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TOWN OF GIBSONS
Wildlife Attractant
BYLAW No. 1294, 2021
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TOWN OF GIBSONS
Bylaw No. 1294, 2021
A Bylaw to establish a Wildlife Attractant Bylaw in the Town of Gibsons
WHEREAS Council for the Town of Gibsons desires to prevent bears and other wildlife from
accessing food sources under the control of human activity.
THEREFORE, the Municipal Council of the Town of Gibsons, in open meeting
assembled, enacts as follows:
SECTION 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1
SHORT TITLE
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as " Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No.1294,
2021".
SECTION 2
DEFINITIONS
2.1
DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw;
"DANGEROUS WILDLIFE" means a bear, cougar, coyote or wolf as any animal
prescribed as such under the BC Wildlife Act.
"REFUSE" means any discarded or abandoned food, substance, material, or object,
whether from domestic/household, commercial, industrial, institutional or other use.
"SPECIAL EVENT" means a temporary, outdoor gathering or concert; a sporting
event; a wedding; or a convention, parade, public display, festival or similar
gathering.
"WILDLIFE" means dangerous wildlife, raccoons, members of the family Cervidae
(deer), birds and rodents.
"WILDLIFE ATTRACTANT" means any substance or material, with or without an
odour, that attracts or is likely to attract wildlife, including food or other edible
products--whether intended for humans, animals or birds--grease and compost
other than grass clippings, leaves or branches.
"WILDLIFE RESISTANT CONTAINER" means a fully enclosed waterproof
container with a lid and a latching device of sufficient design and strength to prevent
access by dangerous wildlife, rodents, racoons, birds and other pests.
"WILDLIFE RESISTANT ENCLOSURE" means a structure which has four enclosed
sides, a roof, doors, and a latching device of sufficient design and strength to prevent
access by dangerous wildlife.
TOWN OF GIBSONS WLDLIFE ATTRACTANT BYLAW 1294, 2021
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SECTION 3
GENERAL REGULATIONS
3.1
Except as permitted in this bylaw, a person must not cause or allow any refuse that
is a wildlife attractant to be stored, deposited or placed on any parcel or highway
within the Town in such a manner that it is accessible to wildlife.
3.2
A person must not store, deposit or place outdoors any refuse that is a wildlife
attractant except in a wildlife resistant container or enclosure in accordance with
Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018.
3.3
any person responsible for a site that is used for active construction, a special event,
a catered event or filming is exempt from sections 3.1 and 3.2 but must ensure that
any wildlife attractants are disposed of in a designated wildlife resistant container
or wildlife resistant enclosure at the end of the event each day.
3.4
A person must not feed wildlife, except for birds away from roadways and
sidewalks.
3.5
Every owner or occupier of real property must ensure that:
3.5.1
3.5.2
3.5.3
3.5.4
3.5.5
3.5.6
3.5.7
any fruit or nuts from a tree, bush or shrub on a parcel is maintained and
stored in such a manner so as not to attract wildlife;
any composting activity is carried out and any composting device or
equipment is maintained in such a manner so as not to attract wildlife;
barbecue equipment and tools that remain out of doors must be clean
and free of residual food or grease;
no refrigerator, freezer, storage container or similar appliance, device or
apparatus that contains wildlife attractants of any type shall be located
outside;
any grease or petroleum product is stored in such a manner that it is
inaccessible to wildlife;
no poultry or beehives are to be kept on the property as per Zoning
Bylaw 1065;
any home delivery items that are left outdoors are stored in such
a manner so as to not attract wildlife.
SECTION 4
RIGHT OF ENTRY
4.1
A Bylaw Enforcement Officer or any Town employee may enter onto a property or
premises at a reasonable time and a reasonable manner to ascertain whether the
provisions of this Bylaw are being observed.
TOWN OF GIBSONS WLDLIFE ATTRACTANT BYLAW 1294, 2021
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SECTION 5
PENALTY
5.1
Every person who violates a provision of this bylaw, or who consents, allows or
permits an act or thing to be done in violation of a section of this bylaw commits an
offence and each day a violation continues or is allowed to continue constitutes a
separate offence.
5.2
Every person who commits an offence under this bylaw is liable on summary
conviction to a fine not exceeding the maximum allowed by the Offence act.
5.3
Every person who commits an offence under this bylaw shall be liable for fines and
penalties established in the Town of Gibsons Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw
No.1125, 2010 as amended from time to time.
SECTION 6
SEVERABILITY
6.1
If any provision of this bylaw is held to be invalid by any court of competent
jurisdiction, that provision shall be severed and its severance shall not affect the
validity of the remainder of this bylaw.
Read a First time this
day of
2021
Read a Second time as
amended this
day of
202X
Read a Third time this
day of
202X
Adopted this
day of
202X
______________________
______________________
Bill Beamish
Rebecca Anderson LL.B
Mayor
Corporate Officer
20th
April