Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456, Saskatchewan
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## RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ARBORFIELD NO. 456 Saskatchewan
## BYLAW NO. 2/80
## * BYLAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE ERADICATION OF RATS IN THE MUNICIPALITY
by section 3 of the Pest Control act, the Minister of agriculture may, by order published in the saskatchewan Gazette, declare any animal, insect or disease that he deems likely to be destructive or dangerous to any crop, grain, livestock or other property to be a pest for the purpose of the said act; and
WHEREAS the Council of the municipality is of the opinion that rats presently appeuring or likely to appear within the municipality
constitute a problem requiring the application of the said act; and
WHEREAS power is vested in the Council of the municipality by Section 12 of the Pest Control hat, to enact bylaws for the control of any pest to which such dct relates :
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Rural Municipality of arborfield No. 456, enacts as follows :
1. For the purpose of this bylaw the expression department" means the Department of agriculture for the Province of Saskatchewan; municipality" means the Rural Municipality of arborfizla means und includes avery person who owns, occupies or controls land within the municipality.
2. Every owner of land within the municipality shall take the following measures to destroy, control and prevent the spread of rats on his land
3. (a) He shall provide suitable bait stations wherever required on land or other premises owned, occupied or controlled by him according to the recommendation of the department.
4. (b) He shall keep the said stations continuously stocked with an adequate supply of bait according to the recommendation of the department.
5. (c) He shall tuke necessary precattions to protect humans, livestock and other animals from the bait.
6. (d) He shall remove or destroy or alter any horborage or potential harborage for rats and shall do so in a manner recommended by the department.
7. (e) He shall report to the pest control officer of the municipality the existence or suspected existence of rats on land or other premises owned, occupied or controlled by him in the municipality shall take measures to destroy, control and prevent the spread of such rats as may be recommended by the department.
3. The Council of the municipality shall obtain and kcep on hand a of bait recommended by the department as suitable for the destruction of rats, in quantities deemed sufficient for eradicution; and the Council of the municipality shall supply the bait to an owner of land within the municipality on his request and on such terms and conditions as the council may deem advisable
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