Dog Bylaw No. 2015-007 — full text

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## BYLAW Village of Caronport, Province of Saskatchewan Bylaw #: 2015-007 ## A Bylaw of the Village of Caronport for Regulating and Controlling Persons Owning or Harboring Dogs. 1. This Bylaw may be referred to as the "Dog Bylaw". 2. In this Bylaw: - a) "Animal Control Officer" means that person(s) appointed by the Council for the purposes of this Bylaw. - b) "Council" means the Council of the Village of Caronport. - C) "Dogs" includes all species of the animal commonly known as dogs, male or female and of every breed or classification or mixture of breeds. - d) "Owner" means any person, partnership, association, or corporation owning, possessing, harbouring, or having control over and dog and includes a keeper of a dog. - e) "Running at Large" means off the premises of the owner when not on a leash held by a person able to control a dog. ## Part I - Duties of Dog Owners - No owner or keeper of a dog shall permit his dog or dogs on any school ground, playground or posted parkland area except when the owner or keeper is attending a recognized training or obedience school for training his dog. - Any owner of any dog found chasing any pedestrian, vehicle, horse or any other animal, on a public thoroughfare shall be in violation of this Bylaw. 3. A female dog in heat shall be confined and housed in the residence of the owner or person having control of the dog, or taken to a licensed kennel during the whole period that the dog is in heat; except that a female dog may be allowed outside the said residence for the sole purpose of permitted the dog to defecate on the premises of the owner.  - a) If a dog defecates on any public or private property other than the property of its owner, the owner or keeper shall cause such defecation to be removed immediately. - b) Where, under Subsection (a) of this Section, the owner of a dog fails to remove such defecation immediately, the owner shall be in violation of this Bylaw. 3. No owner or keeper shall permit his dog or dogs to damage public or private property. 4. No owner or keeper shall permit his dog or dogs to run at large. 5. No owner of a dog or dogs shall permit his dog to be or become a nuisance by barking or howling. ## Part I| - General - Any person teasing a dog, enticing dog, baiting or throwing objects at a dog, confined within its owner's property shall be in violation of this Bylaw. - Where any dog is suspected of having rabies, such dog shall not be killed but shall be secured and isolated for ten (10) days and the matter immediately reported to the Village of Caronport Police Chief or his designate, whose instructions shall be carried out. - Every dog that is found off the premises upon which it is habitually kept, without a collar and not under the control of any person, may be killed by the Chief of Police or his designate. ## Part III - Dangerous Dogs 1. If upon information or complaint it is alleged that a dog has bitten or attempted o bite a person, the Provincial Court Judge or Justice of the Peace having cognizance ot such complaint may, if it appears to him that the doa is dangerous, make an order directing that the dog be kept by the owner under proper control or directing that the dog be destroyed; 2. When a Provincial Court Judge or Justice of the Peace orders that a dog be destroyed, he may, by the same order, direct the appropriate authority to destroy the dog:  - Any person failing to comply with an order made herein shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $25.00 for every day during which the failure continues. - The Chief of Police may make application, to a Provincial Court Judge or Justice of the Peace, for an order directing that dog be kept by the owner under proper control or conditions, or directing that a dog be destroyed where the dog is alleged to have injured or killed another dog or animal. ## Part IV - Penalty Provisions - a) i) Where a person commits or is alleged to have committed an offence for which a penalty is set out in Schedule "A" of this Bylaw, a peace officer or any other person authorized by the Chief of Police shall issue a Notice of Violation to such person. 2. The Chief of Police may increase the voluntary payment up to but not exceeding $200, where the circumstances warrant such an increase. 3. Voluntary payment of a penalty specified in a Notice of Violation shall be made on or before the date indicated on the Notice of Violation. Voluntary payment shall be made in person to the Village of Caronport Office during normal business hours. 4. If payment of the amount specified on the Notice of Violation is made on or before the date indicated on the Notice of Violation, neither the person alleged to have committed the offence nor owner of the dog shall be liable to prosecution for the offence indicated. - d) If payment of the amount specified on the Notice of Violation is not made on or before the date indicated on the Notice of Violation, a peace officer or other authorized person shall issue or cause to be issued a Summons. - e) The Summons shall be in the form or substantially in the form of Form 2 and shall provide for the voluntary payment of a penalty in the amount set forth in Schedule "A" for the offence which the person is alleged to have committed. The Summons shall be served by a peace officer or other authorized person. - f) Voluntary payment of a penalty specified in a Summons shall be made on or before the date indicated on the Summons. Voluntary payment shall be made in person at the Village of Caronport Office during normal business hours.  - g) If payment of the amount specified on the summons is made on or before the date indicated on the summons, neither the person alleged to have committed the offence nor the owner of the dog shall be liable to prosecution for the offence indicated. - h) If payment of the amount specified on the Summons is not made on or before the date indicated on the Summons, the person to whom the Summons has been issued shall be liable to prosecution of the alleged contravention of the Bylaw. - 2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person from exercising his or her right to defend a charge of contravention of any provision of this Bylaw. ## Repeal Bylaw Bylaw # 2003-01 is hereby repealed. ## Coming Into Force This Bylaw # 2015-007 shall come into force on the date of final passing, and shall come into effect when signed by all parties to the individual agreement.    Village of Caronport Darryl Tunall, Mayor Certified a true copy of Bylaw #2015-0007 adopted by The Village of Caronport on the 19\_Day of November 2015 Seal 1 SEAL SASKATCHE WAN  ## SCHEDULE "A" ## Bylaw #2015-0007, the Dog Bylaw ## Offences for which a Notice of Violation May be Issued | Description of Offence | | Voluntary Payment | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------| | Owner allowing a dog to run at large | $60.00 | $40.00 | | Owner or other person utilizing a leash To walk a dog greater than two (2) meters In length | $60.00 | $40.00 | | Owner permitting his/her dog to damage Public or private property. | $60.00 | $40.00 | | Owner failing to immediately remove Defecation. | $60.00 | $40.00 | | Owner permitting dog to become a Nuisance by barking or howling | $60.00 | $40.00 |