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BEING A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF DOGS IN
THE TOWNSHIP OF VAL RITA-HARTY AND THE COLLECTION OF A
LICENSE FEE FROM THE OWNER THEREOF
WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Val Rita-Harty
deems it expedient to require to the owners of dogs within the Township of Val
Rita-Harty to register same and to provide for the imposition of a license fee in
respect thereto:
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Val
Rita-Harty deems it expedient to provide for the disposal of impounded dogs;
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Township
of Val Rita-Harty enacts as follows:
1.
IN THIS BY-LAW:
a)
"Owner" of a dog shall include any person who possesses or harbor a
dog, and "owns" and "owned" have a corresponding meaning.
b)
"Treasurer" shall mean the Treasurer for the Township of Val
Rita-Harty or any person designated by the Council of the Township of
Val Rita-Harty in his stead.
c)
"Dog Tax Collector" shall mean any person appointed by the Council of
the Township of Val Rita-Harty for that purpose.
d)
For the purpose of this by-law, a dog shall be deemed to be running at
large when found in any place other that the premises of the owner of the
dog and not under the control of any person.
e)
License fees for dogs shall be as follows:
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Unneutered dog $10,00 annually
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Spayed and neutered dog$ 30,00 lifetime
(certificate from veterinarian and verification of rabies immunization required)
f)
"Disposal" means the selling of an impounded dog at a price not less
that the cost to redeem a dog under section 6(a) hereof or euthanize of an
impounded dog.
g)
"Animal Control Officer" means a person appointed by resolution of the
Council of the Township of Val Rita-Harty to capture dogs running at
large.
h)
"By-law Enforcement Officer" means any by-law Enforcement Officer
for the Township of Val Rita-Harty.
2.
Every owner of a dog shall register, on or before the 15th day of January, every
year, every dog he owns in the Township of Val Rita-Harty and then pay the
treasurer the license fee prescribed in subsection (e) of section 1 hereof. Upon
payment of the proper license fee, the owner shall procure from the Treasurer a
license tag for each dog owned by him. The owner shall keep the tag so
procured securely fixed on the dog for which the tag was obtained or issued at
all times during the year for which same was issued, except that the tag may be
removed while the dog is being lawfully used for hunting deer in the bush.
Every owner of a dog shall renew the license annually.
3.
Every person who becomes owner of a dog shall register same and pay the
license fee therefore, as provided in section 2 hereof, within 15 days after
acquiring or otherwise becoming the owner of a dog.
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4.
No owner of a dog shall allow the running at large of any dog owned by him at
any time, in the Township of Val Rita-Harty.
5.
Any dog found running at large in the Township of Val Rita-Harty, contrary to
the provisions of this by-law, may be impounded by any by-law Enforcement
Officer or by the Animal Control Officer, and may be disposed of at any time
beyond 72 hours of its being impounded, excluding the day of pick-up, Sunday
and Holidays.
6.
a)
Any dog impounded under section 5 hereof, may be redeemed within 72
hours from the time it was impounded, including the day of pick-up,
Sundays, and Holidays, by the owner, for the sum of $50.00 for each
dog plus the actual costs for the dog pound.
b)
Where it is alleged that any of the provisions of the by-law respecting
dogs running at large have been contravened, the registered owner of the
dog may voluntarily pay out of court a penalty of $50.00 exclusive of
costs, plus the actual costs for the dog pound and if payment is not made
in accordance with the procedure, the fine is recoverable under the
Summary Convictions Act.
7.
A fee of $2.00 shall be charged for each tag that is issued to replace a tag
procured under section 2 hereof which said tag is lost or stolen.
8.
The by-law Enforcement Officer or the Animal Control Officer may seize and
impound and euthanize whether before or after impounded dogs running at
large contrary to the by-law and may sell dogs so impounded at such time and in
such manner as is provided for in this by-law.
9.
Every person who contravenes any section of this by-law is guilty of an offence
and upon conviction of an offence is liable to a fine as provided for by the
Provincial Offences Act R.S.O. 1990 Chapter P.33 as amended, and all the
provisions of the said Act shall apply to any prosecution for any offence under
the provisions of this by-law.
10.
That schedule "A" form part of this by-law.
11.
That by-law 721-02 be repealed
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2015
______________________________
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Mayor: Johanne Baril
Acting Clerk: Lise Bérubé
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2015
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______________________________
Mayor: Johanne Baril
Acting Clerk: Lise Bérubé
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 22nd DAY OF OCTOBER 2015
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Mayor: Johanne Baril
Clerk: Christiane Potvin
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Schedule "A"
TO BY-LAW NO. 1011-15. CONTROL OF DOGS
Part 1 Provincial Offences Act
SET FINE SCHEDULE
Item
Column 1
Short Form Wording
Column 2
Provisions creating
or defining offence
Column 3
Set Fine
1
Fail to register Dog
Section 2
$ 50.00
2
Fail to Renew Annual License
Section 2
$ 50.00
3
Permit Dog To Run At Large
Section 4
$ 500.00
Note: The penalty provision for the offences indicated above this Section 9 of By-Law
Number 1011-15, a certified copy of which has been filed