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VILLAGE OF BRODERICK
BYLAW NO. 1(2014)
BYLAW ANIMAL CONTROL
The Council of the Village of Broderick in the Province of Saskatchewan enacts as follows:
This Bylaw shall be known as the Animal Control Bylaw 1(2014).
DEFINITIONS:
In this Bylaw the following definitions apply:
CLERK - means the administrator for the municipality.
COUNCIL- means the Council of the Village of Broderick.
DOG - means any dog, male or female, neutered or spayed of the canine family over the age of three (3) months.
"CAT" - means any cat, male or female, neutered or spayed of the feline family over the age of three (3) months.
"OTHER ANIMALS" - means any poultry, livestock or animal other than a dog or cat.
OWNER - includes
A person, persons, partnership, association or corporation who keeps, possesses, harbors, or has care of or control of a dog;
The person responsible for the custody of a minor where the minor is the owner of a dog.
RUNNING AT LARGE
Means when the dog is beyond the boundaries of the land occupied by the owner, possessor or harbored or keeper of the said dog, or beyond the boundaries of any lands where it may be with the permission of the owner or occupant of the said land and is not under control by being;
in direct and continuous charge of a person competent to control it; or
securely confined within an enclosure; or
Securely fastened so that it cannot roam at will.
LICENCING:
Every owner of a dog within the Village of Broderick shall cause each such dog to be registered with and obtain a license for it from the Clerk. When applying for a license, the applicant shall provide the Clerk with a physical description of the dog, the breed and any other relevant information required with respect to the dog for which the license is sought and shall provide the name, address and telephone number of the owner of the dog.
The license year for the dog shall be from the first day of January to the thirty-first day of December of the same year.
Every owner of a dog three months old or older shall no later than March 1 in each year obtain a license for the said dog from the Clerk, and failure to do so shall constitute an offence under this bylaw.
When issuing a license for a dog, the Village shall supply the applicant with a tag, the form of which and lettering or numbers inscribed or imprinted thereon as may be determined by the Village and a receipt for payment of the license.
The annual license fee for a dog shall be as set out in Schedule A attached hereto and which may be amended from time to time by resolution of Council.
The sum payable for a license required after the thirty-first day of July in a calendar year shall be calculated at fifty percent (50%) of the annual fee and shall expire on the thirty-first day of December in the same calendar year.
Any dog license issued pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaw by the Village of Broderick shall not be transferable to any other dog.
A dog which is used as a guide or a seeing eye dog by a blind person shall be registered and licensed with the Village and the Village shall issue a license without the prescribed fee.
The owner of a dog shall ensure that the dog wears a collar to which is attached a current license tag whenever the dog is off the premises of the owner. No person other than the owner of a dog licensed under this bylaw shall remove its collar or tag and to do so shall be an offence under this bylaw.
Every applicant, at the time of making an application for a license for a neutered dog, may be required to provide the Clerk with a certificate from a veterinary surgeon that such dog has been neutered.
A person residing in the Village of Broderick who owns, possesses, keeps or harbors a dog and neglects or refuses to register and apply for a license for the current year, or neglects to cause the dog to wear the license, shall be subject to the penalties as outlined in Schedule C of this Bylaw.
RUNNING AT LARGE:
The owner of a dog shall not at any time allow the dog to run at large within the Village of Broderick.
When a dog is found to be running at large, its owner is deemed to have failed or refused to comply with the provisions of this section.
Where a dog is found to be running at large, the owner or occupant of that property on which the dog is running at large may make a written complaint to the Village of Broderick.
If a cat or dog defecates on any public or private property other than the property of its owner, the owner of the cat or dog shall remove the defecation immediately. This Section shall not apply to a person who owns and is physically reliant on a guide dog trained and used to assist such person.
LIMITS - DOGS, CATS AND ALLOWED ANIMALS:
No person within the Village of Broderick shall harbor or keep more than two (2) dogs, two (2) cats on any 1 property. If an owner fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this section he/she shall be subject to the penalties as set out in Schedule "C" attached hereto and which may be amended from time to time by resolution of Council.
Litter Cleanup
If a cat or dog defecates on any public or private property other than the property
Of its owner, the owner of the cat or dog shall remove the defecation immediately.
This Section shall not apply to a person who owns and is physically reliant on a
Guide dog trained and used to assist such person.
Accumulation of Animal Feces
An owner or occupant of private property must not allow animal feces to accumulate on the property so as to create a health hazard. An Animal Protection Officer may serve an owner or occupant of private property with a notice to remove all animal feces from the property within 72 hours of service of the notice. If a notice is not served personally on an owner or occupant of private property, then a copy of the notice shall be sent by registered mail to the owner of the property at the mailing address shown on the last revised assessment roll of the Village. A notice served by registered mail is deemed to have been received on the fifth day following the date of its mailing. The Village may remove the feces from the property if:
(a) The person to whom the request is made fails to remove the feces within 72 hours;
If the Village carries out the work, the costs and expenses incurred are a debt due to the Village and the Village may recover the costs and expenses:
By action in a court of competent jurisdiction;
In the same manner as municipal taxes; or
By adding the costs and expenses to, and thereby they form part of, the taxes on the land on which the work was done.
Barking or Howling
No owner of a dog shall permit the cat or dog to bark or howl so as to create a nuisance.
Nuisance Prohibited
No owner of a dog shall permit or allow the dog to become a nuisance to other persons or animals.
For the purposes of this subsection, the behavior of a dog which constitutes a nuisance includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Running at such a distance from its owner so as to be incapable of responding to voice or sight commands;
Doing any act that injures a person or another animal;
Chasing or otherwise threatening a person or another animal;
Biting, barking at, or chasing livestock, bicycles or motor vehicles;
Excessive barking or howling or otherwise disturbing any person or other animal; or
Causing damage to property.
OTHER ANIMAL CONTROL:
No person shall herd, graze or keep poultry or livestock at anytime within the limits of the municipality.
GENERAL PENALTIES:
A person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw or neglects or refuses to comply therewith shall be guilty of an offence and liable upon summary conviction to a fine of not less than $50.00 and not more than $2,000.00.
PENALTIES:
Tickets shall be issued from Village Office/Council Members or Police Enforcement or any other persons appointed by Council resolution for offences against this Bylaw the penalty amounts set forth in Schedule B and C attached to this Bylaw as amended from time to time by resolution of Council.
Bylaw Number BYLAW NO. 4(2004) is hereby repealed.
This Bylaw shall come into force and take effect on.
INTRODUCED AND READ a first time this _________ day of ___________, _________.
READ a second time this _________ day of ___________, _________.
READ a third time and adopted this _________ day of ___________, _________.
______________________________________
Mayor
(SEAL)
______________________________________
Clerk
Certified a true copy of Bylaw No. 4(2014) of the Village
Of Broderick adopted by resolution of Council on the
_________ day of ___________, _________.
_______________________________________
Clerk
SCHEDULE A OF BYLAW NO. 1(2014)
Annual License Fees for Dogs:
For each male dog $15.00
For each neutered male dog $7.50
For each female dog $15.00
For each spayed female dog $7.50
SCHEDULE B OF BYLAW NO. 1(2014)
First Offence --------------------------------------$30.00
Second Offence ----------------------------------$50.00
Additional Offences -----------------------------$75.00
Offences are calculated in a calendar year.
If the Village issues tickets, the costs and expenses incurred are a debt due to the Village and the Village may recover the costs and expenses:
By action in a court of competent jurisdiction;
In the same manner as municipal taxes; or
By adding the costs and expenses to, and thereby they form part of, the taxes on the land on which the work was done.
SCHEDULE C OF BYLAW NO. 1(2014)
First Offence --------------------------------------$30.00
Second Offence ----------------------------------$50.00
Additional Offences -----------------------------$75.00
Offences are calculated in a calendar year.
If the Village issues tickets, the costs and expenses incurred are a debt due to the Village and the Village may recover the costs and expenses:
By action in a court of competent jurisdiction;
In the same manner as municipal taxes; or
By adding the costs and expenses to, and thereby they form part of, the taxes on the land on which the work was done.