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## RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CARTIER BY-LAW NO. 1693-21
## BEING A BY-LAW TO REGULATE THE CAT POPULATION WITHIN THE RM OF CARTIER
WHEREAS Section 232(1) of The Municipal Act provides that a Council may pass by-laws for municipal purposes respecting the following matters:
- (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.
NOW THEREFORE THE REEVE AND COUNCIL OF THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CARTIER IN OPEN SESSION ASSEMBLED HEREBY ENACTS AS A BY-LAW OF THE SAID MUNICIPALITY AS FOLLOWS:
1. This By-Law may be referred to as "the Cat By-Law".
2. Whenever used in this By-Law, unless the context otherwise requires:
- a) CAT: means any member of the genus Felis Domesticus (domestic cat).
- b) BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: means the person appointed by Council from time to time to carry out the duties of such officer as set forth in this By-Law and includes his deputy or assistant;
- c) FERAL CAT: is an un-owned, free-roaming cat that lives outdoors;
- d) PERSON: includes corporation, firm, a partnership and association;
- e) OWNER: means any person who keeps or harbours a cat;
- f) HARBOURING: includes constructing, erecting, locating, or keeping on the premises of which the person is the occupant a structure designed to be used as a shelter by a dog or cat.
3. No person may own, keep, harbour, or have in possession more than two (2) cats over the age of 3 months in and around any premises or dwelling located within any cat control area as mentioned in Section 4. If an owner possesses a female cat who has a litter of kittens, the owner may keep the kittens until the completion of the weaning process;
4. The cat control areas are the settlement areas listed below:
- Elie
- St. Eustache
- Springstein
5. No person shall harbour, and/or feed feral cats. The By-Law Enforcement Officer is authorized to enter the property harbouring the feral cats) for the removal of the feral cat(s).
6. Where it is found that there are cats in excess of the maximum number allowed in a controlled area, a notice will be given to the property owner in violation of this by-law that will include a deadline of 21 days to remove the excess number of cats. If removal is not conducted or confirmed, the By-Law Enforcement Officer is authorized to enter the property to remove the cats in excess of the maximum number.
7. The By-Law Enforcement Officer is authorized to rent or loan cat traps to individuals for the purpose of capturing cats at large on condition that the individual agrees to:
- a) Turn a captured cat over to the By-Law Enforcement Officer; and
- b) Treat the captured cat humanely
8. No license is required on any cat.
9. Any cat known to be rabid shall be terminated immediately.
10. Not withstanding any other By-Law to the contrary, the By-Law Enforcement Officer may use any method or tool that he considers necessary in the circumstances to capture, control, or terminate a cat.
11. All expenses incurred and fees charged in the removal and termination of the cats, including feral cats, as set out in the fees & charges policy, are a debt owed by the property owner and may be collected by the Municipality in the same manner as a tax may be collected or enforced under The Municipal Act.
DONE AND PASSED by the Council of the Rural Municipality of Cartier on November 8, 2021.
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Clink Stache
brista Vann Mitche Reeve
Michael Lackmanec Chief Administrative Officer
Read a first time September 27, 2021 Read a second time November 8, 2021 Read a third time November 8, 2021
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## RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CARTIER
## RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL November 8, 2021
Moved By: Councillor Andrew Peters
Seconded By: Councillor Christian Lachance
BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-Law 1693-21, as amended, being a By-Law to regulate the cat population, is hereby read a third time, signed, sealed and adopted as a By-Law of the Rural Municipality of Cartier;
In accordance with Section 137 of the Municipal Act, members present voted as follows:
| NAME | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ABSENT |
|-----------------------|-------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| Ken Beaudin | | | | |
| Dan Bouchard | | | | |
| Christian Lachance | | | | |
| Andrew Peters | | | | |
| Estelle Thornson | | | | |
| Christa Vann Mitchell | | | | |
CARRIED
1, Michael Lackmanec, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Council of the Rural Municipality of Cartier at a Meeting held on Monday, November 8, 2021.
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Michael Lackmanec, MBA, CPA Chief Administrative Officer
Resolution No. 21-377