HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROPOSED Bylaw 2044-23 Animal Control (WITH MARKUP) COUNTY OF NEWELL
IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
BYLAW NO. 2044-23
A BYLAW OF THE COUNTY OF NEWELL IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, TO PROVIDE
FOR THE REGULATION AND CONTROL OF ANIMALS WITHIN THE COUNTY.
WHEREAS Sections 7, 8, and 9 of the Municipal Government Act. RSA 2000 c. M-26 provides
that Council may pass bylaws for the safety, health & welfare of people and the protection of
people and property;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the County of Newell deems it necessary to regulate and control
animals that may create a nuisance;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council for the County of Newell, in the Province of Alberta, duly
assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
1. TITLE:
(1) This Bylaw may be cited as the “Animal Control Bylaw”
2. DEFINITIONS:
(1) In this Bylaw:
(a) “Animal” means any mammal (excluding humans), or any bird, reptile or
amphibian;.
(b) “Animal Control Shelter” means a facility designated by the County for the
housing of Animals; as provided for in section 000.
“Animal Shelter Supervisor” means any person, firm or body corporate, or
servants and employees of a person, firm or body corporate, appointed
or employed by the Countyity to manage and operate the Animal Control
Shelter and to carry out the duties prescribed by this Bylaw;.
(c) “At Large” means where an Animal is found on public property or at a
property other than the Owner’s property and/or the Animal is not properly
restrained;
(c)
(d) “Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)” means a person appointed to that
position by the County of Newell Council as per section 205 of the Municipal
Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26;
(e) “Controlled Confinement” means the confinement of a dog in a pen, cage,
or building or securely tethered in a manner that will not allow the dog to bite,
harm or harass any person or animal;.
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(e)(f) “Coop” means a fully enclosed weather proof structure and attached
Outdoor Enclosure used for the keeping of Urban Chickens;
(f)(g) “Council” means the Council of the County of Newell;.
(h) “County” means the County of Newell;.
(g)(i) “Damage to Property” means damage to property other than the Owner’s
property and includes defecating;
(j) “Dog” includes a male dog, a neutered male dog, a female dog and a
spayed female dog;.
(k) “Hen” means a domesticated female chicken;
(l) “Land Use Bylaw” means the County of Newell Land Use Bylaw and any
amendments thereto;
(m) “Livestock” means:
i. A horse, mule, ass, swine, errmu, ostrich, camel, llama, alpaca, sheep or
goat;
ii. Domesticated reared or kept deer, reindeer, moose, elk or bison;
iii. Farm bred fur bearing animal(s) including foxes or mink;
iv. Animals of the bovine species;
v. Animals of the avian species including, turkey, ducks, geese, or
pheasants; and
vi. All other animals that are kept for agricultural purposes, but does not
include cats, dogs, or other domesticated household pet other than
domesticated pigs.
(n) “Muzzle” means a device of sufficient strength placed over an Animal’s
mouth to prevent it from biting;
(h) “Outdoor Enclosure” means a securely enclosed, roofed outdoor area
attached to and forming part of a Coop having a bare earth or vegetated floor
for Urban Chickens to roam;
(o)
(p) “Owner” means
i. a person who has the care, charge, custody, possession or control of an
Animal;
ii. a person who owns or who claims and proprietary interest in an Animal;
iii. a person who harbours, suffers, or permits an Animal to be present on
any property owned, occupied or leased by himthem or which is
otherwise under thistheir control;
iv. a person who claims and receives a Dog from the custody of the Animal
Shelter or a Peace Officer; or
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v. a person who operates an Animal Adoption Program and who has care,
charge, custody, possession or control of an Animal(s)
(q) “Owners property” means any property in which the Owner of an Animal
has a legal or equitable interest or over which the Owner of an Animal has
been given the control or use of, by the legal or equitable Owner of the
property, and which property shall include, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, land, buildings and vehicles;
(r) “Permitted Leash” means a leash adequate to control the Dog to which it is
attached, and which leash shall not exceed three (3) metres in length;
(s) “Properly Restrained” means a dog is:
i. being carried by a person capable of restraining the size and strength of
the dog;
ii. being confined in a kennel or like container, properly latched or locked; or
iii. being restrained by a person capable of restraining the size and strength
of the Dog by means of a permitted leash attached to a choke chain,
collar or harness attached to the Dog.
(t) “Peace Officer” means:
i. a Community Peace Officer as appointed by the Solicitor General of
Alberta;
ii. a Bylaw Enforcement Officer as appointed by the County of Newell to
enforce bylaws of the County, or
iii. a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
(u) “Permitted Property” means private property upon which the Owner (A) of
an Animal has the express permission of the Owner of that property to allow
the Owners (A) Animal to be at large, thereon;
(v) “Rooster” means a domesticated male chicken;
(w) “Secure Enclosure” means a building, cage or fenced area of such
construction which will not allow a confined Animal(s) to escape from that
enclosure;
(x) “Serious Wound” means an injury to a human or an Animal resulting from
the action of a Dog that causes the skin to be broken or flesh to be torn and
where requiring immediate medical assistance;
“Specified Residential Area(s) means individual residential developments
or areas that are zoned; Acreage Residential, Grouped Rural Residential, or
Hamlet Residential (excluding Hamlet Residential Areas within Lake Newell
Resort). Also excluded are residential developments zoned as Direct Control
Districts.
(y) “Specified Residential Area(s) means individual residential developments
or areas that are zoned within the County of Newell Land Use Bylaw;
Acreage Residential, Grouped Rural Residential, or Hamlet Residential
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(excluding Hamlet Residential Areas within Lake Newell Resort). Also
excluded are residential developments zoned as Direct Control Districts.
(z) “Urban Area” means lands located within the County on which agricultural
operations, including but not limited to the keeping of livestock are neither a
permitted or discretionary use under the County’s Land Use Bylaw.
(aa) “Urban Chicken” means a Hen of any age;
(bb) “Vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in the Traffic Safety Act, RSA
2000, c T-6;
(cc) “Vicious Dog” means any Dog, whatever its age, whether on public or
private property, which has;
i. chased, injured or bitten any other animal or human; or
ii. damaged or destroyed any public or private property; or
iii. threatened or created the reasonable apprehension of a threat to a
human; and
iv. which, in the opinion of a Justice, presents a threat of serious harm to
other animals or humans.
(dd) “Violation Ticket” means a ticket issued pursuant to Part 2 of the
Provincial Offences Procedure Act, RSA 2000, c. P-21.5, as amended and
Regulations there under.
(i)(ee) “Violation Tag” means a notice or tag in a form as approved by the
CAO, issued by the County allowing a voluntary payment option of a fine
established under this Bylaw.
5.3. RESPONSIBILITY OF ANIMAL OWNERS
(1) The owner of an Animal shall:
(a) Ensure that an Animal has adequate food and water;
(b) Must provide an Animal with adequate care when an Animal is wounded or ill;
(c) Must provide an Animal with reasonable protection from injurious heat or
cold; and
(d) Must provide an Animal with adequate shelter, ventilation and space; and.
(d)(e) Must ensure a Dog is Pproperly Rrestrained,
(2) An Owner shall not permit an Animal to be at large.
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(3)(2) An Owner shall not permit a Dog to bark or howl or make another noise thereby
disturbing the quiet or repose of any person.
(4)(3) An Owner shall not permit any Animal to make noise thereby disturbing the quiet or
repose of any person.
(5)(4) An Owner shall not permit an Animal to cause Ddamage to Pproperty within the
County.
(6)(5) An Owner shall not permit a Dog in an area where the County has posted a sign
which prohibits the presence of Dogs, regardless if the Dog is Aat lLarge or not.
(7)(6) An Owner of an Animal shall not permit an Animal to:
(a) bite, attack, threaten, harass, bark at, chase or injure any person; or
(b) bite a person causing a Serious Wound; or
(c) bite, attack, threaten, harass, bark at, chase, or injure any bird, reptile,
amphibian or mammal; or
(d) Cause the death of any bird, reptile, amphibian or mammal; or
(e) Bite a bird, reptile, amphibian or mammal and cause a serious wound; or
(f) Chase a vehicle
(8)(7) The Owner of an Animal which defecates on property, which is not the Owner’s
Property, shall cause such defecation to be removed immediately and disposed of
in a sanitary. mmanner. except if that person is blind or handicapped so as not to
be able to comply.
.
(9)(8) No person shall permit an Animal suffering from a communicable disease to be in
any public place or keep the Animal in contact or in proximity of any other Animal
free of such disease.
(10)(9) No person shall interfere with, hinder or impede a Peace Officer in the
performance of any duty authorized by this Bylaw.
(11)(10) No person shall permit Aanimal waste to drain from their property onto
adjoining properties.
(12)(11) Persons disposing of Animal waste shall deposit it in a private waste
disposal container and shall secure the waste/feces in a single plastic bag that will
contain the waste/feces and this shall be sealed so as not to permit any drainage
or liquid or spillage of solid matter.
6.4. COMMERCIAL KENNEL
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(1) No person shall keep or have more than four (4) dogs over the age of six (6)
months on any parcel of land in the County except .
(2)(1) Notwithstanding, four (4) or more dogs may be kept if the person obtains a
Development permit for a commercial kennel.
(2) A kennel shall be deemed to be in operation if five (5) or more dogs are kept or
maintained at any one location but does not include veterinarian clinics or Animal
Service Control Centers.
(3)
8.5. VICIOUS DOG
(1) If a Peace Officer believes on reasonable and probable grounds that a dog has:
(a) cChased, injured or bitten a person or other Animal;
(b) Ddamaged or destroyed any property;
(c) Tthreatened or created the reasonable apprehension of a threat to a person
or other animal; or
(d) bBeen previously determined to be a Ddangerous Dog under the Dangerous
Dogs Act RSA 2000 c. D-3
The Peace Officer may seize and impound the Dog at the Animal Control Shelter
and recommend to the CAO or Designate Chief Administrative Officer that the Dog
be declared a Vicious Dog.
(2) Upon receipt of a recommendation from a Peace Officer pursuant to subsection
5(1), the CAO, or Designate Chief Administrative Officer may declare the dog to be
a Vicious Dog.
(3) If the Chief Administrative OfficerCAO or Designate has declared a dog to be a
Vicious Dog, a Peace Officer shall provide written notification of the declaration to
the Dog’s Owner.
(4) A person who receives a notice from a Peace Officer pursuant to subsection 5(3)
may appeal the declaration by giving written notice of the appeal and the reasons
therefore to the CAO or Designate Chief Administrative Officer within (10) days of
receiving the declaration from the Peace Officer.
(5) When a Dog has been declared a Vicious Dog an oowner shall:
(a) keep the Vicious Dog in an enclosed pen while outside;
(b) keep the Vicious Dog muzzled while on leash;
(c) post warning sign that a Vvicious Dog resides on the premises, at each gate
to the property;
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(6) Upon demand made by a Peace Officer, the Owner shall forthwith surrender for
quarantine any Dog which has inflicted a Dog bite to any person or any Animal
which a Peace Officer has reasonable and probably grounds to suspect of having
been exposed to rabies. The Dog may be reclaimed by the Owner if:
(a) they keep the Dog in an enclosed penproperly retrained while outside;
(b) upon payment of confinement expenses; and
(7) Where a Dog bite results in a Sserious Wwound being inflicted, the Owner shall
promptly report the incident to a Peace Officer who shall report the incident to the
Health Authority, . The Health Authority will advise the Owner of the quarantine
procedure. The Owner shall keep the Dog in cControlled cConfinement until the
Health Inspector has authorized the release of the Dog from cControlled
Cconfinement.
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9.6. ANIMAL SAFETY
(1) No person shall tease, torment, annoy, abuse or injure any Animal.
(2) No person shall untie, loosen or otherwise free an Animal which is not in distress
unless such person has the authorization of the Owner.
(3) No person shall leave an Animal unattended in a vehicle unless the Dog it is
restrained so as to prevent it from coming into contact with any other person or
Animal outside the motor vehicle.
(4) Any person leaving an Animal unattended in a vehicle shall ensure that suitable
ventilation is provided for the Animal.
(5) No person shall leave an Animal unattended in the open box area of a truck or an
open trailer while the truck or trailer is parked.
10.7. LIVESTOCK
(1) No person shall keep Livestock in any Hamlet in the CountyKeeping livestock that
number in excess of thresholds listed in Schedule “A” of this Bylaw is not allowed
in amy specified residential area in the County.
(2) No Person shall Keep Livestock on any mutlimulti-lot subdivision in the County.
(3)(2) On any residential parcel within a specified residential area that is less than 0.81
ha (2.0 ac) in Ssize, no more than four (4) Household Pets shall be allowed.
(3) On any residential or agricultural parcels between greater than 0.81 ha (2.0 ac)
and 16.1 ha (39.9 ac) in within a specified residential area, size, additional
Animal/Birds Units shallmay be allowed in accordance with Schedule “A”.
(4) No person shall keep more Animal Units on properties within a specified residential
area than allowed in Schedule “A”.
8. URBAN CHICKENS
11.
(1) In Within a specified residential areaan Urban Area, no person shall :
(b) keep a Rooster or ;
(c) keep a Hen, other than anmore than four (4) Urban Chickens. for which a valid
Chicken License has been issued.
and is in compliance with this bylaw.
(4) A Person may apply to keep no more than four (4) Urban Chickens. by:
(e) submitting a completed application, on the form approved by the CAO, and
(f) paying a license fee of $30.00.
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(7) The CAO may not issue a Chicken License unless satisfied that:
(h) the applicant is the owner of the property on which the Urban Chicken will be
kept, or that the owner of the property has provided written consent to the application;
(i) the land use district of the property on which the Urban Chickens will be kept
allows the placement of an accessory building that may serve as a Coop for the keeping
of Urban Chickens;
(j) the applicant resides on the property on which the Urban Chickens will be kept;
(k) the applicable fee has been paid; and
(l) all required information has been provided.
(13) The CAO may refuse to grant or may choose to revoke an Urban Chicken
License for the following reasons:
(o) the applicant or license holder no longer meets the requirements of this bylaw for
a Chicken License;
(p) the applicant of license holder:
xvii) furnishes false information of misrepresents any fact or circumstances to the
CAO or a Peace Officer;
xviii) has, in the opinion of the CAO based on reasonable grounds, contravened this
Bylaw whether or not the contravention has been prosecuted;
xix) fails to pay a fine imposed by a court for a contravention of this Bylaw or any
other applicable Bylaw related to the keeping of Urban Chickens;
xx) fails to pay any fee required by this of any applicable Bylaw.
in the opinion of the CAO, based on reasonable grounds, it is in the public interest to do
so.
(u)
if the CAO refused to grant or decides to revoke an Urban Chicken License, the
applicant may appeal the decision to County Council.
(22)
(23) An Urban Chicken License is not transferable from one person to another
or from one property to another.
(24) a person to whom an Urban Chicken License has been issued shall produce the
license at the demand of the CAO or a Peace Officer.
12.9. KEEPING OF URBAN CHICKENS
(1) A person who keeps Urban Chickens must:shall:
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(a) provide each Hhen with at least 0.37 m2 of interior floor area, and at least
0.92 m2m2 of oOutdoor Eenclosure, within the Ccoop;
(b) provide and maintain, in the cCoop, at least one nest box per coop and one
perch that is at least 15 cm long, per hHen;
(c) keep each Hen hen in the Coop coop at all times;
(d) provide each Hen hen with food, water, shelter, light, ventilation, care, and
opportunities for essential behaviours such as scratching, dust-bathing, and
roosting, all sufficient to maintain the Hhen in good health;
(e) maintain the Coop coop in good repair and sanitary condition, and free from
vermin and noxious or offensive smells and substances;
(f) construct and maintain the Coop coop to prevent any rodent from harbouring
underneath or within it or within its walls, and to prevent entrance by any
other animal;
(g) keep a food container and water container in the Coopcoop;
(h) keep the Coop coop secured from sunset to sunrise;
(i) remove leftover feed, trash, and manure in a timely manner;
(j) store feed within a fully enclosed container;
(k) place manure within a fully enclosed container, and store no more than 3
cubic feet of manure at a time;
(l) remove all other manure not used for composting or fertilizing and dispose of
same in accordance with County bylaws;
(m) follow biosecurity procedures recommended by the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency to reduce potential for disease outbreak; and
(n) keep Hens hens for personal use only.
(o) Shall comply with all federal and provincial government laws and regulations
that pertain to raising chickens and the use of chicken related products.
(o)
(2) Urban Chickens must be kept in accordance in section 9(1)
(2)(3) No person who keeps Urban Chickens shall:
(a) sell eggs, manure, meat, or other products derived from Hhens;
(b) slaughter a Hen hen on the property;
(b)
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(c) dispose of a Hen hen except by delivering it to a farm, abattoir, veterinarian,
or other operation that is lawfully permitted to dispose of Hens; and
(d) keep a Hen hen in a cage, kennel, or any shelter other than a Coopcoop.
13.10. POWERS OF A PEACE OFFICER
(1) A Peace Officer or an Animal Control Officer is authorized to capture and impound,
in an Animal Shelter, any Dog that is At Largeat large. A Peace Officer or Animal
Control Officer is further authorized to take such reasonable measures as are
necessary to subdue any Dog At Largeat large. If any such Dog is injured, it may
be taken to a registered veterinarian for treatment and then to an Animal Shelter.
Costs for this treatment are the responsibility of the Owner.
(2) A Peace Officer or Animal Control Officer is authorized to enter upon the land
surrounding any building for the purpose of pursuing any Dog which has been
observed At Largeat large.
(3) An impounded Dog may be kept in an Animal Shelter for a period of seventy-two
(72) hours. Sunday and Statutory statutory holidays shall not be included in the
computation of the seventy-two (72) hour period. During this period, any Dog may
be claimed by its Owner, except as otherwise provided in this Bylaw, upon
payment to the Municipality municipality or authorized Animal Shelter:
(3)
(a) the appropriate impoundment fee in full as set out in Schedule “bB” of this
Bylaw;
(a)
(b) the cost of any veterinary treatment to relieve pain or bleeding of any Dog
that is found to be injured when picked up or injured in the process of
capture.
(4) At the expiration of the seventy-two (72) hour period, as prescribed in Section
107(3) of this Bylaw, the Animal Control Officer is authorized to:
(a) turn the Dog over to the S.P.C.A or Aanimal Aadoption Aagency/Sshelter
who will put the Dog up for adoption should it meet with their adoption
requirements;
(b) allow the Dog to be redeemed by its Owner, in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10(3) herein; or
(4)(c) continue to impound the Dog for an indefinite period of time or for such
further period of time as the Animal Control Officer, in his or her discretion,
may decide.
(5) A Peace Officer or Animal Control Officer shall maintain adequate records of:
(a) Complaints and disposal of such complaints;
(b) Each Dog impounded and time, place, and disposition of such Dog.
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15.11. IMPOUNDMENT
(1) No unauthorized person shall remove or attempt to remove from an Animal Shelter
any Dog impounded therein.
(16) Any person leaving an Animal unattended in a vehicle shall ensure that suitable
ventilation is provided for the Animal.
(17) No person shall leave an Animal in the open box area of a truck or open trailer while
the truck or trailer is in motion.
19. OTHER OFFENCES
(21) No person shall tease, torment, annoy, abuse or injure any Animal.
(22) No person shall untie, loosen or otherwise free an Animal which is not in distress
unless such person has the authorization of the Owner.
24.12. RABID DOG
(1) Any Dog suspected of being rabid shall immediately be reported to the Health
Authority and, upon instruction, shall be forthwith released by the Owner into
custody of and be confined by the Animal Control Officer at the expense of said
Owner for the period of up to fourteen (14) days or such period of time specified by
the said Health Authority. Any Dog taken into custody and confined shall not be
destroyed unless the Medical Officer of the Health Authority orders its destruction.
13. COMPLAINTS
(1) All Animal Control Complaints must be made to the County in writing.
(2) All complaints must have;
(a) Complainants name;
(b) Complainants address;
(c) Complainants phone number; and
(d) Location of the offence.
(e) Detailed description of the complaint.
(1)
26.14. PENALTIES
(1) Any Person who contravenes any provisions of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence
and is liable to a penalty, as set out in Schedule “B” of this Bylaw.
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(2) Where a Peace Officer believes on reasonable and probable grounds that a
person has contravened any provision of this Bylaw, a Peace Officer or Animal
Control Officer may serve upon such person a Violation violation Tag tag either
personally or by delivering it to the person at their residence with a person on the
premises who appears to be at least eighteen (18) years of age or by delivery to
their residence by mail and such service shall be adequate for the purpose of this
Bylaw.
(3) A Violation violation Tag tag shall be in such form as determined by the County
and shall state:
(a) the section of the Bylaw which was contravened; and
(a)
(b) the fine which is provided for within schedule “B” of this Bylaw, including any
amendments or additions thereto, that will be accepted by the County in lieu
of prosecution.
(4) If a Violation violation Tag tag issued pursuant to this Bylaw is presented within
fourteen (14) days from the issue thereof, together with payment to the County of
the specified penalty and/or fee, the person to whom the Violation violation Ttag
was issued will not be liable for prosecution for the contravention in respect of
which the Violation Tag was issued.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Bylaw, a person to whom a Violation
violation Tag tag has been issued may exercise histheir right to defend any charge
of committing a contravention of any provision of this Bylaw.
15. SEVERABILITY
(1) It is the intention of Council that each separate provision of this Bylaw shall be
deemed independent of all other provisions herein and it is the further intention of
Council that if any provisions of the Bylaw is declared invalid, all other provisions
hereof shall remain valid and enforceable.
27.16. SUMMARY CONVICTION
(1) A Person who contravenes a provision of this Bylaw by doing something they are
prohibited from doing, or by failing to do something which they are required to do,
or by doing something in a manner different from that in which they are required or
permitted to do by this Bylaw, is guilty of an offence and upon summary conviction,
liable to a fine of not more than ten thousand ($10,000) dollars.
(2) Where there has been a breach of this Bylaw, a Peace Officer is hereby authorized
and empowered to issue a Violation Ticket pursuant to Part 2 of the Provincial
Offences Procedure Act RSA 2000, c P-34 as amended.
(2)
This Bylaw comes into full force and effect upon the third and final reading and rescinds Bylaw
1938-19 (Urban Chickens) and Bylaw 1939-19 (Animal Control).
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January 26, 2023 MOVED BY COUNCILLOR NAME KELLY CHRISTMAN that Bylaw 2044-23
receive FIRST reading.
MOTION CARRIED
DATE MOVED BY COUNCILLOR NAME that Bylaw 2044-23 receive SECOND reading.
MOTION CARRIED
DATE MOVED BY COUNCILLOR NAME that Bylaw 2044-23 receive THIRD and FINAL
reading.
MOTION CARRIED
_________________________________ _________________________________
Reeve – Arno Doerksen Chief Administrative Officer – Matt Fenske
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SCHEDULE”A”
Animal Allowances Within Specified Residential Areas
– Section 7(4)
Parcel Size Max. Animal
Units Hectares Acres
≤0.81 ≤ 2 acres
0.25 urban
chickens. 0 for all
other livestock
≥ 0.81 to ≤ 1.4 ≥ 2 to ≤ 3.5 1
≥ 1.4 to ≤ 2.0 ≥ 3.5 to ≤ 4.94 2
≥ 2.0 to ≤ 3.0 ≥ 4.94 to ≤ 7.4 3
≥ 3.0 to ≤ 4.0 ≥ 7.4 to ≤ 9.88 4
≥ 4.0 to ≤ 5.0 ≥ 9.88 to ≤ 12.36 5
≥ 5.0 to ≤ 6.0 ≥ 12.36 to ≤ 14.83 6
≥ 6.0 to ≤ 7.0 ≥ 14.83 to ≤ 17.3 7
≥ 7.0 to ≤ 8.0 ≥ 17.3 to ≤ 19.77 8
≥ 8.0 to ≤ 9.0 ≥ 19.77 to ≤ 22.24 9
≥ 9.0 to ≤ 10.0 ≥ 22.25 to ≤ 24.71 10
10+ 24.71+ Unlimited10+ *
*based on carrying capacity of the land
Animal Type # of Animals = 1 Animal Unit
Cattle 1
Pigs 2
Horses/Ponies 1
Donkeys/Mules 1
Poultry 20
Sheep 5
Rabbit/Mink 20
Goats 5
Elk 1
Emu 4
Ostrich 2
Bison 0.5
Deer 4
Alpaca/Llama 5
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Schedule “B”
Penalty Listing
Section Offence Minimum
Penalty
Specified
Penalty
3(1)(a) Owner fail to provide Animal with adequate food
and water
$150 $250
3(1)(b) Fail to provide Animal with adequate care when
animal is wounded or ill
$150 $250
3(1)(c) Fail to provide Animal with reasonable protection
from injurious heat or cold
$150 $250
3(1)(d) Fail to provide an Animal with adequate shelter $150 $250
3(1)(e) Fail to ensure a Dog is properly Restrained $150
3(2) Animal at large $150
3(3) Owner permit Dog to bark/create noise $150 $250
3(4) Owner permit Animal to make noise $150 $250
3(5) Owner permit an Animal to cause damage to
property
$350 $500
3(6) Owner have Dog in area prohibited by sign $75
3(7)(a) Owner of an Animal that bit, attacked, threatened,
harassed, barked at, chased or injured a person
$350 $500
3(7)(b) Owner of an Animal that bit a person causing a
serious wound
$2,000 $3,500
3(7)(c) Owner of an Animal that has bitten, attacked,
threatened, harassed, barked at, chases, or injured
any bird, reptile, amphibian or mammal
$350 $500
3(7)(d) Owner of an Animal that caused the death of a bird,
reptile, amphibian or mammal
$2000
3(7)(e) Owner of an Animal that bit any bird, reptile,
amphibian or mammal and caused a serious injury
$2000
3(7)(f) Owner permited Animal to chase vehicle $150
3(8) Fail to clean up defecation not on owners’ property $75 $150
3(9) permit an Animal suffering from a communicable
disease to be in any public place or keep the
Animal in contact or in proximity of any other Animal
free of such disease.
$350 $500
3(10) Interfere with, hinder or impede a Peace Officer $350 $500
3(11) Owner permit Animal waste to drain from their
property onto adjoining properties
$150 $250
3(12) Dispose of Animal waste in prohibited manner $150 $250
4(1) Have more than four (4) Dogs $150 $250
5(5)(a) Fail to keep Vicious Dog in an enclosed pen $500 $1000
5(5)(b) Fail to keep Vicious Dog muzzled while on a leash $500 $1000
5(5)(c) Fail to post warning signs on property of Vicious
Dog
$500 $1000
6(1) Tease, torment, annoy, or injurye any Animal $350 $500
6(2) Untie, loosen, or otherwise free an Animal without
Authorization
$150 $250
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6(3) Fail to prevent Animal from coming into contact with
Animal/Person outside of motor vehicle
$150 $250
6(4) Leave Animal unattended in a vehicle without
suitable ventilation
$500 $1000
6(5) Leave Animal unattended in the open box area of a
truck or trailer while parked
$75 $150
7(1) Keep livestock in a Hamlet $150 $250
7(2) Keep livestock on a multi-lot subdivision $150 $250
7(3) Have more than four (4) household pets $75 $150
7(5) keep more Animal/Bird units as allowed in Schedule
“A”
$350 $500
8(1)(a) Have a Rooster in an urban areaa specified
residential area
$75 $150
8(1)(b) Have a Hen without a licencemore than four (4)
chickes
$75 $150
9(2) Fail to maintain Chickens properly $75 $150
9(2)(a) Sell eggs, manure, meat, or other products derived
from Hens
$75 $150
9(2)(b) Slaughter a Hen on the property $75 $150
9(2)(c) Dispose of a Hen unlawfully $75 $150
9(2)(d) Keep a Hen in a cage, kennel, or any shelter other
than a Coop
$75 $150