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A BYLAW OF THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF LESSER SLAVE RIVER NO. 124 IN THE PROVINCE OF
ALBERTA, FOR THE PURPOSE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSING, REGULATING, CONTROLLING,
CONFINEMENT, AND DESTRUCTION OF ANIMALS.
WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO Section 7(f) of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26, as amended, a
municipal council may pass bylaws respecting wild and domestic animals and activities in relation to them;
WHEREAS the Council of the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124, deems it necessary to provide for the
licensing, regulating, controlling, confinement, and destruction of animals within the Municipal District;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 in the Province of Alberta, duly
assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
1. Title
This Bylaw shall be known as the "Animal Control Bylaw".
2. Definitions
a) Abandoned Animal means any Animal left without food, water and/or shelter for a period exceeding twenty-four
hours.
b) Animal means any live animal, including both Domestic Animals and Livestock, but does not include humans or
wild animals.
c) Animal Control Officer shall mean a Municipal Bylaw Officer, Peace Officer as defined in the Peace Officers Act,
S.A. 2006, c P-3.5, and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
d) At Large means where an Animal is at any place within the Municipal District other than the Owner's property or
as otherwise allowed under this Bylaw, and is not being contained, Kept by any person, or is not otherwise under
Physical Control by a person capable of restraining the Animal.
e) Bylaw Coordinator means the Chief Administrative Officer of the Municipal District and/or his/her designate.
f)
Damage shall include defecating or urinating on any private property or Public Property.
g) Designated Animal Shelter means the premises designated by the Municipal District or its agent for the purpose
of impounding and Keeping Animals in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw.
h) Domestic Animal means small animals which are normally kept as household pets, such as cats and dogs.
Domestic Animals do not include Livestock or wild animals.
i)
Fowl means a domesticated bird of any kind.
j)
Hamlet means any area declared to be a Hamlet by the Minister.
k) Keep/Keeps/Kept means to own, possess, harbor, maintain or have control or custody of an Animal.
l)
Kennel means any place, owned by any person, group of persons or corporation engaged in the commercial
business of breeding, buying, selling, or boarding Domestic Animals. Typical facilities include, but are not limited
to boarding and training establishments, and animal rescues.
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m) Livestock means bison, horses, cattle, swine, donkeys, llamas, alpacas, fowl, swine, mules, oxen, sheep, bees,
goats, and fur-bearing animals raised in captivity.
n) Municipal District means the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124.
o) Owner means any person or body corporate:
i.
who is the licensed owner of an Animal;
ii.
who has legal title to an Animal;
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 their premises.
p) Permitted Leash means a leash used to restrain a Domestic Animal that is no longer than two meters.
q) Physical Control means:
i.
restrained by a Permitted Leash; or
ii.
kept in:
1.
a container;
2.
an enclosure;
3.
a motor vehicle; or
4.
a trailer designated for the type of Animal.
r)
Pound Keeper means any person or persons duly authorized to operate the Designated Animal Shelter and may
include a Peace Officer or Municipal Bylaw Officer.
s) Premises Identification Number means a unique identifying series of numbers and letters assigned by the
Government of Alberta, which links the traceability of Livestock to land locations or premises.
t)
Public Property means all property owned by or under the control and management of the Municipal District.
u) Seasonal Meat Birds means domesticated poultry that is kept intentionally for personal use only, for one single
growing season per year, typically processed no later than 16 weeks of age or upon reaching slaughter maturity.
These birds are not kept for egg production.
v) S.P.C.A. means the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
w) Subdivision means four or more adjacent lots within the Municipal District, each lot consisting of five acres or
less.
x) Vicious Animal shall mean any Animal, which has, without provocation, chased, injured or bitten any other
Animal, or human, or threatened other Animals or humans and which, in the opinion of the Animal Control Officer
poses a threat of harm and has been declared to be a Vicious Animal in accordance with this Bylaw.
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y) Violation Ticket shall mean a ticket issued pursuant to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. P-
34, as amended.
z) Wild Boar means an animal from the species Sus scrofa but does not refer to the animal commonly known as a
domestic pig.
3. Responsibilities of Owner
3.1
No person shall Keep an Animal in the Municipal District except in accordance with this Bylaw and the
Responsible Animal Ownership Policy, as amended from time to time.
3.2
No person shall keep or harbor any cat or dog that is six months or older within the Municipal District unless
such Domestic Animal is licensed as herein provided.
3.3
Any person who resides within the Municipal District and is the Owner of a cat or dog six months or older shall
obtain a license tag by applying to the Municipal District office or to an agent approved by the Municipal
District.
3.4
Upon receipt of a completed application, the Municipal District shall grant, free of charge, licenses for any
Domestic Animal six months or older in the Municipal District.
3.5
Any person residing in the Municipal District who becomes the Owner of a cat or dog or any person who takes
up residence within the Municipal District and who is the Owner of a cat or dog which is not currently licensed
in accordance with the Animal Control Bylaw, shall within fourteen calendar days of taking up residence within
the Municipal District, obtain a license for their cat or dog.
3.6
Every application for a license tag shall include the following information:
3.6.1
Name, street or rural address and phone number of the Owner;
3.6.2
Name, type, and description of the cat or dog to be licensed: and
3.6.3
Such other relevant and necessary information as may be required and requested by the Municipal
District.
3.7
When a cat or dog that is currently licensed in accordance with the provision of this Animal Control Bylaw is
transferred to a different Owner within the Municipal District, that Owner shall immediately apply for a new
license and provide the Municipal District with his/her name, street, or rural address and phone number within
fourteen calendar days upon becoming the Owner of the cat or dog.
3.8
License tags issued under this Animal Control Bylaw shall not be transferable from one cat or dog to another
and will remain in effect until such time as the cat or dog dies, has a new Owner, or is permanently removed
from the Municipal District.
3.9
Upon receipt of a completed application for a cat or dog license tag, the Municipal District will supply the
Owner with a metal license tag stamped with a number which is registered to that cat or dog.
3.10
Every Owner shall ensure that the license tag is securely fastened to a choke chain, collar, or harness that
must be worn by the cat or dog at all times whenever the cat or dog is at any place other than the property of
the Owner.
3.11
The Owner of a cat or dog that has been duly licensed under the Animal Control Bylaw may obtain a license
tag to replace a tag that has been lost. Any Owner of a cat or dog that no longer requires a license is
encouraged to return the tag or report this change to the Municipal District to ensure accurate record keeping.
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3.12
The provisions of Sections 3.1 to 3.11, inclusive shall not apply to persons temporarily in the Municipal District
for a period not exceeding two weeks, nor to holders of a valid and subsisting Development Permit authorizing
the operation of a Kennel, as approved in accordance with the Municipal District Land Use Bylaw.
3.13
No Owner shall permit an Animal to be At Large in the Municipal District.
3.14
A maximum of three dogs and six cats may be kept on a lot at any time with the exception of those lots located
within the Agricultural (A) district, as defined in the Municipal District's Land Use Bylaw.
3.15
In the Residential Serviced (RS), Residential Un-Serviced (RUS) and Urban Reserve (UR) districts, as defined
in the Municipal District's Land Use Bylaw, the keeping of Animals shall only be permitted in accordance with
"Schedule A" to this Bylaw.
3.16
The keeping of Seasonal Meat Birds is permitted in the Residential Serviced (RS), Residential Un-Serviced
(RUS) and Urban Reserve (UR) districts, as defined in the Municipal District's Land Use Bylaw, in accordance
with "Schedule A" to this Bylaw.
3.16.1 All Seasonal Meat Birds must be removed from the property at the end of the seasonal raising period,
typically sixteen consecutive weeks.
3.16.2 While present, Seasonal Meat Birds count towards the parcel's permitted Animal Units and must be
housed and managed in accordance with provisions under this Bylaw.
3.16.3 Onsite commercial slaughter of Seasonal Meat Birds is prohibited.
3.17
In the Residential Serviced (RS), Residential Un-Serviced (RUS) and Urban Reserve (UR) districts, as defined
in the Municipal District's Land Use Bylaw, no male Fowl are permitted.
3.18
No person shall Keep or harbor any Wild Boar or feral swine within the Municipal District.
3.19
No Owner shall permit their Animal to bark, howl, crow, make excessive noise, or in any manner disturb the
quiet of any person within the Municipal District.
3.20
The Owner of an Animal shall ensure that such Animal shall not generally become a public nuisance within
the Municipal District and specifically shall ensure that such Animal shall not:
3.20.1 Run at, bite, attack, threaten, harass, chase, kill or injure any person including, but not limited to, when
such person is on a bicycle, horseback, or while walking or running;
3.20.2 Run at, bite, attack, threaten, harass, chase, kill or injure any Livestock, Fowl, or Domestic Animals
belonging to other persons;
3.20.3 Run at, bite, attack, bark at automobiles, or other vehicles;
3.20.4 Bark, howl, or crow excessively, make excessive noise, or in any other manner disturb the peace, quiet
or repose of a person. After a third offence within a calendar year, if the Animal is still barking, howling,
crowing, or creating a disturbance the Animal may be ordered removed from the Hamlet or Subdivision
upon written order from an Animal Control Officer;
3.20.5 Cause Damage or cause injury or damage to other Animals;
3.20.6 Upset any garbage receptacle or scatter the contents of any garbage receptacles;
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3.20.7 Chase or harass wild animals or other Animals; and
3.20.8 Be out of Physical Control.
3.21
The Owner of a female Domestic Animal shall also ensure that when such Domestic Animal is in season/heat
that such Domestic Animal is not kept at any location where the Domestic Animal is a source of attraction to
other animals.
3.22
Any incident of an Animal that bites a person must be promptly reported to the Animal Control Officer and the
Animal may be quarantined at the direction of the Animal Control Officer and shall not be released from such
quarantine except by written permission of a veterinarian. At the discretion of the Animal Control Officer such
quarantine may be at the premises of the Owner or at the Designated Animal Shelter. In the case of stray
Animals whose ownership is not known, such quarantine shall be at the Designated Animal Shelter.
3.23
Upon demand made by the Animal Control Officer the Owner shall forthwith surrender any Animal which has
bitten a person, or which is suspected of having been exposed to rabies, for supervised quarantine. The
expense of the supervised quarantine will be the sole responsibility of the Owner and the Animal may only be
reclaimed by the Owner, if a veterinarian determines it is free of rabies, upon payment of any expenses, costs,
or fees associated with the supervised quarantine, and, in the case of an Animal that has bitten a person,
upon complying with the licensing provisions of this Bylaw.
3.24
In the event of an outbreak or threatened outbreak of rabies or any disease affecting Animals which may be
transmitted to human beings, the Bylaw Coordinator, by virtue of this Bylaw, may direct that all Animals be
securely tied up by the Owner or be otherwise effectively confined. Any Animal found At Large in contravention
of this section shall be impounded and may be destroyed.
3.25
When an 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 Animal Control Officer shall immediately send the
head of such animal to the appropriate Health Department for pathological examination and shall notify the
Medical Officer of Health for the Municipal District of reports and human contacts and the diagnosis made of
the Animal.
3.26
During such period of rabies quarantine as herein mentioned, every animal bitten by an infected animal
adjudged to be rabid, shall be forthwith destroyed or, at the Owner's expense and option, be treated for rabies
infection by a licensed veterinarian or held under quarantine by the Owner in the same manner as other
Animals are quarantined.
3.27
Except as herein provided, no person shall kill, or cause to be killed, any rabid Animal, or any Animal
suspected of having been exposed to rabies, or any Animal that has bitten a human, nor remove such Animal
from the Municipal District without prior written permission from the Animal Control Officer.
3.28
The carcass of any dead Animal exposed to rabies shall, upon demand, be surrendered to the Animal Control
Officer. The Animal Control Officer shall direct the disposition of any Animal found to be infected with rabies.
3.29
When, in the opinion of a licensed veterinarian and/or Animal Control Officer, an Animal should be destroyed
for humane reasons, such as severe injury, severe illness, or disease, such Animal may not be redeemed by
the Animal's Owner.
3.30
No action shall be taken against any person acting pursuant to their authority under the Animal Control Bylaw
for damages relating to the destruction or other disposal of any Animal conducted in accordance with this
Bylaw.
3.31
No person shall interfere with, hinder, or obstruct the Animal Control Officer in the performance of any of their
duties under the Animal Control Bylaw.
3.32
No person shall remove, or attempt to remove, any Animal from the possession of the Animal Control Officer,
or any person authorized to enforce any of the provisions of the Animal Control Bylaw.
3.33
No person shall Abandon an Animal.
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4.
Vicious Animals
4.1
The Bylaw Coordinator may designate an Animal to be a Vicious Animal where:
4.1.1
the Animal has caused injury to a person;
4.1.2
the Animal has caused injury to another Domestic Animal;
4.1.3
the Animal has exhibited threatening behaviour, whether on the Owner's property or other Public Property
or private property; or
4.1.4
there are reasonable and probable grounds to believe the Animal poses a risk to the health and safety of
persons in the Municipal District.
4.2
The Owner of a Vicious Animal shall within five days after the Animal has been declared vicious:
4.2.1
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;
4.2.2
provide the information contained on the tattoo or in the microchip to the Municipal District; and
4.2.3
have the Vicious Animal spayed or neutered if such a procedure has not yet been carried out on the
Animal.
4.3
The Owner of a Vicious Animal shall:
4.3.1
forthwith notify the Municipal District should the Vicious Animal be sold, gifted, or transferred to another
person or die; and
4.3.2
remain liable for the actions of the Vicious Animal until formal notification of sale, gift, or transfer is given
to the Municipal District.
4.4
An Owner must confine every Vicious Animal within a building, confinement apparatus, or secure enclosure
constructed to prevent the escape of the Animal, and capable of preventing the entry of young children and
shall not take such Animal out of such building or secure enclosure unless such Animal is securely muzzled
and attached to a Permitted Leash. Such secure enclosure shall 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 one
foot.
4.5
With regards to the behavior of a Vicious Animal, the Owner of a Vicious Animal shall:
4.5.1
ensure that such Vicious Animal does not engage in any threatening behaviors prohibited by this Bylaw;
4.5.2
ensure that such Vicious Animal does not damage or destroy private or Public Property;
4.5.3
ensure that such Vicious Animal is not At Large; and
4.5.4
forthwith notify the Municipal District of the Vicious Animal being At Large in the event of escape.
5.
Livestock Management
5.1
Every person who has the care or control of Livestock, and every person who owns a property where Livestock
are Kept shall, as required by the Municipal District, complete a Manure and Surface Water Management Plan
and Animal Emergency Response Plan, as provided by the Municipal District.
5.2
The Livestock Owner may request assistance from the Municipal District in completing the above plans. The
Municipal District, in its sole discretion, may decline to provide assistance in the event that it does not have
the staffing or administrative capacity to assist.
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5.3
The Municipal District may request a copy of the plans as listed above from any Owner of Livestock at any
time.
5.4
The Municipal District may request a Premises Identification Number from the Owner of Livestock at any time.
5.5
A designated officer of the Municipal District is authorized to conduct inspections and enforcement where
authorized under the Municipal Government Act or other Provincial or Federal legislation.
6.
Powers of an Animal Control Officer
6.1
The Animal Control Officer is authorized to capture by any reasonable means and impound in the Designated
Animal Shelter, all Animals found in contravention of the Animal Control Bylaw and all Animals which the
Animal Control Officer finds wounded, distressed, Abandoned, or diseased.
6.2
The Animal Control Officer is authorized to take such reasonable measures as are necessary to subdue such
Animals including the use of tranquilizer equipment and material. If any such Animal is seriously injured, it
shall be taken to a veterinarian for treatment to relieve pain or bleeding, then immediately to the Designated
Animal Shelter.
6.3
Animals that display aggressive behavior or pose an immediate threat to human safety may be destroyed by
the Animal Control Officer provided all other reasonable measures have been exhausted. The Animal Control
Officer is authorized to discharge firearms to destroy Animals in the performance of their duties, provided the
Animal Control Officer is a Peace Officer under the Peace Officers Act, S.A. 2006, c P-3.5 or is a member of
the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
6.4
All impounded Animals shall be kept in the Designated Animal Shelter for a period of no more than seventy-
two hours. Sundays and Statutory Holidays shall not be included in the computation of the seventy-two hour
period. Subject to Section 3.28, any non-rabid Animal may be redeemed by its Owner, upon payment of the
specified fees as set out in "Schedule B" to this Bylaw to the Municipal District's authorized agent, which
include the following:
6.4.1
The cost of any veterinary treatment required.
6.4.2
Expenses incurred impounding and caring for an Animal; and
6.4.3
Impoundment fees in the sum set out in "Schedule B" to this Bylaw for every twenty-four hour period or
portion thereof that the Animal has been impounded.
6.5
Any Animal impounded and not redeemed within seventy-two hours, may be sold, surrendered to an animal
rescue, or destroyed by the Pound Keeper or other persons authorized by the Municipal District.
6.6
The Bylaw Coordinator shall make all rules and regulations, consistent with this Bylaw, pertaining to the
administration of the Designated Animal Shelter.
The Animal Control Officer is authorized to conduct investigations in conjunction with provincial and/or federal
regulatory bodies and agencies (such as the S.P.C.A), as necessary.
7.
Offences
7.1
Any person who contravenes any provision of the Animal Control Bylaw is guilty of an offence.
7.2
Persons who have contravened this Bylaw shall be liable for the penalties set out in "Schedule B" which forms
part of this Bylaw.
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7.3
Notwithstanding Section 7.2 of the Animal Control Bylaw, any person who commits a second or subsequent
offence under the Animal Control Bylaw within one year of committing the first offence shall be liable to a
penalty that is double the amount of the first offence as set out in "Schedule B" which forms part of this Bylaw.
7.4
Except as otherwise provided in this Bylaw, a person who is guilty of an offence under this Bylaw for which a
penalty is not otherwise specified in "Schedule B", is liable upon conviction to a penalty of not more than
$500.00 and in default of payment, is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.
7.5
Upon convicting the Owner of an Animal of an offence under this Bylaw, the presiding Justice of the Peace
may, in addition to any other penalties imposed or orders made and without further notice or hearing, declare
the subject Animal to be a Vicious Animal under this Bylaw, and may make an order directing any one or more
of the following:
7.5.1
The Owner of such Animal, to confine or muzzle such Animal for such period as the presiding Justice of
the Peace may determine;
7.5.2
The Owner of such Animal, to forthwith deliver such Animal to the Pound Keeper who shall forthwith
destroy or arrange for the destruction of such Animal; or
7.5.3
The Owner of such Animal, to remove such Animal from within the corporate boundaries of the Municipal
District.
8.
Violation Tickets
8.1
A Violation Ticket may be issued by an Animal Control Officer to any person alleged to have breached any
provision of this Bylaw.
8.2
A Violation Ticket shall be deemed to be properly served:
8.2.1
if served personally on the accused; or
8.2.2
if left at the accused's last known address with someone who appears to be over the age of eighteen.
8.3
Where a contravention of the Animal Control Bylaw is of a continuing nature, further Violation Tickets for the
same offence may be issued by the Animal Control Officer, provided however, that no more than one Violation
Ticket for the same offence may be issued for each day that the contravention continues.
8.4
Any person who shall interfere, hinder, delay or obstruct any person or persons engaged in enforcing any
provision of this bylaw or impounding any 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 penalty as provided in "Schedule B" to this Bylaw.
8.5
Any person who shall deliberately or willfully injure, hurt, or otherwise harm any Animal shall be guilty of an
offence and be liable to a penalty as provided in "Schedule B" to this Bylaw.
9.
Administration
9.1
Each section of this Bylaw shall be read and construed as being separate and severable from each other
section. Furthermore, should any section or part of this Bylaw be found to have been improperly enacted, for
any reason, then such section or part shall be regarded as being severable from the rest of this Bylaw and
the Bylaw remaining after such severance shall be effective and enforceable.
9.2
"Schedule A" and "Schedule B" to this Bylaw form part of the Bylaw.
9.3
Any fee or penalty imposed under this Bylaw shall be to the benefit of the Municipal District of Lesser Slave
River No. 124.
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10.
Enactment / Transition
10.1.1 Bylaw No. 2021-11 is hereby rescinded.
10.1.2 This Bylaw shall come into force and effect upon signing.
READ for a first time this 26th day of March 2025.
READ for a second time this 9th day of July 2025.
READ for a third and final time this 20th day of August 2025.
_"ORIGINAL SIGNED"___________________
Murray Kerik, Reeve
_"ORIGINAL SIGNED"____________________
Barry Kolenosky, Chief Administrative Officer
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Schedule A: Animal Units
This Schedule is applicable to the keeping of Animals in the Residential Serviced (RS), Residential Un-Serviced
(RUS) and Urban Reserve (UR) districts only, as defined in the Municipal District's Land Use Bylaw.
In these districts, Animals may be kept in accordance with the Animal Types and Units as specified in the "Animal
Chart" below, which is applicable to lots equal to or greater than one acre (ac) in size. For lots less than one acre in
size, the following combination of Animal Types are permitted: Fowl, rabbits, and beehives (but only up to a
maximum of two beehives), to a maximum of 1 animal unit in total.
A total combination of one Animal Unit will be permitted per every acre of land.
Animal Chart (for RS, RUS, and UR Districts- with lots equal to or greater than one acre in size):
Animal Type*
# of animals =
1 Animal Unit
Horse (over 1 year old)
1
Foals (up to 1 year old)
1
Cow/Bison (over 1 year old)
1
Calf (up to 1 year old)
1
Llama
1
Alpaca
2
Pig (over 1 year old)
1
Piglet (up to 1 year old)
2
Fowl - hens, duck, geese, turkey, quail, pigeons, pheasants, guinea
fowl
12
Seasonal meat birds
24
Sheep
2
Goat
2
Rabbits (and similar rodents)
20
Other fur bearing animals
1
Beehives (lots less than one acre = maximum of two beehives)
2
*Animals that are not weaned are not counted towards Animal units.
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Schedule B: Penalties/Fees
Section
Violation
Penalty/Fee
3.2
Failure to obtain a dog or cat
license
$60.00
3.10
Failure to ensure that a collar and
license tag are worn when a
Domestic Animal is off the premises
of the owner
$60.00
3.13
Permit an Animal to be At Large
$100.00
3.18
Keeping of Wild Boar/feral swine
$500.00
3.19
Permit an Animal to bark, howl,
crow, make excessive
noise, or in any manner disturb the
quiet of any person
$400.00
3.20.1
Permit an Animal to run at, bite,
attack, threaten, harass, chase, kill
or injure any
person including, but not limited to,
when such person
is on a bicycle, horseback, or while
walking or running
$500.00
3.20.2
Permit an Animal to run at, bite,
attack, threaten, harass, chase, kill
or injure any
Livestock, Fowl, or Domestic
Animals
$500.00
3.20.3
Permit an Animal to run at, bite,
attack, bark at automobiles,
or other vehicles
$500.00
3.20.5
Permit an Animal to Cause damage
to property or other Animals
$100.00
3.20.6
Permit an Animal to upset any
garbage receptacle or scatter the
contents of
any garbage receptacles
$100.00
3.20.7
Permit an Animal to chase or
harass wildlife or other animals
$100.00
3.20.8
Permit an Animal to not be under
Physical Control
$100.00
3.21
Failure to confine and house a
female Domestic Animal in heat
$100.00
3.33
Abandon any Animal
$500.00
4.4
Failure to confine a Vicious Animal
$500.00
6.4.3
Impoundment Fees per twenty-four
(24)
hour period or portion thereof
$100.00
7.3
Second or subsequent offence
within one (1) year
Double the penalty amount of the
first offence
7.4
Offence under this Bylaw for which
a penalty is not otherwise specified
Maximum of $500.00 and in default
of payment, liable to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding six months
8.4
Interfere, hinder, delay or obstruct
with enforcement of the Domestic
Animal Control Bylaw Animal
Control Bylaw
$500.00
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8.5
Deliberate/willful cause harm to an
Animal
$500.00