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BYLAW NO. 542
A BYLAW OF THE VILLAGE OF MIDWAY TO PROHIBIT FEEDING OF DEER
The Municipal Council of the Village of Midway, in open meeting assembled, enacts as
follows:
1. Interpretation
1.1
This Bylaw may be cited as "Deer Feeding Bylaw No. 542, 2022."
1.2
Words or phrases defined in the British Columbia Interpretation Act, the
Community Charter or Local Government Act or any successor legislation, shall
have the same meaning when used in this Bylaw unless otherwise defined in this
Bylaw.
1.3 In this Bylaw:
"Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means a Peace Officer, as defined in the British
Columbia Interpretation Act, and those persons designated by the Village as
Bylaw Enforcement Officers from time to time;
"Village" means the Village of Midway; and
"Feed" means to deliberately lay out food to attract deer.
1.4
In this Bylaw the singular includes the plural, and the masculine includes the
feminine gender.
1.5
The headings contained in this Bylaw are for convenience only and are not to be
construed as defining, or in any way limiting, the scope or the intent of the
provisions of this Bylaw.
1.6 If any portion of this Bylaw is for any reason held invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion shall be severed and the severance
shall not affect the validity of the remainder.
BYLAW NO. 542
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2. Prohibition
2.1 No person shall feed deer or cause deer to be fed.
2.2 No person shall permit deer to be fed on property he or she occupies as a
permanent or semi-permanent place of residence.
3. Offence
3.1 Every person who contravenes or violates any provision of this Bylaw, or who
suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in contravention or in violation of any
provision of this Bylaw or who neglects to do or refrains from doing anything
required to be done by any provision of this Bylaw, commits an offence and, upon
conviction, shall be liable to a maximum fine of up to $500.00;
4. Inspection
4.1 The Bylaw Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to enter on property for the
purposes of inspecting and determining whether the provisions of this Bylaw are
complied with.
5. Commencement
5.1 This Bylaw shall come into force and take effect from and after the date of the final
passing thereof.
Read a first time on the 20th day of June, 2022
Read a second time on the 20th day of June, 2022
Read a third time on the 20th day of June, 2022
Adopted on the 18th day of July, 2022
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Mayor
Chief Administrative Officer