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The Corporation of the Township of Wollaston
By-Law 27-09
Repeals by-law 18-09
Being a by-law to approve the amended short term wording and fines for by-law
27-09 for licensing and regulating the being at large of dogs in the Township of
Wollaston and the Council authorizes the Clerk to submit the revised by-law to
the Courts for approval.
Read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 4th day of March 2009.
Passed sealed numbered and entered into the by-law book.
_____________________________ _____________________
Dan McCaw, Reeve Marilyn Brickles, CAO/Clerk Treasurer
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WOLLASTON
BY-LAW NO 27-09
Repeals 18-09
A By-law for the licensing of dogs and for regulating the being at
large of dogs.
WHEREAS Councils of municipalities have the authority under Section 11 of
the Municipal Act, 2001, to pass by-laws respecting matters within various
spheres of jurisdiction, including "animals";
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Township of Wollaston deems it advisable to enact
this By-law for the purpose of requiring dogs to be registered, licensed and tagged; for
the purpose of prohibiting dogs being at large; for the purpose of requiring the removal
of dog waste; and for the purpose of generally regulating the keeping of dogs in the
Municipality;
AND WHEREAS Councils of municipalities may prohibit and regulate with respect to
public nuisances, including matters that, in the opinion of Council, are or could become
or cause public nuisances;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Wollaston
enacts as follows:
1.
(a)
In this By-law:
(i)
"Being at Large" shall mean when a dog is found in any place
other than the premises of the owner of the dog and not under
the control of any person;
(ii)
`By-law Enforcement Officer" shall mean the officer or employee
of the Municipality from time -to time charged with the duty of
enforcing the provisions of the By-laws of the Municipality;
(iii)
"Canine Control Officer" shall be the person so designated by
Council from time to time;
(iv)
"Clerk" shall mean the Clerk of the Municipality;
(v)
"Council" shall mean the Council of the Municipality;
(vi)
"dog" shall mean any dog, male or female whether neutered or
spayed;
(vii)
"Guide Dog" shall mean a dog that is trained to aid the visually
challenged and hearing impaired and is in active use for such
purposes;
(viii)
"minor" shall mean any person who has not achieved the age of
majority as defined by the applicable provincial law;
(ix)
"Municipality" shall mean the Corporation of the Township of
Wollaston;
(x)
"owner" includes a person who possesses 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;
(xi)
"Pound Keeper" shall mean a person appointed by the Municipal
Pound Board to maintain and administer the Pound.
(b)
This By-law shall apply to all lands within the municipal boundaries of the
Municipality.
2. Any person who is so required by the Municipality, or its authorized agent, shall
forthwith deliver to the Municipality, or its authorized agent, a statement in writing
showing the number of dogs owned by such person or habitually kept upon the
premises for which such person is assessed as owner or otherwise.
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3.1 Every owner of a dog shall register with the Clerk on or before the first day of April in
each year each dog owned, possessed or harboured by him and at that time pay
to the Clerk the fee prescribed in Schedule "A" to this By-law and the Clerk shall
issue to such owner a receipt acknowledging registration of the dog and payment
of the fees.
3.2 Every person who becomes the owner of a dog on or after the first day of April in
each year shall register the dog and pay the fee therefore as provided in
Schedule "A" within fifteen days after acquiring or otherwise becoming the owner
or in possession or commencing to harbour the dog.
3.3 No person shall use a dog tag upon a dog other than the dog for which the tag was
issued.
3.4
No licence is required for a Guide Dog.
3.5
No licence shall be required for any dog before it is sixteen weeks old but each
dog must be licensed prior to attaining twenty weeks of age.
3.6 No person shall have more than three dogs may be kept at any residence within
an area zoned "Rural Residential" or "Seasonal Residential".
3.7 A tag shall be supplied by the Clerk or Canine Control Officer or the Pound Keeper
for each dog with respect to which a licence is issued hereunder, and the owner
shall keep the tag securely fixed on the dog at all times during the year and until
the owner procures a tag for the following year.
3.8 The tag shall bear a serial number and the year for which it was issued and a record
shall be kept by the Clerk for the purpose of showing the name and address of
the owner and the serial number of the tag.
3.9
No person shall permit a dog within the Municipality to become a public nuisance
by:
(a)
causing damage to public or private property;
(b)
interfering with, dumping or scattering garbage;
(c)
persistently barking at or chasing pedestrians or individuals using public
or private lands, pathways or roadways adjacent to property where the
dog is kept;
(d)
unreasonably disturbing the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment or comfort of
the neighbourhood or persons of the vicinity.
3.10 No person shall allow a dog to defecate on any property, including public land,
other than the property of its owner or other private property by permission
unless the droppings are forthwith cleaned up.
3.11 Every dog shall be fed and watered regularly, kept in a clean healthy condition free
from vermin and disease as well as treated in a humane manner. Any dog not
receiving appropriate care in the opinion of the Canine Control Officer or By-law
Enforcement Officer can be removed from the owner.
3.12 Dogs being at large are prohibited. The owner of any dog which is found being at
large is guilty of an offence under this By-law and liable on conviction to the
penalty provided in this By-law.
3.13 Any dogs caught being at large in the Municipality may be seized, impounded
and/or destroyed (killed) whether before or after impounding, by any such officer
or person as may be designated by the Municipality.
3.14 The Canine Control Officer may capture and impound every dog being at large
contrary to the provisions of this By-law.
4.1 Every dog caught by the Canine Control Officer under the provisions of this By-law
and delivered to the Pound Keeper shall be confined in the pound for seventy-
two (72) hours and at the end of such period may, if not redeemed or sold as
hereinafter provided may be destroyed by the Pound Keeper, and the carcass
shall be disposed of to the satisfaction of the applicable authorities or the
Municipality.
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4.2 The owner of any dog impounded under the provisions of this By-law may redeem
the dog within seventy-two (72) hours after its delivery to the Pound Keeper by
paying into the hands of said officer:
(i)
pound fees; and
(ii)
dog licence fee (if unlicensed) as outlined in Schedule "A".
If the dog is not redeemed by the owner, the Pound Keeper may sell any
impounded dog for not less than the fee as specified in Schedule "A" and shall
receive a receipt for payment which shall vest title of such dog to the new owner.
4.3
The voluntary release of any dog to the dog Pound shall require a payment to
the Pound as specified in Schedule "A".
4.4 It shall be the duty of the Pound Keeper to provide suitable quarters as may be
approved by the Inspector of the Veterinary Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs, to keep in a humane manner any dogs that may be
brought to him pursuant to the regulation of the said Ministry and the Ministry of
the Environment. The Pound Keeper shall, in a book to be furnished by the
Pound Board, keep an accurate account of all dogs placed in the pound,
including the date of receipt, times of feeding and watering, manner of final
disposal, amounts received by way of redemption fees and sales, the name and
addresses of purchasers of dogs, separate records for municipal dog tag sales
and any other particulars the Pound Board may deem necessary.
4.5
No dog seized or impounded shall be released or sold to any person unless or
until it is properly licensed and registered, the licence fee paid and a tag
securely fixed on the dog.
5.
Every person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an
offence and upon conviction shall be liable to a fine prescribed and recoverable
under the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.33, as
amended, for each offence committed. Provided that prosecution under the
provisions of this By-law shall not be a bar to the Municipality pursuing any other
remedies available to it.
6.
If any term or provision of this By-law or the application thereof to any person
shall to any extent be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this
By-law or the application of such term or provision to all persons other than
those to whom it was held to be invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected
thereby and each term and provision of this By-law shall be separately valid and
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
7.
In this Agreement, words importing the masculine gender shall include the
feminine gender and neuter gender and vice versa and words importing the
singular shall include the plural where the context requires.
8.
Schedule "A" may be amended from time to time by resolution passed by
Council without an amendment to this By-law
9.
All by-laws or parts of by-laws heretofore passed inconsistent with the provisions
hereof and respecting the registration of dogs and the collection of licence fees,
the securing of dog tags and the being at large of dogs are hereby repealed.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND PASSED ON THE 4th DAY OF
F E B R U A R Y 2009.
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_______________________________
Dan McCaw, Reeve Marilyn Brickles, CAO/Clerk
Treasurer
Township of Wollaston
Part 1 - Provincial Offences Act
Township of Wollaston By-Law Number 27-09
Title - Dog By-Law
Item
Column 1
Short Form
Wording
Column 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining Offence
Column 3
Set Fines
1.
Failure to register a
dog
Section 3.1
$55.00
2.
Keeping more than
3 dogs per
Section 3.6
residence
$55.00
3.
Dog permitted to
be a public
nuisance
Section 3.9
$55.00
4.
Dog defecating on
other than owners
property
Section 3.10
$55.00
5
Dog permitted to
be at large
Section 3.12
$105.00
Note: The penalty provisions for the offence indicated above is in Section
5 of by-law 27-09 a certified copy of which has been filed.
By-Law 27-09
Schedule A
Fee for registration of dogs $10.00 per dog
Pound Fees (to be governed by the Municipality's Dog Pound Board)