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The Corporation of the City of Cornwall
Regular Meeting of Council
By-law 2020-088
Planning, Development and Recreation
Building and By-law
2020-088
2020-300-Planning, Development and Recreation
June 8,2020
Cat Control Strategy By-law
Whereas the Council of the City of Cornwall wishes to reduce the feral cat
population within the City;
Whereas the Council of the City of Cornwall wishes to encourage the spaying
and neutering of cats in order to help control the cat population within the City;
Whereas the Council of the City of Cornwall wishes to fund this program on an
annual basis for the duration of the program, and to offset the funding of this
program, that the Animal Control By-Law, be amended to include the registration
of cats;
Whereas subsection 11(3) of the Municipal Act,2001, S.O. 2001 c.25,
authorizes municipalities to pass By-Laws respecting animals;
Whereas subsection 8(3) of the Municipal Act,2001, S.O. 2001 c.25, provides
that a By-Law passed under section 11 respecting a matter may:
a) regulate or prohibit respecting the matter;
b) require persons to do things respecting the matter; and
c) provide for a system of licences respecting the matter;
Now therefore be it resolved that the Council of The Corporation of the City of
Cornwall enacts as follows:
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1. That the Corporation of the City of Cornwall enter into an agreement with a
licensed subsidized spaying and neutering provider for the purpose of
spaying and neutering cats within the City.
2. That the Corporation of the City of Cornwall budget an annual amount
appropriate for the funding of the spaying and neutering of cats for the
duration of the program.
3. That the Social Services and Building & By-Law Divisions work
collaboratively to further develop this program.
4. That the Mayor and Clerk be and are hereby authorized to execute all
documents to complete this matter.
5. That the Animal Control By-Law 112-1998, as amended, be further
amended as follows:
(a) That the definition of "Owner" be repealed.
(b) That Section 1 Definitions are amended to include:
"Animal" means any bird, reptile, amphibian or mammal excluding humans
and wildlife;
"Approved Fostering Organization" means an organization that rescues
and fosters cats and that has been approved in writing for the purposes of
the By-Law by the Chief Building Official, and whose approved status has
not been revoked by the Chief Building Official;
"Cat" means a male or female cat (felis Catus) of any age and includes a
Feral Cat;
"Chief Building Official" means the Chief Building Official as designated by
Council or the designate;
"Feral Cat" means a male or female cat of any age that is undomesticated;
that, in general, receives little human contact or care and lives outdoors or
unconfined at all times.
"Kitten" means a juvenile cat three (3) months of age or younger.
"Owrìer" means any person who possesses or harbours an animal,
including a dog or cat, where the owner is a minor, includes the person
responsible for the custody of the minor and includes the person or
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persons identified in the most recent municipal assessment roll as the
owner of the subject property, and "owns", "owned" and "ownership" have
a corresponding meaning.
(c) That Sections 2 a), b), c), d), e), g) and h) are amended to include the
words "or cat" after each iteration of the word "dog". For greater
certainty Section 2 is to require both dogs and cats to be registered.
(d) That Section 2 is amended to add 'J) Approved Fostering Organizations
are exempt from registering cats or feral cats that are under their care
for the purposes of fostering".
(e) That Section 4 is amended to include the words "or cats" after each
iteration of the word "dog". For greater certainty Section 4 is to include
both dogs and cats.
(f) That Section 4 is further amended regarding the words "spayed female
dogs" to "spayed dogs and cats and neutered dogs and cats". For
greater certainty Section 4 is to include both spayed and neutered dogs
and cats.
(g) That Subsection 7 s) paragraph two is amended to include the words
"or cat" after each iteration of the word "dog". For greater certainty
Subsection 7 s) requires both dogs and cats to have a valid tag.
(h) That Subsection 7 t) be added as follows "Notwithstanding Subsection
7 r) Any cats or feral cats under the care of an Approved Fostering
Organization are exempt from counting towards the maximum number
of permitted animals per household".
(i) That SCHEDULE "A" of the Animal Control By-law be amended to add
the words "or cats" after each iteration of the word "dog". For greater
certainty SCHEDULE "A" shall include both dogs and cats.
6. That this By-law shall come into force and effect on July 6th,2020, save
and except that Paragraph 5 c) and g) of this By-Law shall come into force
and effect on February 1 ,2021.
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Read, signed and sealed in open Council this 22nd day of June, 2020
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Manon L. Levesque
City Clerk
Bernadette Clement
Mayor