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BYLAW
1
BEING ENACTED by the Town Council of the Town of Shelburne under the authority of
Section 7(2) of the Theatres and Amusements Act, R.S.N.S., 1989, Chapter 466, as
follows:
1.
This By-Law shall be known as the "Circus Animal Prohibition By-Law".
2.
Subject to Subsection 3 herein, no person shall operate or carry on in the
Town of Shelburne a circus in which animals perform tricks or participate in
performances of any kind for the amusement of an audience.
3.
Nothing contained in this By-Law shall prohibit or restrict the following:
(a)
exhibitions or performances in which individuals ride horses or ponies;
(b)
exhibitions or performances involving dogs;
(c)
displays or showings of animals in agricultural fairs, exhibitions, or pet
shows;
(d)
horse races, ox hauls, horse hauls or dog races.
4.
For the purposes of this By-Law, the term "animal" includes all mammals,
birds, reptiles and arachnids, but excludes humans.
5.
Any person violating this By-Law shall be liable upon summary conviction to a
maximum penalty not exceeding $1,000.00 and in default of payment to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days.
TOWN OF SHELBURNE
CIRCUS ANIMAL PROHIBITION
BYLAW
2
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the By-Law of which the foregoing is a true copy and was duly
passed at a duly called meeting of the Council of the Town of Shelburne, held on the
6th day of May, A.D., 1998.
GIVEN under the hand of the Clerk and the corporate seal of the said Town this 15th day
of May, A.D., 1998.
Mayor P.G. Comeau
Town Clerk Wilmont Hardy