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Animal Control Regulations

Pursuant to the authority conferred by Section 414 of the Municipalities Act, 1999,  Chapter M-24, the Town of Grand falls-Windsor has made the following Animal Control  Regulations. 

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Animal Control Regulations 

1. These Regulations shall be known and cited as the Town of Grand Falls Windsor Animal Control Regulations. 

2. In these Regulations the following words, unless the context otherwise requires,  shall have the following meanings: 

(a) “Act” means the Municipalities Act, 1999 cM24. 

(b) “Animal” means any animal, not excluding cat or dog. 

(c) “Animal Pound” means a facility operated by or on behalf of the Town for  the keeping and disposition of animals. 

(d) “Cat” means a member of any breed of domesticated feline or crossbreed  of domesticated feline whether spayed or neutered. 

(e) “Council” means the Town Council of the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor. 

(f) “Dog” means a male or female dog or pup and includes an animal which  is a crossbreed between a dog and a wolf. 

(g) “Municipal Enforcement Officer” means a peace officer with powers  granted under Section 179 of the Act. 

(h) “Impounder” means a person authorized by the council to impound any  animal which is without an owner is not in the company of an owner, or  any animal of which the owner has violated any provisions of these  regulations. 

(i) “Injured” and “Injury” include, but are not limited to, injuries caused by  wounding, worrying, or pursuing. 

(j) “Kennel” means an establishment for the keeping, breeding or boarding  of dogs.

(k) “Live Trap” means a cage like device, approved by the S.P.C.A., used in  the capture of cats, without injury to the animal. 

(l) “Owner” means a person who owns harbors, has custody or has  possession of an animal or a person who has charge of a house or  premises or part of a premise where an animal is kept or permitted to live  or remain. 

(m) “Premises” means any property within the town. 

(n) “Town” means the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor. 

(o) “Town Clerk” means the Town Clerk of the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor. 

(p) “Running at Large” means to be; 

(i) in a public place 

(ii) on premises not owned by or in the possession of the  

owner of the animal. 

3. No person being an owner shall keep an animal within the Town limits unless a  license has been issued by Council for such animal and unless such animal  bears a numbered tag or plate indicating that such licence is valid. 

4. (a) Every licence issued by Council shall have no expiry date and shall be  non-transferable. 

(b) The fee for a licence shall be: 

(i) $10.00 – for a neutered or spayed dog. 

(ii) $30.00 – for an unneutered or an unspayed dog. 

(iii) $10.00 – for a neutered or spayed cat. 

(iv) $20.00 – for an unneutered or unspayed cat. 

(v) $50.00 – for a breeding licence 

(vi) $50.00 – for a licence to operate a kennel 

5. No person shall breed animals unless a licence has been issued by Council.  This license must be renewed each time the animal is bred. 

6. No person shall operate a kennel or carry on any business or institution for  boarding, keeping, training or treating animals unless permission for such  operation is granted by Council. 

7. If an animal while not in the company of its owner, or a member of its owners  household, is found in any public place or any private property without the  consent of the property owner, occupant or person having control of such  property, the owner of such animal, as well as the person who caused the animal  to be in such a place, shall be deemed to have committed an offence in terms of  these Regulations.

8. Any animal found at large in the Town contrary to these Regulations, may be  humanely destroyed by the impounder at the expiration of two days after the time  of impounding. 

9. If any animal shall bark or howl in such a manner as to disturb the peace, or to  constitute an annoyance to residents in the neighbourhood, such animal shall be  deemed to be a nuisance and the owner thereof shall be deemed to have  committed an offence in terms of these Regulations. 

10. (a) If any animal shall cause damage to any lawn, grass plot, garden or  flower bed, or flower, shrub or plant or if an animal causes garbage placed for  collection to be disturbed, such animal shall be deemed to be a nuisance and the  owner thereof shall be deemed to have committed an offence in terms of these  Regulations. 

(b) Any animal found damaging or destroying private property or is at large on private property, may be seized by the affected property owner and held for  collection by the impounder. 

11. If an animal shall bite any person other than its owner, or a member of its owner’s  household and while not in the owner’s premises, such animal shall be deemed  to be a nuisance and the owner thereof shall be deemed to have committed an  offence in terms of these Regulations. 

12. Any court of summary jurisdiction may take cognizance of a complaint that an  animal is dangerous and not kept under proper control or has bitten or attempted  to bite any person and if it appears to the court that the animal is dangerous or  has done any of the things referred to herein, the court may order the owner of  the animal to destroy it. 

13. Any person authorized to destroy an animal under these Regulations may  destroy it or may complain to a Provincial Court Judge, who, upon verification of  the authorization, may make an order directing the owner of the animal to destroy  it. 

14. The owner of an animal who fails to comply with an order made under regulation  12 or regulation 13 shall be deemed to have committed an offence in terms of  these Regulations. 

15. Whenever an animal is found, in any public place or on any private property  without the consent of the property owner, occupant or person having control of  such private property, or without a tag or plate as required by regulation 3 or is  not accompanied as required by regulation 6 or is not held securely on a leash by  a person capable of restraining its movements or is not confined to private  property, the impounder shall and any person may cause the dog to be  impounded. 

16. (a) No person shall keep an animal in the Town, unless the animal is safely  tethered or penned up at all times or kept securely on a leash by a person  capable of restraining its movements.

(b) An animal which is tethered or penned up pursuant to these regulations  shall be tethered or penned up in a manner which may not be regarded as  imposing undue hardship or cruelty to the animal. 

17. (a) When an animal which bears a numbered tag or plate, as required by  these regulations, has been impounded, the impounder shall, if possible, give  notice thereof to the licensee or owner of the animal if the name and address of  such persons are know to him, and if the animal has not been redeemed by or on  behalf of the licensee or owner within two (2) days after the dispatch of such  notice, or where no notice has been given, after the time of impounding, the  impounder shall cause the dog to be disposed of or humanely destroyed; 

(b) The fee which shall be paid to the impounder for the redemption of an  impounded animal shall be $50.00 

(c) When an animal which does not bear a numbered tag or plate, as  required by these regulations, has been impounded, the impounder shall cause  the animal to be disposed of or humanely destroyed at the expiration of forty eight (48) hours after the time of impounding. 

(d) Where, in the sole discretion of the impounder, the animal liable to be  impounded, appears to be vicious, dangerous, diseased or otherwise unfit for  impounding, the impounder may cause the animal to be disposed of or humanely  destroyed forthwith; 

(e) Upon payment of the impounding fee and of the licence fee described  where an animal is not licensed, the impounder may release any animal which  fails to be disposed of or destroyed, to any person requesting such animal and  the ownership of such animal shall then vest in the person to whom it is released  and the former owner shall have no right or claim to such animal. 

(f) When an animal for which Council refuses to issue a licence or permit to  be kept within the Town, is found to be kept within the Town, the owner of such  animal is deemed to have committed an offence and the impounder shall  impound the animal. 

(g) If an animal for which the Council refuses to issue a licence or permit to  be kept in the Town is found at large, it shall be the duty of the impounder to  seize and impound such animal and to enter any premises for the purpose of  recapturing such animal which may escape from his control. 

18. The following fees shall be paid by the owners of animals seized or impounded  because Council refused to issue a licence or permit to be kept within the town. 

(a) for seizing or impounding of an animal $100.00 (b) for each day during which an animal is impounded $20.00 (c) plus all actual expenses for necessary food and veterinarian treatment for  the animal. 

19. No person except a Council employee may enter an impounding area without  permission from Council.

20. Any person found to tease an animal caught in a trap or throwing or poking any  object into the trap when an animal is caught therein, is guilty of an offence and  upon conviction shall be liable for a fine of $1,000.00. 

21. Any person who removes an animal from an impound without having first paid  the fees required by these regulations commits an offence. 

22. (a) Any person who interferes with or attempts to interfere with a Municipal  Enforcement officer of Animal Control officer or S.P.C.A. representative in the  exercise of their duties, shall be deemed to have committed an offence in terms  of these regulations. 

(b) Any person who, without authority of a Municipal Enforcement officer or  Animal Control officer of S.P.C.A. representative, releases any animal which has  been impounded, shall be deemed to have committed an offence in terms of  these regulations. 

(c) Every person requested by a Municipal Enforcement officer or Animal  Control officer or S.P.C.A. representative, shall forthwith give his or her proper  name and address. 

23. Any person who violates any provision of these regulations is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty as prescribed by these regulations. 

24. Pursuant to Section 420 of the Act, any person who violates any provision of  these regulations for which a penalty is not specifically provided, shall be guilty of  an offence and be liable upon conviction; 

(a) for a first offence to a fine of not less than $100 and not more that $500 or to  a term of imprisonment of not more than one month or to both the fine and  imprisonment;  

(b) for a subsequent offence to a fine of not less than $500 and not more than  $1,000 or to a term of imprisonment of not more than 3 months or to both the fine  and imprisonment. 

25. Prosecution under these regulations may be taken summarily by any Police Officer, including a Municipal Enforcement Officer. 

Michael Pinsent 
Town Manager/Clerk 

Approved by Council at Meeting #394 on March 27, 2012.

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