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"Central Saanich Animal Control Bylaw No. 2097, 2021"
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THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF CENTRAL SAANICH
BYLAW NO. 2097
A Bylaw to Regulate the Keeping of Animals
The Municipal Council of the District of Central Saanich, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
1. Definitions
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires,
"Animal" means any farm animal, dog, cat, rodent, poultry, game, fur-bearing animal or wild animal.
"Animal Control Officer" means a municipal employee, officer or agent being employed or assigned to
enforce this Bylaw; and includes any Peace Officer or Park Attendant employed by the Municipality.
"At Large" means in a public place unless the animal is under the immediate control of the owner, or on
private property without the consent and knowledge of the owner or occupier of the private property.
"Bantam" means any domestic fowl which is a miniature of a standard breed.
"Bee" means Apis Mellifica or Apis Mellifera kept in an apiary which is registered under the provisions of
the Bee Act.
"Bird" includes a bantam, ornamental bird, pigeons, dove, showbird, any type of poultry, and feathered
vertebrate.
"Cat" means an animal of the feline species..
"Collector" means the collector of the Municipality or any person authorized to act on his behalf.
"Council" means the Municipal Council of the Municipality.
"Dangerous Dog" means a dog that:
a) has killed or seriously injured a person, or has aggressively pursued or harassed a person without
provocation; or
b) an animal control officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person;
or
c) while in a public place or while on private property, other than property owned or occupied by the
person responsible for the dog, has killed or seriously injured a domestic animal; or
d) has been found, previously, to be a dangerous dog and whose owner has received notice of that fact,
and that again bites, attacks or endangers the safety of humans or domestic animals.
"Deer" means any ember of the family Cervidae. "Dog" means an animal of the canine species.
"Domestic Animal" means an animal that is tame or kept, or has been or is being sufficiently tamed or kept,
to serve some purpose for the use of people.
"Farm Animal" means a domestic animal normally raised for food, milk, or as a beast of burden and without
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limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes: horse, mule, ass, swine, sheep, goat, llama, alpaca, game,
cattle or oxen.
"Fur-bearing Animal" means any animal kept or raised for the purpose of commercial fur production and
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes: fox, mink, marten, nutria, skunk, fisher and
chinchilla.
"Game" means game as defined in the Game Farm Act.
"Guide Dog" means a dog used by a visually impaired or otherwise disabled person to avoid hazards and
includes a guide animal as defined in the Guide Animal Act, and a dog being trained to become a guide dog
under the auspices of the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind
B.C. Branch or a successor organization.
"Highway" includes a street, road, lane, bridge, viaduct and any other way open to public use, other than
a private right of way on private property.
"Kennel" means any building or structure in which more than four dogs are kept or harboured, but does
not include the Pound, veterinary medical clinics, pet care establishments and pet stores.
"Killing Snare" means a snare that is designed to capture the animal for which it is set by the neck. "Killing
Trap" means any trap or trap set that is designed to kill an animal.
"Licence Year" means from January 1st of one year to December 31st of the same year.
"Municipality" means in accordance with the context, either the area incorporated as the District of Central
Saanich or the Corporation of the District of Central Saanich.
"Ornamental Bird" means any bird which is normally kept in a cage or aviary, primarily as a show or
decorative bird and not for food or egg production and without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
includes: canaries, budgies, mynah birds, parrots, cockatoos and ornamental pheasants.
"Owner" includes every person who owns, possesses, or harbours an animal or bird or who has control,
care, or custody of it, and includes a person who provides care or sustenance to a cat for a period of sixty
(60) days or longer.
"Person" includes firm or corporation.
"Pigeon" means all birds of the species Columbidae, including doves.
"Poultry" means all birds or fowl normally raised for food or egg production, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, includes: chickens, bantams, artificially reared grouse, partridge, pheasant,
quail, turkeys, guinea fowl, pigeons, ducks, ptarmigan, ostrich, emus and geese.
"Pound" means the premises for the time being used by the Municipality for the detention and impounding
of animals and birds.
"Poundkeeper" means the person or persons appointed or contracted with from time to time by the
Council to carry out the duties of Pound Operator and includes an Animal Control Officer.
"Pound Boarding Fee" means the standard pound boarding fee for animals or birds at the time of seizure.
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"Public Beach" shall mean public land except land included in a highway, within 75 metres (250 feet) of
any lake or within 75 metres (250 feet) above the high water mark or any body of salt water.
"Pygmy Marmoset" means a primate of the species Callithrix pygmaea. "Rabbit" means any member of
the family Leporidae.
"Raccoon" means any member of the family Procyonidae.
"Recognized Registering Organization" means Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA), American Cat Fanciers'
Association (ACFA), The International Cat Association (TICA), or Canadian Cat Association (CCA).
"Rodent" means all forms of rodent (except those defined as fur-bearing animals in this Bylaw) kept as pets
and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, include: rabbits, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils,
ferrets and rats.
"Squirrel" means any member of the family Sciuridae.
"Sterilized" in relation to an animal means spayed or neutered by a veterinarian, as evidenced by a
certificate signed by that veterinarian or by an animal adoption agency.
"Veterinarian" means a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the Province of British Columbia.
"Wild Animal" means any animal or reptile ferae naturae, kept for any purpose other than commercial fur
production and includes such animals or reptiles born in captivity.
"Zone" means Zone as provided by the Land Use Bylaw.
2. General Control of Animals
2.1 General
No person shall keep, harbour or permit, allow or suffer to be kept or harbored on any property owned,
occupied or controlled in any way by such person any animals, birds, or bees except in accordance with
the provisions of this Bylaw, and subject to the zoning Bylaw currently in force within the Municipality.
2.2 Nuisance
(a) Except in an Agriculture Zone, no person shall keep, harbour or permit, allow or suffer to be kept
or harbored on any property owned, occupied or controlled in any way by such person any animal,
bee or bird which disturbs or tends to disturb, the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or
convenience of the neighborhood in which the animal, bee or bird is kept or harbored or of persons
in the vicinity of such animal, bee or bird.
(b) No person shall allow or suffer conditions on any property owned, occupied or controlled in any
way by such person which may provide conditions or habitat for animals or birds that creates
activity which disturbs or tends to disturb, the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or
convenience of the neighborhood
2.3 Care of Animals
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2.3.1
No person shall keep any animal unless the animal is provided with:
a) clean potable drinking water at all times and suitable food of sufficient quantity and quality
to allow for normal growth and the maintenance of normal body weight;
b) food and water receptacles kept clean and disinfected and located so as to avoid
contamination by excrement; and
c) the opportunity for periodic exercise sufficient to maintain good health; and
d) necessary veterinary medical care when the animal exhibits signs of pain or suffering.
2.3.2
No person shall keep any animal which normally resides outdoors, or which is kept outdoors
for extended periods of time, unless the animal is provided with shelter:
a) that affords protection from heat, cold and wet that is appropriate to the animal's weight
and type of coat;
b) that is at least 1½ times the length of the animal and at least the animal's length in width,
and at least as high as the animal's height measured from the floor or ground to the highest
point of the animal when standing in a normal position, plus 10 percent; and
c) that is in an area that provides sufficient shade to protect the animal from the direct rays
of the sun at all times.
2.3.3
Any animal pen and run area must be regularly cleaned and sanitized and all excrement
removed at least once a day.
2.3.4
No person may cause an animal to be hitched, tied or fastened by any rope, chain or cord that
is directly tied around the animal's neck or to a choke collar.
2.3.5
No person shall permit or cause an animal to be left in an enclosed space, including a motor
vehicle, without adequate ventilation.
2.3.6
No person shall keep, harbour or permit, allow or suffer to be kept or harbored on any property
owned, occupied or controlled in any way by such person, or have in his possession any animal
suffering from any infections, or contagious disease, unless such animal is in isolation and
under treatment for the cure of such disease.
2.3.7
No person shall use a leg-hold trap, killing trap or killing snare on any land within the
boundaries of the District of Central Saanich.
2.4 Animal Trespass
2.4.1
No person shall allow, suffer, or permit any animal or bird owned, possessed or harbored by
him/her or in his/her charge to be at large or upon a highway or public place or a public
beach or a public building or its grounds unless the animal is confined on a leash or chain or
otherwise accompanied by and under control of a competent person.
2.4.2
No person shall allow, suffer or permit any animal or bird possessed or harbored by him/her or
in his/her charge to trespass on any private property.
2.4.3
No person shall allow, suffer, or permit any farm animal, or dog, to be present on or within any
public park area utilized as a picnic area, playing field, sports field or children's playground area,
whether or not the area is then in use.
2.4.4
The provisions of 2.4.3 do not apply to a person with a disability accompanied by a guide dog.
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2.5 Canine Feces
2.5.1
No person having control of a dog shall allow or suffer the dog to defecate:
a)
on a highway, public beach, park or other public property, or
b)
on any private property other than the property of the dog owner or the person
having control of the dog
unless the person shall immediately remove the excrement.
2.5.2
The provisions of 2.5.1 do not apply to a person with a disability accompanied by a guide dog.
2.6 Municipal Pound
2.6.1
The Council does hereby authorize the establishment, maintenance and operation of or
contracting for facilities for the impounding of animals at such place or places and upon such
premises as the Council may, from time to time, determine by resolution.
2.6.2
The Council may from time to time appoint a Poundkeeper to keep the Pound and administer
and enforce this Bylaw.
2.6.3
The Poundkeeper may impound any animal or bird pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaw.
2.6.4
The Poundkeeper shall furnish to all impounded animals and birds sufficient food, water,
shelter and veterinary medical care.
2.6.5
Any person claiming ownership of an impounded animal or bird may present to the
Poundkeeper evidence sufficient to satisfy the Poundkeeper as to such ownership, and the
Poundkeeper shall release such animal or bird to the owner upon payment of the applicable
fees set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
2.6.6
If the Poundkeeper has knowledge of the ownership of an impounded animal or bird the
Poundkeeper shall give notice of the impoundment to the owner by telephone or regular mail,
and such notice shall be deemed to have been received on the date of the telephone call or
the third day following the date of mailing of the notice, as the case may be. In the case of a
telephone call, a call shall be deemed to have been made if and when the Poundkeeper records
a message on a telephone answering machine.
2.6.7
The Poundkeeper shall keep a written or digital record of all animals and birds impounded, the
date of impoundment, the particulars of any veterinary medical care rendered, the date of
giving notice under the preceding provision of this Bylaw, the name and address of any person
to whom the animal or bird was released or sold, and the amount of fees collected in respect
of the impoundment. The record shall be available to the Collector for inspection at all
reasonable times.
2.6.8
If any animal or bird has not been claimed by its owner within 96 hours of receiving notice
of its impoundment, the Poundkeeper may offer the animal or bird for sale and in the
event that the animal or bird is not sold after reasonable efforts to do so have been made,
the Poundkeeper may cause it to be destroyed in a humane manner. The proceeds of the
sale shall be applied to the fees payable in respect of the impoundment under the Fees
and Charges Bylaw and any excess shall be retained by the Poundkeeper
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for 30 days during which the owner of the animal or bird may claim the excess upon
presenting to the Poundkeeper evidence sufficient to satisfy the Poundkeeper as to
ownership. The excess shall be paid to the Collector if no such claim is made.
2.6.9
No person shall release or attempt to release any animal or bird from the Pound without
the consent of the Poundkeeper.
2.6.10 The Poundkeeper shall at the end of each calendar month make a financial report to the
Collector setting out the amount of fees collected pursuant to the Fees and Charges Bylaw
in that month and shall pay over to the Collector such fees as have been collected.
2.6.11 No person shall obstruct or attempt to obstruct the Poundkeeper in the performance of
their duties under this Bylaw.
2.7 Animal Control Officers
2.7.1
The Council may from time to time appoint Animal Control Officers to administer and enforce
this Bylaw.
2.7.2
An Animal Control Officer may enter, at all reasonable times, on any property in order to
ascertain whether the regulations or directions contained in this Bylaw are being complied
with.
2.7.3
No person shall obstruct or attempt to prevent an Animal Control Officer in the performance
of their duties under this Bylaw.
2.7.4
Every person occupying premises on or about which an animal or bird is kept and every person
having the custody of an animal or bird shall upon being requested to do so by an Animal
Control Officer provide the following information:
a) The ownership of the animal or bird;
b) The number of such animals or birds that the owner owns or harbours;
c) The age, sex and breed or general description of each such animal or bird;
d) If the animal is a dog, the current licence number issued in respect of the dog.
2.7.5
An animal control officer may seize and impound:
a) any animal or bird that is unlawfully at large;
b) any animal that is in a place at which its presence is prohibited by this Bylaw; and
c) any unlicensed dog.
2.7.6
Subject to the Community Charter and in addition to the seizure powers set out in the Charter,
an animal control officer may seize and impound any dangerous dog found to be in a place or
in circumstances prohibited by this Bylaw, and any person other than the animal control officer
and the Poundkeeper may deliver any such dangerous dog to the animal control officer or
Poundkeeper for impoundment.
3. Dogs
3.1 No person shall keep more than four dogs over the age of four months on any parcel of land within
the Municipality.
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3.2 No person shall suffer or permit a female dog to run or be at large in the Municipality while in heat
(estrus), but shall confine the dog in a secure building, fenced-in area or other place until the period of
heat is completed.
3.3 No person shall permit any dog by its calls, cries, barks or other noises to disturb the quiet, peace, rest,
enjoyment, comfort or convenience of two or more persons in the vicinity.
3.4 The owner of a dog must not permit, suffer or allow their dog to harass or molest a person or an animal.
3.5 No person being the owner or occupier of any premises within the Municipality shall cause, suffer or
permit such premises to be used as or for a kennel.
4. Dangerous Dogs
4.1 No person shall permit any dangerous dog owned by them to be at large in the Municipality unless it
be effectively muzzled by a properly fitted humane device and is firmly held on a leash, that does not
exceed 2.44 metres (8 feet) in length, by a competent person .
4.2 Every owner of a dangerous dog must, at all times while the dog is on the premises owned or controlled
by such person, keep the dog securely confined either indoors or in an enclosed pen or other structure
capable of preventing the entry of children and adequately constructed to prevent the dog from
escaping.
4.3 No person shall allow his or her dog to bite, attack, terrorize or endanger a person or animal.
4.4 The owner of a dangerous dog shall display at each entrance to the property and building in or upon
which the dog is kept a sign, in the form attached hereto as Schedule "B". The sign(s) must be posted
so that they cannot be easily removed and will be visible and capable of being read from the sidewalk,
street or lane abutting the property.
4.5 The owner of a dangerous dog shall:
(a) if selling or giving away the dog, provide the Poundkeeper or Animal Control Officer with the
name, address and telephone number of the new owner;
(b) advise the Poundkeeper or Animal Control Officer of the death of the dog and provide a
Veterinarian's certificate of death; and
(c) advise the Poundkeeper or Animal Control Officer forthwith if the dog is at large or has bitten or
attacked any person or animal.
5. Dog Licences
5.1 Any person who owns, possesses or harbours any dog over the age of four (4) months shall obtain a
licence for the dog, in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw, on or before the 28th day of
February in each year provided, however, that if the person becomes the owner, possessor or
harbourer of a dog after the 28th day of February in any year, the person shall obtain a licence
forthwith;
5.2 If a written statement from a veterinary surgeon, certifying that a dog has been neutered or
spayed, as the case may be, is provided to the Licence Inspector, it shall be accepted in lieu of
the licence fee for the calendar year in which the dog was neutered or spayed, or in the
following year if a licence has been obtained prior to the neutering or spaying.
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5.3 If the appropriate licence fee has not been paid by the 28th day of February of the licencing year, the
owner or any dog not so licenced shall pay an additional fee as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw
unless no licence fee was payable in respect of such dog;
5.4 A dog licence issued pursuant to this Bylaw is valid for the Licencing Year in which it is purchased
and shall expire on the thirty first day of December in that licence year;
5.5 Application for a dog licence shall be made to any of the Animal Control Officers of the
Municipality or to such other persons as may be appointed by Council from time-to-time to
issue dog licences, who are hereby authorized to receive such applications and to issue dog
licences.
5.6 Where the owner of a dog, in respect of which a licence has been issued, ceases to be the
owner, the licence shall be cancelled.
5.7 The fees for dog licences in the Municipality shall be as outlined in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
5.8 Every licence issued pursuant to this Bylaw shall expire at midnight on the last day of the
licence year.
5.9 With every licence there shall be issued a metal tag impressed or stamped with a number
corresponding to the number on the licence issued and with distinguishing mark to indicate it was
issued by the Municipality;
5.10 The owner of every licensed dog shall keep on the dog a collar or harness to which shall be attached
the metal tag issued with the licence for the dog.
5.11
Where any dog tag issued under this bylaw is lost or destroyed, the owner of the dog may apply for
a replacement tag and shall pay a replacement fee as identified in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
5.12
Any person taking up residence in the Municipality and owning a dog bearing a valid current
licence issued by another Municipality shall be exempted from paying a licence fee in the current
year. Such owner shall notify the Municipality of the owner's name and address and the licence tag
number issued by another Municipality for the current licensing year.
5.13
No person, other than its owner, shall remove any collar, harness or metal licence tag from any
licenced dog.
5.14
No person purchasing a dog from the Pound shall remove the dog from the premises until a licence
and metal tag have been obtained and the metal tag has been attached to a collar or harness on the
dog.
6. Cats
6.1 No person shall keep, shelter, or harbour more than four cats over the age of four months on any
parcel of land in the Municipality unless the area of the parcel exceeds two hectares.
6.2 The owner of a cat is responsible for ensuring that the cat bears sufficient identification to allow any
person finding the cat running at large to identify and contact the owner. For clarity, but without
limiting the identification options open to an owner, cat identification may take the form of a collar
and tag worn by the cat, a traceable tattoo or microchip.
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6.3 It is unlawful for any person other than the owner of a cat or the poundkeeper to remove any
identification worn by a cat pursuant to Section 6.2 of this Bylaw.
6.4 No owner or occupier of a parcel in the District shall own or harbour a cat that has not been sterilized
by a veterinarian, unless the cat is registered with a Recognized Registering Organization.
6.5 If a cat has been impounded, it shall be released to the owner upon payment of the applicable fees
prescribed in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, as amended from time to time. If the cat is not claimed or
the fee not paid, the cat will become the property of the Poundkeeper.
6.6 An Animal Control Officer, after payment of the prescribed impoundment fee in the Fees and Charges
Bylaw, as amended from time to time, shall refund the fee if the Animal Control Officer is provided,
within 30 days after payment, with a certificate from a veterinarian verifying the sterilization of the
cat.
6.7 The owner of a cat is exempted from a requirement in this Bylaw to sterilize the cat if the owner obtains
and produces to the Animal Control Officer a letter signed by a veterinarian stating either that the cat
should not be sterilized because of advanced age or that surgical procedures, including sterilization,
present a risk to the cat because of the specific health issues described in the letter.
7. Rodents
7.1 No person keeping a rodent shall permit the rodent to run at large but shall confine the rodent to
the owner's property unless the rodent is on a leash or confined in a suitable cage or pet carrier.
8. Wild Animals
8.1 No person shall keep or harbour any wild animal on any parcel of land in the Municipality.
8.2. Notwithstanding Section 8.1, a person may keep a Pygmy Marmoset on any parcel of land within
the Municipality if the person holds a permit authorizing the possession of that Pygmy Marmoset
individual under the Wildlife Act.
8.3 (a) No person shall provide deer, raccoons, squirrels, wild rodents, feral rabbits or other wild animals
with food either directly or by leaving or placing in, on or about land or premises any food, food waste,
or other material that is or is likely to be attractive to deer, raccoons, squirrels, wild rodents, feral
rabbits or other wild animals for the purpose of feeding those animals, other than a conservation
officer acting in the performance of his or her duties, or a person acting under the direction of or with
the permission of a conservation officer.
(b) No person shall provide birds, domestic animals or other animals with food either by directly or
indirectly leaving or placing in, on or about land or premises any food, food waste, or other material
that is likely to be attractive to birds, domestic animals or other animals in a manner which disturbs or
tends to disturb, the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighborhood.
8.4 For certainty, the prohibition in section 8.3 does not apply in relation to:
(a)
hunting and trapping activities carried out in accordance with the Wildlife Act;
(b)
farm operations;
(c)
fruit or vegetable gardening for human consumption; or
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(d)
ornamental plants and flowers.
9. Poultry
9.1 No person shall keep or harbour any poultry, with the exception of chickens and ducks, on any
parcel of land within the Municipality unless "agriculture" is a permitted use of the parcel under
the Municipality's zoning regulations.
9.2 No person shall keep or harbour a rooster over the age of three (3) months on any parcel of land
within the Municipality unless "agriculture" is a permitted use of the parcel under the
Municipality's zoning regulations.
9.3 No person shall keep or harbour:
(a) more than 8 chickens or ducks on a parcel of land less than 1858 square metres (.46 acres)
in area; or
(b) more than 10 chickens or ducks on a parcel of land greater than 1858 square metres (.46
acres) and less than 4047 square metres (1 acre) in area; or
(c) more than 12 chickens or ducks on a parcel of land greater than or equal to 4047 square
metres (1 acre) in area.
9.4 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.3, there is no limit to the maximum number of
chickens or ducks that can be kept or housed where "agriculture" is a permitted use of the parcel
under the Municipality's zoning regulations.
9.5 No person shall keep or harbour any poultry on any parcel of land within the Municipality in
contravention of the Farm Practices Protection Act.
10. Ornamental Birds
10.1 No person shall keep or harbour any ornamental bird on any parcel of land within the
Municipality unless the bird is housed and enclosed at all times on the parcel on which it is kept.
11. Pigeons
11.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1, no person shall keep more than 50 pigeons on
any parcel of land within the Municipality other than on land in an Agriculture Zone.
12. Bees
12.1 Except in designated Agriculture Zones, no person shall place any hive or other device for the
housing of bees on any parcel of land unless the hive or device is located at least 7.62 metres
(25 feet) from any property line, but this regulation does not apply if the hive or other device is
used in conjunction with the operation of a greenhouse.
13. Compensation
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13.1 The Municipality, or an agency or corporation providing animal control services to the
Municipality, may pay compensation to the owner of fur-bearing animals as defined in the Fur
Farm Act, and poultry, domestic animals, farm animals, and game that are kept for agricultural
purposes, killed or injured by any dog apparently over the age of four (4) months, the owner of
which is unknown, and after diligent enquiry cannot be found, in the amount of the lesser of:
a) seventy-five percent (75%) of the decrease in the market value of the animal as a result of
its death or injury, or
b) seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) in the case of any individual animal killed or
injured.
13.2 All claims pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaw shall be filed with the Animal Control Officer.
13.3 No claim shall be authorized under this Bylaw unless:
a) the Municipality or agency or corporation providing animal control services to the
Municipality, is satisfied that the owner of the animals that have been injured or killed has
taken all reasonable precautions to protect such animals; and
b) the loss is reported to the Animal Control Officer within three (3) business days of the
occurrence being discovered.
13.4 Applications for compensation under this Bylaw shall be in the form attached hereto as
Schedule "B".
14. Penalty
14.1 Any person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw or who suffers or permits any act or
thing to be done in contravention of this Bylaw, or who refuses, omits or neglects to fulfill,
observe, carry out or perform any duty or obligation imposed by this Bylaw is guilty of an offence
and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.00 for each offence.
14.2 A separate offence shall be deemed to be committed during each day in which a contravention
occurs or continues.
14.3 Notwithstanding Section 13.1, any person who contravenes Section 4 of this Bylaw where the
contravention results in a person or farm animal being injured or killed shall be liable to a fine
not exceeding $10,000.00.
15. Citation
15.1 This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "Central Saanich Animal Control Bylaw No. 2054,
2020".
16. Repeal
16.1 "Central Saanich Animal Control Bylaw No. 2015, 2019" is hereby repealed.
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READ A FIRST TIME this
10th
day of
January
, 2022
READ A SECOND TIME this
10th
day of
January
, 2022
AMENDED the
10th
day of
January
, 2022
READ A THIRD TIME this
10th
day of
January
, 2022
ADOPTED this
day of
, 2022
Ryan Windsor
Emilie Gorman
Mayor
Director of Corporate Services/
Corporate Officer
BYLAW NO. 1471
SCHEDULE "A"
14th
February
[original signed by]
[original signed by]
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Dangerous Dog Sign
WARNING
DANGEROUS DOG ON
PREMISES
SCHEDULE "B"
APPLICATION FOR COMPENSATION UNDER CENTRAL SAANICH ANIMAL
CONTROL BYLAW
"Central Saanich Animal Control Bylaw No. 2097, 2021"
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1.
Name:
2.
Address:
Postal Code:
3.
At
AM/PM on
, 20
the following domestic animals owned by me were killed or injured by dog(s):
Type of Animal Killed
Number
Species Description
Age
Sex
Reduction in
Market Value
Cattle
Goat
Horse
Rabbit
Sheep
Swine
Poultry
Fur-Bearing Animal as defined
in the Fur Farm Act
Other
Total Value of Claim
4.
Within three (3) business days of the date stated above I notified:
5.
Details of Attack:
"Central Saanich Animal Control Bylaw No. 2097, 2021"
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6.
I declare that the owner of the dog(s) is/are unknown and after diligent enquiry cannot be found.
7.
I understand that, if approved, payment of this claim will be made pursuant to Section 13 of Central
Saanich Animal Control Bylaw.
Witness Signature
Owner Signature