Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw 47M2021
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| Section | Specified | Offence |
|---|---|---|
| 3(1) | $250 | Unlicensed dog |
| 3(2) | $250 | Unlicensed cat |
| 7(1) | $500 | Give false information on animal license |
| 8(2)(a) | $75 | Animal not wearing Tag |
| 9(1) | $250 | Own more than 6 Dogs/Cats |
| 9(2) | $250 | 6 or more dogs/cats residing in dwelling |
| 11(1) | $150 | Animal Running at Large |
| 11(4) | $100 | Other animal in Off Leash Area |
| 11(5) | $100 | Dog not under control in Off Leash Area |
| 11(7) | $100 | More than 6 dogs off Leash in Off Leash Area (not in effect till Sept 2022) |
| 11(8) | $100 | Fail to restrain/remove dog from Off Leash |
| 13(1) | $100 | Dog in prohibited area |
| 13(2) | $100 | Dog within 5m of prohibited area |
| 13(3) | $100 | Dog in prohibited area: Griffith Woods/Weaselhead/Nose hill |
| 13(6) | $100 | Dog in Prince's island (Canada/Heritage Day) |
| 13(4)(a) | $75 | Dog interfere/obstruct Pathway users |
| 13(4)(b) | $75 | Dog Leash length over 2m on Pathway |
| 14 | $350 | Animal in/on Glenmore Reservoir |
| 15(1) | $75 | Dog on Leash while operating wheeled conveyance |
| 16(1) | $200 | Animal tethered in a public place |
| 16(2) | $200 | Animal tethered on private property |
| 16(3) | $200 | Animal tethered too close to property line |
| 16(4) | $200 | Animal left unattended in vehicle |
| 17(2) | $500 | Animal outside cab of vehicle |
| 18(1) | $500 | Fail to report suspected case of rabies |
| 18(2) & (3) | $500 | Fail to confine Animal suspected of having rabies |
| 19 | $500 | Fail to remove Animal feces |
| 20(1) | $250 | Animal disturbing the peace |
| 21 | $100 | Animal scatter garbage |
| 22(1) | $200 | Animals Bites/barks at/chases: stock/Animals/bicycles/vehicles |
| 22(2) | $250 | Animal Chase/threaten a Person |
| 22(3) | $300 | Animal Cause damage to property/Animal |
| 22(4) | $300 | Animal injure a Person |
| 22(5) | $500 | Animal Bite a Person |
| 22(6) | $1,000 | Animal Attack a Person |
| 22(7) | $1,000 | Animal Attack another Animal causing Severe Injury |
| 22(8) | $1,750 | Animal Cause death to Animal |
| 22(9) | $2,000 | Animal Attack a Person causing Severe Injury |
| 23 | $500 | Direct Animal to Attack/chase/harass/threaten a Person/Animal |
| 24 | $500 | Fail to report Bite to person/animal |
| 25(1) | $200 | Keep Livestock in City |
| 25(3) | $200 | Keep bees/pigeons/hens without license |
| 25(4) | $200 | Keep Rooster in City |
| 25(5) | $300 | Feed/lure Wildlife |
| 26(1) | $100 | Allow a Horse in a Park |
| 28(a)-(i) | $200 | Failure to abide by condition of Urban Livestock licence |
| 39(2) | $200 | Failure to abide by condition of Temporary Livestock Permit |
| 71(a) | $500 | Obstruct/interfere an Officer |
| 71(b) | $500 | Open van or vehicle |
| 71(c) | $500 | Remove/attempt to remove impounded Animal |
| 71(d) | $500 | Refuse to comply with Officer’s order |
| 71(e) | $500 | Refuse to surrender Animal to Officer |
| 71(f) | $500 | Provide false name/licence number to Officer |
| 72 | $500 | Interfere/obstruct Officer conducting inspection |
| 73(a) | $500 | Untie/loosen/free restrained Animal |
| 73(b) | $500 | Open gate/door allowing Animal to Run at Large |
| 73(c) | $500 | Entice Animal to Run at Large |
| 73(d) | $500 | Tease an Animal in enclosed space |
| 73(e) | $500 | Throw/poke object at Animal in enclosed space |
Definitions:
Animal = any mammal, excluding a human, or any bird, reptile or amphibian.
Attack = an assault resulting in bleeding, bone breakage, sprains, serious bruising, or multiple injuries.
Bite = wound to the skin causing it to bruise, puncture, or break.
Livestock = horse, mule, ass, swine, emu, ostrich, camel, llama, alpaca, sheep, goat, domesticated deer, reindeer, moose, elk, bison, farm bred fur bearing animals including foxes and mink, cattle or other bovine, birds including chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants, plus all Animals kept for agricultural purposes, excluding dogs, cats, other domesticated household pets.
Severe Injury = any physical injury that results in broken bones or disfiguring lacerations requiring multiple sutures or cosmetic surgery.