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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING BY-LAW NO. 7110/11 A by-law to prohibit or regulate livestock/exotic animals. WHEREAS Section 11(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001 authorizes the City to pass by-laws respecting animals; and WHEREAS Section 151 of the Municipal Act, 2001 authorizes the City to provide fora system of licences with respect to any business wholly or partly carried on within the City; and WHEREAS. Section 103 of the Municipal Act, 2001 authorizes the City to pass a by-law to provide for the seizure and impounding of animals and the sale of impounded animals under certain conditions. I NOW THEREFORE'THE COUNC)L OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: PART I - INTERPRETATION Definitions 1. In this by-law,. "agricultural zone" means a property defined as agricultural under the City's Zoning By-laws and of a minimum size of five (5) acres; "animal" means any member of the animal kingdom, other than a human, dog or cat; "Animal Services Officer" means a municipal law enforcement officer employed by the City to enforce municipal by-laws; "at large" means when an animal is found.in anyplace other than the premises of the owner, and not `under the physical control of any person, unless prior consent is given by the person owning the premises on which the animal is found; "City" means The Corporation of the City of Pickering or the geographic area of the Cityof;Pickering, as the context requires; "domestic" describes an animal that has been tamed by humans and has, through selective breeding, become notably different from its wild ancestors, and includes an animal derived from self-sustaining captive populations;