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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LAKE OF BAYS
BY-LAW NO. 00-101
A By-law respecting the licensing, regulating and governing of kennels
WHEREAS Section 257.2 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, as amended,
provides that a Council may pass by-laws for the licensing, regulating and governing
any business carried on within the municipality;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP
OF LAKE OF BAYS ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
4. GENERAL PROVISIONS:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Council may, within the guidelines of this By-law, authorize the issuance
- of a licence for the operation of a kennel to the owner of such kennel
within any rural or commercial zone as defined in the Township
Comprehensive Zoning By-law;
All kennels shall be required to satisfy the Building Code, the Official
Plan, the Zoning By-law and all other by-laws of the Corporation of the
Township of Lake of Bays, the Ontario Fire Code, the Health Promotion
and Protection Act, the Ontario Electric Safety Code, and all other
Provincial Statutes and Regulations as may be applicable;
A site pian and building plan in form and content satisfactory to the
Township must be provided by the owner prior to the issuance of a
kennel licence or building permit related to a kennel;
An application for a kennel for breeding purposes shall provide proof of
active membership in the Canadian Kennel Association;
The application shall be refused if the kennel cannot satisfy any of the
requirements as noted above.
2. LICENCES
(a)
(b)
The annual licence shall expire on the 31° of December of each year;
and
Notwithstanding paragraph 2 (a), following the issuance of the initial
kennel licence, the owner of a kennel shall apply for a kennel licence
prior to the 31" day of January of each year and shall pay an annual
licence fee to the Township in accordance with the requirements set out
in the Township Departmental User Fee By-law. The fee for a kennel
licence shall cover all dogs owned/or maintained by the kennel owner
who shall not be required to purchase a dog tag for each dog in the
ennel. ;
3. Cancellation of Licence
(a)
The By-law Enforcement Officer may revoke any kennel licence for
failure to satisfy any of the requirements set out in paragraph 1(b), but
before revoking any such licence, the holder shall be given at least
a,
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seven (7) day written notice outlining the reasons for the revocation; and
(b) —_ Notice of cancellation of a kennef licence shail be delivered in person or
mailed by prepaid registered mail to the owner of the kennel.
4, Structures Related to Kennels
(a) _—_No building, housing or kenneil used to shelter animals shall be erected
or maintained within a minimum of fijty (50) feet of any habitation
building or building used for the keeping of livestock and/or fowl on
‘ adjacent properties, or any road allowance;
(b) Noun, pen, or exercise yard for dogs shall be constructed within a
minimum of four (4) feet of any property line; and
(c) Council may require that every pen; run or exercise yard shall be
surrounded by a solid fence with a minimum height of six (6) feet and
constructed to prevent visibility.
5. All licences issued under this by-law shall be personal to the holder thereof and
shall not be transferable.
6. No person shall own or operate a kennel without a kennel licence.
7. No person shail construct a kennel unless it is in accordance with an approved
plan.
8. Every person who contravenes any provisions of this by-law is guilty of an
offence and on conviction is liable to a fine as provided for in the Provincial
Offences Act.
9. By-law 00-23 is hereby repealed.
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READ a FIRST and SECOND TIME this2> day of Privpecet , 2000.
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READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED thisa,“day of Prpeot 2000.
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