HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 72/74THE COF`°ORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING
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A by-lard for licencing and
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VdREREAS the Corporation of the Town of 1(! t,[+')has
pursuant to The R1C.pal Act, R. S.O. 19 01 Sec:i:J.oi 35',
paragraph 1 and Section 5 of Tha Dog Licensing and Live
Stock and Poultry Protection Act, authority to enact
this by-law;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of hereby enacts as follows:-
1. (a) "Dog" means a male or female clog, over ts:e
age of 12 weeks;
(b) "Owner" of a dog includes any person who
possesses or harbours a dog and "owns" or
"owned" have a corresponding meaning;
(c) "Animal Control Officer" includes the person
or Association who has entered into a contract
with the Corporation of the Town of
to control dogs and to r..aintain a cog pol_"nd
and any servants or agents of such per.s: n.
2. ?:very ocdner of a dog sn.all, on or ba`ore ina
day of Narch in each and every year, or upon
h,.coming th:=_ o"dner o L' , doq after the 1st (3!'-
March , register such do-, with the Co'?porati.oi?
of the Todn o;? ??C4!r';'ti? and procure licen.cc
and dog tag for each dog owned by him.
3. E'vocy dug _-;hall bo innocelated with an anti.-rabies
vaccine and the Town of rI -, may require an
owns:_,r to pro._luce a certificate signed b_, a
practisincr veterinarian that the dog has b^en
innoculated within a p?riocl of c•;enty-four (?_-"-)
months of: the date of application for th° Licence
and it required to do so the owner shall produce
such certificate.
4. Every dog tag shall bear the serial number and the
year in which it was issued and a recor' small be
kept by the Corporation of the Town
showing the name and address of the owner and the
serial number of the tag.
5. The owner shall keep the dog tag securely fixed
on the dog at all times.
6. Should a dog tag become lost, the Owner shall upon
the payment of a $2.00 fee be entitled to the
issuance of a replacement licence and a replacement
tag.
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7. No owner
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the owner
;hall allow hi
with a hreach
dog Lo become a nuisance
an .; aZi'- Lion on r._latgi. g
of this section-
Every person who fails 'Lo comply %;,ith Sections 2 or
5 of this by-law or c;ho uses z, dog taq upo.: a dog
other than that for which it was issued is guilty
of an offence and on summary conviction is liable
to a fine of not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00)
exclusive of costs.
9. Every licence issued pursuant to this by-law
shall expire on the 31st day of December of the
year in respect of which it was issued and the
licence ?fee to be paid to the Corporation of the
Town of at the time of the issuing of
the licence shall be as follows:-
(a) For each dog -- $10.00
10. Notwithstanding the provisions of
the owner of a kennel of purebred
in the register of the Canadian K
Incorporated, shall pay an annual
Twenty-Five Dol,P,ars ($25.00) into
of the Town of and such
liable to pay any-further licence
of such purebred dogs.
Section 9 above,
dogs registered
3Lnnel Club
licence fee of
the Corporation
owner is not
fee in respect
L] (a) Uo owner isf a dog shall c,llo,, the dog to
run at l:i_rge thia the I' ) s of the
Corporation of the Town of ??l??u
(b) For the purposes of this s:=_ction, a dog
shall b-- deemed to be running at large wllie n
found cls?:rhere than on the property of. the
owner and not under the control of a
competent and responsible person.
(c) Any person shall be entitled to take charge
of any doq found running at large and
deliver the same to theihnimal Control
Officer of the Town of
12. Subject to subsection (e ) of this Section, a
Peace Officer or Animal Control Officer may
(a) Seize and impound any dog found running at
large; and
(b) Restore possession of the dog to the Owner
thereof where:-
(1) The Owner claims possession of the dog
within five days (exclusive of
statutory holidays and Sundays) after
the date of seizure, and
(2) The Owner pays to the Peace Officer or
Animal Control Officer or other duly
authorized person a Pound fee of Ten
Dollars ($10.00) for a dog seized and
impound=:3 plus a maintenance sum of
Two Dollars ($2.00) for each day
subsequent to the clay of seizure that
? the dog remains impounded.
(3) If the Animal Control officer is unable
to seize any dog found to he at large
contrary to this by-law and the Owner
of such a doq is }mown to the Animal
n-, n P,V ,_.:.t
($io.00). Nuun Lae i;ay c,Wisr ba EMU
to the Animal Control officer or other
duly authorized person or t the
Corporation of the 'Down of QFWO,;'
witi-iin se.v?n days ui noLiiication by
the Animal Control Officer of the
offence committed under this paragraph.
- (4) Rny female dog found to be running at
large in heat shall be held at the Pound
until no longer in heat, but in any
case no longer than 21 days-
(5) Where a dog is impounded, the Owner,
if known, and whether the dog is
claimed from the Pound or not, shall
be liable for the Pound and maintenance
fees prescribed and shall pay all fees
on demand by the Animal Control Officer.
(c) Where, at the end of the said five days,
possession of the dog has not been restored
to the Owner under subsection 1, the Animal
Control Officer or other duly authorized
person may sell or dispose of the dog.
(d) 1,7here the Owner of a dog has not claimed the
dog within five days after its seizure under
subsection 1 abOV8 acid the dog has not been
sold, the Animal Control Officer may kill the
dog in a humane manner or otherwise dispose of
the dog as he sees fit and no damages or
compensation shall be recovered oa account of
its killing or other disposition-
(e) Where a dog- seized under subsection 1 of this
section is injured or should be destroyed without
delay for humane reasons or for reasons of
safety to persons or animals, the Peace Officer
or Animal Control Officer may kill the dog in
a humane manner as soon after seizure as he
sees fit without permitting any person to
reclaim the dog or without offering it for
sale and no damages or compensation shall be
recovered on account of its }tilling except
that where the Owner of the animal is known,
he.may be permitted to make arrangements for
the animal to be transferred at his expense
to a veterinary hospital.
(f) No dog shall be -returned to the Owner unless
it has been licenced in accordance with the
provisions of this by-law and any Owner of
a dog without a licence or a dog tag and any
purchaser of a dog without a licence or a dog
tag shall obtain a licence and a dog tag for
the current year before delivery is made.
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(g) The Corporation of the Town of Ii0k
hereby designates the Animal Control officer
or other duly authorized person as an agent
for the purposes of obtaining the registration
and licencing of dogs within the Town of
and if it comes to the attention of
such Animal Control Officec- or other duly
authorized person that a c10c; has not been
ltcence.d Dt:r3;Lci1'_ to til° pcovLiic-s o_ this
L.fL' ?.1Cd(:,`C 3. CG CC f.l.C: Corpo_-a-iun of is ilia
Town of 13. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions o. this
by-law, every person who contravenes Section
11 of this by-law is guilty of an oEfenc
and on summary conviction is liable to a fine
of not more than Fifty Dollars ($`-10.00)
exclusive of costs, and every such Fine is
recoverable under The Su-unary Convictions Act.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)
of Section 13, any person may, upon presentation
of the sununons issued pursuant to this by-law
alleging commission of an offence under this
by-law pay out of court within five days from
the date of issue of the said su runs (exclusive
of Saturday, Sunday and holidays) the sn..-n of
Ten Dollars ($10.00), if the summons provides
that such sum may be so paid out of court.
14. By-law Number ?j$ is hereby repealed.
By-law read a first, second and third time and passed
this I1 day of 6bIL 1974.
Mayor ?-
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Clerk