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MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH NORFOLK
BY-LAW NO. 125/2025
ANIMAL CONTROL BY-LAW
BEING A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH NORFOLK TO PROVIDE FOR
THE REGULATION, LICENSING AND CONTROL OF ANIMALS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF
THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH NORFOLK.
WHEREAS Section 232 (1) of The Municipal Act S.M. 1996, c 58 (the "Act") provides, in
relevant part as follows:
Spheres of Jurisdiction
232(1) A Council may pass By-Laws for municipal purposes respecting the following matters:
a) The safety, health, protection and well-being of people and the safety and protection of
property;
k) Wild and domestic animals and activities in relation to them, including by-laws
differentiating on the basis of sex, breed, size or weight;
o) The enforcement of by-laws
AND WHEREAS it is deemed advisable to provide for the regulation, licensing and control of
animals within the limits of the Municipality of North Norfolk;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED as a By-Law of the
Municipality of North Norfolk in Council duly assembled, as follows:
1. This By-Law may be referred to as the Municipality of North Norfolk Animal By-Law.
2. In this By-Law, unless the context otherwise requires,
(a) "animal" refers to a dog, cat, or any other animal council deems suitable for the
purposes of this by-law, which may be either domestic or wild.
(b) "Animal Control Officer or (ACO)" means the person authorized by Council to
maintain a pound or to carry out any provision of this By-Law, and includes any
person acting as an assistant to, or under the direction of the Animal Control
Officer;
(c) "authorized person" means any person appointed or employed by the
Municipality of North Norfolk or the assistant, employee or agent of any such
appointee or employee, to carry out any provision of this by-law of any contracts or
agreements entered into for the purpose of carrying out any provision of this By-
Law;
(d) "Breeder" means a person who keeps animals for the purpose of breeding and
selling them.
(e) "CAO" means the Chief Administrative Officer, or Assistant CAO, of the Municipality
of North Norfolk;
(f) "cats" means all species of the animal commonly known by that name, and includes
the female as well as the male of every breed or classification thereof;
(g) "commercial kennel" means any premises upon which dogs or cats are raised,
trained or kept for remuneration;
(h) "council" means the Council of the Municipality of North Norfolk, or any delegate
thereof.
(i) "dogs" means all species of the animal commonly known by that name, and
includes the female as well as the male of every breed or classification thereof;
(j) "pet" refers only to domestic cats and/or dogs.
(k) "pound" means any premises authorized by Council or used or intended to be used
for the confinement and care of animals found to be in contravention of any
provision of this by-law;
(l) "owner" means any adult person who owns, keeps or harbors an animal, or who
knowingly permits or allows any other person to own, keep or harbor an animal
upon premises owned, leased or occupied by him;
(m) "running at large" or "run at large" means, when used in reference to an animal,
lack of or absence of control of the animal by the owner, off his premises;
(n) "municipality" refers to the Municipality of North Norfolk and includes the urban
centres of MacGregor, Austin, Sidney, Bagot & Rossendale.
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3.
(a) No person shall own, harbor, keep or have in his possession or control or on his
premises, more than two (2) dogs or two (2) cats over the age of three (3) months,
regardless of the number of people who may inhabit the premises.
(b) Subsection 3(a) hereof shall not apply to premises which are zoned "R/A" Rural
Agricultural, provided that where, in the discretion of the Animal Control Officer, the
number of cats or dogs on any such premises constitutes a nuisance or danger to
the public or to the animals, the Animal Control Officer may exercise his discretion
to apprehend and impound all or some of the cats or dogs.
(c) Subsection 3(a) hereof shall not apply to a person who owns, harbors, keeps or has
in his possession or control on his premises, more than the maximum of dogs or
cats outlined if they were in possession of such animals prior to the adoption of this
by-law unless under 3(b) they become a nuisance or danger to any persons. Any
person exceeding the number of animals in his possession at the passing of this by-
law must eventually fall within the guidelines of subsection 3(a) if any of the
animals are adopted, given away or die.
(d) Breeders, be they Commercial or Hobby, and/or Commercial Kennels, must have
approval from Council prior to beginning operations, as well as satisfying all
provincial licensing requirements as laid out in the Manitoba Animal Care Act Part 5.
4.
(a) The owner of every pet kept within the limits of the Municipality of North Norfolk
shall, within one month of the time he becomes a resident of the Municipality of
North Norfolk or the owner of a pet intended to be kept within the limits of the
Municipality of North Norfolk, obtain from the CAO a license and tag for each pet
owned by him, shall supply the CAO with such information as the CAO may require
and pay the following fee therefore:
i)
For each male & female dog
$20.00
ii)
For each spayed female or neutered male dog
$10.00
(b) The CAO shall supply each owner who has submitted the necessary particulars of
registration, with a metal or plastic tag for each pet so licensed, which tag shall be
securely fastened to a collar or harness worn by the pet for which said tag was
issued.
(c) No license or tag issued pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be transferable.
(d) No license or tag shall be issued for any cat or dog until the owner thereof provides:
i.
Particulars of the cat or dog to be licensed;
ii.
Evidence of the inoculation of the cat or dog for rabies (cats deemed to be
strictly indoor pets do not require rabies inoculation);
iii.
Evidence of the sex of the pet, or whether or not it has been spayed or
neutered.
(e) No license or tag shall be required for a pet:
i.
Under the age of three months; or
ii.
Trained and used as a service dog.
(f) In the event of the loss or mutilation of a tag, or the pet has been found running at
large and has been apprehended without proper license and tag, the owner shall
obtain a replacement tag from the CAO upon payment of the prescribed fee.
(g) No tag shall be affixed to the collar or harness of any cat or dog except the tag
issued by the CAO, any personal ID tags, tags issued by a licensed veterinarian or
such other tag as may be required pursuant to the laws of Manitoba or Canada.
5.
(a) No owner shall permit his pet to run at large within the limits of the Municipality of
North Norfolk.
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(b) The owner of an unspayed female pet shall confine her within a building upon his
premises when she is in heat, or shall take such other measures as may be required
to prevent the congregation of animals upon his premises or in the vicinity of his
premises
during
the
time
when
said
unspayed
female
is
in
heat.
6. No owner of a dog which, by reason of training, disposition or inclination has exhibited signs
of viciousness, shall permit the dog to enter into any public place or onto any property to
which the public has access, unless the said dog is muzzled, and is restrained by a leash not
more than five feet in length in the hands of a person capable of exercising control of said
dog.
7. In the event of an outbreak or the threat of an outbreak of rabies or any other disease
which can be transmitted through animals, council may require every owner to confine his
pet upon his property for such period of time as Council may determine.
Council may, by resolution passed at a regular meeting or at a special meeting called for
the purpose:
(a) Establish premises for the confinement of animals apprehended pursuant to any
provisions of this By-Law;
(b) Appoint an Animal Control Officer to carry out any provisions of this By-Law;
(c) Ratify an agreement respecting the above, made between it and cooperating
municipalities, with an Animal Control Officer.
8. The Animal Control Officer appointed pursuant to Clause 7 hereof shall carry out such duties
and shall be remunerated thereof as provided in the agreement appointing them, which
duties shall include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following:
(a) establishment of and maintenance of a pound for the confinement of animals
apprehended pursuant to any provision of this By-Law;
(b) apprehension and confinement of any animal which is running at large and which is
not properly licensed and tagged;
(c) care and protection of any animal during the period of its confinement after
apprehension;
(d) sale or destruction of any animal/pet which is not claimed by its owner or for which
the owner has not paid those costs chargeable to the owner of a pet after its
apprehension
(e) collection and payment to the municipality of the fines and costs collected from the
owner who claims a pet which has been apprehended within the limits of the
Municipality of North Norfolk;
(f) notification to the owner of a pet confined after apprehension, and, where the
owner cannot be ascertained, preparation and posting in the general office a notice
describing the pet impounded, the date of its apprehension and confinement, and
the date after which said pet will be destroyed or sold unless claimed;
(g) preparation and delivery to CAO of a report setting forth such information relating to
his duties as council may require.
(h) Notwithstanding any other By-Law to the contrary, the Animal Control Officer or a
pound keeper may use a gun for the purpose of capturing any dog found running at
large.
9.
(a) Where a pet which is properly licensed and tagged is found running at large, the
Animal Control Officer:
i. may issue a warning to its owner, advising of the breach of Clause 5(a) of
this By-Law; or
ii. apprehend and confine the pet, and advise the owner, as soon as
reasonably possible, of the fact of apprehension and confinement.
(b) Where the owner of a pet apprehended and confined pursuant to this By-Law
desires to re-claim the pet, he shall pay to the Animal Control Officer applicable
charges as follows:
i. the sum outlined in Section 10 of this By-Law for apprehension of the pet;
ii. fifty cents per kilometer actually and necessarily traveled by the Animal
Control Officer for the apprehension and return;
iii. twenty five dollars per day or portion thereof that the pet has been
confined;
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iv. extraordinary costs incurred by the Animal Control Officer in
apprehending the pet;
v. veterinary expenses necessarily incurred for the pet during its
confinement.
(c) Where a pet not properly licensed and tagged is found running at large, its owner
may reclaim it upon payment of the costs referred to in Paragraph (b) hereof, plus
the appropriate license fee set forth in Clause 4(a) hereof.
(d) Where the owner of a pet refuses to pay the costs herein before mentioned, or
where the owner of the pet cannot be ascertained within 3 business days of the
notice of apprehension as provided in Clause 8(f) hereof, the Animal Control Officer
may:
i. sell the pet to any person who will pay the applicable costs and charges,
or
ii. surrender the pet to a rescue or shelter for adoption or
iii. destroy the pet and dispose of the carcass in the manner deemed
reasonable by the Animal Control Officer.
10. Any owner who contravenes or permits the contravention of any provision of this By-Law,
or who fails, refuses or neglects to comply with the requirements of this By-Law is subject,
as per decision rendered by Council:
(a) to a fine of Fifty Dollars, plus applicable costs, for a first offence;
(b) to a fine of One Hundred Dollars, plus applicable costs, for a second offence; and
(c) contravention of this by-law after second offence will result in the animal being
removed by the Animal Control Officer
11. Pets must not be allowed to become a nuisance:
(a) No owner shall permit his pet to run at large.
(b) No owner shall permit his dog to bark or howl or his dog or cat in any other way
disturb the quiet of any person or persons constituting a nuisance to the residence
of other properties in the vicinity.
(c) No owner shall permit his pet to defecate on any public or private property other
than the property of its owner. Where a dog defecates on property other than the
property of its owner, the owner shall cause such excrement to be removed
immediately. If it can be ascertained that an owner's cat has done the same, the
owner shall cause such excrement to be removed immediately.
(d) No owner shall permit his pet to damage public or private property other than that
of its owner.
(e) No person shall own, keep or harbor any pet (other than a pet under the age of
three (3) months or a service dog) for which a license has not been issued for the
current license year.
(f) No owner shall harbor or keep any vicious dog unless such dog is securely fastened
and properly muzzled at all times in such place and in such manner that it does not
endanger the safety of any human or animal.
(g) No owner shall permit his pet to disturb or annoy any person(s) or animal anywhere
by biting, wounding or pursuing.
(h) No owner shall permit his pet to be on any school ground, playground or other
public property unless the pet is on a leash of a length not to extend more than six
(6) feet and in actual custody and control of the owner or some other competent
person permitted by the owner to have the pet.
(i) Every owner shall be responsible for having his pet(s) vaccinated against rabies,
unless 4(d) ii applies.
(j) If a female pet while in heat is deemed a nuisance, the license shall be cancelled
forthwith and terminated by the ACO unless the pet is placed in a public kennel
operated for the care and maintenance of pets.
12. Notwithstanding any By-Law to the contrary the officer in charge of the Rural Detachment
of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police may grant a license to the Animal Control Officer to
discharge firearms within the limits of the urban areas of MacGregor, Austin, Sidney, Bagot
and Rossendale for the purpose of eradicating or controlling any dog or nuisance animal
found causing damage to public or personal property or creating a nuisance.
13. This By-Law shall not be interpreted so as to limit, restrict or curtail in any manner the
rights of any person contained in the provisions of The Animal Liability Act of the Continuing
Consolidation of Manitoba Statutes, and amendments hereto.
14. By-Law No. 23/2016 of the Municipality of North Norfolk is hereby repealed.
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DONE AND PASSED in Council assembled at the Council Chambers of the Municipality of
North Norfolk at MacGregor in the Province of Manitoba, this 12th day of March, A.D. 2025.
MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH NORFOLK
________________"original signed by Ed Heppner"________________
Reeve
"original signed by Theresa Bergen"__________________________
Chief Administrative Officer
Read a first time this
12th
day of
February
A.D. 2025
Read a second time this
12th
day of
March
A.D. 2025
Read a third time this
12th
day of
March
A.D. 2025