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BYLAW NO. 6/2013 - ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW
Rural Municipality of Grant No. 372
A BYLAW FOR ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF ANIMALS IN THE
CR-COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL AND HR-HAMLET RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GRANT NO.372.
The Council of the Rural Municipality of Grant No. 372, in the Province of Saskatchewan,
enacts as follows:
TITLE:
1.
This Bylaw shall be known as the "Animal Control Bylaw"
DEFINITIONS:
2.
In this Bylaw unless the context otherwise requires:
a) "Animal"
shall mean dog or cat
b) "Appointee" shall mean the person appointed by Council to catch and control the
animal and for the enforcement of this Bylaw or any person authorized
to act on his behalf.
c) "At large" shall mean off the premises of the owner and not on a leash held
by a person able to control the animal.
d) "Cat"
means either male or female cat of the Family Felis Domestica
e) "Council" shall mean the council of the R.M of Grant No.372
f) "Dog"
shall mean all species of animals commonly known as dogs and
includes the female as well as male of every breed or classification
of mixture of breeds.
g) "Owner"
Includes:
i)
A person, persons, partnership, association or corporation
who keeps, possesses, harbors; or has care or control of an
animal.
ii)
The person who is responsible for the custody of a minor where
the minor is the owner of the animal.
iii)
A Veterinarian registered pursuant to The Veterinarians Act,
1987 who is keeping or harboring an animal for the preservation,
diagnosis or treatment of a disease or an injury to
the animal.
h) "R.M"
shall mean the Rural Municipality of Grant No.372
i) "S.P.C.A" shall mean Saskatoon Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNERS:
3.
No owner shall:
a)
permit the animal to run at large. When an animal is found running at large it's
owner shall be deemed to have failed or refused to comply with this Bylaw.
b)
Permit the animal to defecate on any public or private property other than the
property of it's owner. This must then be cleaned up and removed so as not to
cause a foul smell for surrounding neighbors. Where an animal defecates on
property other than the property of it's owner, the owner shall cause such
excrement to be removed immediately.
c)
Permit the animal to damage public or private property other than that of the
owner. Where public or private property has been damaged by an animal, it's
owner shall be deemed to have failed or refused to comply with this Bylaw.
d)
Permit an animal to be anywhere other than on the owner's premises unless
the animal is on a leash and is under the immediate charge and control of some
competent person.
e)
Permit the animal to pursue, bite or wound any person or other animal.
f)
Permit the animal to create a disturbance by excessive howling/barking. For the
purpose of this section an animal is creating a disturbance if it's excessive
howling/barking can be easily heard by a person not situated on the property
where the animal is.
ENFORCEMENT:
4.
a)
Where it is known by the Council or where Council has received a complaint,
and on Council being satisfied of the truth of the complaint that an owner has
contravened this Bylaw, the owner shall be informed in writing or verbally of the
contravention from the R.M and must be informed of the consequences of a
continued contravention.
b)
Where, after an owner has been notified of a contravention, and, if
after the notification the owner has not corrected the contravention and the
contravention occurs again, the R.M or it's appointee shall arrange for a fine
and removal of the animal without further notice and this animal shall be taken
to the S.P.C.A.
c)
The R.M or it's appointee may enter onto any land surrounding any building in
order to remove the animal from the premises.
5.
Every person who contravenes any provision within the Bylaw is guilty of an offence
and liable to a fine of $250.00.
6.
This Bylaw shall come into force on the day of its adoption.
_______________________________
REEVE
(SEAL)
_______________________________
ADMINISTRATOR
First Reading:
June 18, 2013
Second Reading: June 18, 2013
(Seal)
Read a Third Time & adopted
This 18th day of June, 2013
Certified a true copy of Bylaw No. 6/2013
Passed by Council on 18/06/2013 A.D.
S-E-A-L
_______________________________
Administrator