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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SABLES-SPANISH RIVERS
BYLAW NUMBER 2024-27
Being a Bylaw to Amend a Bylaw for the Licencing |
and Requiring the Registration of Dogs and Cats |
and for the Control and Keeping of Dogs and Cats
WHEREAS Section 10 of the Municipal Act 2001, as amended, provides for bylaws to be
passed respecting matters dealing with animals;
AND WHEREAS Councils demes it desirable to licence and regulate dogs and cats within the
municipality;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Sables-Spanish Rivers
ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. THAT Bylaw 2013-36 be amended as follows:
| "#3 _ Definitions" be amended by adding the following:
"Herding Dog" means a dog that has been trained and is actively being used
in a bona fide farming operation for the purposes of controlling livestock on
the farm.
"Livestock Guardian Dog" means a dog that works and/or lives with domestic
; farm animals (e.g., cattle, sheep, poultry) to protect them while repelling
predators and is used exclusively for that purpose.
2. THAT PART 3--ANIMALS AT LARGE be amended by inserting the following:
9. 7) Not withstanding the above, Herding Dogs and Livestock Guardian Dogs
| actively engaged in the performance of their trained duty shall not be considered
running at large for the purpose of this section only when found on abutting or |
: adjacent rural properties. Such dogs are exempt only when the Owner(s) can
demonstrate that they are active livestock producers/farmers with a valid farm
| registration number or a religious exemption issued under the Registration and |
| Farm Organization Funding Act, 1993.
3. THAT this bylaw shall come into force and take effect on third and final
reading.
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| READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 2 nd DAY OF MAY, 2024. |
MAYOR- K. Bt
CLERK -- A. WHALEN
READ A THIRD AND FINAL TIME AND PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL THIS
22 DAY OF MAY, 2024.
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MAYOR -- K. BURKE
CLERK -- A. WHALEN |