Bylaw No. 285 Dog Control Bylaw — full text

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a. 2 ## BYLAW NO. 285. ## A BYLAW TO CONTROL DOGS IN THE TOWN OF OGEMA Page 1 of 2 The Council of the Town of Ogema, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: 1. In this Bylaw: - a. owner" includes: 1. Every person within the Town of Ogema who owns, possesses or harbours a dog. ## but does not include: - ii. a veterinarian registered pursuant to The Veterinarians Act, 1987, who is keeping or harbouring a dog (dangerous dog) for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of a disease of or an injury to a dog or dangerous dog. - ili. an Urban Municipality or the Saskatchewan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in respect of an animal shelter or impoundment facility operated by it. - b. "dangerous dog" shall mean : - ii. any dog that, without provocation, has bitten, inflicted injury, assaulted or otherwise attacked a person or domestic 5. 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; - iii. any dog which is owned primarily or in part for the purpose of dog fighting or is trained for fighting. - c. «Pet Enforcement Officer" shall mean any individual appointed by the Town of Ogema for the purpose of enforcing this bylaw. - a. No owner shall keep, possess or harbour a dangerous dog within the boundaries of the Town of Ogema - b. Any person who contravenes Subsection (a) of Section 2 of this bylaw is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of $500.00. 3. a. No person shall harbour or keep more the two (2) dogs in the Town of Ogema in one dwelling unit regardless of the ownership of the dogs.. - C. A dwelling unit in this Section shall mean "a single room or series of rooms of complementary use which are located in a building in which food preparation, eating, living, sleeping an sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of the occupants thereof; which has a private entrance directly from outside the building or from a common hallway or stairway inside the building; and in which all occupants have access to all the habitable areas and facilities of the unit. - b. No person or persons shall harbour any dogs other than in a dwelling unit or on the property the dwelling unit is located. - d. Young puppies may be kept with the mother for a period not exceeding 90 days following birth. - e. Any person who contravenes Subsection (a) of Section 3 is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of $100.00 for every dog harboured or kept exceeding two. - f. The dog licence fee shall be set by resolution of Council in January of each year... - g. No dogs shall be allowed to run at large and must be on a leash or restricted to the This Bylaw shall come into effect on the date of final passing.            4. TON OF FSEAT SUSKATCHEYAN Keehscherel Administrator INTRODUCED AND READ A FIRST TIME THIS 4 day of Oct, 2012 READ A SECOND TIME THIS Uta day of Qut, 2012 READ A THIRD TIME AND ADOPTED ON THE 44 DAY OF Oct, 2012 OGEM, Gaball CRSKATCHEWAN Puenscheres Administrator Certified a true copy of the original Bylaw passed by the resolution of the Council present at their regular meeting Held on Det 44, 2012 elseherer Peggy Tuchscherer Administrator