Bylaw bl-2003-0073
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF GEORGINA
IN THE
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
BY-LAW NUMBER 2003-0073 (REG-1)
BEING A BY-LAW TO REGULATE AND PROHIBIT THE BEING AT
LARGE OF ANIMALS OTHER THAN DOGS AND CATS AND THEIR
SEIZURE, IMPOUNDING AND CONTINGENT SALE
WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2001 as amended,
authorizes a municipality to pass by-laws to regulate
and prohibit the being at large of animals and to
provide for the impounding of said animals and for
their sale if they are not claimed within a reasonable
time.
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF
THE TOWN OF GEORGINA ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. DEFINITIONS:
In this by-law,
(a) "animal" means any member of the animal
kingdom, excluding domestic dogs and domestic
cats, other than a human;
(b) "being at large" means being found on a highway or
any place other than premises of the animal owner and
not in the control of the animal owner;
(c) "highway" means a common and public highway,
street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place,
bridge, viaduct or trestle, any part of which is
intended for or used by the general public for the
passage of vehicles and pedestrians and includes the
area between the lateral property lines;
(d) "owner" means any person that owns, harbors, or
has permanent or temporary possession of an animal or
animals;
(e) "pound keeper" means a person or persons appointed
by the town to retrieve, impound and operate an animal
pound;
(f) "town" means the Corporation of the Town of
Georgina.
2. ANIMALS BEING AT LARGE:
(a) No owner of an animal shall allow the animal
to be at large within the borders of the town.
(b) Any person having found an animal being at
large may take charge of, detain or deliver that animal
to the pound keeper.
3. POUND KEEPER:
(a) The pound keeper may impound any animal found
being at large. He may also impound an animal delivered
to him by a person having found that animal being at
large.
(b) As soon as is practical, the pound keeper upon
impounding an animal shall notify the animal owner and
where the animal owner is unknown shall notify the Town
Clerk in writing of the detaining of the animal
including a description of the animal.
(c) Upon notification from the pound keeper, the Town
Clerk shall post a notice in a conspicuous place in the
municipal offices for five (5) consecutive days
excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays,
indicating the date and location of the animals
finding, the animals description and the steps
necessary to reclaim the animal.
(d) After the expiry of five (5) days, excluding
Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays, from the day
of impounding and the animal has not been restored to
the owner, the pound keeper shall sell the animal. Any
monies received for the sale of the animal shall be
applied as follows:
(i) to recover any expenses incurred by the pound
keeper for services rendered to impound and keep the
animal;
(ii) to recover any expenses incurred by the pound
keeper for the sale of the animal;
(iii) to the town.
4. PENALTY:
Every person who contravenes any of the provisions
of this by-law, upon conviction, is guilty of an
offence and is liable to a fine pursuant to the
Provincial Offences Act as amended.
6. REPEALS:
By-law 93-18 (LI-1) is hereby repealed.
READ a first, second and third time and passed on
this 9th day of June, 2003.
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Jeffrey Holec, Mayor
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Rolland Chenier, Town Clerk