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TOWN OF LEADER
BYLAW NO. 01/20
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A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF LEADER TO REGULATE AND CONTROL THE OWNERSHIP OF
ANIMALS WITHIN THE TOWN OF LEADER.
The Council of the Town of Leader, in the Province of Saskatchewan enacts as follows:
TITLE
1.
This Bylaw shall be known as the "ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW".
DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
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2.
Administrator - shall mean the Administrator of the Town of Leader or an
employee designated by the Administrator to act on behalf of the Town of Leader.
3.
Animal - shall mean any dog, cat, exotic animal and any domestic pet.
4.
Animal Control Officer - shall mean any person designated and appointed by the
Council or Administrator to restrain and impound animals running at large in the
Town of Leader.
5.
Cat - shall mean any domestic bred cat, male or female, of the feline family over
the age of six (6) months; excluding wild cats such as but not limited to cougars,
leopards, and lynx.
6.
Council-
shall mean the Council of the Town of Leader.
7.
Dangerous Animal - means any Animal declared to be dangerous by a judge
pursuant to The Municipalities Act.
8.
Dog - shall mean any domestic bred dog, male or female, of every breed or
classification or mixture of breeds in the Canidae family over the age of six (6)
months; excluding wild dogs such as but not limited to wolves, coyotes, and foxes.
9.
Excessive Noise - means any and all sources of noise from a domestic animal that is
found to be unnecessary.
10. Judge - shall mean a judge of the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan, a justice of the
peace or municipal official designated as a judge in accordance with this bylaw.
11. Livestock - shall mean any domestic animal usually raised for sale and profit.
12. Owner - shall mean and person owning, possessing or harboring an animal.
13. Poultry-
shall mean:
a. Domestic fowl usually propagated and fattened for the table and for
their eggs, feathers, etc. including but not necessarily limited to
chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, guinea fowl; or
b.
Pigeons of the species Columba Livia, commonly known as the domestic
pigeon and includes pigeons raised for the purpose of racing, show,
table and pets and includes feral pigeons.
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14. Pound - shall mean an animal pound or animal shelter as run by the Town of
Leader, which shall be under the supervision of the Animal Control Officer or other
person as designated by Council or the Administrator.
15. Running at Large - shall mean when an animal is beyond the boundaries of the land
occupied by the Owner 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;
a. On a leash and in direct and continuous charge of a person competent
to control it; or
b. Securely confined within an enclosure; or
c.
Securely fastened so that it cannot roam at will.
PROHIBITED ANIMALS
16. The ownership or harboring of any Prohibited Animal, as outlines in Schedule "B", is
strictly banned.
17. No person or corporation shall operate a pet shop that buys, sells, trades, exhibits
or harbors any animal or hybrid of any animal ofthe kinds listed in Schedule "B".
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BEES, LIVESTOCK, POULTRY
18. No person shall keep bees, livestock, or poultry within the limits of Town.
19. Request for exceptions to Section 18 of the bylaw can be made in writing to
Council.
20. Section 18 shall not apply to livestock and poultry brought into town for the
duration of a special event at which said livestock and poultry will be used for the
purposes of exhibition or performing.
21. No person shall own, possess, or harbor a swine, pig or hog of any size, type or
variety within the Town of Leader limits.
Dogs/Cats
LICENSING
22. Every owner of a dog or cat six (6) months old or older shall register and obtain a
Town issued license on or before January 31st in each year, or immediately after the
date of possession.
23. Every owner shall cause their dog or cat to wear a collar to which a license tag is
attached.
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24. The Town of Leader shall furnish a license tag to the owner of the dog or cat
showing the words "Town of Leader" and license number.
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25. When applying for a license the owner must supply the Town of Leader a
description of the animal(s) including sex, colour, breed, name and any other
information required by the Town of Leader.
26. The license fee for each animal shall be in accordance with the schedule of fees
prescribed in Schedule "A" attached to this bylaw.
27. All licenses pursuant to this bylaw expire on the 31st day of December in the year
which the license was issued.
28. Licenses issued pursuant to this bylaw are non-transferable and non-refundable.
29. No unauthorized person shall remove a collar or tag from an animal.
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EXEMPTION FOR DOGS
30. Service dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people
with disabilities shall be issued a license without payment of the license fee. Service
dogs must not be a pet, but be specially trained to assist the handler with
something directly related to their disability. Neither emotional support dogs nor
therapy dogs are considered service dogs for this bylaw.
31. Service dogs acting performance of police work shall not be required to be licensed
and shall not be required to pay the license fee.
32. Veterinary clinics, boarding/grooming kennels, and rescue/fostering shelters shall
not be required to license animals while said animals are temporarily in their care.
DOG RESTRAINTS
33. Dogs must be on a leash no longer than 1.8 meters in length at all times when in all
public areas.
34. A dog which is restrained on private property by leash or means other than an
enclosed dog run shall be restrained in the following manner:
a. The restraint shall be of sufficient strength and kept in a good state of
repair so that the animal will not escape, and that it cannot be chewed
through; and
b. The restraint shall be securely situated in the yard such that it will not
allow the animal to approach closer than two (2) meters of any sidewalk,
street, or lane.
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ANIMALS
LIMIT OF NUMBER OF ANIMALS
35. No more than five (5) animals shall be harbored at each residence and/or business
within the limits of town.
DEFECATION
36. If any animal defecates on any public property or private property within the Town
of Leader other than on the property of its owner, the owner of the animal shall
cause the defecation to be removed immediately.
37. Any person owning or occupying property in the Town of Leader shall remove any
and all defecation from said property on a weekly basis and shall dispose of the
defecation in a sanitary manner.
38. Failure to remove defecation as required in this section shall be in breach of this
bylaw and subject to fines as prescribed in Schedule "A" of this bylaw.
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NUISANCE
39. The owner of an animal shall not allow the animal to create a nuisance by making
excessive noise including but not limited to barking, howling, hissing, attempting to
bite or biting anyone or any domestic animal, chasing vehicles or bicycles. An owner
who contravenes this section commits an offence under this bylaw.
40. Where an animal is found to be creating a nuisance, the owner or occupant of that
property on which the animal is creating a nuisance may make a written complaint
to the Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Administrator.
41. The owner of an animal shall not allow the animal to enter the grounds of any
School, Cemetery, or Park located within the Town of Leader.
RUNNING AT LARGE
42. The owner or any other person having care or control of an animal shall at no time
allow the animal to run at large.
43. Any animal found in any public street, lane, park, boulevard or other public area or
otherwise running at large contrary to the provisions of this bylaw, the Animal
Control Officer may seize and impound said animal.
44. Every owner whose animal is running at large is guilty of an offence and liable on
summary conviction to the penalties prescribed in this bylaw.
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IMPOUNDING/DISPOSAL OF ANIMALS
45. It shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer to provide each animal impounded
under the authority of this bylaw an adequate supply of food and fresh water and
proper shelter during its confinement in the pound.
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46. The Town of Leader reserves the right to request reasonable evidence that a person
is the owner of the person entitled to possession of any impounded animal.
47. Where an impounded animal is required by bylaw to be licensed and a license fee
has not been obtained, the license fee shall be paid in addition to the impoundment
fee and fines before the animal is released from the pound.
48. If an impounded animal is licensed, the Animal Control Officer or Administrator
shall within twenty-four (24) hours, forward to the owner, by telephone or in
writing, advising such owner of the impounding and setting forth the amount
required to have the animal released.
49. The Animal Control Officer shall keep all impounded animals for a period of
seventy-two (72) hours unless all fines, licenses and impoundment fees are paid in
full. The seventy-two (72) hour period shall exclude the day of impoundment,
statutory holidays and weekends.
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50. If an impounded animal is not claimed within seventy-two (72) hours as outlined in
Section 51, said animal may be given away, sold or humanely disposed of without
further notice.
DANGEROUS ANIMALS
51. Where a complaint is received by the Town Office that an animal within a Town is
dangerous, Sections 374-380 of The Municipalities Act shall apply.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
52. If an animal is suspected to have communicable disease the owner must:
a.
Isolate the animal in a manner to prevent further spread of the disease;
b. seek an assessment by a veterinarian; and
c. follow the orders of such veterinarian, and any other government
officials who have the authority to issue such orders.
53. Any owner of domestic animals who neglects or refuses to comply with any order
from a veterinary clinic shall be guilty of an infraction of this bylaw.
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HUMANE DISPOSAL OF SICK AND INJURED ANIMALS
54. An Animal Control Officer or a Veterinarian may take immediate action to
humanely destroy any sick or injured animal found within the Town limits where in
their opinion, immediate destruction of the animal is necessary to avoid
unnecessary suffering by the animal.
55. Reasonable efforts shall be made to contact the owner of the animal before it is
destroyed pursuant to Section 56, however no action lies against the Animal
Control Officer or Veterinarian solely because the owner of the animal was not
contacted.
PENALTIES & VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS
56. Where a person commits an offence for which a penalty is set out in Schedule "A"
of this bylaw a Notice of Violation in "Form 1" of this bylaw shall be issued to such
person.
57. Upon being served with a Notice of Violation, a violator may voluntarily pay the
prescribed penalty.
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58. Where the Administrator receives voluntary payment of the prescribed amount, the
person receiving the Notice of Violation shall not be liable to prosecution for that
alleged contravention.
59. Any person violating any provision of this bylaw who does not pay the voluntary
penalties within the required time as set out in Schedule "A" of this bylaw, shall be
charged under The Summary Offences Procedure Act.
GENERAL PENALTY
60. Any person who is found guilty of a violation of any provisions of this bylaw, for
which no other penalty is imposed, is liable on summary conviction fur the fir !:>l
offence to a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00} nor more
than one thousand and eighty dollars ($1,080.00}.
REPEALED BYLAWS
61. Bylaw No. 09/02, 02/03, 07 /01 and 06/01 are hereby repealed, and all previous
bylaws regarding dogs, cats, birds, and animal control are repealed.
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COMING INTO FORCE
62. This Bylaw comes into force on the date of the third and final reading by the Council
of the Town of Leader.
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TOWN ADMINSTRATOR
Read a third time and hereby adopted this 3rd
day of March, 2020.
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Certified True Copy of Bylaw O I / ~ D
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SCHEDULE "A" - Fees & Fines
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ANNUAL FEES
License
$15.00
Tag Replacement
$5.00
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TOWN OF LEADER
SCHEDULE "B" - Prohibited Animals
BYLAW NO. 01/20
It is prohibited in the Town of Leader to own the following: (Examples of animals of a
particular prohibited group are given in parentheses. They are examples only and shall not
be construed as the generality of the group.)
a) Wildlife, as defined in the Wildlife Act, which means a vertebrate Animal of any
species, excluding fish, that is wild by nature in Saskatchewan and includes:
i) Any part, tissue, genetic material, eggs, sperm, embryos or other form of
developmental life; and
ii) Any exotic wildlife found in Saskatchewan.
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b) All Arachnids dangerous to humans (i.e. scorpions and tarantulas except tarantulas
of the genera Aphonopelma, Avicularia and Grammostola).
c) All Artiodactylus Ungulates (i.e. deer and giraffes).
d) All Vespertilionidae (i.e. bats).
e) All Canids, except the domestic dog.
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All Crocodilians (i.e. alligators, crocodiles, and caimans).
g) All Edentates (i.e. anteaters, armadillos, and sloths).
h) All Elephants.
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All Felids, except the domestic cat.
j) All Marsupials (i.e. kangaroos and opossums).
k) All Mustelids (i.e. skunks, weasels, otters and badgers), except the domestic ferret.
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All non-human Primates (i.e. gorillas and monkeys).
m) All Perissodactylus Ungulates, except the domestic horse and mule.
n) All Pinnipeds (i.e. seals and walruses).
o) All Procynoids (i.e. raccoons).
p) All Raptors, diurnal and nocturnal (i.e. eagles, hawks, and owls).
q) All Ratite Birds (i.e. ostrich and emu).
r) All snakes of the families Pythonidae (i.e. pythons) and Boidae (i.e. boa-
constrictors).
s) All Ursids (i.e. bears).
t) All Venomous Reptiles (i.e. rattlesnakes and cobras).
u) All Venomous Amphibians (i.e. toxic toads and toxic salamanders).
v) All Viverrids (i.e. monogoose, civets and genets).
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TOWN OF LEADER
Animal Control Bylaw
BYLAW NO. 01/20
Form 1
Notice of Violation
This official Notice is issued for breach of Bylaw No. 01/20
You may avoid prosecution for this offence by paying the penalty stated hereinafter within
fifteen (15) working days. Failure to do so will result in prosecution in Provincial Court.
Payment may be remitted by mail to the address below or in person at the Town Office
(151- ist Street West), during regular business hours:
Town of Leader
Box 39
Leader, SK
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Name of Violator:
Address:
Date of Violation:
Location of Violation:
Nature of Violation:
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Description of Animal: --------------------
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Fine Amount: -------------------------
Date of Notice: ----------------------
Payment Due {15 working days):
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Issued by: -----------------------
Position/
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Signature:
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TOWN OF LEADER
Animal Control Bylaw
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Form 2
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Complaint Form
Name of Domestic animal Owner:
Description of Domestic animal:
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Tag# if applicable):
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Nature of Complaint:
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Location of Violation: ----------------------
Date of Violation:
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Complainant
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Administrative Officer
Date Received