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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF EAST HAWKESBURY
BY-LAW NUMBER 2008-61
ANI MAL CONTROL BY-LAW
BEING A BY-LAW of the Corporation of the Township of East Hawkesbury to
license, regulate and prohibit the running at large of dogs within the municipality
and to regulate the keeping of dogs.
WHEREAS Section 11(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, provides that the Council of
a Municipality may pass by-laws respecting the licensing and registration of
dogs, prohibiting the running at large of dogs in the Municipality and to regulate
the keeping of animals or any class thereof, and the licensing and regulation of
pounds for the retention, maintenance and disposal of animals that have been
impounded; and
WHEREAS the Corporation of the Township of East Hawkesbury deems it
desirable to do so.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Township of East Hawkesbury enacts as
follows:
SHORT TITLE
This by-law may be cited as the "Animal Control By-Law".
DEFINITIONS
In this by-law:
a. "Animal Control Officer" shall mean the person or persons appointed by
the Township
of East Hawkesbury to enforce this by-law and any
servant or agent of such person or
persons
Employed
for
such purposes.
b. "Corporation" shall mean the Corporation of the Township of East
Hawkesbury.
c. "Dog" means a male or female dog member of the species Canis familiar
is, or any hybrid thereof, over the age of eight (8) weeks.
d. "Dog Catcher" shall mean the Dog Catcher appointed by the Council of
the Corporation of the Township of East Hawkesbury.
e. "Kennel" shall mean an establishment for breeding or boarding of dogs
and/or dogs that are registered or eligible for registration with an association
incorporated under the Animal Pedigree Act (Canada).
f. "Municipal Law Enforcement Officer" shall mean the Municipal Law
Enforcement Officer appointed by the Council of the Corporation of the
Township of East Hawkesbury.
g. "Owner" means a person who possesses or harbors a dog, where the
owner is a minor, the person responsible for the custody of the minor, and
"owns" and "owned" have a corresponding meaning.
h. "Township" shall mean The Township of East Hawkesbury.
i. "Vicious dog" means any dog which has bitten another domestic animal
or person without provocation.
j. "Zoning Administrator" shall mean the Zoning Administrator appointed by
the Council of the Corporation of the Township of East Hawkesbury.
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DOG LICENSING, REGULATION AND REGISTRATION
a. Every resident in the Township of East Hawkesbury who is the owner of a
dog shall annually, not later than April 30 of each year or within thirty (30)
days of becoming an owner of a dog or where applicable, upon the dog
reaching the age of eight (8) weeks, register the dog with the Township, and
thereafter annually pay a fee as prescribed in Schedule "A" of this By-Law.
If the last day of registration falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a Holiday, the
next working day shall be the last day of registration.
b. Upon payment of the prescribed license fee, the Township shall issue a tag
bearing a serial number and year of issue and shall cause to be entered in
a file kept for that purpose the following information:
Name of Owner
Address of owner
Telephone number of owners
Name of dog
Description and breed of dog
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to notify the Municipal Law
Enforcement Officer of any changes in the information provided at the time
the tag was issued.
c. The owner of a dog shall keep the tag securely fixed on the dog at all times
until the tag is renewed or replaced, but the tag may be removed while the
dog is being lawfully used for hunting in the bush.
d. The set fee for the replacement of lost dog tags shall be that set out in
Schedule "A" to this by-law.
e. No tag or registration under this By-Law shall be transferable and the tag
shall expire and become void upon the sale, death, or other disposal of the
dog.
f. No person other than the owner or his agent shall remove the license tag
from a dog.
ANIMAL PROVISIONS
a. No person shall operate a Kennel without first obtaining written confirmation
from the Zoning Administrator that such operation complies with the Zoning
By-Law of the Township of East Hawkesbury.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3, the owner of a Kennel shall pay
an annual license fee as prescribed in Schedule "A" and such owner is not
liable to pay any further license fee in respect to dogs harbored therein.
c. No person who owns or harbors a dog within the Township shall permit such
dog to become a public nuisance. A dog shall be considered a public
nuisance if:
I.
It persistently barks or howls.
II.
It causes damage to public or private property.
III.
It interferes with or dumps or scatters garbage or trash.
IV.
It chases pedestrians, bicyclists or vehicles.
d. No person shall keep or allow to be kept within the boundaries of the
Township more than four (4) dogs per household, except for those holding
a kennel license.
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RUNNING AT LARGE OF ANIMALS
a. No person who owns, harbors or possesses any dog shall allow the dog to
run at large, or trespass on private property even when on a leash.
b. For the purposes of this by-law, a dog shall be deemed to be running at
large when found elsewhere than on the property of the owner and not
under the control of a competent and responsible person and is not on a
leash securely attached to the owner and having a length of less than 2.4
meters (8 feet).
c. Any dog running at large contrary to the provisions of this by-law may be
seized and impounded by the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer or Dog
Catcher.
d. No person shall permit a dog to attack any person or domestic animal or
to fight with another animal.
e. Any dog seized pursuant to Section 5 c) of this by-law, shall be taken to
the municipal dog pound. Whether the dog is claimed or not, the owner
shall be liable for the pick-up, impounding and maintenance fee prescribed
in Schedule "A" and shall pay all costs to the Township of East
Hawkesbury.
f. In the event that possession of any impounded dog has not been restored
to the owner within three clear days, not including the date of impounding
and the date of disposal (exclusive of statutory holidays, Saturdays and
Sundays) after impounding, the dog may be killed or sold for such price as
provided in Schedule "A" to this by-law, or he/she may dispose of the dog
pursuant to the Animals for Research Act and regulations thereunder. The
sale of any dog so sold shall belong to the Municipality and no damages
or compensation shall be recovered on account of any disposition
thereunder.
g. Where a dog which has been impounded is injured or should be destroyed
without delay for humane reasons, the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
may dispose of the dog in a humane manner as soon after seizure as
he/she thinks fit without permitting any person to reclaim the dog or
without offering it for sale, and no damages or compensation shall be
recovered on account of such disposition. When the dog is identifiable, the
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer will attempt to notify the owner in
advance of its destruction.
h. The Municipal Law Enforcement Officer shall keep a record of every dog
impounded or seized, including the date it was impounded, a description
of the dog, the license and tag number if it wore a tag, and the date of the
disposition and the disposition made.
i. Possession of the dog may be restored to the owner if the owner claims
possession of the dog within seventy-two (72) hours (exclusive of statutory
holidays, Saturdays and Sundays) of impounding.
j. The Municipal Law Enforcement Officer may release a captured dog to
the owner if satisfied that the dog is licensed for the current year, after
identification of the dog by the owner and payment by him of the pound
fees prescribed in Schedule "A".
k. Where the owner of a dog refuses to take possession of his/her dog
and/or refuses to pay the pound fees, such fees and all costs incurred by
the Township shall be added to the collector's roll of taxes for the current
year and shall be collected in like manner with the same remedies as
municipal taxes.
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VICIOUS DOG
a. The owner of a vicious dog shall at all times, when it is not in the owner's
dwelling but otherwise within the boundaries of the owner's lands, be
secured in the following manners:
i) the dog shall be muzzled so as to prevent it from biting a person or
animal.
b. The owner of a vicious dog shall at all times when the dog is outside the
boundaries of the owner's lands keep the dog muzzled so as to prevent it
from biting a person or animal and securely leashed to the owner of the dog.
ENFORCEMENT OF BY-LAW
a. By-Law 96-78 and 2001-48 are hereby repealed.
b. Schedules "A" and "B" hereto attached are part of this By-Law.
c. The provisions of this By-Law shall be enforced by the Municipal Law
Enforcement Officer.
PENALTIES
a. Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law is
guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall forfeit and pay a
penalty for each such offence and every such penalty shall be
recoverable under the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter
P.33 and amendments thereto.
b. The set fines shall be those set out in Schedule "B" to this by-law.
c. When a person has been convicted of an offence under this by-law, any
court of competent jurisdiction thereafter, may, in addition to any other
penalty imposed on the person convicted, issue an order prohibiting the
continuation or repetition of the offence or the doing of any act or thing
by the person convicted directed toward the continuation or repetition of
the offence.
d. The requirements of this by-law are severable. If any requirements of
this by-law are held invalid, the application of such requirements to other
circumstances and the remainder of this by-law shall not be affected.
e. This by-law shall come into force and take effect on the day of its
passing.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 8th
DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2008
"Signed"
"Signed"
__________________________
_____________________
Robert Kirby - Mayor
Linda Rozon - Clerk
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SCHEDULE "A" RESINED See By-Law 2020-74
BY-LAW NUMBER 2008-61
1. LICENCE FEE:
a. Male or female dog ......................................................
$20.00
b. For any dog per household for handicapped person (with proof) ....... no fee
c. Dog tag replacement ...................................................
$1.00
d. Kennel license .........................................................
$100.00
2. POUND FEES:
a. Pick-Up & Impounding:
i. First (1st) occurrence
$50.00
ii. Second (2nd) occurrence within a twelve (12) month period from the
date of the first (1st) occurrence
$100.00
iii. Additional occurrence within a twelve (12) month period from the date
of the first (1st) occurrence
$150.00
b. Daily maintenance
$ 15.00/day
c. Disposing
$35.00
d. Administration
10% of a) + b) + c)where applicable
3. ADOPTION FEES:
a. for each dog (male or female) ...................................... $ 20.00 + dog tag
where applicable
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SCHEDULE "B"
PART 1 PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT
Township of east Hawkesbury
Title: Animal control By-Law 2008-61
ITEM
COLUMN 1
SHORT FORM WORKING
COLUMN2
PROVISION
CREATING OR
DEFINING OFFENCE
COLUMN 3
SET FINE
1.
Being the owner of a dog - fail to register dog
Section 3.a)
$ 80.00
2.
Kennel owners fail to pay license fee
Section 4.b)
$ 150.00
3.
Permitting a dog to become a public nuisance by barking
Section 4.c(a)
$ 80.00
4.
Permitting a dog to become a public nuisance by howling
Section 4.c(a)
$ 80.00
5.
Permitting a dog to become a public nuisance by causing damage
to public property
Section 4.c(b)
$ 80.00
6.
Permitting a dog to become a public nuisance by scattering
garbage
Section 4.c(c)
$ 80.00
7.
Permitting a dog to become a public nuisance by chasing
pedestrian
Section 4.c(d)
$ 80.00
8.
Permitting a dog to become a public nuisance by chasing bicycle
Section 4.c(d)
$ 80.00
9.
Permitting a dog to become a public nuisance by chasing vehicle
Section 4.c(d)
$ 80.00
10.
Being one who keeps more than 4 dogs per household
Section 4.d)
$ 80.00
11.
Permitting a dog to run at large
Section 5.a)
$ 80.00
12.
Permitting a dog to trespass on private property
Section 5.a)
$ 80.00
13.
Permitting a dog to attack a person
Section 5.d)
$ 250.00
14.
Permitting a dog to attack a domestic animal
Section 5.d)
$ 250.00