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Village of Richmound
BYLAW NO. 002-2017
The Council of the Village of Richmound in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:
This Bylaw shall be known as a Bylaw to Regulate the running at Large of Dogs and Quantity of
animals within the Village of Richmound.
1) For the purpose of this bylaw the expression:
a. "dog" includes any dog either male or female, sapling or puppy;
b. "cat" includes any cat either male or female, sapling or kitten;
c. "administrator" shall mean the administrator of the municipality;
d. "Municipality" shall mean the Village of Richmound
e. "Owner" shall mean any person owning, possessing, or harbouring a dog or cat;
f. "Neutered male" means a male dog or cat which has been operated on to prevent
reproduction
g. "Spayed Female" means a female dog or cat which has been operated upon to
prevent conception
h. "running at large" shall mean any dog or dogs beyond the boundaries of the
land occupied by the owner, possessor, or harbourer of the said dog, or beyond
the boundaries of any lands where it may be with the permission of the owner or
occupant of the said land and when it is not under control by being:
i. in the direct and continuous charge of a person competent to control it; or
ii. securely confined within an enclosure; or securely fastened so that it
cannot roam at will.
i. "pound keeper" shall mean the person appointed by the Council or an
organization or company which has an agreement with the Village and/or is
retained by the Village to catch and control dogs and cats for enforcement of
provisions of this bylaw.
2. The limit on the number of dogs and cats, over 20 weeks of age, per occupied primary
residence within the Village of Richmound are as follows:
a) 2 (two) dogs in all areas of the Village of Richmound
b) 2 (two) cats in areas not zoned agricultural
c) No restriction on the number of cats kept in areas zoned agricultural
d) Dogs & cats are not allowed to be housed in a secondary & unoccupied residence or out
buildings.
3. For the purpose of impounding any dog found running at large in the municipality a pound
shall be established at such place or places as may from time to time be designated by resolution
of council as a pound.
4. No dog shall run at large in the municipality.
5. The owner of a cat shall ensure that such cat shall not:
(a) cause damage to property or other animals,
(b) be allowed outside the owners property if it is an unspayed female at any time during
the period she is in heat except on a leash;
(c) defecate, urinate or in the case of a male cat spray, on any private property other than
their own or that of which they have right of occupation
6. Any Council Member or Pound Keeper may restrain any dog running at large in the
municipality and shall deliver the dog so restrained to the pound. Such person shall leave with
the pound keeper a statement in writing describing the dog restrained, the name of the owner (if
known) and the place and time of restraint.
7. The administrator shall keep a record of all dogs impounded and the time and manner of their
disposal.
8. If a dog/cat defecates on any public or private property other than the property of its owner,
the owner of the dog/cat shall remove the defecation immediately. Failure to do so will result in
a $100.00 fine.
9. Every owner, when requested by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Town Office
Administration staff, shall present for inspection a spay/neuter certificate or if unavailable a
statutory declaration or other acceptable documentation establishing that the said dog or cat is
neutered or spayed and such other information as the Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Town
Office Administration staff may require in order to determine the license payable by the owner.
10. The pound keeper/administrator appointed under the provisions of this bylaw is hereby
empowered to collect all necessary charges and fees in connection with the impounding of dogs
and for the keeping of such dogs at the pound.
11. If the address of the owner of any impounded dog is known to the pound
keeper/administrator of the municipality they shall, within twenty-four (24) hours of the first
business day, forward to the said owner a notice in writing by mail advising such owner of
impounding and setting forth the amount required to be paid in order to have the dog released.
12. Owners of any dog impounded shall satisfy the pound keeper by reasonable evidence that
he/she is the lawful owner or person entitled to possession of said dog, and shall pay the pound
keeper/administrator the following charges:
a) The sum $100.00 for each day or any fraction of a day that a dog shall remain
impounded.
b) Refer to Section 14, Village of Richmound Specified Penalties.
13. In case a dog is impounded and not claimed within seventy-two (72) hours the dog can be
transported to the nearest vet clinic by the pound keeper. (The dog will be destroyed and all cost
incurred will be the responsibility of the said owner).
a) A violator of this bylaw, upon being served with a Notice of Violation, may, during
office hours, voluntarily pay the penalty at the Richmound Village Office, and upon payment as
so provided, that person shall not be liable to prosecution of the offence. Payment must be made
in cash.
b) Should these charges not be paid, they can be added to the property owner taxes where
applicable.
c) Should any infraction of this bylaw be reported by any person other than the pound
keeper, it must be witnessed by a second party.
d) The Notice of Violation shall be in Form "1" attached to and forming part of this
bylaw.
14. Village of Richmound Specified Penalties: (ALL PENALTIES TO BE PAID IN CASH)
Offence
Penalty (Fine)
Subsequent
Offence
a) Dog running at large
$100.00
$250.00
b) Failure to immediately remove a dog/cat excrement
(defecation) from public or private property other than the
property of the dog/cat owner
$100.00
$250.00
c) Allow animal feces to accumulate on private property
$100.00
$250.00
d) Dog/cat creating a nuisance by barking or howling
$100.00
$250.00
e) upsets waste receptacle or scatters waste
$100.00
f) dog bites, threats or chases a person or other animal
$100.00
g) a person teasing, tormenting or annoying a dog or cat
$100.00
Introduced and read a first time this 12th day of June, 2017.
Read a second time this 12th day of June, 2017.
Read a third time, signed and sealed this 11th day of July, 2017.
________________________________________
Mayor
(SEAL)
________________________________________
Administrator
Form "1"
Bylaw No.002-2017
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
CATS OR DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE
Owner's Name: _____________________________________
Owner's Address: _____________________________________
DETAILS OF OFFENCE
Date: ________________ Time: ______________p.m./ a.m.
Description of dog or cat: ___________________________
______________________________________________________
Location of Violation: _______________________________
Licence No. (If applicable) __________________________
Served By: ___________________________________________
(To be signed by complainant or person
impounding the cat or dog)
You are charged with violation of Bylaw No.:__________
section(s) _____________________.
The penalty for violation of section(s) ______________ is $ ______________.
__________________________________
Clerk/Bylaw Enforcement Officer
VILLAGE OF RICHMOUND
Bylaw NO 003-2017
A DANGEROUS DOG BYLAW
The Council of the Village of Richmound in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:
Certain Breeds Prohibited
1) Interpretation: In this bylaw the words:
a) "Pit Bull" shall refer to any dog that is a pure bred Pit Bull Terrier or
i) and cross breed of a Pit Bull Terrier that can be identified by its physical
ii) characteristics by a Veterinarian licensed to practice in the Province of
iii) Saskatchewan including American Pit Bull, American Pit Bull Terrier or
iv) Bull Terrier.
b) "Rottweiler" shall refer to any dog that is a pure bred Rottweiler or any
i) cross breed of a Rottweiler that can be identified by its physical
ii) characteristics by a Veterinarian licensed to practice in the Province of
iii) Saskatchewan.
c) "Coming into force" shall mean the date upon which this bylaw receives a
i) third reading and is adopted by the Council of the Village of Richmound.
2) Upon coming into force of this bylaw:
a) Pit Bulls and Rottweilers are hereby prohibited dog breeds within the Village of
Richmound. Subject to Subsection 2a, no person living within the Village of Richmound
may possess or harbour a Pit Bull or a Rottweiler as identified in Section 1.
b) Any person currently living in the Village of Richmound who, on or before the date of
the coming into force of this bylaw, is the owner of a dog that is identified in Section 1 is
permitted to keep the dog until it dies.
c) Any person moving into the Village of Richmound after the date of this bylaw coming
into force is not allowed to possess or harbour any dog identified in Section 1.
3) Any person who is deemed to be guilty of an infraction under Section 2 of this bylaw is liable
upon summary conviction to a fine of $500.00 plus, $100.00 for each day thereafter that the
person remains guilty of the infraction.
4) Village of Richmound Specified Penalties: (ALL PENALTIES TO BE PAID IN CASH)
Offence
Penalty (Fine)
Subsequent
Offence
a) Dog running at large
$100.00
$250.00
b) Failure to immediately remove a dog/cat excrement
(defecation) from public or private property other than the
property of the dog/cat owner
$100.00
$250.00
c) Allow animal feces to accumulate on private property
$100.00
$250.00
d) Dog/cat creating a nuisance by barking or howling
$100.00
$250.00
e) upsets waste receptacle or scatters waste
$100.00
f) dog bites, threats or chases a person or other animal
$100.00
g) a person teasing, tormenting or annoying a dog or cat
$100.00
Introduced and read a first time this 12th day of June, 2017.
Read a second time this 12th day of June, 2017.
Read a third time, signed and sealed this 11th day of July, 2017.
________________________________________
Mayor
(SEAL)
________________________________________
Administrator