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CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MELANCTHON
BY-LAW NO. 11 :zo1s
Being a By-law to amend By-law No. 17-2003 passed in Open Council on June 5, 2003.
Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Melancthon deems it expedient to
amend By-law No.17-2003 which is a By-law to Provide for the licencing, registration and
regulation of dogs and kennels and for the determination of compensation to be allowed for
impounding and detaining of dogs and to repeal By-law No. 54-1999 in its entirety.
Now Therefore Be it Resolved that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Melancthon
enacts as follows:
That Section 3.9 {b) By-law pertaining to pound keeper fees be amended as follows:
The owner may redeem such dog by paying to the pound keeper the sum of $25.00
pick up fee+ mileage and the boarding rate of $27.00 per day until the dog has
been impounded for 5 days.
That a new Section be added to the By-law for Recovery of Expenses as follows:
3.12- Recovery of Expenses
(a) in all cases, the Municipality shall have the right to recover from the owner of
the dog, the costs incurred by the Municipality in applying this by-law to the
owner's dog;
(b) in all cases, the costs of the Municipality shall include the actual
payments made by the Municipality, together with its reasonable
administrative charges.
(c) the provisions of this by-law shall be enforceable pursuant to the Municipal Act,
RSO, 2001, Section 103 {l){a)(b) and Section 391{l){a).
This By-law shall take effect and come into force on the date of passing.
By-law read a first and second time this /f.e,'-f'l day of
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passed this I b <fh.day of
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, 2015.
, 2015.
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