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Bylaw No. 2018-25
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BYLAW NO. 2018-25
TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTROL OF CATS
The Council of the Village of Lipton in the Province of Saskatchewan enacts as
follows;
1. In this Bylaw which can be cited as the Cat Bylaw:
"Act" means "The Municipalities Act";
"Administrator" means Administrator of the municipality;
"Animal Protection Officer" means: a person employed by the Village of
Lipton as an animal protection officer, a bylaw enforcement officer or a
member of the R.C.M.P.
"Animal Shelter" means the facility designated by Council as the facility
where surrendered, relinquished or abandoned animals; animals
apprehended by Animal Protection Officers; and animals requiring
impoundment may be taken and kenneled;
"At large" means being on:
(a) public property unaccompanied by any person;
(b) public property accompanied but not under the complete control of a
person by means of a leash; or
(c) private property without the permission of the owner or occupant of the
property;
"Cat run" means a structure designed and/or used for the keeping or
containment of a cat;
"Council" means the Council of the Village of Lipton;
"Leash" means a line used for leading or restraining an animal;
"Municipality" means the municipal corporation of the Village of Lipton
and the area of land over which it has jurisdiction;
"Owner" means any person owning, possessing, or keeping a cat;
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Licensing
2. No license is required to own or harbour a cat in the municipality. Two free cat
tags per household shall be available for pick up at the village office.
General
3. No person residing within the municipality shall own, possess or harbour more
than 2 cats at one time and upon the request of an Animal Protection Officer,
disclose the number of cats being kept.
At Large
4. (a) An owner shall not allow his or her cat to be at large.
(b) The Animal Protection Officer shall receive and detain at the animal shelter, for
72 hours, any cat which has a cat tag found at large or caught in a cat trap. Any cat
detained or received that does not have a tag, will immediately be relocated or
disposed of in a humane manner.
(c) An Animal Protection Officer or any adult may restrain a cat found at large or
caught in a cat trap and the Animal Protection Officer will proceed as per
subsection (b).
(d) The person delivering a cat pursuant to subsection (a), shall provide the
administrator or Animal Protection Officer with the name or the owner of the cat,
if known, and the place and time of restraint.
Defecation
5. Where a cat has defecated on public property, or private property, without the
consent of the owner of the property, the owner of the cat shall immediately
remove the defecation.
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Cat Runs
6. (a) Where a cat is housed or kept in a cat run, the owner shall ensure that the cat
run is kept in a sanitary condition protecting the health and safety of the cat and
any other living being.
(b) An owner shall ensure a cat run on the owner's property is located no closer
than 1 meter to a property line and no closer than 5 meters from a dwelling unit
located on an adjacent property.
(c) If, in the opinion of an Animal Protection Officer the condition or location of a
cat run is not in accordance with this Bylaw, the Animal Protection Officer may
order the owner of the property on which the cat run is located, to clean, alter,
demolish or relocate the cat run within the time period specified in the order.
(d) The person to whom an order is issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall comply
with the order within the time specified in the order.
(e) An order to relocate a cat run issued pursuant to subsection (a) will allow the
owner of the property on which the cat run is located, a maximum of 15 days to
relocate or remove the cat run.
Cat Traps
7. (a) A person, who has been bothered by a cat being at large, may apply to the
Administrator to request that a cat trap be placed on their property.
Detainment and Release
8. (a) The Administrator shall not release a detained cat unless the:
(1) person claiming the cat can satisfy the Administrator that he or she is the owner
or the person entitled to possession of the cat; and
(2) The Administrator has received the detainment fee as set out in Section 9 and
the current costs per day charged by the pound for the care and keep of the cat.
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Penalties
9.(a) Every owner who commits a breach of Section 3,4,5 or 6 of this Bylaw shall
be guilty of an offense and liable to a penalty of:
First Offense
Second Offense Third and Subsequent Offence
Section 3
$50.00
$100.00
$200.00
Section 4
$50.00
$100.00
$200.00
Section 5
$50.00
$100.00
$200.00
Section 6
$50.00
$100.00
$200.00
(b) A violator of this Bylaw, upon being served with a Notice of Violation, may
during office hours, voluntarily pay the penalty at the Village Office. Compliance
with such notice within the period of time prescribed therein shall relieve such
owner from liability to prosecution in respect of such offense.
(c) The Notice of Violation shall be in Form "A", attached to and forming part
of this Bylaw.
(d) If an owner in contravention of this Bylaw does not voluntarily pay the
penalty provided in subsection (a) hereof within seventy-two (72) hours,
excluding holidays, Saturdays and Sundays, of being served a notice of Violation,
the said person shall be liable on summary conviction to the penalty prescribed in
Section 10 hereof, and in no case shall the penalty imposed be less
than that
prescribed in subsection (a) above.
(e) At the discretion of the bylaw enforcement officer, a warning ticket may be
issued for contravention of any of the provisions of this bylaw.
10. Except as provided in Section 9(b) of this Bylaw every person who is found to
be guilty of an infraction of any provisions of this Bylaw shall be liable on
summary conviction to:
(a) a fine of not less than $1,000.00 and not more than $10,000.00;
General
11. Any payment required pursuant to this Bylaw may be made at the Village
Office.
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Severability
12. If a portion of this bylaw is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, the invalid portion will be voided, and the rest of the bylaw remains valid
and effective.
Coming into Force
13. This Bylaw shall come into effect on the day of its final passing.
14. Bylaw #1, 2011 is hereby repealed.
Mayor
Administrator
Read a third time and adopted
This
day of
, 20
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FORM A
BYLAW No. 2018-25
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
VILLAGE OF LIPTON
NAME: ,
ADDRESS: ,
POSTAL CODE: ,
DETAILS OF OFFENCE:
A.M.
DATE: ,TIME: P.M.
LICENCE NO. ,
DESCRIPTION OF VIOLATION: ,
,
,
LOCATION OF VIOLATION: ,
,
You are charged with violation of Bylaw No. ,
Section(s) ,
Penalty for the above violation: $ .
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Special Constable/Bylaw Enforcement
Officer/Designated Official
You may make voluntary payment of the above penalty at the Lipton Village Office during regular
office hours or by mail within three (3) days from the date
of service of this notice of violation.
If you do not make a voluntary payment within the time set out above, you shall be liable to prosecution
and, upon summary conviction; you shall be liable to the penalty provided under Section 10 of the said
bylaw.
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SCHEDULE B
Bylaw 2018-25
CAT REGISTRATION FORM
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Name of Owner: __________________________________________
Address (mailing): __________________________________________
__________________________________________
(civic): __________________________________________
Phone Number: ___________________________________________
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Tag #____________
Name_________________________
Breed of cat: _________________________________________
Physical Description: __________________________________________