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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STIRLING-RAWDON
BY-LAW NO.
295-02
ENTITLED a By-law for licensing and requiring the registration of dogs, for the control of
dogs, and for the collection of license fees within the Municipality.
WHEREAS in accordance with Chapter M.45, Section 210, Subsection 11 of the Municipal
Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, by-laws may be passed by Councils of local municipalities
for licensing and regulating and requiring the registration of dogs and for imposing a
licence fee on the owners of them including the imposition of a higher fee in the case of
female dogs or for each additional dog or female dog where more than one is owned by
any one person or in any one household and a lower fee in the case of dogs that are at
least six months old that have been spayed or neutered;
AND WHEREAS in accordance with Chapter M.45, Section 210, Subsection 13 of the
Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, by-laws may be passed by Councils of local
municipalities for prohibiting or regulating the running at large of dogs in the municipality
or in any defined area thereof, for seizing and impounding and for killing, whether before
or after impounding, dogs running at large contrary to the by-law, and for selling dogs so
impounded at such time and in such manner as provided by the by-law;
AND WHEREAS in accordance with Chapter M.45, Section 210, Subsection 5 of the
Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, by-laws may be passed by Councils of local
municipalities to provide for animal identification systems including tagging, tattooing or
microchip implantation and for requiring owners to identify their domestic animals by
those systems and for charging such fees as may be set out in the by-law in respect of the
identification system;
AND WHEREAS in accordance with Chapter M.45, Section 210, Subsection 7 of the
Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, by-laws may be passed by Councils of local
municipalities for determining the compensation to be allowed for services rendered in
cJrrying out the provisions of any Act with respect :fd arilmals impounded or distrained
and detained in the possession of the distrainer;
AND WHEREAS in accordance with Chapter M.45, Section 210, Subsection 8 of the
Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, by-laws may be passed by Councils of local
municipalities for requiring, within any defined areas of the municipality, an owner of a
dog to keep the dog leashed and under the control of some person when the dog is on
land in the municipality other than that of the owner, unless prior consent is given by the
person owning the land on which the dog is found;
AND WHEREAS in accordance with Chapter M.45, section 210, Subsection 9 of the
Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, by-laws may be passed by Councils of local
municipalities for requiring an owner of a dog to remove forthwith excrement left by the
dog anywhere in the municipality.
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
STIRLING-RAWDON HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
Definitions:
1. ( 1) (a)
"Animal Pound Keeper" means the person or organization that has entered
into a contract with the Municipality to maintain and operate a dog pound
and any servants, employees or agents of such person or organization.
(b)
"Dog" means a male or female dog;
(c)
"Municipality" means the Corporation of the Township of Stirling-Rawdon.
(d)
"Owner" shall mean and include any person who, whether tempordrily or
permanently, owns, possesses, keeps or harbours a dog and, where the
owner is a minor, the person responsible for the custody of the minor and
"owns" and "owned" have a corresponding meaning;
(2)
For the purposes of this By-law, a dog shall be deemed to be running at
large if it is found on any place other than the owner's premises and not
under the control of any person.
Requirement to Purchase Licence
2.
( 1)
No person shall own any dog within the Municipality without having
obtained a license for the dog and registered the dog with the Municipality
pursuant to the provisions of this By-law.
(2)
Any person who owns a dog shall, on or before the thirtieth day of April in
each and every year, or immediately upon becoming the owner of a dog
after the thirtieth day of April register such dog with the Municipal Clerk or
the Animal Control Officer, or other authorized person and procure a
licence and dog tag for each dog owned by the person.
(3)
A license and dog tag shall be issued to any person who owns a dog and
who has:
(a)
submitted an executed application in writing in a form approved by
the Municipality;
(b)
produced a valid certificate of immunization against rabies signed by
a practicing veterinarian certifying that the dog has been immunized
and that its inoculations are up to date;
(c)
produced a certificate signed by a veterinary surgeon as proof that a
dog has been spayed or neutered if the reduced I icense fee is being
claimed; and
(d)
paid the license fee set out in Schedule "A" to this By-law to the
Animal Control Officer or Municipal Clerk.
Expiration of licence and Rates
3.
Every dog licence issued pur<:;uant to this by-law shall expire on the 31'1 day of
December of the year in which it was issued.
Records
4.
Every dog tag shall bear the serial number and the year in which it was issued and
the Municipal Clerk or animal control officer shall keep a record showing the name
and address of the owner of the dog together with the serial number of the tag
issued for the dog.
Attachment of Tag
5.
!he owner shall keep the dog tag securely fixed on the dog at all times until the tag
1s renewed or replaced.
6.
No person shall place or attach a dog tag on any dog other than the dog for which
the dog tag was issued.
Lost Tag Fee
7.
The fee charged for replacement of a lost dog tag is as set out in Schedule" AN to
this By-law.
Kennels
8.
(1)
(2)
The owner of a kennel of dogs that are registered or eligible for registration
with an association incorporated under the Animal Pedigree Act (Canada)
shall pay, on or before the 30th day of April in each year, an annual license
fee as set out in Schedule "B" of this By-law.
Every kennel license issued pursuant to the provisions of s:ction_ 8 ( ~)
above shall expire on the 31 5t day of December of the year m wh 1ch 1t was
issued.
Running at Large
9.
No owner of any dog shall cause or permit the dog to run at large within the limits
of the Municipality.
10.
(1)
A Peace Officer or Animal Control Officer who finds a dog running at large
within the limits of the Municipality may:
(a)
kill the dog before or after impounding it; or
(b)
seize and impound the dog and deliver the dog to the
Animal Pound Keeper;
(2)
Where a dog has been seized and impounded pursuant to Section 1 0 (1) (b)
of this By-law, the dog may be returned to the owner where:
(a)
the owner claims possession of the dog within three days, exclusive
of statutory holidays and Sundays, after the date of seizure;
(b)
the owner pays to the animal pound keeper a fee for each day or part
thereof that the day remains impounded; and
(c)
where a dog is impounded, the owner shall be liable for the pound
and maintenance fees prescribed in Schedule
11A" of this By-law and
the owner shall pay all fees on demand to the Animal Control
Officer, the Animal Pound Keeper, the Treasurer of the Township of
Stirling-Rawdon or any other person authorized by Council to accept
payment in that regard.
Killing and Disposing
11.
(1)
Where a dog has been seized and impounded pursuant to Section 10 (1) (b)
of this By-law and is has not been restored to the Owner pursuant to Section
10 (2) of this By-law, the Animal Control Officer may kill the dog in a
humane manner or otherwise dispose of the dog as the Animal Control
Officer sees fit and no damages or compensation shall be recovered on
account of the killing or other disposition of the dog.
(2)
Where in the opinion of the Animal Control Officer or Peace Officer a dog
seized under Section 10 is injured or should be destroyed without delay for
humane reasons or for reasons of safety to persons or animals, the Peace
Officer or Animal Control Officer may kill 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 its killing.
Dog Waste
12.
No owner shall allow his dog to defecate on any property, including a public park,
other than the property of its owner or other private property by permission,
UNLESS the droppings are forthwith cleaned up.
Offence
13.
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law is guilty of an
offence, and upon conviction, is liable to a penalty as prescribed pursuant to the
Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.33, as amended for each offence
committed.
14.
By-law No. 18-97 of the Corporation of the Township of Stirling-Rawdon is hereby
repealed.
1 5.
If any section, clause or provision of this By-law is for any reason declared by a
Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity
of the By-law as a whole or any part thereof, other than the section, clause or
provision so declared to be invalid and it is hereby declared to be the intention of
Council that the remaining sections, clauses or provisions of the by-law shall
remain in full force and effect until repealed, notwithstanding that one or more
provisions of this by-law shall have been declared to be invalid.
16.
This by-law shall come into force and take effect on-
May 21,2002
DAY oF 110 , 2002.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS .215/:
READ A THIRD TIME AD PASSED THIS .;).1 sf
DAY OF M~ '2002.
MAYOR
CLERK
,
THE CORPORATION Of THE TOWNSHIP Of STIRLING-RAWDON
BY-lAW NO.
295-02
SCHEDULE
11A"
1 .
License fee for each male dog or spayed or neutered dog:
$ 13.00
2.
License fee for -:-ach female dog:
18.00
l
Kennel I icense
35.00
4.
Daily mainten :Ke fee rate (for animals impounded):
8.00
Replacemet tl of lost dog tag:
1.00