second Offence within 366 days of a previous offence
$750.00
Third and Subsequent offence within 366 days of any
$1,000.00
two previous offences
5.4
Owner allowing a Dog or Cat to Run at Large
$75.00
Second offence within 366 days of a previous offence
$100.00
Third and Subsequent offence within 366 days of any
$150.00
two_previous_ollences
5.5
Dwner permitting a Dog or Cat to run at or
$500.00
attack/bite_a_person
5.5
Owner permitting a Dog or Cat to run at or attack a
$2500.00
person-Second Offence within 12 months
5.5
Owner permitting a Dog or Cat to chase, threaten a
$250.00
person_or_bite_another_animal
5.5
Owner permitting a Dog or Cat to chase, threaten a
$500.00
person or bite another animal
-- second offence within
12 months
5.6
Fail to comply with an order pursuant to Section 5.6.
$100.00
per day
5.7
Owner failing to ensure a female Dog or Cat in Heat is
$100.00
not_an_attractant_to_other_animals.
5.8
Owner of an animal which defecates on any public or
$100.00
private Property failing to immediately remove such
defecation.
5.9
Owner permitting a Dog or Cat to damage public or
$150.00
private property
5.10
Owner permitting a Dog to bark or howl excessively
$100.00
5.11
Owner permitting an animal to disturb the quiet of
$100.00
any person.
POUND
6.9
Improperly removing or attempting to remove a
$500.00
Domestic Animal from the Possession of the Pound
Keeper
:___________
RESTRICTED_DOGS
7.1
Owner fails to properly confine a Restricted Dog
$2,500.00
7.3
When off his premises, Owner fails to securely muzzle
$2,500.00
a Restricted Dog, and harness or leash it securely so
as to maintain Immediate physical control and to
effectively prevent such Dog from attacking or biting
any_person_or_animal.
Owner allowing a Restricted Dog to Run at Large.
$2,500.00
7.4
Owner fails to prevent a Restricted Dog from
$5,000.00
attacking any person in any place in the City.
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BYLAW NO. 38-2020
7.9
Owner fails to satisfy the requirements of order
$250.00
issued_pursuant_to_Section_7_.9
CONTROL OF_OTHER ANIMALS
8.1
Keeping a Domestic Animal contrary the provisions of
$100.00
this Bylaw
8.11
Inadvertent/Unintentional harm to an animal.
$500.00
8.11
Neglect/Deliberate harm to an animal.
$2,500.00
8.12
Allow a Domestic Animal to become a public nuisance
$100.00
8.13
Keeping more than five Dogs, or five Cats, or one
$250.00
Restricted Dog or combination thereof to a maximum
of five Domestic Animals in total in any residential
household.
RABIES_OR_OTHER_DISEASES
9.1
Failing to obey a Council Order under Section 9.1
$1,000.00
9.2-9.9
Each contravention of any of Sections 9.2 to 9.9
$500.00
inclusive
UNSPECIFIED_PENALTIES
Any contravention of this Bylaw not specified in
$100.00
Schedule "C"
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