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CITY OF RICHMOND
BUSINESS REGULATION
BYLAW NO. 7538
EFFECTIVE DATE - JULY 28, 2003
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
This is a consolidation of the bylaws below. The amendment bylaws have been combined with
the original bylaw for convenience only. This consolidation is not a legal document. Certified
copies of the original bylaws should be consulted for all interpretations and applications of the
bylaws on this subject.
AMENDMENT BYLAW
DATE OF ADOPTION
EFFECTIVE DATE
(If different from Date of Adoption)
Bylaw No. 7581
September 22, 2003
Bylaw No. 7767
July 28, 2004
Bylaw No. 8155
January 8, 2007
Bylaw No. 8156
January 8, 2007
Bylaw No. 8474
April 27, 2009
Bylaw No. 8546
November 23, 2009
Bylaw No. 8566
March 8, 2010
Bylaw No. 8663
November 8, 2010
April 30, 2011
Bylaw No. 8667
January 24, 2011
January 24, 2011 [except for
Section 22.1.4 which comes into
effect on September 30, 2011]
Bylaw No. 8920
October 22, 2012
Bylaw No. 8800
April 22, 2013
Bylaw No. 9018
May 27, 2013
Bylaw No. 9142
June 23, 2014
Bylaw No. 9171
October 27, 2014
Bylaw No. 9191
January 12, 2015
Bylaw No. 9288
October 13, 2015
Bylaw No. 9289
October 13, 2015
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AMENDMENT BYLAW
DATE OF ADOPTION
EFFECTIVE DATE
(If different from Date of Adoption)
Bylaw No. 9639
January 23, 2017
Bylaw No. 9649
May 23, 2017
Bylaw No. 9743
October 10, 2017
Bylaw No. 9718
October 23, 2017
Bylaw No. 9798
February 13, 2018
Bylaw No. 9961
January 14, 2019
Bylaw No. 10029
July 22, 2019
Bylaw No. 10068
January 13, 2020
Bylaw No. 10103
January 13, 2020
Bylaw No. 10172
April 14, 2020
Bylaw No. 10127
June 8, 2020
Bylaw No. 10263
June 14, 2021
Bylaw No. 10430
February 27, 2023
Bylaw No. 10444
June 26, 2023
Bylaw No. 10620
January 13, 2025
Bylaw No. 10668
June 9, 2025
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CITY OF RICHMOND
BUSINESS REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7538
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page 1 of 3
PART ONE - GENERAL REGULATIONS
1.1
Operator Obligations - All Businesses ................................................. 1
PART TWO - ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT REGULATION
2.1
General Provisions .................................................................................. 1
2.2
Operator Obligations ............................................................................... 2
PART THREE - ANIMAL GROOMING SERVICE REGULATION
3.1
Operator Obligations - General .............................................................. 3
3.2
Operator Obligations - Buildings ........................................................... 3
PART FOUR - ANIMAL HOSPITAL REGULATION
4.1
Operator Obligations - General .............................................................. 4
4.2
Operator Obligations - Buildings ........................................................... 4
PART FIVE - AMUSEMENT CENTRES REGULATION
5.1
General Application ................................................................................. 5
5.2
Operator Obligations ............................................................................... 5
5.3
Operator Prohibitions ............................................................................. 6
5.4
Exemption for Pre-existing Business .................................................... 7
PART SIX - BILLIARD/POOL HALL REGULATION
6.1
Operator Obligations ............................................................................... 7
6.2
Operator Prohibitions ............................................................................. 8
PART SEVEN - BODY-PAINTING/BODY-RUB STUDIO REGULATION
7.1
Operator Obligations - General .............................................................. 8
7.2
Operator Prohibitions - Buildings .......................................................... 8
7.3
Operator Prohibitions ............................................................................. 9
PART EIGHT - ESCORT SERVICE REGULATION
8.1
Operator Obligations ............................................................................... 9
8.2
Operator Prohibitions ........................................................................... 10
PART NINE - GAS STATION REGULATION
9.1
Operator Prohibitions ........................................................................... 10
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PART TEN - KARAOKE BOX ROOM REGULATION ................................................ 10
PART ELEVEN - KENNEL REGULATION
11.1
Commercial Dog Kennels and Cat Kennels ........................................ 11
11.2
Dog Daycare Facilities .......................................................................... 15
11.3
Hobby Dog Kennels .............................................................................. 15
PART TWELVE - PET STORE REGULATION
12.1
Duties of Pet Store Operator - General ................................................ 16
12.2
Duties of Pet Store Operator - Cages ................................................. 16
12.3
Duties of Pet Store Operator - Segregation of Ill or Injured
Animals ................................................................................................... 17
12.4
Duties of Pet Store Operator - Veterinary Care .................................. 18
12.5
Duties of Pet Store Operator - Pet Store Register ............................. 18
12.6
Duties of Pet Store Operator - Information Provided to
Purchasers ............................................................................................. 19
12.7
Duties of Pet Store Operator - Reptiles .............................................. 20
12.8
Pet Store Operator - Prohibitions ........................................................ 20
PART THIRTEEN - REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPY CLINIC REGULATION
13.1
Operator Obligations ............................................................................. 21
PART FOURTEEN - THERAPEUTIC TOUCH CLINIC REGULATION
14.1
Operator Obligations ............................................................................. 21
PART FIFTEEN - PARKING ENFORCEMENT BUSINESS USING AUTOMOBILE
IMMOBILIZING DEVICES REGULATION
15.1
Operator Obligations ............................................................................. 21
15.2
Operator Prohibitions ........................................................................... 22
PART SIXTEEN - MOBILE VENDOR REGULATION
16.1
Mobile Vendor Prohibitions .................................................................. 22
16.2
Mobile Vendor on Private Property ...................................................... 23
16.3
Mobile Vendor on City Property ................................................................. 24
PART SEVENTEEN - RENTAL AGENCY REGULATION
17.1
Operator Prohibitions ........................................................................... 24
PART EIGHTEEN - ROADSIDE STAND REGULATION
18.1
Roadside Stand Regulations - All Classes ......................................... 24
18.2
Roadside Stand Regulations - Class A ............................................... 25
18.3
Roadside Stand Regulations - Class B ............................................... 25
18.4
Roadside Stand Regulations - Class C ............................................... 25
PART NINETEEN - SECOND HAND DEALER AND PAWN BROKER REGULATION . 26
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PART TWENTY - TATTOO PARLOUR REGULATION
20.1
Operator Prohibitions ........................................................................... 32
PART TWENTY-ONE - TELEPHONE SALES OFFICE REGULATIONS
21.1
Operator Obligations ............................................................................. 32
PART TWENTY-TWO - BED & BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS.... 32
PART TWENTY-THREE - BOARDING AND LODGING REGULATIONS ................... 33
PART TWENTY-FOUR - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES ........................................... 33
PART TWENTY-FIVE - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT ............................ 35
PART TWENTY-SIX - PREVIOUS BYLAW REPEAL ................................................... 34
PART TWENTY-SEVEN - INTERPRETATION ............................................................. 36
PART TWENTY-EIGHT - SEVERABILITY AND BYLAW CITATION ........................... 44
Schedule A
Amusement Centres .............................................................................. 45
Schedule B
Prohibited Animals ................................................................................ 46
Schedule C
Second Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Register ............................. 48
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CITY OF RICHMOND
BUSINESS REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7538
The Council of the City of Richmond enacts as follows:
PART ONE: GENERAL REGULATIONS
1.1
Operator Obligations - All Businesses
1.1.1
The operator of any business regulated under this bylaw:
(a)
must be in possession of, and must produce at the request of the
Licence Inspector or the Police Chief, the licence for that
business;
(b)
must permit reasonable inspection access to the Licence Inspector,
the Building Inspector, the Medical Health Officer, Animal Control
Officer or the Police Chief, for any residence, place, premises,
building or vehicle for which a licence has been issued;
(c)
whose premises are located within the City:
(i)
must display the licence for such premises, in a conspicuous
place;
(ii)
must not carry on any such business at a location other than
the premises licenced, or at two or more premises under one
licence; and
(iii)
must ensure that the premises and immediate area are kept
clean and free of debris; and
(d)
must not change the location of the premises in which the business is
carried out without having applied to the Licence Inspector, in
writing,
for
the
appropriate
licence
amendments,
and
the
requirements of Part 1 and Part 2, as applicable, of the Business
Licence Bylaw apply to all such location amendment applications.
PART TWO: ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT REGULATION
2.1
General Provisions
2.1.1
The provision of adult entertainment by an adult entertainment establishment
is prohibited except in accordance with the requirements of this Part.
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2.2
Operator Obligations
2.2.1
Every adult entertainment establishment operator must:
(a)
post a sign in a conspicuous place, near each entrance to such
establishment; and
(b)
place a menu on each table at which customers are seated in such
establishment,
disclosing the following information:
(i)
all prices charged for all food, beverages and other goods and
services sold within such establishment; and
(ii)
all rules of conduct, including mandatory purchases of food,
beverages, goods or services, if any, imposed by such
establishment on its customers;
(c)
ensure that such adult entertainment establishment has at least one,
but not more than three, designated performance areas for adult
entertainment, each of which must comprise a stage, the height of
which is at least 0.5 metres (19.7 inches) above the immediate floor
level, and is located no closer than 1 metre (39.4 inches) from the
nearest location at which customers are allowed to view the adult
entertainment;
(d)
ensure that adult entertainment is only conducted in a designated
performance area, and not in any other part of an adult entertainment
establishment;
(e)
ensure that entertainers:
(i)
perform simultaneously for all interested customers present, and
not just for a particular person or persons among them; and
(ii)
wear non-transparent clothing which fully cover that person's
body from at least 18 centimetres (7.08 inches) above the knee to
not less than 10 centimetres (3.93 inches) below the neck when
passing through or in those areas of an adult entertainment
establishment occupied by customers; and when entering and
leaving a designated performance area;
(f)
ensure that customers:
(i)
do not enter into, or be in, a designated performance area while
an entertainer is there; and
(ii)
do not touch, or be touched by, an entertainer and that no food
or beverages are shared by an entertainer and a customer
anywhere in an adult entertainment establishment before,
during or following that entertainer's performance; and
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(g)
ensure that entertainers and customers do not pass objects between
them as part of or during the performance by the entertainer; and
(h)
comply with the current requirements and guidelines published under
the Liquor Control & Licencing Act and Regulations for similar premises
in which alcohol is served to customers."
PART THREE: ANIMAL GROOMING SERVICE REGULATION
3.1
Operator Obligations - General
3.1.1
Every animal grooming service operator must ensure that:
(a)
a competent person is in attendance on the premises during all
business hours;
(b)
no animal is kept or boarded between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;
(c)
the services rendered are limited to washing, grooming, defleaing or
ridding the animal of external vermin or clipping an animal's nails;
(d)
animals are kept under proper control and restrained from barking,
yelping, and howling;
(e)
animals are supplied with fresh drinking water and are kept in cages
which are:
(i)
adequately separated from other animals;
(ii)
of a design, finish and size which does not unnecessarily
restrict the movement of the animals; and
(iii)
easily cleaned and maintained; and
(iv)
kept in good repair at all times;
(f)
animals are not permitted to use an outdoor run.
3.2
Operator Obligations - Buildings
3.2.1
Every animal grooming service operator must ensure that the building used for
an animal grooming service:
(a)
is regularly cleaned, disinfected, and kept free of any offensive or
disagreeable odour;
(b)
has floors, walls and ceilings constructed of an impervious material,
which can be easily cleaned;
(c)
has at least one sink or basin, and at least one laundry tub, each with
running hot water for washing and cleaning;
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(d)
has a complete system of insect screens on all exterior opening doors
and windows; and
(e)
is installed with a mechanical apparatus to provide at least one
complete change of air per hour.
PART FOUR: ANIMAL HOSPITAL REGULATION
4.1
Operator Obligations - General
4.1.1
Every animal hospital operator must be a registered veterinary surgeon and
must maintain professional veterinary service at all times on at least an on-call
basis, and in addition, must ensure that:
(a)
a competent person is in attendance on the premises at all times; and
(b)
animals in care are:
(i)
fed and watered from utensils which are washed daily; and
(ii)
properly controlled and restrained from barking, yelping and
howling.
4.1.2
An operator of an animal hospital may board animals in connection with the
provision of veterinary services provided that the minimum kennel standards
established by the BCSPCA are complied with.
4.2
Operator Obligations - Buildings
4.2.1
Every animal hospital operator must ensure that the building or part of a
building used as an animal hospital:
(a)
has a clean air space of not less than 80 cubic feet and is installed
with a mechanical apparatus to provide at least one complete change
of air per hour;
(b)
has a ceiling height of not less than 8 feet measured perpendicularly
from the floor;
(c)
has floors which:
(i)
are constructed of an easily cleaned impervious material which
is impervious; and
(ii)
have an area of not less than 10 square feet for each animal in
care;
(d)
has interior walls and ceilings:
(i)
constructed of a smooth impervious material, and
(ii)
constructed of or containing at least 3 inches of insulation or its
equivalent, for the purpose of soundproofing;
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(e)
has an adequate supply of running hot water which is available at all
times for the purpose of washing the animals and cleaning the
premises;
(f)
is adequately heated;
(g)
has an adequate number of animal pens or cages, each of which:
(i)
contain suitable bedding on which the animals may sleep or
rest;
(ii)
are of a design, finish and size which do not unnecessarily
restrict the movement of the animals;
(iii)
permit easy cleaning; and
(iv)
are kept in good repair at all times,
and that each animal pen is fronted by a 4 foot wide hallway and that
there is one isolation pen for each 20 animals;
(h)
has a suitable whelping area;
(i)
has all external openings equipped with insect screens;
(j)
is kept free of all animal waste, which the operator must dispose of
in an appropriate manner; and
(k)
is at all times, together with all animal pens and cages:
(i)
kept in a clean and sanitary condition, and free from vermin
and rodents; and
(ii)
regularly disinfected and free of offensive and disagreeable
odours.
PART FIVE: AMUSEMENT CENTRES REGULATION
5.1
General Application
5.1.1
The provisions of this Part do not apply to an establishment licensed under the
Liquor Control and Licensing Act.
5.2
Operator Obligations
5.2.1
Every amusement centre operator must:
(a)
be at least 19 years of age, and only employ persons who are at least
19 years of age;
(b)
keep the premises well lit and clean; and
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(c)
post in a conspicuous place, near the amusement machines, a
summary of the rules of conduct for customers, including those rules
contained in this bylaw.
5.2.2
Clause (a) of subsection 5.2.1 does not apply to a person working in business
premises containing both amusement machines and any other unrelated
business, provided the person's duties do not include supervising the
operation of the amusement machines or providing services to users of such
machines.
5.2.3
An amusement centre operator may only permit an amusement centre to be
open for business during the following hours:
Monday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Tuesday
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Wednesday
Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Thursday
Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Friday
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Saturday
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Sunday
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Monday.
5.3
Operator Prohibitions
5.3.1
An amusement centre operator must not:
(a)
allow any intoxicated person to enter or remain on the premises in an
amusement centre;
(b)
allow any consumption of alcoholic beverages, gambling, fighting,
drunkenness, profane swearing, or indecent, obscene, blasphemous
or grossly insulting language, or other immorality or indecency in an
amusement centre;
(c)
permit any person under the age of 15, unless such person is
accompanied by his or her parent, to use, play or otherwise operate
an amusement machine or loiter near an amusement machine,
between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Mondays to Fridays
inclusive, or after 9:00 p.m. on Sundays to Thursdays inclusive,
unless such day is a weekday and a school holiday;
(d)
permit any person wishing to play an amusement machine, about
whose age there is reasonable doubt, to play an amusement
machine, unless adequate proof of age is provided to the
amusement centre operator;
(e)
permit the use of an amusement machine for the purpose of
gambling unless the premises is licensed as a casino by the
appropriate Provincial Authority; or
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(f)
keep, maintain, permit or operate more than 4 amusement machines
at any time on any business premises, except at those business
premises listed on Schedule A, which is attached and forms a part of
this bylaw.
5.4
Exemption for Pre-existing Business
5.4.1
Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (f) of subsection 5.3.1, Richmond
Karting, located at 6631 Sidaway Road, which existed prior to the effective date
of this bylaw, may continue to keep, maintain, permit or operate more than 4
amusement machines, provided all other provisions of this Part with regard to
amusement centres, are complied with.
PART SIX: BILLIARD/POOL HALL REGULATION
6.1
Operator Obligations
6.1.1
A billiard/pool hall operator may only permit a billiard/pool hall to be open
for business during the following hours:
Monday, 8:00 a.m. to midnight
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to midnight
Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to midnight
Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to midnight
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Saturday
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Sunday
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to midnight,
provided such billiard/pool hall is located in Community Commercial District (C3),
in the current Zoning & Development Bylaw of the City.
6.1.2
A billiard/pool hall operator, whose business is located outside the area
specified in subsection 6.1.1, may only permit such billiard/pool hall to be open
for business during the following hours:
Monday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Tuesday
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Wednesday
Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Thursday
Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Friday
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Saturday
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Sunday
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Monday.
6.1.3
A billiard/pool hall operator must ensure that there are no customers on the
billiard/pool hall premises except during the hours specified in subsection
6.1.1 and 6.1.2, whichever is applicable.
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6.2
Operator Prohibitions
6.2.1
A billiard/pool hall operator must not:
(a)
permit a person under the age of 16 to be present in a billiard/pool
hall for any purpose, unless the person is accompanied by a parent or
guardian who must be at least 19 years of age;
(b)
employ a person to work in a billiard/pool hall who is under the age
of 16;
(c)
permit the playing of cards or gambling on the premises;
(d)
permit anyone not actively engaged in playing billiards or permitted
accessory activities, to remain on the premises; or
(e)
permit the billiard/pool hall to be open for business, unless either the
operator or a person designated by the operator is on site, to act on his
or her behalf.
PART SEVEN: BODY-PAINTING/BODY-RUB STUDIO REGULATION
7.1
Operator Obligations - General
7.1.1
Every body-painting/body-rub studio operator must:
(a)
provide the Licence Inspector with 24 hours' written notice of any
changes in the personnel employed or engaged in such business,
and the applicable provisions of the Business Licence Bylaw apply
to any new persons proposed to be employed or engaged by the said
body-painting/body-rub studio;
(b)
permit such business to be open only during the following hours:
Monday, 8:00 a.m. to midnight;
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to midnight;
Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to midnight;
Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to midnight;
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Saturday;
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Sunday;
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to midnight.
7.2
Operator Obligations - Buildings
7.2.1
Every room used by the operator of a body-painting/body-rub studio for a
body-rub or similar service must:
(a)
be free of any locking device;
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(b)
be equipped with lighting of at least 550 lux, which must remain
illuminated when either:
(i)
the door into such room is closed; or
(ii)
such room is occupied;
and
(c)
be equipped with a window, which:
(i)
may be translucent;
(ii)
must remain unobstructed at all times;
(iii)
must be visible from the reception area; and
(iv)
has a minimum area of 1,000 sq. cm. with no side having a
dimension less than 25 cm.
7.3
Operator Prohibitions
7.3.1
An operator of a body-painting/body-rub studio must not:
(a)
employ any person in the premises unless that person is 19 years of
age or over;
(b)
permit any person to be in the premises at any time unless that person
is 19 years or age or over;
(c)
permit any person engaged in providing a body-rub or other service to
be in such premises unless such person is wearing clean, washable,
non-transparent outer garments, covering his or her body between the
neck and the top of the knee, the sleeves of which must reach below the
elbows; or
(d)
(i)
have been; or
(ii)
employ any person who has been
convicted of an offence under any of Sections 210, 211, 212 or 213 of
the Criminal Code of Canada as evidenced by a criminal records
check.
PART EIGHT: ESCORT SERVICE REGULATION
8.1
Operator Obligations
8.1.1
Every escort service operator must:
(a)
provide the Licence Inspector with 24 hours' written notice of any
changes in the personnel employed or engaged in the said business,
and the applicable provisions of the Business Licence Bylaw apply
to any new persons proposed to be employed or engaged by the said
escort service; and
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(b)
maintain for inspection by the Licence Inspector or Police Chief, a
written record of every service provided, giving the name and current
address of the person provided with such service, for a period of not
less than six months after such service was provided.
8.2
Operator Prohibitions
8.2.1
An escort service operator must not:
(a)
employ, offer the services of, or name an escort, to a customer or
potential customer, unless such escort is at least 19 years old and is
licensed as required; or
(b)
(i)
have been; or
(ii)
employ any person who has been
convicted of an offence under any of Sections 210, 211, 212 or 213 of the
Criminal Code of Canada.
PART NINE: GAS STATION REGULATION
9.1
Operator Prohibitions
9.1.1
A gas station operator must not install or operate a customer-operated pump
dispensing flammable automotive fuels.
PART TEN: KARAOKE BOX ROOM REGULATION
10.1
Every karaoke box room operator may only permit a karaoke box room to be open for
business during 8:00 a.m. of any calendar day to 2:30 a.m. of the next calendar day.
10.2
Every karaoke box room operator:
(a)
who has a food primary licence, issued by the Liquor Control and Licensing
Branch, must ensure that liquor is taken from patrons within 1/2 hour after the
time stated on the licence for the hours of liquor service, or
(b)
who has a liquor primary licence, issued by the Liquor Control and Licensing
Branch, must ensure that patrons are cleared from the licensed establishment
within 1/2 hour after the time stated on the licence for the hours of liquor service;
but in no case shall the karaoke box room operator permit patrons to remain in the
establishment beyond the time period permitted in section 10.1
10.3
Every room used for a karaoke box room, must:
(a) be easily accessible and visible from the main entrance or restaurant area; and
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(b) have at least one half of the wall, including any door, visible from the main entrance
or restaurant area, constructed with clear, non-glare, non-reflected, non-tinted glass
which must remain unobstructed at all times.
(c) be constructed such that the glass portion of any wall or door, required to satisfy
subsection 10.3(b), is one uninterrupted section of glass.
PART ELEVEN: KENNEL REGULATION
11.1
Commercial Dog Kennels and Cat Kennels
11.1.1
Parcel Requirements and Restrictions
11.1.1.1
A commercial dog kennel or cat kennel may only be located on
a parcel which is at least two (2) hectares (4.94 acres) in size and
has a frontage of at least 60 metres (197 feet).
11.1.1.2
The operator of a commercial dog kennel or cat kennel must
ensure that such kennel is not located:
(a)
on a parcel which contains, or has situated on it, any other
building or structure other than a single-family dwelling and
necessary outbuildings, including staff living quarters which
are ancillary to the single-family dwelling; and
(b)
within 50 feet of any single-family dwelling located on the
same parcel, nor within 80 feet of any other dwelling.
11.1.1.3
Every operator of a commercial dog kennel or cat kennel must
ensure that the parcel on which such kennel is located has:
(a)
an outdoor run which:
(i)
has minimum dimensions of 4 feet in width, 12 feet
in length, and 6 feet in height;
(ii)
is separated from any other outdoor runs by a
concrete wall which is not less than 18 inches high
and 4 inches wide; and
(iii)
is enclosed with a metal mesh fence on the top and
on all sides;
(b)
has a fence placed around the portion of the parcel on
which the kennel is located, which:
(i)
is at least 6 feet in height, to prevent visibility from
the outside;
(ii)
is situated not less than 10 feet, nor more than 20
feet from the kennel, or from the building and its
outdoor runs; and
(iii)
is kept in good repair.
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11.1.2
Operator Obligations - Building Standards
11.1.2.1
Every operator of a commercial dog kennel or cat kennel must
ensure that the building or part of a building used for kennel
purposes:
(a)
has a clean air space of not less than 80 cubic feet, and is
installed with a mechanical apparatus to provide at least
one complete change of air per hour;
(b)
has a ceiling height of not less than 8 feet measured
perpendicularly from the floor;
(c)
has floors which:
(i)
are constructed of an easily cleaned impervious
material;
(ii)
have a 2 inch fall to a drainage gutter, connected to
a sanitary sewer or septic tank; and
(iii)
have an area of not less of than 10 square feet for
each animal kept or kennelled;
(d)
has interior walls and ceilings:
(i)
constructed of a smooth impervious material to a
height of 4 feet above the floor, and
(ii)
constructed of or containing at least 3 inches of
insulation or its equivalent, for the purpose of
soundproofing;
(e)
has an adequate supply of running hot water which is
available at all times for the purpose of washing the
animals and cleaning the premises;
(f)
is adequately heated;
(g)
has an adequate number of animal pens or cages, each of
which:
(i)
is impervious to a height of 4 feet above the floor;
(ii)
contains suitable bedding on which animals may
sleep or rest;
(iii)
facilitates the provision of an adequate supply of
fresh water for each dog and cat;
(iv)
is of a design, finish and size which does not
restrict the movement of the animals unnecessarily,
(v)
permits easy cleaning;
(vi)
is kept in good repair at all times; and
(vii)
has a doorway which may be of a dutch-door type,
connecting the animal pen or cage to a secured
hallway of at least 4 feet in width, and
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that there is at least one isolation pen or cage for each
20 animals;
(h)
has a suitable whelping area;
(i)
is at all times, together with all animal pens and
cages:
(ii)
kept in a clean and sanitary condition, and free
from vermin and rodents; and
(iii)
regularly disinfected and free of offensive and
disagreeable odours to the satisfaction of the
Medical Health Officer;
(i)
has all external openings, other than those used as egress
or ingress to an outdoor run, equipped with insect
screens;
(j)
is kept free of all animal waste, which the operator must
dispose of in a manner approved by the Medical Health
Officer;
(k)
contains the following facilities and accommodation:
(i)
a separate or combined public waiting room and
office;
(ii)
a food storage and preparation room containing
adequate refrigeration equipment and a sink with
running hot water;
(iii)
adequate toilets and washbasins for use by
employees;
(iv)
a grooming room having running hot water for the
bathing of animals; and
(v)
a laundry tub connected to running hot water for the
cleaning of animal pens and cages.
11.1.3
Operator Obligations - Maintaining of Animal Register
11.1.3.1
Every operator of a commercial dog kennel or cat kennel must:
(a)
maintain for inspection at all reasonable times by the
Licence Inspector, a register of dogs and cats in care,
which provides the following information:
(i)
the name, address and telephone number of the
owner of the dog or cat;
(ii)
the name, breed and species of the dog or cat; and
(iii)
the dog licence tag number of each dog in care;
(b)
prominently display in the public waiting room the rates
charged for services rendered.
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11.1.4
Operator Obligations -Animal Care
11.1.4.1
Every operator of a commercial dog kennel or cat kennel must
ensure that all dogs or cats in care:
(a)
are fed and watered from utensils which have been
washed daily; and
(b)
are properly controlled and restrained from barking, yelping
or howling.
11.1.4.2
Every operator of a commercial dog kennel or cat kennel who
has a dog or cat in care, which either is, or appears to be,
suffering from a disease transmittable to humans or other animals,
must:
(a)
immediately notify the Medical Health Officer; and
(b)
ensure that such dog or cat is kept isolated from healthy
dogs or cats, until it has been determined by the Medical
Health Officer that such dog or cat is free from the
disease in question.
11.1.4.3
Where an operator has received notice from the Medical Health
Officer in accordance with subsection 11.1.4.2 that a dog or cat:
(a)
is diseased, the operator must not permit such dog or cat
to come into contact with, or be in danger of transmitting
the disease to other dogs or cats; or
(b)
is suffering from an incurable disease, the operator must
advise the owner of such dog or cat, who must make
arrangements to have it immediately destroyed in a
manner approved by the Medical Health Officer.
11.1.5
Operator Obligations - Pet Food Sales
11.1.5.1
The operator of a commercial dog kennel or cat kennel is
permitted to sell pet food of all kinds, as well as related animal-
care products, provided that any fresh and frozen pet food
containing animal tissue which is offered for sale:
(a)
has been purchased by the operator from an approved
Government inspected source;
(b)
has been prepared, packaged and stored in a location
inspected and approved by Government Inspectors;
(c)
is labelled with the name of the business in question at
the time of sale to the public; and
(d)
is labelled "Not for Human Consumption - Dog Food" at
the time of sale to the public.
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11.2
Dog Daycare Facilities
11.2.1
Parcel Requirements and Restrictions
11.2.1.1
A dog daycare facility may only be located on a parcel which is at
least one (1) hectare (2.5 acres) in size and has a frontage of at
least 38 metres (125 feet).
11.2.1.2
The provisions of subsection 11.1.1.2 regarding buildings or
structures other than a single-family dwelling, and the provisions
of subsection 11.1.1.3 regarding the provision of an outdoor run
and fencing, apply to the operator of a dog daycare facility.
11.2.2
Operator Obligations - Hours of Operation and Maximum Number of Animals
11.2.2.1
The operator of a dog daycare facility:
(a)
must not care for more than 20 dogs at any time; and
(b)
may only operate between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00
p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive.
11.2.3
Operator Obligations - Building Standards
11.2.3.1
The provisions of subsection 11.1.2.1 regarding building
standards apply to the operator of a dog daycare facility.
11.2.4
Operator Obligations - Maintaining of Animal Register
11.2.4.1
The provisions of subsection 11.1.3 regarding the maintaining of
an animal register apply to the operator of a dog daycare facility.
11.2.5
Operator Obligations - Animal Care
11.2.5.1
The provisions of subsection 11.1.4 regarding animal care apply
to the operator of a dog daycare facility.
11.2.6
Operator Obligations - Pet Food Sales
11.2.6.1
The provisions of subsection 11.1.5 regarding the sale of pet food
apply to the operator of a dog daycare facility.
11.3
Hobby Dog Kennels
11.3.1
Parcel Requirements and Restrictions
11.3.1.1
A hobby dog kennel may only be located on a parcel which is at
least 4,050 square metres (1 acre) in size and has a frontage of at
least 18 metres (60 feet).
11.3.2
Operator Obligations - Maximum Number of Animals
11.3.2.1
The operator of a hobby dog kennel may keep or own two, but
not more than five dogs at any time but must not accept any dog
for the purpose of boarding, grooming, harbouring, training or
keeping for any purpose.
11.3.3
Operator Obligations - Buildings
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11.3.3.1
The provisions of subsection 11.1.2 regarding building standards,
with the exception of clause (c)(ii); (d)(i) and (g)(i) and (vii), apply
to the operator of a hobby dog kennel.
11.3.4
Operator Obligations - Animal Care
11.3.4.1
The provisions of subsection 11.1.4 regarding animal care apply
to the operator of a hobby dog kennel.
PART TWELVE: PET STORE REGULATION
12.1
Duties of Pet Store Operator - General
12.1.1
Every pet store operator must ensure that:
(a)
all persons who attend to the care of animals have the skill, knowledge,
ability, training and supplies necessary for the humane care of such
animals;
(b)
no animals are handled by members of the public except under the
supervision of a pet store employee; and
(c)
all animals are provided with sufficient water, food, shelter, warmth,
lighting, cleaning, sanitation, exercise, grooming, veterinary care, and
any other care required to maintain the health, safety and well-being of
such animals.
12.2
Duties of Pet Store Operator - Cages
12.2.1
Every pet store operator must ensure that cages or other places where animals
are kept are:
(a)
maintained in good repair;
(b)
kept in a clean and sanitary condition;
(c)
regularly disinfected and free of offensive and disagreeable odours;
(d)
kept free of all animal waste, which the pet store operator must
dispose of in an appropriate manner; and
(e)
well-ventilated.
12.2.2
Every cage in which an animal is kept must:
(a)
be proportionate in size to the size and species of animal and allow
room for the animal to stand to its full height, turn around with ease, and
perform any other normal postural or behavioural movement; and
(b)
be equipped with appropriate containers for food and water.
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12.2.3
In addition to the requirements of subsection 12.2.2, every cage in which a cat or
kitten is kept must:
(a)
have a floor with an impermeable surface or other such flooring as is
approved by the Animal Control Officer;
(b)
be constructed to support the weight of the cat or kitten without
bending; and
(c)
have a litter pan made from non-absorbent material or a disposable pan
containing sufficient litter.
12.2.4
In addition to the requirements of subsection 12.2.2 and 12.2.3, every cage in
which more than one cat or kitten is kept must provide an elevated platform,
surface or surfaces, of adequate size to hold the occupants.
12.2.5
DELETED
12.2.6
Every cage in which birds are kept must:
(a)
be constructed of materials which are impervious to moisture and easy
to clean and disinfect; or
(b)
have a removable, impermeable bottom; and
(c)
be of sufficient size to enable each bird to fully extend its wings in all
directions.
12.2.7
In addition to the requirements of subsection 12.2.6, every cage in which finches
or canaries are kept must:
(a)
contain two perches, mounted so as to encourage flight between each
perch; and
(b)
have adequate space for the birds to sit comfortably when all birds are
perched at the same time.
12.3
Duties of Pet Store Operator - Segregation of Ill or Injured Animals
12.3.1
Every pet store operator must provide an area for the segregation of animals
which are injured, ill, or in need of special care, treatment or attention, from other
animals in the pet store.
12.3.2
In addition to the provisions of subsection 12.3.1, every pet store operator
who has an animal in his care, which either is, or appears to be, suffering from
a disease transmittable to humans or other animals, must:
(a)
immediately notify the Medical Health Officer; and
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(b)
ensure that such animal is kept isolated from healthy animals, until it
has been determined by the Medical Health Officer that such animal
is free from the disease in question.
12.3.3
Where an operator has received notice from the Medical Health Officer in
accordance with subsection 12.3.2, that an animal:
(a)
is diseased, the pet store operator must not permit such animal to
come into contact with, or be in danger of transmitting the disease to
other animals; or
(b)
is suffering from an incurable disease, the pet store operator must
make arrangements to have it immediately destroyed in a manner
approved by the Medical Health Officer.
12.4
Duties of Pet Store Operator - Veterinary Care
12.4.1
Every pet store operator must:
(a)
post in a conspicuous place, and make accessible to all employees of
the pet store, the name and telephone number of a veterinarian who
may be contacted to provide all necessary services; and
(b)
ensure:
(i)
that any animal which is ill or injured is promptly examined and
treated by a veterinarian; and
(ii)
that any necessary euthanasia and disposal of an animal is
performed by, or under the supervision of, a veterinarian.
12.5
Duties of Pet Store Operator - Pet Store Register
12.5.1
Every pet store operator must:
(a)
keep and maintain a legible pet store register in the pet store,
containing a record of all transactions in which animals have been
acquired or disposed of by the pet store; and
(b)
produce the pet store register for inspection at the request of a licence
inspector and provide copies of any entries required by the licence
inspector.
12.5.2
Each transaction recorded in the pet store register must be retained for at least
12 months from the date of the transaction.
12.5.3
The pet store register required under subsection 12.5.1(a) must contain the
following information in respect of each animal acquired by the pet store
operator:
(a)
the name of the person or company from whom the animal was
acquired;
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(b)
the date of purchase or acquisition;
(c)
a description of the sex and colouring of the animal purchased or
acquired and, where applicable, the tattoo or microchip number or other
identifying markings;
(d)
the date the animal was sold or otherwise disposed of by the pet store
operator; and
(e)
where an animal has been disposed of other than by sale, the method
of and reason for such disposition.
12.6
Duties of Pet Store Operator - Information Provided to Purchasers
12.6.1
Every pet store operator must, at the time an animal is sold, provide the
purchaser with a written record of sale containing the following information:
(a)
a description of the animal;
(b)
the date of sale;
(c)
the name and address of the pet store;
(d)
a description of the animal, including its sex, age, colour and markings;
(e)
a description of any tattoo;
(f)
the breed or cross breed, if applicable; and
(g)
a record of all vaccinations.
12.6.2
For all cats and kittens sold, a pet store operator must, in addition to the
information required under subsection 12.6.1, provide the purchaser with a
certificate, dated and signed by a veterinarian:
(a)
verifying the health of the cat or kitten; and
(b)
indicating proof of inoculation and de-worming.
12.6.3
Every pet store operator must, at the time an animal is sold, provide the
purchaser with written instructions on the proper care and feeding of the animal,
including:
(a)
appropriate diet, including any special dietary needs;
(b)
proper handling techniques;
(c)
basic living environment and type of enclosure, if applicable, including
appropriate
temperature,
lighting,
humidity
control,
or
other
requirements specific to the animal;
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(d)
exercise needs, if any; and
(e)
any other care requirements to maintain the health and well-being of the
animal.
12.6.4
For all reptiles sold, a pet store operator must, in addition to the information
required under subsections 12.6.1 and 12.6.3, provide the purchaser with written
information regarding the risks of contracting salmonella and measures to prevent
such contraction.
12.7
Duties of Pet Store Operator - Reptiles
12.7.1
Every pet store operator must:
(a)
place a notice on the outside of each enclosure holding a reptile clearly
setting out the following information:
(i)
the type of species, identified by both common name and
scientific (Latin) name, contained in the enclosure;
(ii)
the approximate length the reptile will reach on maturity,
measured from snout to tail; and
(iii)
the maximum natural life-span of the reptile;
and
(b)
post signs in any area where reptiles are displayed with information
regarding the risks of contracting salmonella and measures to prevent
such contraction.
12.8
Pet Store Operator - Prohibitions
12.8.1
A pet store operator must not:
(a)
confine incompatible species of animals in the same cage;
(b)
separate any animal from its mother prior to it being weaned, except
for birds which have been separated for the purpose of hand feeding;
or
(c)
sell, offer to sell, or display to the public:
(i)
any prohibited animal;
(ii)
any reptile which is not captive bred;
(iii)
any animal whose colour has been altered or enhanced with dye,
whether applied externally or by ingestion;
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(iv)
any animal which suffers from or exhibits signs of an infectious
disease, a nutritional deficiency, parasitism, fractures or
congenital deformities.
PART
THIRTEEN:
REGISTERED
MASSAGE
THERAPY
CLINIC
REGULATION
13.1
Operator Obligations
13.1.1
Every Registered Massage Therapy Clinic operator must:
(a)
permit such business to be open only between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 9:30 p.m. each day; and
(b)
ensure that every person giving treatments to patients in a Registered
Massage Therapy Clinic is registered and in good standing with the
Association of Physiotherapists and Massage Practitioners of British
Columbia.
PART FOURTEEN: THERAPEUTIC TOUCH CLINIC REGULATION
14.1
Operator Obligations
14.1.1
Every Therapeutic Touch Clinic operator must:
(a)
provide the Licence Inspector with 24 hours' written notice of any
changes in the personnel employed or engaged in such business,
and the applicable provisions of the Business Licence Bylaw apply
to any new persons proposed to be employed or engaged by the said
Therapeutic Touch Clinic;
(b)
permit such business to be open only between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 9:30 p.m. each day; and
(c)
provide the Licence Inspector with the name, age, birthdate, current
address and picture identification of every person proposed to be
employed or engaged in such business, together with such additional
information which the Licence Inspector may require.
PART FIFTEEN: PARKING ENFORCEMENT BUSINESS USING
AUTOMOBILE IMMOBILIZING DEVICES REGULATION
15.1
Operator Obligations
15.1.1
Every operator of a parking enforcement business using automobile
immobilizing devices must:
(a)
display in a conspicuous place at all locations where vehicles are, or
may be, immobilized, signs made of a reflective material, of a size
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not less than 35.5 centimetres (14 inches) by 50 centimetres (20
inches), with letters and numbers not less than 5 centimetres (2
inches) in height, containing the following information:
(i)
the conditions under which the parking of any vehicle will be
considered unauthorized; and
(ii)
the name and the telephone number of the firm responsible for
immobilizing vehicles at that location;
(b)
ensure that once a vehicle has been fitted with an automobile
immobilizing device, that a person having the means and authority
to remove the automobile immobilizing device, is on the site at all
times until the owner or driver of the vehicle has reclaimed the
vehicle;
(c)
for enforcement of time limited parking, wait 5 minutes for every 15
minutes of regulated time parking prior to immobilizing a vehicle; and
(d)
maintain, to the satisfaction of the Licence Inspector, a written
record, which must be available for inspection during normal
business hours, of all vehicles which have been immobilized,
identifying the vehicle and the times when the vehicle was
immobilized and released from immobilization.
15.2
Operator Prohibitions
15.2.1
An operator of a parking enforcement business using automobile
immobilizing devices must not:
(a)
apply an automobile immobilizing device to a vehicle:
(i)
and in addition, have such vehicle towed from the premises for
the same offence;
(ii)
in a designated fire lane; or
(iii)
displaying
an
approved
parking
placard
showing
the
international symbol for persons with disabilities, and which is
lawfully parked in a parking space marked as reserved for the
use of such persons; or
(b)
charge more than $15 for the removal of an automobile
immobilizing device.
PART SIXTEEN: MOBILE VENDOR REGULATION
16.1
Mobile Vendor Prohibitions
16.1.1
A mobile vendor must not carry on business:
(a)
on or adjacent to any school ground, except with written authorization
from the Superintendent of Schools; or
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(b)
directly outside or in the normal flow of traffic to any premises
which offer the same or similar items for sale as the mobile
vendor.
16.1.2
Except as permitted in sections 16.2 and 16.3, a mobile vendor must be
continually moving and may stop only for so long as actively engaged in making a
sale.
16.1.3
Except as permitted in section 16.3, a mobile vendor must not block or partially
block any sidewalk or highway and must not in any way impede or interfere with
the ordinary flow of pedestrian or vehicle traffic.
16.2
Mobile Vendor on Private Property
16.2.1
A mobile vendor may carry on business on private property if:
(a)
the mobile vendor has the written consent of the property owner or
occupier, which must be produced at the request of the Licence
Inspector;
(b)
the mobile vendor, if selling prepared food and/or beverages, is
located no less than 100 m from any restaurant, if the private property
is located within the area outlined in bold on the map below:
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(c)
the activity is permitted under the Zoning and Development Bylaw and
any other applicable bylaws; and
(d)
the provisions of subsections 16.1.1 and 16.1.3 are complied with.
16.3
Mobile Vendor on City Property
16.3.1
A mobile vendor may carry on business on City-owned or City-controlled
property if:
(a)
the mobile vendor has entered into an agreement with the City
identifying the permitted location of the business and the types of
goods and/or services permitted to be sold at the location;
(b)
upon request by a Licence Inspector, the mobile vendor provides to
the Licence Inspector a copy of the agreement referred to in
paragraph 16.3.1(a) above; and
(c)
the mobile vendor complies with the terms and conditions of the
agreement referred to in paragraph 16.3.1(a) above and all laws,
regulations and orders relating to the mobile vendor and the business.
PART SEVENTEEN: RENTAL AGENCY REGULATION
17.1
Operator Prohibitions
17.1.1
A rental agency operator must not directly or indirectly take, accept or receive
any deposit, or charge and collect any fee, for any services rendered to a
person seeking residential rental accommodation unless and until such person
has successfully obtained rental accommodation as a direct result of such
services; provided however, that such rental agency operator may charge
and collect a $5 registration fee.
PART EIGHTEEN: ROADSIDE STAND REGULATION
18.1
Roadside Stand Regulations - all Classes
18.1.1
The operator of any class of roadside stand must not:
(a)
sell at retail or display for sale at retail, from or in a building or
structure or vehicle, any farm produce, without first obtaining a
licence to do so; or
(b)
operate any class of roadside stand other than the class for which
the licence was issued.
18.1.2
Every roadside stand operator must:
(a)
ensure that his roadside stand:
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(i)
has an interior that is easily maintained at all times in a sanitary
condition; and
(ii)
does not create a traffic hazard;
(b)
provide sufficient free vehicle parking to ensure that roadside stand
customers:
(i)
are able to park their vehicles clear of all highways; and
(ii)
are not required to reverse their vehicles onto a highway when
leaving such roadside stand;
(c)
permit the Licence Inspector or the Building Inspector to enter, at
all reasonable times, onto any land and into any buildings, to
establish whether the provisions in this bylaw are being obeyed; and
(d)
comply with and ensure that all persons assisting or employed in the
operation of such roadside stand comply with any provincial
regulations governing sanitation and the operation of food premises.
18.2
Roadside Stand Regulations - Class A
18.2.1
Every Class A roadside stand operator must:
(a)
only display or sell farm produce which is grown or raised in the
City;
(b)
provide toilet and handwashing facilities within 30 metres (98.425
feet) for the use of those persons assisting or employed in the
operation of such roadside stand; and
(c)
ensure that such roadside stand is moved to the rear of the parcel
of land or the group of contiguous parcels of land on which it is
located whenever it is not being used for the display or sale of farm
produce, for a period of two weeks or longer.
18.3
Roadside Stand Regulations - Class B
18.3.1
Every Class B roadside stand operator must only display or sell farm
produce which is grown or raised in the Province of British Columbia.
18.4
Roadside Stand Regulations - Class C
18.4.1
Every Class C roadside stand operator must only display and sell:
(a)
farm produce which is grown or raised in the Province of British
Columbia, and
(b)
imported farm produce, provided:
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(i)
such farm produce is of a general class or kind not grown in
British Columbia; or
(ii)
at the time of sale or display, no British Columbia grown farm
produce of such general class or kind is available through
established
commercial
farm
produce
marketing
organizations.
18.4.2
Every Class C roadside stand operator must place in a visible location, to any
person looking at any individual class or kind or farm produce displayed in
such roadside stand, a legible sign, stating in letters not less than 4
centimetres (1.6 inches) in height, the country of origin of each class or kind of
such farm produce.
18.4.3
A Class C roadside stand operator must not sell or display any goods other
than farm produce and firewood, provided that the sale of firewood is ancillary
to the sale of farm produce.
PART NINETEEN: SECOND HAND DEALER AND PAWNBROKER
REGULATION
19.1
For the purposes of this Part:
BUSINESS DAY
means any calendar day, including any holiday,
during which a second hand dealer or pawnbroker
is open for business to one or more members of the
public.
JUNK
means used or old property including scrap
rubber, rubber tires, metal, bottles, glass, broken
glass, paper, sacks, wire, ropes, rags, machinery,
or waste, and property of similar nature commonly
found in a junk shop.
PAWN
means the deposit of property as a pledge or
collateral security for a debt.
PAWNER
means an individual, firm or corporation who
pawns property to a pawnbroker but does not
include a seller.
PICTURE
means one or more of the following, not more than
IDENTIFICATION
five years old, that includes a photograph of the
bearer:
(a)
valid driver's licence issued by a Canadian
province or territory; or any state within the
United States of America.
(b)
valid Provincial identity card;
(c)
valid
passport
issued
by
a
legitimate
government;
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(d)
certificate of Indian status issued by the
Government of Canada;
(e)
certificate of Canadian citizenship issued by
the Government of Canada;
(f)
conditional
release
card
issued
by
Correctional Services Canada.
PROPERTY
means goods, chattel, wares, merchandise, articles
or things.
REGISTER
means
the
Second-hand
Dealers'
and
Pawnbrokers' Register as referred to in Sections
19.2, and where this Part stipulates that a second-
hand dealer or pawnbroker has an obligation in
connection with a register, the reference is to that
register
which
the
second-hand
dealer
or
pawnbroker is obliged, under this Part, to establish
and maintain;
REGULATED METAL
means a "regulated metal" under the Metal Dealers
and Recyclers Act, S.B.C. 2012, c. 22, as amended
or replaced from time to time.
SECOND-HAND ITEM
means any good, chattel, ware, merchandise, article
or thing that is purchased, sold, procured, offered for
sale, or taken in pawn, except regulated metal.
SELLER
means a individual, firm or corporation who sells or
otherwise disposes of property to a second-hand
dealer, but does not include a pawner.
19.2
Every second-hand dealer and pawnbroker must:
(a)
establish and maintain a record, to be called the Second-Hand Dealers and
Pawnbrokers' Register, of all second-hand items purchased or held by the
second-hand dealer or property taken or held in pawn, other than items
mentioned in Section 19.16;
(b)
immediately after the purchase or taking in pawn of any second-hand items or
pawned property, set out in the register in chronological order by date of
purchase or taking in pawn, in the English language, a record of the transaction
that must include:
(i)
the full name, current residence or street address, telephone
number, and birth date of the person from whom the property was
purchased or taken in pawn;
(ii)
confirmation of the identity of the seller or pawner by way of
picture identification including a complete description of the
picture identification and name of the authority who issued it and
signature of the person from whom the property was purchased or
taken in pawn;
(iii)
a complete description of the property, including the make, model,
and serial number, whether stamped, engraved or on a label, and
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any other letters, numbers or names, or combinations thereof, on
each article;
(iv)
the type of purchase as described in the definition of "purchase",
or that the property was taken in pawn, as applicable;
(v)
the price paid for second-hand items purchased or property
taken in pawn;
(vi)
the precise date and time of purchasing a second-hand item or
taking property in pawn;
(vii)
identifiable or distinguishing marks on the second-hand items
purchased or property taken in pawn; and
(viii)
[DELETED]
(ix)
[DELETED]
19.3
Subject to section 19.4, every second-hand dealer and pawnbroker must:
(a)
maintain the register electronically in a form approved by the Police Chief;
(b)
record all information in the register electronically;
(c)
immediately after the purchase of each second-hand item, or taking property in
pawn, transmit to the Police Chief electronically, to a specified database via the
Internet and using a site licence and password provided by the Police Chief, a
report of the transaction in the electronic register; and
(d)
before the close of each business day, print out a hard copy of all electronic
information recorded during the course of the day, and maintain all such hard
copies as a manual version of the register.
19.4
If the second-hand dealer or pawnbroker is unable, for any reason, to record or transmit
information electronically, he or she must:
(a)
maintain the register in legible handwriting in ink, using the form attached to this
Bylaw as Schedule C, until recording and transmission electronically is again
available so that no omissions or delays or gaps in record keeping or reporting
may occur;
(b)
before 10:30 a.m. of each business day, deliver by hand or courier to the Police
Chief at the Police Department, 11411 No. 5 Road, Richmond, British Columbia,
a report, signed by the second-hand dealer or pawnbroker consisting of an
exact and legible photocopy of that portion of the register containing each entry
of second-hand items purchased or property taken in pawn between 8:00 a.m.
of the business day immediately preceding and 8:00 a.m. of the business day
the report is due, that has not been electronically recorded or transmitted; and
(c)
when electronic recording and transmission is available, immediately transmit to
the Police Chief electronic entries for all transactions required under section 19.3
by the second-hand dealer or pawnbroker and not previously recorded or
transmitted or delivered to the Police Chief.
19.5
A second-hand dealer or pawnbroker must:
(a)
not amend, obliterate or erase any entry in the register or remove any page from
the register either wholly or partially or electronically or manually without prior
notification to, and acknowledgement by the Police Chief;
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(b)
not permit, allow or suffer any other person to amend, obliterate or erase any
entry in the register, or remove any page from the register either wholly or
partially or electronically or manually;
(c)
immediately report to the Police Chief or Licence Inspector any amendment,
obliteration, or erasure of an entry in the register or the removal of the register
itself or any part thereof from the premises of the second-hand dealer or
pawnbroker;
(d)
take steps to ensure that information recorded in the register pursuant to section
19.2 (b) (i) and (ii) is reasonably secure from access, collection, use, disclosure,
or disposal except to the Police Chief, Police Department, Licence Inspector or
as authorized by this Bylaw, another enactment, or a court; and
(e)
on request by the Police Chief, Licence Inspector or any person authorized to
act on behalf of the Police Chief or Licence Inspector,
(i)
produce the register for inspection on the premises of the second-
hand dealer or pawnbroker;
(ii)
provide the register to the Police Chief or other member of the
Police Department, or any person authorized by the Police Chief, for
inspection on premises other than those of the second-hand dealer
or pawnbroker or for use as evidence in court or other proceedings;
(iii)
immediately upon return of the register removed from the premises
under this Part or otherwise, record in the register, in chronological
order as established in section 19.3, every purchase by the second-
hand dealer of second-hand items, or property taken in pawn by
the pawnbroker, that occurred during the absence of the register;
(iv)
permit the Police Chief or other member of the Police Department,
or any person authorized by the Police Chief or other member of the
Police Department, to inspect
(A)
the premises of the second-hand dealer or pawnbroker
and any property thereon;
(B)
any second-hand items purchased, taken in pawn or
held by the second hand dealer or pawnbroker; or
(C)
in the case of property taken in pawn, the redemption
portions of pawn tickets, signed by the pawner.
19.6
Every second-hand dealer and pawnbroker must:
(a)
subject to removal of the register pursuant to section 19.5 (e), or to direction by a
court of competent jurisdiction, keep on the business premises of the second-
hand dealer or pawnbroker the register, or any portion of the register, that
contains any record made or required to be made within the previous 24 months;
(b)
keep, within the Province of British Columbia, each record entered on the register
for a period of seven (7) years following the date the record was made; and
(c)
if the business of the second-hand dealer or pawnbroker is sold, leased,
assigned, transferred or disposed of to any person, transfer possession of the
entire register to the person who bought, leased, took assignment or transfer of
the business or to whom the business was otherwise disposed.
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19.7
A person who receives a register from a second-hand dealer or pawnbroker, whether by
sale, lease, assignment, succession, transfer or other disposal or agreement, must comply
with this Part in relation to securing and maintaining the register, and for reporting about,
producing or providing the register to the Police Chief or Licence Inspector or otherwise
pursuant to section 19.5, whether or not the person is a second-hand dealer or
pawnbroker within the meaning of this Part.
19.8
Every second-hand dealer and pawnbroker shall place and maintain his or her name and
address on
(a)
the front of the premises at which he or she carries on business, and
(b)
both sides of any vehicle or vessel used in connection with such business.
19.9
A second-hand dealer or pawnbroker must not:
(a)
purchase, sell, or keep second-hand items or take in pawn any property
except at the premises designated in the second-hand dealer's or
pawnbroker's business licence;
(b)
purchase second-hand items or take in pawn property from any person
between 8:00 p.m. of any calendar day and 8:00 a.m. of the next calendar day;
(c)
purchase or take in pawn any property of which the serial number or other
identifying marks appear to have been wholly or partially obliterated, tampered
with or removed;
(d)
purchase any second-hand item or take in pawn property from a person
(i)
under the age of 18 years;
(ii)
who appears to be intoxicated by alcohol or drugs;
(ii)
who appears to be offering stolen goods for purchase or pawn.
(e)
purchase, sell, keep or take in pawn any regulated metal
19.10 During the applicable period established in section 19.11, but subject to section 19.12,
every second-hand dealer and pawnbroker, with respect to each second-hand item he
or she purchases and each item of property taken in pawn, must:
(a)
clearly and individually tag each item by date of purchase or taking in
pawn, and clearly and physically separate it from other second-hand items
or pawned property in the second-hand dealer's premises;
(b)
not alter, repair, dispose of, or in any way part with possession of the item,
or remove it from the second-hand dealer's premises, and
(c)
not permit, allow or suffer any other person to alter, repair, dispose of the
item, or in any way part with possession of it, or remove it from the premises
of the second-hand dealer or pawnbroker.
19.11 Subject to section 19.12, every second-hand dealer and pawnbroker must comply with
the requirements of section 19.10, with respect to each second-hand item purchased or
property taken in pawn, for the following periods:
(a)
other than in relation to a purchase of junk:
(i)
at least 30 days after the date that a transaction has been recorded
electronically in accordance with this Part, or
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(ii)
at least 45 days after the date that a transaction has been recorded
manually in accordance with this Part;
(b)
in relation to a purchase of junk:
(i)
at least 7 days after the date that a transaction has been recorded
electronically in accordance with this Part, or
(ii)
at least 21 days after the date that a transaction has been recorded
manually in accordance with this Part; or
(c)
for a period specified by the Police Chief, to a maximum of 90 days
after the date the item was purchased or taken in pawn.
19.12 The time periods established in section 19.11 do not apply to
(a)
a purchase of a second-hand item, including without limitation, junk, from
another second-hand dealer or junk dealer who apparently has complied
with section 19.10 and 19.11 of this Bylaw, or, if in another jurisdiction, any
lawful requirements applicable to that second-hand dealer;
(b)
a purchase of junk or scrap metal from another junk dealer or scrap
metal dealer, or manufacturer, wholesale dealer, or distributor, any of
whom carry on business under a valid licence, where the junk dealer or
scrap metal dealer has been invoiced for payment by a date later than the
periods established in section 9.11 (b) of this Bylaw; or
(c)
a purchase of junk from another junk dealer, or manufacturer, wholesale
dealer, or distributor, any of whom carry on business under a valid licence,
where the junk dealer has been invoiced for payment by a date later than
the periods established in section 19.11 (b) of this Bylaw; or
19.13 A second-hand dealer who, before expiry of the applicable time period established in
section 19.11, wishes to sell or otherwise dispose of a second-hand item at an earlier time
may deliver a written request to the Police Chief, who may, in writing, waive the applicable
time period on such conditions as he or she considers appropriate and necessary in the
circumstances.
19.14 A person who holds a licence for both a second-hand dealer and a pawnbroker must
clearly and physically separate all second-hand items purchased as a second-hand
dealer from property taken in pawn, and must clearly and individually tag each item to
indicate the date of its transaction and whether the dealer purchased the item or received
it in pawn.
19.15 A second-hand dealer or pawnbroker who deals with new property on a wholesale or
retail basis at or within the same premises where second-hand goods are purchased, taken
in pawn, held or sold, must obtain a separate business licence under this Bylaw for each of
the retail or wholesale trade, as well as for dealing in second-hand property.
19.16 Subject to section 19.7, this Part does not apply to a second-hand dealer who carries on
the business of retailing or wholesaling used property limited to
(a)
antiques;
(b)
used books, papers, magazines, vinyl records or long-playing records;
(c)
used clothing, footware, costume jewellery, knickknacks, used furniture or
houseware items such as dishes, pots, pans, cooking utensils and cutlery.
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19.17 The Police Chief, Licence Inspector and members of the Police Department shall take
steps to ensure that information required to be recorded in a register under section 19.2
(b)(i) and (ii) shall, once received by transmission, personal delivery, mail, request under
section 19. 5 (e) or otherwise into the custody of the City, the Police Chief or member of
the Police Department, is reasonably protected from access, use, disclosure or disposal
other than for the purposes of a specific investigation, undertaken with a view to a related
law enforcement proceeding or from which a law enforcement proceeding is likely to result,
or as directed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
PART TWENTY: TATTOO PARLOUR REGULATION
20.1
Operator Prohibitions
20.1.1
A tattoo parlour operator must not permit any person under the age of 18 to
be tattooed, unless with the written consent of the person's parent or guardian.
PART TWENTY-ONE: TELEPHONE SALES OFFICE REGULATION
21.1
Operator Obligations
21.1.1
Every telephone sales office operator must advise the Licence Inspector, in
writing, not later than 24 hours after any change has been made to any of the
information which must be provided to the Licence Inspector to obtain a
telephone sales office licence, as stipulated in the Business Licence
Bylaw.
PART
TWENTY-TWO:
BED
&
BREAKFAST
ESTABLISHMENT
REGULATIONS
22.1. Without first obtaining a licence for a bed and breakfast establishment, persons must not
provide guests with residential rental accommodation for rental periods of less than 90
days.
22.2
Bed and Breakfast Establishments shall be subject to the following regulations:
22.2.1. the premises must be the operator's principal residence;
22.2.2.
the operator must be an individual registered owner of the premises or a
family member of the individual registered owner of the premises;
22.2.3.
the operator must permit the City's Licence Inspector to inspect the
operator's guest register maintained pursuant to the Hotel Guest Registration
Act to determine whether the applicable zoning bylaw restrictions on the number
of guests permitted in the premises are being complied with;
22.2.4.
the operator must prepare a fire evacuation plan showing the location of exits,
fire extinguishers and smoke detectors, install and maintain the fire safety
equipment, and post a copy of the fire evacuation plan in each bedroom used for
guest accommodation; and
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22.2.5.
the operator must not provide or install any equipment or facilities used for
the preparation of food in any bedroom or sleeping unit used for guest
accommodation.
22.2.6
the operator must not market the residential rental accommodation they are
licenced to provide without including their licence number in a conspicuous place
in any medium or material used to market the residential rental
accommodation.
PART TWENTY-THREE: BOARDING AND LODGING REGULATIONS
23.1
Without first obtaining a licence for short term boarding and lodging, persons must not
provide guests with boarding and lodging for rental periods of less than 90 days.
23.2
Boarding and lodging shall be subject to the following regulations:
23.2.1 the premises must be the operator's principal residence;
23.2.2 the operator must be an individual registered owner of the premises, a director
of a corporate registered owner, or have the permission of the registered owner;
23.2.3 if the premises are a strata lot, the operator must have the permission of the
applicable strata council;
23.2.4 the operator must not provide boarding and lodging to more than 2 guests at any
one time;
23.2.5 the operator must not provide or install any equipment or facilities used for
the preparation of food in any bedroom or sleeping unit used for guest
accommodation;
23.2.6 the operator must not market the boarding and lodging they are licenced to
provide without including their licence number in a conspicuous place in any
medium or material used to market the boarding and lodging; and
23.2.6 notwithstanding Section 1.1 and 23.1 of this bylaw, boarding and lodging provided
on a not-for-profit basis (for example cultural exchange or sport hosting) or for rental
periods of 30 days or longer does not require a licence.
PART TWENTY-FOUR: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
24.1
Any licencee, operator, or any other person who:
(a)
violates or contravenes any provision of this bylaw, or who causes or allows
any provision of this bylaw to be violated or contravened; or
(b)
fails to comply with any of the provisions of this bylaw; or
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(c)
neglects or refrains from doing anything required under the provisions of this
bylaw or the Business Licence Bylaw; or
(d)
fails to maintain the standard of qualification required for the issuing of a
licence; or
(e)
makes any false or misleading statement, commits an offence and upon
conviction shall be liable to a fine of not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000.00), in addition to the costs of the prosecution, and where the
offence is a continuing one, each day that the offence is continued shall
constitute a separate offence.
PART TWENTY-FIVE: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
25.1
The Licence Inspector, Building Inspector, Medical Health Officer, or Police Chief
are hereby authorized to enter at any reasonable time, the premises of any business
regulated under this bylaw, to determine whether the provisions of this bylaw are being,
or have been complied with; and it is unlawful for any person to prevent or obstruct the
Licence Inspector, Building Inspector, Medical Health Officer or Police Chief from
the carrying out of any of their duties with respect to the administration and enforcement
of this bylaw.
PART TWENTY-SIX: PREVIOUS BYLAW REPEAL
26.1
Milk and Cream Products Delivery Regulation Bylaw No. 1118 (adopted May, 1949), is
repealed.
26.2
Meat and Fish Sale Bylaw No. 1218 (adopted July, 1952), and Amendment Bylaw No.
1411 (adopted June, 1956), are repealed.
26.3
Automobile Service Station Closing Hour Extension Bylaw No. 1912 (adopted July,
1962), is repealed.
26.4
Discotheque Regulation Bylaw No. 2120 (adopted March, 1965), is repealed.
26.5
Shop Closing Exemption Bylaw No. 2194 (adopted November, 1965), is repealed.
26.6
Business Regulation Bylaw No. 7148 and the following amendment bylaws are repealed:
BYLAW NO.
ADOPTED ON
Bylaw No. 7172
November 28, 2000
Bylaw No. 7188
December 11, 2000
Bylaw No. 7167
July 23, 2001
Bylaw No. 7284
October 22, 2001
Bylaw No. 7290
November 26, 2001
Bylaw No. 7298
December 10, 2001
Bylaw No. 7316
January 28, 2002
Bylaw No. 7330
March 25, 2002
Bylaw No. 7334
April 8, 2002
Bylaw No. 7390
July 8, 2002
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Bylaw No. 7397
July 29, 2002
Bylaw No. 7223
October 15, 2002
Bylaw No. 7426
October 15, 2002
Bylaw No. 7557
January 13, 2003
Bylaw No. 7504
June 9, 2003
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PART TWENTY-SEVEN: INTERPRETATION
27.1
In this bylaw, unless the context requires otherwise:
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
means any nude or partially nude exhibition or
performance.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
means a business which provides adult
ESTABLISHMENT
entertainment for its customers.
AMUSEMENT CENTRE
means any room, building, store or other area open
to the public, containing one or more amusement
machines.
AMUSEMENT MACHINE
means a machine on which mechanical, electrical,
automatic or computerized games are played for
amusement or entertainment, and for which a coin
or token must be inserted or a fee charged for use,
and includes machines used for the purposes of
gambling.
ANIMAL
means any non-human mammal, reptile, amphibian
or bird.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
means:
(a)
a Licence Inspector; or
(b)
a person employed by the Contractor to
undertake animal control services.
ANIMAL HOSPITAL
means a building structure or premises in
which
animals
receive
medical
or
surgical
treatment, and are hospitalized or maintained.
ANIMAL SHELTER
means any facility designated by Council as an
animal pound, as provided for in the Local
Government Act.
AUTOMOBILE IMMOBILIZING
includes a wheel-lock-device, a "Denver Boot"
DEVICE
or any other device designed to be affixed to the
wheels or axle of a vehicle to prevent the
movement of that vehicle.
BED & BREAKFAST
means a Bed and Breakfast as defined in the City's
ESTABLISHMENT
zoning bylaw.
BILLIARDS
includes billiards, snooker, pool, bagatelle and
other similar games.
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BILLIARD/POOL HALL
means any premises where more than 2 billiard or
pool tables are made available to members of the
public for a fee, but does not include City facilities
or non-profit service clubs.
BODY-PAINTING STUDIO
includes any premises or part of such premises
where, directly or indirectly, a fee is paid for any
application of paint, powder or similar materials to the
body of another person.
BODY-RUB
includes the manipulating, touching or stimulating by
any means, of a person's body or part of that body,
but does not include medical, therapeutic or cosmetic
massage treatment given by a person duly licensed
or registered under any statute of the Province of
British Columbia governing such activities other than
the Local Government Act, or therapeutic touch
therapy.
BODY-RUB STUDIO
includes any premises or part of such premises
where a body-rub is performed, offered or solicited.
BOARDING AND LODGING
means boarding and lodging as defined in the
City's zoning bylaw.
BUILDING INSPECTOR
means the person appointed as the Manager,
Building Approvals Department, or those positions
or persons appointed by Council to act under this
bylaw in the place of the Manager.
BUSINESS
means the carrying on of a commercial or industrial
undertaking of any kind or nature or the providing of
professional, personal, or other services for the
purpose of gain or profit, either:
(a) in, or from, premises within the City; or
(b) within
the
City
from
premises
located
elsewhere.
BUSINESS LICENCE BYLAW
means the current Business Licence Bylaw of the
City.
CAPTIVE BRED
means bred in captivity such that both parents were
in human care at the time of mating.
CAT
means a member of the feline species which is six
(6) or more months of age.
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CAT KENNEL
means a building, structure, compound, group of
animal pens or cages or property, in which or
where 3 or more cats are, or are intended to be,
trained, cared for, bred, boarded, or kept for any
commercial purpose.
CITY
means the City of Richmond.
COMMERCIAL
means a building, structure, compound, group of
DOG KENNEL
pens or cages or property in which or where three (3)
or more dogs are, or are intended to be, trained,
cared for, boarded, or kept for any purpose in
exchange for a fee, and without limiting the
foregoing, includes a building or part of a building in
which five (5) or more dogs are kept for breeding
purposes.
COMMUNITY CARE FACILITY
means a community care facility as defined in the
City's zoning bylaw.
CONTRACTOR
means the person, firm or society with whom the
City has entered into an agreement for (i) the
operation of an animal shelter; (ii) the provision of
animal control services; (iii) the provision and
supplying of Animal Control Officers; (iv) the
licencing of dogs; and (v) the issuing of tickets
under the provisions of the Municipal Ticket
Information Authorization Bylaw.
CORPORATE REGISTERED
OWNER
means a corporate registered owner as defined in
the Business Licence Bylaw.
COUNCIL
means the Council of the City.
DESIGNATED PERFORMANCE
means a stage in an adult entertainment
AREA
establishment on which the adult entertainment is
provided.
DOG
means any member of the canine species which is
six (6) or more months of age.
DORMITORY
means a dormitory as defined in the City's zoning
bylaw.
DWELLING
means a dwelling as defined in the City's zoning
bylaw.
ENTERTAINER
means a person who performs adult entertainment.
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ESCORT SERVICE
includes any person carrying on the business
of providing escorts for social occasions.
FAMILY MEMBER
means a family member as defined in the City's
zoning bylaw.
FARM
means land within the City, whether consisting of
one or more separate parcels, classified as farm
land by the British Columbia Assessment Authority,
and operated as one farming operation principally
for the growing or raising of farm produce.
FARM PRODUCE
means berries, fruit, vegetables, honey, eggs, fresh
cut flowers, live fowl, live poultry, bedding plants,
seeds, and trees commonly known as Christmas
trees sold only during the Christmas season, bulbs
and similar products, live shrubs and trees grown or
produced from seeds, seedlings or cuttings on the
individual farm on which the sale is taking place;
but excluding dressed fowl or poultry, butchered
meat and preserved foods.
FOOD PRIMARY LICENCE
means a food primary licence issued pursuant to
the Liquor Control and Licensing Act.
GAMBLING
means any activity or game of chance for money or
other valuable consideration carried out or played
on or through computer, electronic, video device or
machine, but excluding the following:
(a) the purchase and sale of lottery tickets
pursuant to a lottery scheme administered by
the British Columbia Lottery Corporation; or,
(b) "pull-tab" machines that are owned and
operated by the British Columbia Lottery
Corporation.
GAS STATION
means a place of business where flammable
automotive fuels, oil and automotive accessories
are supplied to the travelling public at retail, but
excludes self-service stations.
HIGHWAY
means a street, road, lane and any other way open
to public use, but does not include a private right-of-
way on private property.
HOBBY DOG KENNEL
means a building, structure, compound, group of
pens or cages or property in which or where up to
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five (5) dogs are kept for breeding, showing or other
hobby purposes.
INDIVIDUAL REGISTERED
means an individual registered owner as defined in
OWNER
the City's zoning bylaw.
JUNK DEALER
means a person who carries on the business of
dealing in junk, as defined in section 19.1, or who
operates a junk dealer's premises or who
purchases or sells junk.
KARAOKE BOX ROOM
means an area in which karaoke equipment is
provided for the use of patrons for the purpose of
participating
in,
or
listening
to
karaoke
entertainment within a business establishment.
KITTEN
means a member of the feline species which is less
than six (6) months of age.
LICENCE
means a business licence issued for the current
year, by the Licence Inspector, under the
Business Licence Bylaw.
LICENCEE
means a person to whom a licence has been
issued under the Business Licence Bylaw, for a
business regulated under this bylaw.
LICENCE INSPECTOR
means an employee of the City, appointed to the
job position or title of inspector or officer, and
includes Bylaw Enforcement Officers, Licence
Inspectors and the Chief Licence Inspector.
LIQUOR PRIMARY LICENCE
means a liquor primary licence or liquor primary club
licence issued pursuant to the Liquor Control and
Licensing Act.
MARKET
means to offer for sale, promote, canvass, solicit,
advertise, or facilitate boarding and lodging or
residential rental accommodation, and includes
placing,
posting
or
erecting
advertisements
physically or online, but does not include the mere
provision of a neutral space or location for such
marketing in newspapers, bulletin boards, or online.
MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER
means the Medical Health Officer appointed under
the Health Act to act within the limits of the
jurisdiction of any local board, or within any health
district.
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MOBILE VENDOR
means every person who sells, offers or attempts to
sell, takes orders for, or solicits orders for goods
(including
food
or
beverages),
services,
or
investments, or any other thing, at a place other than
his permanent place of business, or from a vehicle,
whether personally or by his agent.
OPERATOR
means any person who, as a proprietor, lessee,
manager, employee or otherwise, carries on the
operating of a business on behalf of a licencee,
and includes any person managing or supervising
such business.
OUTDOOR RUN
means an area used for exercising or airing dogs
or cats.
PARCEL
means a lot, block, or other area in which land is
held or into which land is legally subdivided.
PAWN
means the deposit of property as a pledge or
collateral security for a debt.
PAWNBROKER
means a person who carries on the business of
taking property in pawn, or who operates a
pawnbroker's premises.
PERISHABLE FOOD
means any food or ingredient capable of supporting
the growth of pathogenic micro-organisms or
production of toxins.
PET STORE
means a retail store where animals are offered for
sale or sold to the public, but excludes an animal
shelter.
PUPPY
means a member of the canine species which is less
than six (6) months of age.
POLICE CHIEF
means the Officer in Charge of the Richmond
Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, or his designate.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
means the Richmond Detachment of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police.
PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE
means a principal residence as defined in the City's
zoning bylaw.
PROHIBITED ANIMAL
means the animals specified in Schedule B, which is
attached and forms part of this bylaw.
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PURCHASE
means to buy, barter, deal in, take in exchange,
take in part payment, acquire or receive on
consignment, but does not include pawning.
REGISTERED MASSAGE
means a building, structure or premises in which
THERAPY CLINIC
clients receive treatments only from persons who
are
registered
by
the
Association
of
Physiotherapists and Massage Practitioners of
British Columbia.
REGISTERED OWNER
means a registered owner as defined in the
Business Licence Bylaw.
RENTAL AGENCY
means a business for the purpose of renting
homes, commercial or industrial or other real
estate, but does not include the holder of a licence
for a real estate agency.
REPTILE
means any animal belonging to the class of animals
known as reptilia, including but not limited to snakes,
lizards, crocodiles, turtles and tortoises.
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
means the accommodation of guests in all or a
ACCOMODATION
portion of a dwelling, with or without food service,
but excludes accommodation that is a boarding
and
lodging,
community
care
facility,
or
dormitory.
RESTAURANT
means a "restaurant" as defined in the City's
zoning bylaw and a "drive-through restaurant" as
defined in the City's zoning bylaw, being a licensed
permanent place of business where prepared
foods and beverages are offered for sale and
consumption by the public on or off the premises.
ROADSIDE STAND
means a Class A Roadside Stand, or, a Class B
Roadside Stand, or, a Class C Roadside Stand.
METAL DEALER OR
means a "metal dealer or recycler" under the
RECYCLER
Metal Dealers and Recyclers Act, S.B.C. 2012, c.
22, as amended or replaced from time to time
SECOND HAND DEALER
means a person who carries on the business of
purchasing, selling, procuring or offering for sale
used or second-hand items whether on a
wholesale or retail basis, or who operates the
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premises of a second-hand dealer, and includes,
without limitation:
(a) an auto wrecker who carries on the business of
purchasing automobiles and automobile parts
and components for the purpose of reselling as
parts or components for reuse or as junk;
(b) a junk dealer;
(c) a person who keeps a store, shop, or other
place of business for the purpose of carrying on
a second-hand dealer operation; and
(d) a person who, while licensed or required to be
licensed for any business other than the
businesses referred to in this Bylaw, purchase
or store second-hand items either as a
principal or as an agent;
(e) a person who carries on the business of
retailing or wholesaling used property limited to
(i) antiques;
(ii) used books, papers, magazines, vinyl
records or long-playing records;
(iii) used clothing, footware, costume jewellery,
knickknacks, used furniture or houseware
items such as dishes, pots, pans, cooking
utensils and cutlery,
but does not include:
(f) a person who deals in recyclable materials for
the sole purpose of recycling to avoid waste,
such
as
bottles,
cans,
plastics,
glass,
cardboard, paper or other recyclable materials;
(g) a person who holds a valid licence issued by
the Province of British Columbia to deal in used
motor vehicles; or
(h) a metal dealer or recycler.
SHORT TERM BOARDING AND
LODGING
means short term boarding and lodging as defined
in the Business Licence Bylaw.
SUPERINTENDENT OF
means the person appointed by the Board of
OF SCHOOLS
School District No. 38 (Richmond) to the position of
Superintendent of Schools, and includes the person
designated as an alternate.
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TATTOO PARLOUR
means the service of piercing the skin with a needle
for the purpose of inserting colour(s) so as to leave
a permanent mark(s) or design(s) on the skin.
TELEPHONE SALES OFFICE
means any building, room or place from which
residents are contacted by telephone for the
purpose of soliciting, selling, taking orders for, or
attempting to do so, or making appointments for
agents or representatives of any person, firm or
corporation to call at the home of such resident for
the purpose of demonstrating, selling, taking orders
for, or attempting to do so, of any goods, services,
magazines, books or any other publication or thing.
THERAPEUTIC TOUCH
means a building, structure or premises in which
CLINICS
clients receive Therapeutic Touch Treatments
THERAPEUTIC TOUCH
includes but is not limited to shiatsu, reflexology,
THERAPY
biokineisiology, hellework, polarity, reiki, rolfing and
trager approach.
TOXIC
means capable of causing a seriously harmful or fatal
reaction in a human adult or child by means of a bite,
sting, scratch or physical contact.
VENOMOUS
means possessing venom which is seriously harmful
or fatal to a human adult or child.
VERMIN
includes fleas, lice, worms and other parasitic
insects.
WHELPING AREA
means an area where a cat or a dog gives birth to
its young.
PART TWENTY-EIGHT: SEVERABILITY AND BYLAW CITATION
28.1
If any part, section, sub-section, clause, or sub-clause of this bylaw is, for any reason,
held to be invalid by the decision of a Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision does
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this bylaw.
28.2
This bylaw is cited as "Business Regulation Bylaw No. 7538".
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SCHEDULE A to BYLAW 7538
AMUSEMENT CENTRES
Civic Address
Civic Number
Original Bylaw
Reference
1.
Alderbridge Way
7951 Unit 160
9798
2. Cambie Rd
8181 Unit 1000
9743
3.
Entertainment Boulevard
14200 Unit 150
6810
4.
Entertainment Boulevard
14211
6856
5.
Garden City Rd
4731 Unit 140
6829
6. Hazelbridge Way
4151 Unit 1350
10620
7.
Hazelbridge Way
4151 Unit 3430
10103
8.
No. 3 Road
3411 Unit 170
9191
9.
No. 3 Road
3700
6044
10. No. 3 Road
4211
9961
11. No. 3 Road
4280 Unit 120
10029
12. No. 3 Road
4351 Unit 110
8546
13. No. 3 Road
4351 Unit 120
6833
14. No. 3 Road
4351 Unit 160
9639
15. No. 3 Road
4351 Unit 175
8474
16. No. 3 Road
4411 Unit 101
7316
17. No. 3 Road
4411 Unit 106
10430
18. No. 3 Road
4411 Unit 111
10444
19. No. 3 Road
4551 Unit 180
10103
20. No. 3 Road
5300
4540
21. No. 3 Road
5300 Unit 323
4540
22. Park Road
8160 Unit 105
9639
23. Sea Island Way
8555 Unit 120
9289
24. Viceroy Place
2100
7172
25. Westminster Highway
8260
6199
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SCHEDULE B to BYLAW NO. 7538
Page 1 of 2
PROHIBITED ANIMALS*:
1.
All animals whose importation, possession or sale is prohibited because
they are designated as protected or endangered pursuant to an
international, federal, or provincial law, regulation or agreement.
2.
All venomous or toxic animals (which includes reptiles and arachnids),
regardless of whether the venom glands have been removed.
3.
The following reptiles:
(a)
All snakes that reach a length of two (2) metres or more on maturity
and the following snakes:
(i)
Amethyst python (morelia amethistina);
(ii)
Burmese python (python molarus bivittatus);
(iii)
Reticulated python (python reticulatus);
(iv)
African rock python (python sebae sebae);
(v)
Indian rock python (python molurus);
(vi)
Green anaconda (eunectes murinus);
(vii)
Yellow anaconda (eunectes notaeus)
(b)
All lizards that reach a length of one (1) metre or more (measured
from snout to tail) on maturity and the following lizards:
(i)
African Nile monitor (varanus niloticus);
(ii)
Asian water monitor (varanus salvator);
(iii)
Papuan monitor (varanus salvadorii);
(iv)
Common green iguana (iguana iguana);
(v)
Tuatara (spheodonitida);
(c)
All crocodilians (such as alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and
ghariel);
(d)
All aquatic turtles; and
(e)
All tiger salamanders and axolotyls (Mexican salamanders or
'walking fish').
4.
All arachnids falling under the conventional classification of "Old World";
5.
All bullfrogs;
6.
All scorpions except the Pandinus species;
7.
All millipedes, centipedes, mantids, stickbugs, and Madagascar hissing
cockroaches.
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8.
The following species:
Artiodactyla, (such as cattle, goats, sheep, pigs)
Canidae (such as wolves, jackals, foxes and hybrids thereof), including
puppies and dogs
Chiroptera (bats, including flying foxes)
Edentates (such as anteaters, sloths and armadillos)
Elephantidae (elephants)
Erinacidae (except the African pigmy hedgehog)
Felidae, except the domestic cat
Hyaenidae (hyenas)
Lagomorpha (such as rabbits, hares and pikas)
Marsupials (such as kangaroos, opossums, and wallabies), except sugar
gliders derived from self-sustaining captive populations
Mustelidae (such as mink, skunks, otters, badgers and weasels), except the
domestic ferret
Pinnipeds (such as seals, fur seals and walruses)
Perissodactylous ungulates (such as horses, donkeys, and mules)
Primates (such as gorillas, chimpanzees, lemurs and monkeys)
Procyonidae (such as raccoons, coatimundi and cacomistles)
Raptors, diurnal and nocturnal (such as eagles, hawks and owls)
Ratites (such as ostriches, rheas and cassowaries)
Rodentia (such as porcupines and prairie dogs), except rodents which do
not exceed 1,500 grams and are derived from self-sustaining captive
populations
Ursidae (bears)
Viverridae (such as mongoose, civets, and genets)
*The animals listed in brackets are examples only and do not limit the
generality of the listed class of species.
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SCHEDULE C TO BYLAW NO. 7538
SECOND HAND DEALERS AND PAWNBROKERS REGISTER
To: OIC Richmond RCMP Detachment,
6900 Minoru Blvd., Date: ................................. 20 ......... , 10:30
a.m.
Richmond, B.C. V6Y 1Y3
I hereby certify that the following is a correct copy of the entries in my book of all articles received during the twenty-four hours immediately
preceding the hour of date of this Certificate, in compliance with the Bylaw regulating the same, and that the said entries are true.
Business Name: ................................................................ Report of: ...........................................................................
Signature:
Description of Article (ONE ITEM PER ENTRY)
Person Selling Article or Pawning Article
Identity
No.
Time Received
Type of Article
Date of Birth Surname (Print) Given Name
Signature
Date
Returned
a.m
p.m
Make
Height
Address
Amount Paid
Serial Number
Weight
Description
$
Color
Picture Identification
Type/ Number
Or
Date
Sold
Pawn
Purchase
Model or Other Information
Police Remarks and Other Information
Vehicle Description
Description of Article (ONE ITEM PER ENTRY)
Person Selling Article or Pawning Article
Identity
No.
Time Received
Type of Article
Date of Birth Surname (Print) Given Name
Signature
Date
Returned
a.m
p.m
Make
Height
Address
Amount Paid
Serial Number
Weight
Description
$
Color
Picture Identification
Type/ Number
Or
Date
Sold
Pawn
Purchase
Model or Other Information
Police Remarks and Other Information
Vehicle Description
Description of Article (ONE ITEM PER ENTRY)
Person Selling Article or Pawning Article
Identity
No.
Time Received
Type of Article
Date of Birth Surname (Print) Given Name
Signature
Date
Returned
a.m
p.m
Make
Height
Address
Amount Paid
Serial Number
Weight
Description
$
Color
Picture Identification
Type/ Number
Or
Date
Sold
Pawn
Purchase
Model or Other Information
Police Remarks and Other Information
Vehicle Description