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Home My WebLink AboutKIN 70 2129 Dog licensing J<~. ~. - · · . . · . V\ iJ D ~IST~:ON THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF KINCA BY--LAW NO.2l29 BEING A BY-LAW PROVIDING FOR THE CONTROL, LICENSI G OF DOGS WITHIN THE TOWN OF KINCARDINE. WHEREAS IT IS PROVIDED by Section 5 of THE DOG TAX and LIVE STOCK and POULTRY-PROTECTION ACT, Revised Statutes of 0 tario 1960, Chapter 111, as amended that Councils of Municipa ities !!lay pass by-laws for licensing and regulating the registra ion of dogs for imposing a license fee on the owners of them. THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of th Town of Kincardine enacts as follows: PARTl (a) That By·-Law Number 1892 of the Town of Kin ardine be and the same is hereby re~ealed. PART 11 (a) "Dog" shall mean either male, female, or s yed female dog. (b) "Owner" shall include possessor or harbour r; and "Owned" shall include possessed or harbour d. (c) "Ticket V shall moon a serially numbered no ice in triplicate stating: (1) Nature of alleged offence. (2) Date and time of alleged offen e. (3) Dog Tag number. (4) Name and address of owner. (5) Penalty for alleged offence if paid within prescribed time. (6) Time during which penalty may e paid out of Court. (7) The ticket shall be signed by he Canine Control officer issuing the ticket or ther person authorized by the Council of t e Municipality (d) "Canine Control Officer" shall mean the p rson designated by the Municipal Council of the Corporation f the Town of Kincardine to enforce this by-law. PART 111 LICENSING AND RIDISTRATION OF DOGS L. Every owner or harbourer of a dog in the Town f Kincardine shall, within one week after the dog comes into his poss ssion cause such a dog to be licensed and registered in the office of the Clerk of the Municipality for the period which will expire on the last day of December and shall thereafter annually on or befo e the fifteenth day of February in each year cause such dog to be again licensed and registered for One year from the first day 0 January ..4 r ... -2- by'-law 2129 . and shall at the time of licensing and registrat"on pay the license fee applicable thereto, which is hereby imposed pon such owner as follows: For each male dog or spayed female.............. For each additional male or spayed female dog... For each female dog............................. ..........$3,.00 · . . . . . . . . . 4.00 6.00 7.00 · . . . . . . . . . For each additional female dog.................. · . . . . . . . . . For each spayed dog, provided proof of the opera ion is provided in the form of a receipt from a veterin rian...... 3.00 For each Kennel................................. ..........25.00 . . Provided that where the owner acquired the dog a ter expiration of 6 months of the year he shall be charged with on y one-half of the . dog tax. Provided further that any owner who had prior to the passing ~ of this by-law caused to be licensed for 1970 un er by-law 1992 a dog or dogs in his possession at the date of the pas ing of this by-law, shall be deemed to have caused the said dog or ogs to be licensed for the purpose of this by law for the year 197 . 2. Any owner not procuring a license for his do on or before the fifteenth day of February in each year shall hav a ticket mailled to him by registered mail to his last known plac of residence. Amy person issued a ticket under the provisions of t is by-law for an alleged contravention may within 4g hours after he issuance thereof pay to the Clerk of the Municipality or such oth r person designated by the Council of the Municipality to receive su h payment the sum of $3.00 for the first offence in anyone thirty-da period and $5.00 for the second and subsequent offence or offence in the same thirty day period. This payment shall be received as th penalty in full satisfaction with respect to the alleged offence and a receipt therefor shall be given to the person king the payment. licenses. quired number of The owner shall also at this time purchase the 3. No dog tax shall be levied within the Town 0 to the provisions of Section 2, of the said Dog pur3uant Live Stock . and Poultry Protection Act while this by-law re force. 4. (a) On payment of the license fee refsrred t in Section 1, the , . owner shall be furnished with a dog tag and pap license foreach 4 /" ç"'" · · . . · · -3- by-law 2129 ty-five (25¢) cents dog so licensed and 'register~d at a cost of twe per tag. (b) The owner shall keep the current tag securel at all times during the year, save and except t collar may be removed while the dog is ting deer in the bush. (c) The tag shall bear a serial number and the y ar for which it was issued and a record shall be kept by the Cle k or other officer designated for that purpose, showing the name an address of the owner and serial number of the tag. (d) No person shall use a tag upon a dog other t n the dog for which such tag was issued. (e) No license or registration shall be transfe rable and the license and registration refferred to in Section 1 of Part III shall expire and become void upon the sale, death or 0 herwise disposal of the dog to which such license and registratio relates. 5. A dog if found, whether on or off the prope y upon which it is habitually kept, whether or not under the con any person, without a tag, Day be impounded in the dog pound A dog so impounded shall be held for a period of not less thar THR E (J) days unless previously claimed by the owners thereof, 'and if not claimed and releases by the owner thereof within such period of time may then be sold, destroyed or otherwise disposed of at the iscretion of the poundkeeper, the owner thereof shall pay the Cle other design- ated ~fficer a sum of $3.00 plus the sum of $2.0 for each day or part thereof after the first day during which su been impounded. The cost of destroying any dog shall Iso be borne by the fixed on the dog and lly used for hun- owner. 6. Any person who contravenes the provisions of paragraphs one and two is liable to a fine of not less than $5. 0, and not more than $10.00 (exclusive of costs)for each contrav ntion, and any person who contravenes the provisions of paragra h 4 (d) is liable to a fine of not less than $10.00 and not more t n $20.00 for each contravention; every such penalty shall be recov rable under the Summary Convictions Act, all provisions of which shall apply except that imprisonment may not exceed twenty-one (21) days for each r ,,,,,,,- -~",' · -4- by-law 2129 contravention. PART IV RUNNING AT LARGE OF DOGS 1. For the purpose of this part a dog shall be deemed to be running at large when in a highway, or any publi~ pl~ce, and not under the control of any person. 2. The running at large of dogs is prohibited 3. A dog which is found running at large contra of this part may be seized and impounded in the the Municipality the provisions pound; a dog so impounded shall be held for a period of not le s than THREE (3) days, and if not claimed and released by the owne thereof within such a period of time, may then be sold, destro or otherwise disposed of at the discretion of the poundkeeper; a dog so impounded · shall not be released until the owner thereof sha 1 pay to the Clerk ... or other designated officer, the sum of $2.00 for each day or part . · · . thereof after the first day during which the dog as been so impuun- ded plus a penalty of $3.00 in the case of a dog . mpounded for tlE first time or a penalty of $5.00 in the case of a dog impounded for the second or subsequent time in the same calenda month. 4 (a) If the owner of an impounded dog can be ide tified said owner shall be notified by the Canine Control Officer, hich notification shall be sufficiently given if sent by first clas mail (prepaid) to the last known place of residence of said owner. f the dog is not claimed within three (3) days and said dog is des royed then the owner shall bear the cost of destruction. (b) In addition to penalties provided for in th s by-law, the procedure of the Summary Convictions Act shall ap ly and the follo- wing penalties at the discretion of the convicti magistrate shall be established: (b) (1) For the first offence in anyone calend r month not less than $10.00 nor more than $25.00 exclusive of cos s. (b) (2) For the second or subsequent offence or offences in anyone calendar month not less than $15.00 or more than 50.00 exclusive of costs. -, 5~ The provisions of this by-law shall be inforc d by the CaI1in~·-··.- . .... Control Officer and the Police Dept. of the Town f Kincardin!3,f; '/..: ,<,/.- ~ ~ READ a FIRST and A SECOND time this 21st day of May ~ ~ ~ 7?thA~ READ a THIRD time and FINALLY 1970. :;(A ~-/AÁA~ ......e-1er - -,... ,-....; ~~\:;.~~'- PASSED this :;:; .= -:: _- ~ .;;,..-./2 - ~ --- .'7- --..,......... _-:...:_~ ----:- - - -