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* **Alerts**
* **Animal Control**
+ **Dog Licences**
+ **Kennel Licences**
+ **Livestock Claims**
+ **Backyard Hen Licences**
* **Building and Renovating**
* **By-laws**
+ **Additional Dwelling Units By-Law**
+ **Backyard Hen Licence By-Law**
+ **Building By-Law**
+ **Civic Addressing and Highway Naming Policy**
+ **Cleaning and Clearing By-Law**
+ **Committee Appointments**
+ **Complaint and Enforcement By-Law**
+ **Delegation of Authority By-Law**
+ **Development Charges By-law**
+ **Dogs By-Law**
+ **Fence By-Law**
+ **Integrated Water By-Law**
+ **Official Plan**
+ **Off-Road Vehicle By-Law**
+ **Parking By-Law**
+ **Pre-Consultation of Planning applications By-Law**
+ **Prescribe Reduced Load Periods**
+ **Procedural By-Law**
+ **Procurement (Purchasing) Policy By-Law**
+ **Property Standards By-Law**
+ **Regulate and Establish Fire Prevention By-Law**
+ **Sale and Disposition of Municipal Land By-Law**
+ **Sanitary Sewer Connection By-Law**
+ **Site Alteration By-Law**
+ **Site Plan Control By-Law**
+ **Waste Management By-Law**
+ **Water Connection By-Law**
+ **Zoning By-Law**
* **Cemeteries**
* **Drainage**
* **Employment**
* **Events and Festivals**
* **Events Calendar**
* **Emergency Services**
+ **Fire Services**
+ **Police Services**
+ **Paramedic Services**
* **Garbage and Recycling**
+ **Green Lane Landfill**
+ **St. Thomas Community Recycling Centre**
* **Library**
* **Newsletters**
* **New to Southwold**
* **Public Works**
* **Student Scholarships**
* **User Fees**
* **Volunteering**
+ **Volunteer Appreciation Banquet**
* **Water and Wastewater**
+ **Water Quality Reports Page**
Effective January 1, 2022, residents are no longer required to purchase a dog tag from the Township of Southwold.
The requirement of pet owners to identify their dog will now be the responsibility of the pet owner. Each owner is to obtain their own tag with owner contact information clearly displayed. The identification tag must include a phone number for the owner of the dog and must be of sufficient size and contrast to be easily read.
By-law 2013-30 will continue to contain provisions requiring identification and continue to establish fines for those who do not meet the requirements.
Pet owners can easily purchase a personalized tag with their phone number printed on it, either online or at a local pet store or obtain a tag from their vet, in order to meet the by-law requirements.
Personalized tags also gives the person who finds a dog the option of contacting the owner directly to redeem the dog or calling Animal Control to have the dog picked up.
If your dog is picked up by animal control, the owner must provide proof of ownership of the dog, and pay the applicable maintenance charges, and any other damages, fines and expenses according to the law.
If you have questions or concerns please contact the Township of Southwold at 519-769-2010 or by email [email protected].