Bylaw No. 1-2022 Dog Control Bylaw (Dogs Running at Large) — full text

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## BYLAW NO. 1-2022 ## RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF LONGLAKETON NO. 219 A BYLAW TO PROHIBIT DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE The Council of the Rural Municipality of Longiaketon No. 219, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: 1. This bylaw shall be referred to as the "Dog Control Bylaw". ## 2. Definitions: - a) Dog shall mean members of the canis genus species; In this bylaw: - b) Council shall mean the council of the municipality; - d) Owner shall mean: - c) Designated Officer shall mean that person(s) designated by the council of the municipality; - i. a person who keeps, possesses or harbours a dog; or 5. the person responsible for the custody of a minor where the minor is the owner of a dog. ## 3. Responsibility of Owner: - a) it is beyond the boundaries of the land occupied by the owner, possessor or harbourer of the dog; or No dog shall run at large in the municipality and for the purpose of this bylaw; a dog shall be deemed to be running at large when; - b) it is beyond the boundaries of any lands where it may be with the permission of the owner or occupant of the said land; and - i. in direct or continuous charge of a person competent to control it; or - c) when it is not under control by being: - ii. securely confined within an enclosure; or - ili. securely fastened so that it cannot road at will. ## 4. Exemption Section (3) does not apply to police dogs acting in the performance of their duties. 5. A person who owns, possesses or harbours a dog found running at large shall be deemed guilty of an infraction of this bylaw. 6. Nothing in this bylaw prevents a dog or dogs running at large from being declared dangerous under provisions of The Municipalities Act. ## 7. Impoundment - 1) Dogs found at large in the municipality may be seized and impounded in accordanc with the provisions of The Municipalities Act. 2. ) Dogs will be impounded at Earl Grey Vet Services in Earl Grey, Saskatchewan for 48 hours at an impoundment fee of $25.00 per day or portion therefore. - c) The impoundment fee must be paid prior to the release of the impounded dog.  ## 8. - a) A Designated Officer who has reason to believe that a person has contravened any provision of this bylaw may serve on that person a Notice of Violation, which shall indicate that the municipality will accept voluntary payment, to be paid to the municipality within thirty (30) days. - b) Where the municipality receives voluntary payment of the amount prescribed under "Appendix A" within the time specified, the person receiving the Notice of Violation shall not be liable to prosecution for the alleged contravention. - c) Every person who contravenes any provision of this bylaw is guilty of an offence and if a voluntary payment is not made, is liable upon summary conviction to the penalties provided in the General Penalty Bylaw of the municipality. That Bylaw 1-2007 is hereby repealed.    MUNICIPALI INCORPORATED 1911 SASKATCHEWAN 8/2 Reeve Huber Read a third time and adopted this 1 5th day of February 2022 Administrator CERTIFIED A TRUE COPY OF EYLAW 1-2022 ADORED DY RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL ON THE 1S DAY OF Februan 2022. INCORPORATED 1911 SURA SASKATCHEWAN    ## Violation: Unlawfully Allow Dogs(s) to Run at Large, as described in Section 3 of Bylaw 1-2022 of the Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219 ## Voluntary Fine, due within 30 days of the Notice of Violation: 1s* Offence: $100.00 $200.00 2nd and Subsequent Offences: ## APPENDIX A BYLAW NO. 1-2022 VOLUNTARY FINE