Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale No. 426, Saskatchewan
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DOG CONTROL
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BJORKDALE No #426
BYLAW NO 6-2019
A BYLAW TO PROHIBIT DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE.
The Council of the Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale #426 in the Province of
Saskatchewan enacts as follows:
1. This bylaw may be referenced as the "Dog Control Bylaw"
2. DEFINITIONS:
For the purpose of this bylaw, the expression:
(a)
dogs shall mean members of the canis genus species;
(b)
"administrator" shall mean the administrator of the municipality;
(c)
"council" shall mean the council of the municipality;
(d)
"designated officer" shall mean that person designated by the council
of the municipality including but not limited to the RCMP;
(e)
"municipality" shall mean the Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale No.
426;
(f)
"at large" or "running at large" shall mean off the premises and
boundaries of the land occupied by the owner, possessor or harbourer
or beyond the boundaries of any lands where the dog may be without
the permission of the owner or occupier of the lands and is not under
control by being tied or secured to a leash or chain or other similar
restraining device not exceeding two meters in length.
3. RUNNING AT LARGE
(a)
No dog shall be at large in the municipality.
(b)
The owner of a dog found running at large shall be deemed guilty of
an infraction of this Bylaw
4. ORDER TO REMEDY CONTRAVENTIONS.
(a)
If a Designated Officer finds that a person is contravening this Bylaw,
the Designated Officer may, by written order, require the owner or
occupant of the property to which the contravention relates to remedy
the contravention.
(b)
Orders given under this Bylaw shall be in accordance with Section 364
of The Municipalities Act.
(c)
Orders given under this Bylaw shall be served in accordance with
Section 390(1)(a), (b) or (c) of The Municipalities Act.
5. PENALTY
(a)
No person shall:
i. fail to comply with an order made pursuant to this Bylaw
ii. obstruct or interfere with a Designated Officer or any other person
acting under the authority of this Bylaw; or
iii. fail to comply with any other provision of this Bylaw.
(b)
A Designated Officer who has reason to believe that a person has
contravened any provisions of this Bylaw may serve on that person a Notice
of Violation, which the Notice of Violation shall indicate that the
Municipality will accept voluntary payment within thirty (30) days to be
paid to the Municipality.
(c)
The voluntary payment shall be $100.00 for the first charge, $ 200.00 for a
second charge and shall be $300.00 where any person contravenes the
same provision of this Bylaw three (3) or more times within one (1)
twelve-month period.
(d)
Where the Municipality receives voluntary payment of the amount
prescribed under Section 5 (c) within the time specified, the person
receiving the Notice of Violation shall not be liable to prosecution for the
alleged contravention.
(e)
Every person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an
offence and liable on summary conviction
6. That Bylaw No. 1-2017 is hereby repealed.
___________________________
SEAL
Reeve
___________________________
Rural Municipal Administrator
Certified a true copy of
Bylaw No 06-2019 of
the RM of Bjorkdale No.
426 adopted by resolution
of council this 10th day of
July, 2019.
___________________________
Administrator