Animal Ownership Bylaw No. 2012-01 — full text

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## BYLAW NO 2012-01 A BYLAW TO CONTROL THE OWNERSHIP OF ANIMALS The Council of the Village of Torquay in the Province of Saskatchewan enacts as follows: 1. This bylaw may be referenced as "The Animal Ownership Bylaw". 2. For the purpose of this bylaw, the expression: 3. "cattery" shall mean a place where cats are bred or looked after; - "dovecote" shall mean a structure for housing pigeons; 5. ·. "domesticated" shall mean to accustom animals to live near the habitation of humans; to tame; - "even-toed hoofed mammals" shall mean mammals having reduced number of functional toes and that rest their weight equally on the third and fourth toes of each foot - Examples include but are not restricted to pigs, deer, cattle, antelope, camels, llamas, sheep, goats, giraffes; - "fur farm" shall mean a place where animals are bred for fur; - "kennel" shall mean a breeding or boarding establishment for dogs; - "poultry" shall mean domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat - Examples include chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, quail, guinea, fowl, pheasants, pigeons, ostriches; - "odd-toed hoofed mammals" shall mean mammals having a reduced number of toes, each encased in a protective horny sheath or hoof, and the weight is carried mainly by the middle digit of each foot - Examples include but are not restricted to horses, asses, mules, zebras, tapirs, rhinoceroses; - "Municipality" shall mean the Municipality of the Village of Torquay. 3. No person shall herd even or odd hoofed mammals at any time within the limits of the Municipality. 4. No person shall graze even or odd hoofed mammals or poultry at any time within the limits of the Municipality. 5. No person shall keep a cattery, a 'domesticated' animal, dovecote, fur farm, kennel, even or odd hoofed mammals, or poultry, at any time within the limits of the Municipality. infraction of any of the provisions of this bylaw shall ded in the General Penalty Bylaw.   SASKATCHEWAN *++ AY * Read a third time and adopted this 24th day of May, 2012. J.hDeschner CAO Deschner Deputy Mayor Phillips ARDuschner CAO Deschner Section 8(1)(k) The Municipalities Act.