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## TOWN OF KIPLING
## BYLAW NO. 7-2008
## A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF KIPLING TO PROHIBIT THE KEEPING OF DANGEROUS DOGS.
The Council of the Town of Kipling in the province of Saskatchewan enacts as follows:
1. For the purpose of this bylaw the expression:
## A) "Dangerous dog" shall mean:
- i) Any dog without provocation, in a vicious or menacing manner, chases or approaches a person or domestic animal in an apparent attitude of attack;
2. її) Any dog having an inclination, tendency or disposition to attack without provocation, to cause injury or to otherwise threaten the safety of persons or domestic animals;
3. ili) Any dog which has without provocation bitten, inflicted injury, assaulted or otherwise attacked a person or domestic animal;
4. iv) Any dog owned primarily or in part for the purpose of dog fighting or is trained for dog fighting;
- i) Any dog without provocation, in a vicious or menacing manner, chases or approaches a person or domestic animal in an apparent attitude of attack;
6. ii) Any dog having an inclination, tendency or disposition to attack without provocation, to cause injury or to otherwise threaten the safety of persons or domestic animals;
7. ili) Any dog which has without provocation bitten, inflicted injury, assaulted or otherwise attacked a person or domestic animal;
8. iv) Any dog owned primarily or in part for the purpose of dog fighting or is trained for dog fighting;
but shall not include:
....
- (i) Any dog acting in the performance of police work;
- (il) Any dog working as a guard dog on commercial property:
- securely enclosed on the property by a fence or other barrier sufficient to prevent the escape of the dog and the entry of children of tender years;
- defending that property against a person who was committing an offence.
- B) "Owner" includes:
- i) A person who keeps possesses or harbours a dog;
- il) The person responsible for the custody of a minor where the minor is the owner of a dog.
- Ili) A veterinarian registered in accordance to The Veterinarians Act, 1987 who is keeping or harbouring a dog for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of a disease or injury.
- iv) An urban or rural municipality, the Saskatchewan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or a Humane Society operating pursuant to The Animal Protection Act, with respect to an animal shelter or impoundment facility operated by any of them.
- C) "Provocation" means an act done intentionally for the purpose of provoking a dog.
2. No owner shall keep possess or harbour a dangerous dog within the Town of Kipling.
3. Any owner found guilty of an infraction of this bylaw shall be liable on summary conviction:
- a) In the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $10,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both;
- b) In the case of a corporation, to a fine not exceeding $25,000.00, or imprisonment of the directors of the corporation for not more than one year, or both.
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Administrator
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