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## A BYLAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE ERADICATION OF RATS
WHEREAS 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 of or dangerous to any crop, grain, livestock or other property to be a pest for the purpose of the said Act; and
WHEREAS the said Minister has by order published in the issue of the Saskatchewan Gazette for July 5, 1956, declared rats to be pest for the purpose of the said Act, and
WHEREAS the Council of the municipality is of the opinion that rats presently appearing 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 Act, to eneact bylaws for the control of any pest to which such Act relates:
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Rural Municipality of Craik No. 222 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 Craik No. 222; includes every 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
3. of rats on his land:
4. (a) he shall provide a suitable bait station wherever required on land or other premises owned, occupied or controlled by
5. him according to the recommendation of the department.
6. (b) he shall keep the said stations continuously stocked an adequate supply of bait according to the recommendation of the department.
7. (C) he shall take all necessary precautions to protect humans, livestock and other animals from the bait.
8. (d) he shall remove or destroy or alter any harborage or
9. potential harborage for rats shall do recommended by the department. manner
10. (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 and shall take such measures to destroy, control and prevent the spread of such rats as may be recommended by the department.
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signed J.E. Bisson
Reeve
signed Francis A. Dyck Secretary Treasurer
READ THREE TIMES by unanimous vote, and passed by the Council of the Rural Municipality of Craik No. 222 at Craik in the Province of Saskatchewan this 7th day of August A.D. 1979.
deem advisable.
lhe Council of the municipality shall obtain and keep on hand a supply of bait recommended by the department as siutable for the destruction of rats, in quantities deemed sufficient for eradication; 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
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Reeve
from Boge
Certified a true copy of the bylaw adopted by resolution of the Council on the 7th day of August A.D. 1979.
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