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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TINY
BY-LAW NO . 02-115
Being a by-law to licence dogs and
to prohibit the running of dogs at
large and to carry out the operation
of an animal shelter and pound .
WHEREAS Section 210 of the Municipal Act . R .S .O . 1990, c.M .45, as
amended, authorizes the Council of a local municipality to pass by-laws
prohibiting or regulating the keeping of animals or any class animals within
the municipality, prohibiting or regulating the running at large of dogs in
the municipality and requiring licensing and registration of dogs ;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Township of
Tiny ENACTS AS FOLLOWS :
1 .
Definitions
In this by-law :
1 .1
"Animal Control Officer" shall mean a person appointed as such by
a by-law of the Township, or any other person directed by the
Township to enforce this by-law .
1 .2
"Capable Person" shall mean a person of sufficient size and status
able to control and restrain a dog to such an extent that the
physical well being of any person or animal is not threatened .
1 .3
"Control" shall mean secured by a leash of not more that 1 .5
metres in length and under the supervision of a capable person .
1 .4
"Dog" shall mean a male or female dog .
1 .5
"Guide Dog" shall mean a dog trained and used as a guide for a
blind person or for the hearing impaired .
1 .6
"Kennel" shall mean :
1 .6.1 A place where more than four (4) dogs are kept for the
purpose of show, training or breeding, or ;
1 .6.2 A place where more than four (4) dogs are kept and
cared for on behalf of the owners of dogs .
1 .7
"Licence Inspector"' shall mean the person or persons appointed
as a municipal law enforcement officer .
1 .8
"Muzzling" shall mean a covering for the snout of a dog that when
fastened over a dog's snout and mouth prevents the dog from
biting .
1 .9
"Owner" of a dog includes a person who possesses or harbours
a dog, and if the owner is a minor, the person responsible
for the custody of the minor, and "owns" and "owned" have a
corresponding meaning .
1 .10 "Police Work Dog" shall mean a dog trained to aid law
enforcement officers and used by such officers in the execution
of their duties .
1 .11
"Pound" shall mean such premises and facilities designated as
a Township Animal Shelter and Pound .
1 .12 "Pound keeper" shall mean the person appointed as such by
By-law of Council .
1 .13 "Pure-bred" shall mean :
1 .13.1 registered or eligible for registration in the register of
The Canadian Kennel Club, Incorporated or;
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1 .14 "Tag" shall mean a metal tag indicating the year issued and tag
number.
2 .
In this by-law, unless the context otherwise requires words
importing the singular shall include the plural and use of the masculine
shall include the feminine, where applicable .
~~ 3.
This by-law shall be enforced by the Poundkeeper and the licence
Inspector, and by other persons appointed to do so by resolution or by-law
Ij of Council .
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II 4.
Licensing
i ! 4 .1
Every owner of a dog shall ensure that each dog owned by him is
',I registered with and licensed by the Township for each calendar year .
4.4
In order to license a dog and obtain a tag, the owner of the dog
must produce to the Township a certificate or letter signed by a practicing
veterinarian indicating that the dog has been inoculated with a current and
up to date rabies vaccine .
5 .
Fees
5 .2
The licence fee for each dog shall be set out in the Township's
User Fee schedule by-law, as amended .
II 6.
Tags & Replacement Tags
6.1
Every tag shall be valid for the calendar year as indicated for the
particular dog for which it was obtained .
6.2
No owner shall use a tag on a dog other than the dog for which the
tag was issued .
1 .13 .2 of a class designated as purebred in any regulations
passed pursuant to provincial legislation .
1 .15 "Township" shall mean the Township of Tiny .
4.2
Every owner of a dog shall register and license the dog with the
Township each calendar year, before the 31 st day of March of that year,
unless the dog came into his possession or care after that date .
4.3
Every owner of a dog, immediately after the dog comes into his
possession or care, shall register and licence the dog with the Township .
4.5
Guide Dogs or Police Work Dogs
4 .5 .1 The owner of a guide dog or a police work dog, is not
required to register or licence the dog with the Township .
4.5.2 The Township may require the owner of a dog to
establish to its satisfaction that the dog is a guide dog or a
police work dog .
5.1
On payment of the licence fee for a dog, the owner shall be
furnished with a dog tag and shall keep the tag securely fixed on the dog
at all times until the tag is replaced .
6.3
A replacement tag may be obtained upon payment of the fees set
out in the Township's User Fee by-law, as amended, if it is shown to the
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satisfaction of the Township that a tag for that dog had already been
obtained for the current calendar year .
7.
Kennels
7.1
The owner of a kennel for dogs that are purebred shall pay to the
Township, before the 31 st day of March in each year, a licence fee for the
kennel, as set out in the Township's User Fee by-law, as amended .
7.2
Kennels may be licensed only if they are located where permitted
by the applicable zoning by-laws .
7 .3
No person or persons shall keep more than four (4) dogs over
three (3) months of age at one location unless a kennel licence is
obtained .
II 7 .4
Every person who applies for a kennel licence or operates boarding
facilities for animals, shall comply with the following requirements :
7.4.1 The kennel buildings shall be in a separate building and
shall not be attached to a building which is or may be used for
human habitation .
7 .4 .2 The kennel building and its location must conform to the
applicable zoning by-laws and the Ontario Building Code and be
maintained in such a manner as to be free from damage .
7 .4 .3 The kennel building shall have a floor of concrete or
other impermeable material, shall have a drain opening
constructed as a plumbing fixture and the floor shall be
thoroughly cleaned daily, or more often if necessary.
7.4.4. The kennel building shall have :
7.4.4.1 Electric lighting ;
7.4.4.2 Windows, which may be opened for proper
ventilation ;
7.4 .4 .3 A heating system sufficient to adequately heat
the building ;
7.4 .4 .4 Hot and cold running water ; and
7.4 .4 .5 A food preparation area .
7 .4 .5 Where dogs are permitted to use an outside area, there
shall be constructed around such area a solid board fence
having a height of at least four feet (4') ; the wall of an adjacent
building may be included as part of the fenced-in area . The
fenced-in area shall not be required where the outside area is
more than two hundred feet (200') from the property lines.
7.4.6 Where a clipping and grooming service is performed,
this work shall be carried out in the kennel building only .
7 .4 .7 Every person who holds a kennel licence or operates
boarding facilities for animals or both, shall comply with the
following requirements :
7 .4.7 .1 While the licence is in force ; the licence must be
continuously displayed in a conspicuous place in the interior
of the premises for which the licence is obtained .
7 .4.7.2 At all times, he shall maintain the premises in a
sanitary, well ventilated clean condition, and free from
offensive odours .
7 .4.7.3 He shall keep the dogs in sanitary, well bedded,
well ventilated, naturally lighted, clean quarters at an
appropriate temperature at all times .
8.2
Section 8.1 does not apply to the owner of a licensed kennel, the
'! owner of an animal hospital operated by a veterinary surgeon, the owner
of a pet store or the Poundkeeper .
8.
Number of Dogs
8.1
Subject to Section 8.2, no person shall keep or permit to be kept at
any one time more than four (4) dogs older than three (3) months, at any
one time in or about any one property.
9.
Running at Large
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7.4.7.4 He shall adequately feed and give water to the dogs
periodically each day and keep them in a clean, healthy
condition free from vermin and disease .
7 .4 .7 .5 The Licence Inspector or designated staff and any
other person authorized by the Township, may inspect any
place where dogs are kept, pursuant to this by-law .
7 .4 .7 .6 If the kennel is found not to conform to these
requirements, the Licence Inspector may direct that the
dogs be seized and impounded by the Animal Control
Officer and that the licence issued to the kennel be revoked .
9.1
Every dog owner shall ensure that his dog does not run at large
within the Township of Tiny .
9.2
A dog running at large may be seized by any person, who shall
deliver the dog to an Animal Control Officer or the Poundkeeper .
9.3
Any dog running at large may be seized and impounded, and may
be sold or destroyed by the Poundkeeper.
9.4
For the purpose of this by-law, a dog shall be deemed to be
running at large when found in any place other than the premises of the
owner of the dog and not under the control of a capable person .
9 .5
The Animal Control Officer may destroy any dog running at large if
it ;
9.5.1 represents a threat to the safety of any person or
animal ; or
9.5.2 is severely injured .
10 .
Leashing of Dogs
10.1
Every owner of a dog shall keep the dog leashed and under the
control of a capable 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 .
10.2 After a dog has bitten a person or a domestic animal, the Animal
Control Officer may issue a muzzling order as set out in Schedule
"A" to the owner . The owner shall ensure that the dog is muzzled at
all times when out of the owners residence .
10.3 The owner of any dog required to be muzzled or leashed may
request and shall have a hearing before a committee appointed by
Council who may exempt the owner from the muzzling or leashing
or both .
10.4 Every dog owner shall immediately remove excrement left by the
dog anywhere in the municipality .
10 .4.1 Section 10.4 does not apply to the premises of the
owner of the dog .
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11 .
Keeping of Dogs
No person shall keep, or permit to be kept, any dog in a building,
structure, pen or run unless it is at least 2 metres (6 feet) from the
boundary of the property upon which it is located .
12 .
Impoundment
12 .1
The Poundkeeper, on satisfactory identification, may release an
impounded animal to the owner on payment of the fees as set out in The
Township's user fee schedule by-law as amended plus the cost of any
damages, fines, expenses, veterinary care, vaccination or immunization .
12 .2 Any dog impounded and not wearing a tag for the current year,
may at the discretion of the Poundkeeper be given an inoculation to
provide temporary immunization against distemper or any other
contagious or infectious disease .
12 .3 The Poundkeeper is hereby authorized to charge fees for services
as set out in the Township's user fee schedule by-law as amended .
13.
Penalty
Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law is guilty
of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine as provided for in the
Provincial Offences Act, R.S .O . 1990, as amended .
14.
By-laws 97-9 and 97-50 are hereby repealed .
THIS BY-LAW SHALL COME INTO FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UPON
THE RECEIPT OF THE APPROVAL OF THE SET FINE SCHEDULE AS
ISSUED BY THE REGIONAL CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE ONTARIO
COURT OF JUSTICE, CENTRAL EAST REGION .
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 91h DAY OF DECEMBER
2002 .
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 9ch DAY OF
DECEMBER 2002 .
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TINY
Mayor, Robert Klug
Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk, Earl D . Evans
Address :
Veterinary's Office :
a)
b)
2)
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SCHEDULE"A"
By-law 02-115
NOTICE TO MUZZLE
Description of Dog :
Name :
Breed :
Dog Tag Number :
Year of issue :
I
'j Rabies Tag Number :
Year of issue :
Tattoo Number :
Microchip Number :
This Notice is served upon the owner in accordance with Section
By-law 02-115 on this
day of
Year
and you are ordered to restrain your dog as follows (see reverse) .
Animal Control Officer
I have read this notice and agree to the following methods of restraining
my dog .
Owner's signature
METHOD OF RESTRAINING DOG
10 .2 of
While the dog is on the property of the owner or harbourer as
described above, the owner shall be responsible for restraining the
dog by keeping it inside a building or house or in an enclosed pen
of sufficient dimension and strength to be humane and to prevent a
dog from coming into contact with persons other than the owner of
the dog or any other domestic animal, or within a securely fenced
yard where the fence is a minimum height of 1 .83 metres . The
enclosed pen or the fenced yard shall be equipped with a locking
device and self-latching device . Such self-latching device to be
designed in such a manner that the pen or gate cannot be opened
from the outside by a small child . The owner is responsible for
ensuring that the dog is prevented from escaping and running at
large .
While the dog is off the property of the owner, as described above,
the owner shall ensure that :
It is securely on a collar-type leash with a maximum length
of one (1) metre and of sufficient strength to restrain the dog
and keep it from chasing a person or domestic animal .
By fastening a muzzle humanely over the mouth of a dog of
adequate strength and design and suitable to the breed of
the dog that fits over the mouth of a dog and cannot be
removed by the dog, to prevent a dog from biting or
attacking a person or domestic animal .