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FEES & CHARGES
Rural Municipality of Victoria
BY-LAW NO: 1469/2026
BEING A BY-LAW OF THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF VICTORIA to revise
and update the fees payable to the Rural Municipality of Victoria for municipal
services rendered under the authority of The Municipal Act.
WHEREAS the Council of the Rural Municipality of Victoria deems it advisable to include in
one by-law the fees and charges payable to the Municipality for certain services rendered
by officers and employees of the Municipality; and,
NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF VICTORIA
IN OPEN SESSION ASSEMBLED HEREBY ENACTS AS A BY-LAW AS FOLLOWS:
1.
THAT this By-law shall be known as the FEES AND CHARGES BY-LAW for the
year;
2.
THAT the fees and charges payable to the Rural Municipality of Victoria for services
rendered by officers and employees of the Municipality shall be as set out in the
following schedules attached hereto;
Schedule "A" Public Safety
Schedule "B" Operations
Schedule "C" Economic and Community Development
Schedule "D" Finance and Administration
3.
THAT Council may from time to time, by resolution, amend each and every schedule
attached to this by-law.
4.
THAT the fees and charges set out in the schedules attached to this by-law shall
take precedence over any other by-law.
5.
THAT any unpaid fees or charges owed to the Municipality by any tax payer
including any penalties related thereto as well as any fines imposed on the taxpayer
by the court for contravention of the Municipal By-Laws may be added to the taxes
of the said tax payer and may be collected or enforced in the same manner as a tax
as defined by the Municipal Act, L.M. 1996 c.58.
6.
THAT By-Law #1462/2025 hereby be repealed.
DONE AND PASSED by the Council of the Rural Municipality of Victoria in regular session
assembled, this 11th day of February, A.D. 2026.
PASSED by the Council of the Rural Municipality of Victoria in regular session assembled,
this 14th, day of January, A.D. 2025.
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Reeve
Chief Administrative Officer
Read a first time this
10th
day of
December
A.D.,
2025.
Read a second time this
11th
day of
January
A.D.,
2026.
Read a third time this
11th
day of
January
A.D.,
2026.
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FEES AND CHARGES BY-LAW
Rural Municipality of Victoria
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Schedule "A" - Public Safety
Page
1. Animal Control
a)
Dog or Cat Licenses ......................................................................... 3
b) Impoundment ................................................................................. 3
c)
Maintenance ................................................................................... 3
Schedule "B" - Operations
Page
1. Solid Waste ........................................................................................... 3
2. Drainage License............................................................................................... 3
3. Cemetery ............................................................................................... 3
3. Fees for Special Services ........................................................................ 4
4. Fire Inspections ..................................................................................... 4
Schedule "C" - Economic & Community Development
Page
1. Other
a) Municipal Pins .................................................................................. 4
b) Municipal Maps ................................................................................. 4
c) Zoning Maps ...................................................................................... 4
Schedule "D" - Finance and Administration
Page
1. Taxes ..................................................................................................... 4
a) Tax Certificate
b) Penalties
c) Tax Sale Costs
d) Status of Inquiries
e) Tax Statement Photocopies
f) Tax Account Print Outs
2. Copying ................................................................................................ 4
3. Office Rentals ....................................................................................... 5
4. Returned Cheques ................................................................................. 5
5. Copy of Elector's Roll .............................................................................. 5
6. Copy of Water and Sewer Bill ................................................................. 5
7.
Lottery License Fees .............................................................................. 5
8.
Door-to-Door Sales ................................................................................. 5
9.
Equipment Rentals .................................................................................. 5
10. Outstanding Invoices and Accounts ......................................................... 6
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Schedule "A" - Public Safety
1.
Animal Control
a) Part 1 - Yearly License Fee
Unaltered male or female dog or cat
$ 50.00
Altered male or female dog
10.00
Altered male or female cat
10.00
Replacement tag for dog or cat
5.00
Transfer Fee
No Charge
Guide Dogs for Individuals with Vision Loss
No Charge
Failing to obtain valid pet license (first offence)
250.00
Failing to obtain valid pet license (second offence)
750.00
b) Part 2 - Impound Fees
Impound of licensed dog
$ 50.00
Impound of unlicensed dog
75.00
Impound of licensed cat
40.00
Impound of unlicensed cat
50.00
Impound of licensed aggressive dog
125.00
Impound of unlicensed aggressive dog
130.00
Per kilometer traveled
.70
c) Part 3 - Maintenance Charges
Maintenance of dog
$ 10.00 per day
Maintenance of aggressive dog
20.00 per day
Maintenance of cat
5.00 per day
Veterinary Fees
Actual Costs
Schedule "B" - Operations
1.
Solid Waste
a)
The fees payable for nonresident and commercial use for disposal at the
Waste Disposal Grounds shall be:
i) Semi Trailer
500.00
ii) Trucks and Tandems (3 ton truck and/or large trailers)
350.00
iii) Single Axle Trailer
200.00
iv) Tandem Axle Trailer
300.00
v) Single Axle Truck (½ ton box)
100.00
vi) Semi-Trailer load of dirt only
200.00
vii) Tandem load of dirt only
100.00
b)
Access to the Waste Disposal Grounds outside operating hours
75.00
c)
Charge for disposal of appliances with freon
30.00 per unit
2.
Drainage Permits
a)
The fees chargeable for an Application to Construct Drainage Works:
i) Application
500.00
ii) Along a Municipal Right-of-Way and Cutting Road
500.00
iii) Along a Municipal Right-of-Way via Directional Drilling
500.00
3.
Cemetery
a)
The fees chargeable for the purchase of cemetery graves at Brookdale
Cemetery shall be:
i) Grave (1 plot)
150.00
ii) Lot (includes 4 plots)
250.00
b) The fee chargeable for Perpetual Care at Brookdale Cemetery for
each and every internment shall be:
350.00
c) The fee for identifying and marking grave sites shall be:
100.00
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4.
Fees for Special Services
Any customer wishing to have a meter tested for accuracy will pay in advance a
fee of $100, plus any applicable meter testing costs. If the meter is found to be
faulty, all costs associated with the testing process will be borne by the RM. If the
meter is found to be in proper working order, all costs associated with the testing
process will be borne by the customer.
Fire Inspections
The fees associated with the inspection of facilities charged by the Fire Inspector
duly appointed by the municipality will be invoiced to the organization that is
requesting or is required to be provided with the services.
Schedule "C" - Economic and Community Development
1. Other
a) Municipal Pins
1.00
b) Municipal Colored Maps
20.00
c) Municipal Colored Laminated Maps
30.00
Schedule "D" - Finance and Administration
1.
Taxes:
a)
Tax Certificate
The fee chargeable for a Tax Certificate with respect to the land
described in each entry in the tax collectors' roll for which a tax
certificate is furnished
20.00
b) Penalties
A late payment charge (Penalty) of 1.25% per month shall be charged
on the dollar amount owing after the billing due date shall be:
1.25%/month
d) Tax Sale Costs
Basic Office Administration fee
$ 50.00
and ALL fees and charges associated
with TAXervice
d)
Status of Inquiries
The fee chargeable per tax roll entry shall be
N/C
2.
Copying
The fees chargeable for copying shall be:
a)
Information required to be provided under the Municipal Act, Sec.263(1),
(eg. by-laws, minutes, etc.)
i) fewer than 21 pages
N/C
ii) 21 or more pages, per page
.25
b) General information
i) per page, single sided
.25
ii) per page, double sided
.30
iii) per page, colored copying per side
1.00
e) Search and preparation
i) fewer than two hours
N/C
ii) two hours or over
15.00/ ½-hour
f) Facsimile Charges:
First page
1.00/page
Second and subsequent pages
.50/page
Out of Province:
First Page
2.00/page
Second and subsequent pages
1.00/page
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g) Non-Profit & Quasi-Judicial Organization:
Copying, paper and any other office supply
Our costs
3.
Office Rentals
a)
South Central Weed Control District - Annual Rental
2,700.00/year
b)
South Central Planning District - Annual Rental
4,050.00/year
i. Includes 2 office spaces
c)
Municipal Building Rental
10.00/day
d)
Municipal Building Rental
225.00/month
4.
Returned Cheques
The fee chargeable for each returned cheque shall be
20.00
5. Copy of Elector's Roll
If the Council of the Local Authority so provides by resolution, surplus copies
of the list of electors.
a)
to persons provided for in the resolution who certify in writing that they
require the list for a political purpose or for federal or provincial electoral
purposes, and
N/C
b) on any terms as to payment that the resolution provides; [Section 31(5) of the LAEA]
the fee chargeable for each Electors List shall be:
30.00
6. Copy of Water & Sewer Bill/Account
1.00
7.
Lottery License Fees
10.00/application
8.
Door-to-Door Sales
a)
Transient Traders or Commercial Traveler
i) Per day
25.00
ii) For 14 days or less
100.00
iii) For more than 14 days and less than 3 months
150.00
iv) For more than 3 months to fiscal year
200.00
b)
Auctioneer Licenses
i) Per auction
15.00
ii) Per year
50.00
9.
Equipment Rentals - ALL WORK PROVIDED WITH MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
Product Description
Price
Unit
Municipal Boundary Line Maintenance - Winter
150.00
Per Hour
Municipal Boundary Line Maintenance - Summer
110.00
Per Hour
Dozer 850B and/or Scraper Rental - 1 hour minimum
250.00
Per Hour
Emergency ONLY for Non-Resident/Non-Taxpayers
Grader/Snowplow Rental - Resident or Taxpayer
200.00
Per Hour
Grader/Snowplow Rental - Resident or Taxpayer
100.00
½ Hour Min
Grader/Snowplow Rental - Non Resident or Non Taxpayer
225.00
Per Hour
Snow Blowing Equipment Rental - with man
70.00
Per hour
Lawn Mowing Equipment Rental - with man
70.00
Per hour
Administration Fee - Determination and Notification
50.00
1-time fee
Loader Rental
225.00
Per Hour
Municipal Land Grazing Lease (per quarter section)
1,000.00
Per Year
Municipal Commercial Lot Lease (Truelove Building Supplies) 2,500.00
Per Year
Municipal Residential Lot Lease (R & S Hallgrimson)
210.00
Per Year
Road Mulcher Rental - NOT FOR RENT -
Sand/Salt Spreader Rental (sand/salt included) (Resident or Taxpayer)
140.00
Full Hour
Sand/Salt Spreader Rental (sand/salt included) (Resident or Taxpayer)
75.00
½ Hour Min
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Sand/Salt Spreader Rental (sand/salt included) (Non-Resident/Non-Taxpayer)
165.00
1 Hour Min
Sand/Salt Spreader Rental (Non-Resident/Non-Taxpayer per kilometer charge)
.70
Per kilometer
Shale - Hauling - Loading - WORK NO LONGER PROVIDED
Semi Truck and/or Low-bed Rental
300.00
Per Hour
Tandem Truck Rental
200.00
Per Hour
* ALL ABOVE EQUIPMENT RENTAL PROVIDED WITH
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES OPERATING EQUIPMENT
10. Outstanding Invoices and Accounts
a) The fee chargeable for an outstanding invoice or account with respect to goods or
services that have been provided will be charged the following interest rate:
over 30 days
1.25%
over 90 days
Added to Taxes
b) Outstanding invoices or accounts with respect to goods or services that have been
provided and for which payment has not been made after a 60 day period will be
applied to the legal description of the property in/on which the service was provided.
c) The municipality will refuse to provide any further service to any individual(s), for which
an outstanding invoice or account with respect to goods or services that have been
provided and for which payment has not been made after a 60 day period, and for
which there is no property legally registered to the individual(s) who made application
for the goods or services.