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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTIV 97 013 keeping of cats THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF TIVERTON BY-LAW NO. 1997-13 BEING A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION, CONTROL AND KEEPING OF CATS WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY i. I WHEREAS paragraph 1 and 4 of Section 210 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.M.45 provides that Council may pass by- laws for prohibiting or regulating the keeping of animals and for restricting the number of animals that may be kept; AND WHEREAS Section 20 of the Animals for Research Act R.S.O. c.A.22 provides for the impounding and sale and destruction of any cat pursuant to the provisions thereof; AND WHEREAS it is deemed desirable to control cats in the Village of Tiverton which disturb the Village residents. NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Village of Tiverton enacts as follows: SECTION I - GENERAL 1.1 The provisions of this By-law shall apply to all lands within the boundaries of the Village of Tiverton. 1.2 This By-law shall take effect from the date of passage by Council. SECTION II - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT 2.1 The provisions of this By-law shall be administered by the Animal control Officer or By-law Enforcement Officer or any employee of the municipality acting under their direction. 2.2 The Animal Control Officer. By-law Enforcement Officer or any employee acting under their direction may enter upon lands. premises and buildings for the purpose of determining or effecting compliance with any provision of this By-law. 2.3 In this By-law where any person is required to pay any fee or charges and defaults in such payment, the Municipality shall be entitled to collect the outstanding fee or charge in like manner and with the same priority as Municipal taxes. 2.4 Any person who violates any provision of the By-law or causes or permits such violation is guilty of an offence and upon conviction thereof, shall forfeit and pay a fine not to exceed the maximum permitted under the provincial Offences Act. ~ SECTION III - DEFINITIONS 3.1 In this By-law; (a) "ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER" means a person appointed or employed by the Council of the Village of Tiverton for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this By-law. (b) "BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" means a person appointed or employed by the Council of the Village for the purpose of enforcing Municipal By-laws. By-law 1997-13 (c) "CAT" means any cat, male or female, over the age of nine weeks. (d) "CLERK" means, the Clerk of the Village of Tiverton. (e) "COUNCIL" means the Council of the Corporation of the Village of Tiverton. (f) "MUNICIPALITY" means the municipality of the Village of Tiverton. . (g) "OWNER" means that person who possesses or harbours a cat or other animal and where the owner is a minor, the person responsible for the custody of the minor. SECTION IV - KEEPING OF ANIMALS 4.1 Every person who owns an animal in the Municipality shall provide such animal or cause it to be provided with such food, shelter, potable water, exercise and attention as may be required from time to time to keep it in good health. 4.2 Every person who owns an un spayed female cat shall, during each period the cat is in heat, keep it confined so that it will not attract other cats. 4.3 No person shall harbour more than three cats in any dwelling unit as defined in the Municipal Zoning By-law within the Municipality. 4.4 A person who owns a cat shall not allow such cat to interfere with the property rights of others or trespass on private or public property. 4.5 Every person who is the owner of a cat at a time when the cat fouls property other than that of the owner, shall forthwith remove or cause the removal of the excrement from such property. READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS DAY OF OCTOBER, 1997 ~~;;~~'~ R e ~kJA~) f ð~ cler I I -I READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED, SIGNED AND SEALED THIS DAY OF OCTOBER, 1997. / > , ." , ~ ., . .. . =" :. ¡ ;:...., ·~~ovu~ '. -V' 01 ""'~ ev~.,<.. _- . ..~..r ., . .' '"_':,> 0/ ._..- - ~..:. -.: ~-- ~n;ÆH) ~ dß¡ Clerk