H.W. Osmond Doyle, LL.B., LL.M.
City Solicitor
Legal Services
100 Queen Street West
14th Floor, West Tower, City Hall
Toronto ON M5H 2N2
Tel: (416) 392-8047
Fax: (416) 392-1017 or 392-0005
October 29, 1998
To:Board of Health
From:H.W.O. Doyle
City Solicitor
Subject:Revised Animal Control By-law
Purpose:
To provide the Board of Health with a revised draft animal control by-law which reflects the
recommendations made by the Animal Services Advisory Subcommittee of the Board of
Health.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
None.
Recommendation:
That authority be granted to introduce the necessary Bill in Council in the form or
substantially in the form of the draft by-law attached to this report .
Council Reference/Background/History:
At its meeting held on October 27, 1998 the Animal Services Advisory Subcommittee of the
Board of Health considered the draft City of Toronto animal control by-law and made several
recommended changes to the draft by-law. The Subcommittee also requested that the City
Solicitor incorporate these changes into a revised draft by-law.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Attached for consideration by the Board of Health is a revised draft animal control by-law
which reflects the changes recommended by the Board of Health Animal Services Advisory
Subcommittee. The proposed changes are identified by bold text throughout the document.
Conclusions:
The draft animal control by-law which is attached to this report reflects the changes
recommended by the Animal Services Advisory Subcommittee.
Contact Name:
Jane Speakman
Solicitor
392-1563
H.W.O. Doyle
City Solicitor
Legal Services
Att.
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Authority:
Enacted by Council:
CITY OF TORONTO
Bill No.
BY-LAW No.
A By-law respecting animals.
WHEREAS section 210 of the Municipal Act authorizes a municipality to pass by-laws
respecting animals and birds; and
WHEREAS section 220.1 of the Municipal Act authorizes a municipality to pass by-laws
imposing fees or charges on any class of persons;
The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:
PART I
INTERPRETATION
1.In this by-law,
"animal" means all species of fauna excluding humans;
"animal centre" means a facility operated by or for the City of Toronto for the keeping and
disposition of stray and admitted animals;
"bite" means piercing or puncturing the skin as a result of contact with a dog's tooth or teeth;
"cat" means a feline of the species Felis cattus;
"cat at large" means being found on any other property than that of the owner of the
animal except where the owner of the property expressly permits the animal to be on his
or her property.
"City" means City of Toronto;
"Council" means City of Toronto Council;
"dog" means a canine of the species Canis familiaris;
"dwelling unit" means one room or a group of rooms, occupied or capable of being occupied
as the home or residence of one or more persons, and containing only one kitchen or other
facility for the preparation of meals;
"ferret" means a ferret of the species Mustela putoriusfuro;
"keep" means to have temporary or permanent control or possession of an animal and keeping
has the same meaning;
"Medical Officer of Health" means the Medical Officer of Health for the City of Toronto
Health Unit or any person acting under his or her authority;
"microchip" means an approved Canadian standard, encoded identification device implanted
into an animal, which contains a unique code that permits or facilitates access to owner
information, including the name and address of the owner, which is stored in a central
database accessible to the Medical Officer of Health;
"muzzle" means a humane fastening or covering device of adequate strength over the mouth
to prevent a dog from biting;
"owner" means a person or persons who possess, harbour, or have custody of an animal and
where the owner is a minor, the person responsible for the custody of the minor;
"pigeon" means any of a widely distributed family (Columbidae, order Columbiiformes) of
birds and shall include every variety of rock doves and ringed turtle doves;
"police work dog" means a dog trained for and actually engaged in law enforcement by any
Federal, Provincial or Municipal government agency;
"protective care" means the temporary keeping of an animal to a maximum of five (5) days, as
a result of an eviction, incarceration, medical or fire emergency or any other situation that the
Medical Officer of Health deems appropriate;
"rabbit" means a European rabbit of the species Oryctolagus cuniculus;
"trespass" means being found on any other property than that of the owner of the
animal except where the owner of the property expressly permits the animal to be on his
or her property.(deleted and redefined as "cat at large")
PART II
PROHIBITED ANIMALS
2.(1)No person shall keep, either on a temporary or permanent basis, any prohibited animal
in the City.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), prohibited animals are those classes of animals listed in
Schedule A.
3.Section 2 does not apply to:
1.The premises of a City animal centre.
2.The premises of an affiliate or branch of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals.
3.The premises of an accredited veterinary hospital under the care of a licensed veterinarian.
4.The premises of the Toronto Zoo.
5.The premises of facilities accredited by the Canadian Association of Zoological Aquaria
(CAZA).
6.The areas of the City in which professionally produced films are being made by film
professional and recognized film production companies, if the animals are owned by
institutions accredited by the Canadian Association of Zoological Aquariums and only during
filming.
7.The areas of the City in which educational programs are being conducted with animals, if
the animals are owned by institutions accredited by the Canadian Association of Zoological
Aquariums or the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and only while the educational
programs are actually being conducted, provided that such programs be limited to a maximum
of three days at any one location.
8.Premises registered as research facilities pursuant to the Animals for Research Act, R.S.O.
1990, c.A.22.
9.The premises of slaughterhouses licensed pursuant to the Meat Inspection Act, R.S.O.
1990, c.M.5.
10.The premises of the Toronto Police Department.
11.Domesticated Ungulates of the families Artiodactylus and Perissodactylus, Anseriformes,
Galliformes and Titanformes:
(a)on lands owned and operated by the City listed in Schedule B; or
(b)on lands zoned agricultural.
*12.Toronto Wildlife Centre (new provision)
*13.Foster Programs under the supervision of an affiliate or branch of the Ontario
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (new provision)
4.Subject to section 17, no person shall keep in any dwelling unit more than six (6) of any
combination of dogs, cats, ferrets and rabbits except that any person who, on the date of the
passage of this by-law, was lawfully keeping more than six (6) of any combination of dogs,
cats, ferrets and rabbits may keep those dogs, cats, ferrets and rabbits until they have died or
are otherwise disposed of.
PART III
CARE OF ANIMALS
5.Every person who keeps an animal within the City's boundaries shall provide the animal or
cause it to be provided with adequate and appropriate care, food, water, shelter, exercise,
attention and veterinary care as may be required to meet the need of the species. (deleted:
from time to time to keep it in good health).
6.If an animal is customarily kept out of doors, the person having the custody or control of
the animal shall provide for its use at all times a structurally sufficient, weather-proofed and
insulated enclosure of appropriate size and dimension.
7.(1)No person shall keep any animal in the City tethered on a chain, rope or similar
restraining device of less than three (3) metres in length.
(2)Every person who has tethered an animal shall ensure that the animal is supervised, that
the animal has unrestricted movement within the range of the tether, and that the animal
cannot suffer injury resulting from the tethering. (new clauses added)
8.(1)No person shall keep an animal within the City in an unsanitary condition.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), an animal is kept in an unsanitary condition where the
keeping of the animal results in an accumulation of faecal matter, an odour, insect infestation
or rodent attractants which endanger the health of any person or animal, or which disturbs or
is likely to disturb the enjoyment, comfort or convenience of any person.
9.(1)Where an animal is sheltered at a City animal centre for protective care, a per diem
sheltering fee shall be paid to the Medical Officer of Health in advance of redeeming the
animal by the owner in the amount specified in Schedule C.
(2)Where an animal is not redeemed at the end of the protective care period, it shall be treated
as an impounded animal.
PART IV
DOGS
10.Every owner of a dog shall,
(1)register the dog with the Medical Officer of Health and pay a tag and licence fee in the
amount specified in Schedule C.
(2)until ceasing to be the owner of the dog, obtain a new tag and licence for the dog prior to
the expiration of each licence issued for the dog which shall expire the following year on the
anniversary date of its initial issuance.
(3)keep the tag securely fixed at all times on the dog for which the tag is issued.
(4)pay a tag replacement fee specified in Schedule C in the event the tag issued for the dog is
lost.
11.(1)No owner of a dog shall cause or permit the dog to run at large in the City, except as
permitted in those areas of City parks where dogs are permitted to run at large as designated
by City by-law.
(2)For the purposes of this by-law, a dog shall be deemed to be running at large when found
in any place other than the premises of the owner of the dog and not under the control of any
person.
(3)No person shall keep a dog off the premises of the owner other than on a leash which shall
not exceed two (2) metres in length except where consent is given by the person owning the
property where the dog is found.
(4)No person shall have more than 3 dogs under his or her control at any time while off the
premises of the owner or owners of the dog or dogs.
12.(1)Sections 10 and 11 do not apply to police work dogs.
(2)Subsection 10(1) does not apply to any owner of a dog that has a lifetime licence issued
for the dog by the former City of North York, Scarborough or Toronto.
13.(1)Any dog running at large contrary to the provisions of this by-law may be seized and
impounded, or euthanized by the Medical Officer of Health.
(2)Where, in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health, a dog seized under subsection (1)
is injured or ill and should be euthanized without delay for humane reasons or safety to
persons, the dog may be euthanized by the Medical Officer of Health without permitting any
person to reclaim the dog.
(3)Any dog seized by the Medical Officer of Health shall be impounded for a minimum
period of five (5) days from the time of its impoundment, exclusive of the day on which the
dog was impounded, and days on which the animal centre is closed, during which time the
owner shall be entitled to redeem the dog.
(4)If a dog is not redeemed within the time period referred to in subsection (3), the dog shall
become the property of the City and may,
(a)be adopted for a fee in the amount specified in Schedule C; or
(b)be euthanized by the Medical Officer of Health.
(5)Where a dog is seized and impounded by the Medical Officer of Health under subsection
(1),
(a)a per diem impoundment fee shall be paid to the Medical Officer of Health in advance of
redeeming the dog by the owner in the amount specified in Schedule C; and
(b)the owner shall ensure the dog is identified with a microchip.
(6)Where a dog seized and impounded by the Medical Officer of Health under subsection (1)
is injured or ill and receives veterinary care necessary for the well-being of the dog, the
Medical Officer of Health shall, in addition to any amount charged pursuant to subsection (5),
be entitled to charge the person claiming the dog under this Part the cost of the veterinary care
to the Medical Officer of Health, the costs not to exceed an amount calculated in accordance
with the suggested fee guide (deleted: maximum tariffs) of the Ontario Veterinary Medical
Association as amended from time to time.
14.(1)Where the Medical Officer of Health has reason to believe that a dog has bitten a
person or domestic animal, the Medical Officer of Health shall,
(a)where the bite is the first bite on record with the City, and where the bite occurred on the
owner's premises, serve the owner with a Notice of Caution;
(b)where the bite is a second or subsequent bite on record with the City, serve the owner with
a Notice to Muzzle.
(2)Where the Medical Officer of Health has reason to believe that a dog has bitten a person or
domestic animal in the City other than on the owner's premises, the Medical Officer of Health
shall serve the owner with a Notice to Muzzle.
15.(1)An owner who is served with a Notice of Caution or a Notice to Muzzle is entitled to a
hearing by the Medical Officer of Health who may confirm the Notice or exempt the owner
from the muzzling requirements.
(2)To receive a hearing, the owner must mail or deliver to the Medical Officer of Health
within thirty (30) days after a copy of the Notice of Caution or Notice to Muzzle is served on
the owner, notice in writing requesting a hearing.
(3)Although a hearing may be requested, a Notice served pursuant to section 14 takes effect
when it is served on the person to whom it is directed.
(4)Once a Notice to Muzzle has been issued and properly served upon the owner of the dog,
no person shall permit the dog to be off the premises of the owner unless properly muzzled.
(5)For the purposes of subsection 15(4), where an owner of a dog has exclusive possession of
part of a building or property, "premises" means that portion of the property of which the
owner has exclusive possession.
(6)Once a Notice to Muzzle has been issued and properly served upon the owner of the dog,
the owner of the dog shall ensure that the dog is identified with a microchip.
16.Every owner of a dog shall immediately remove excrement left by the dog on property
anywhere within the City.
17.No person shall keep more than three (3) dogs in and about any dwelling unit within the
City, except that any person who, on the date of the passage of this by-law was lawfully
keeping more than three (3) dogs, may keep those dogs until they have died or are otherwise
disposed of.
PART V
CATS
18.Every owner of a cat shall,
(1)register the cat with the Medical Officer of Health and pay a tag and registration fee in the
amount specified in Schedule D except that no fees are payable where a cat has a lifetime
identification tag issued by the former City of Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough or York or
the former Borough of East York.
(2)until ceasing to be the owner of the cat, obtain a new tag for the cat prior to the expiration
of the tag issued for the cat which shall expire the following year on the anniversary date of its
initial issuance.
(3)keep the cat tag securely fixed at all times on the cat for which the tag is issued.
(4)pay a tag replacement fee specified in Schedule D in the event the tag issued for the cat is
lost.
19.No owner of a cat shall cause or permit the cat to be at large (deleted: to trespass) in the
City.
20.(1)Any cat at large (deleted: trespassing) contrary to the provisions of this by-law may
be seized and impounded, or euthanized by the Medical Officer of Health.
(2)Where, in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health, a cat seized under subsection (1) is
injured or ill and should be euthanized without delay for humane reasons or safety to persons,
the cat may be euthanized by the Medical Officer of Health without permitting any person to
reclaim the cat.
(3)Any cat seized by the Medical Officer of Health shall be impounded for a minimum period
of five (5) days from the time of its impoundment, exclusive of the day on which the cat was
impounded, and days on which the animal centre is closed, during which time the owner shall
be entitled to redeem the cat.
(4)If the cat is not redeemed within the time period referred to in subsection (3), the cat shall
become the property of the City and may
(a)be adopted for a fee in the amount specified in Schedule D; or
(b)be euthanized by the Medical Officer of Health.
(5)Where a cat is seized or impounded by the Medical Officer of Health under subsection (1),
(a)a per diem impoundment fee shall be paid to the Medical Officer of Health, in advance of
redeeming the cat by the owner in the amount specified in Schedule D; and
(b)the owner shall ensure the cat is identified with a microchip.
(6)Where a cat seized and impounded by the Medical Officer of Health under subsection (1)
is injured or ill and receives veterinary care necessary for the well-being of the cat, the
Medical Officer of Health shall, in addition to any amount charged pursuant to subsection (5)
be entitled to charge the person claiming the cat under this Part, the cost of the veterinary care
to the Medical Officer of Health, the costs not to exceed an amount calculated in accordance
with the *suggested fee guide (deleted:maximum tariffs) of the Ontario Veterinarian
Medical Association as amended from time to time.
PART VI
SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS
21.(1)Clinics established for spaying or neutering dogs and cats in the former Cities of
Etobicoke, North York and York are continued and referred to as City Spay/Neuter Clinics.
(2)City Spay/Neuter Clinics shall be operated under the control and supervision of the
Medical Officer of Health.
(3)No dog or cat shall be spayed or neutered at a clinic unless:
(a)the dog or cat is owned by a resident of the City;
(b)the dog or cat is the property of the City; or
(c)the dog or cat has been adopted from a City animal centre.
22.(1)Where a dog or cat is spayed or neutered, a fee shall be paid to the Medical Officer of
Health in advance of the spaying or neutering being performed in the amount specified in
Schedule E.
(2)Despite subsection (1), an additional fee in the amount specified in Schedule E payable in
advance of redeeming the cat or dog may be charged if the spay or neuter surgery was
complicated by the physical condition, including pregnancy, of the dog or cat.
23.(deleted: A veterinarian at a City Spay/Neuter Clinic shall have the right to refuse to
perform the spay or neuter surgery where, in the opinion of the veterinarian, to perform
the surgery would adversely affect the health of the dog or cat.)
PART VII
PIGEONS
23.No person keeping pigeons shall permit the pigeons to stray, perch, roost or rest upon
lands, premises or buildings of any person or upon any public place in the City, except on the
property of the person keeping the pigeons.
PART VIII
OFFENCES
24.Any person who contravenes any provision of this by-law is guilty of an offence.
PART IX
REPEAL PROVISIONS
25.(1)The following are repealed:
1.Borough of East York By-law Number 88-97, being a by-law respecting the care and
keeping of cats;
2.Borough of East York By-law Number 39-80, as amended, being a by-law to provide for
the licensing of and other matters respecting dogs;
3.Borough of East York By-law Number 60-83, as amended, being a by-law to prohibit the
keeping of certain animals and to regulate the keeping of certain other animals and birds
within the Borough of East York;
4.Borough of East York By-law Number 30-89, as amended, being a by-law to prohibit the
keeping of certain kinds of animals;
5.Borough of East York By-law Number 68-80, as amended, being a by-law to regulate the
keeping of animals in the Borough of East York;
6.Borough of East York By-law Number 122-96, as amended, being a by-law to require the
muzzling of a dog after it has bitten any person or domestic animal;
7.City of Etobicoke Municipal Code Chapter 95, Animals, as amended;
8.City of North York By-law Number 32819, being a by-law to regulate animals in the City
of North York;
9.City of North York By-law Number 32823, being a by-law for the Muzzling of Dogs;
10.City of Scarborough By-law Number 22992, being a by-law to provide for the regulation
and keeping of dogs and other animals or any class thereof within the municipality, as
amended;
11.City of Scarborough By-law Number 23892, being a by-law to prohibit and regulate the
keeping of certain kinds of animals within the municipality;
12.City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 133, Animals, as amended;
13.City of York Municipal Code Chapter 303, as amended, Animal Control;
14.City of York Municipal Code Chapter 305, as amended, Dog Excrement Removal;
15.City of York Municipal Code Chapter 317, as amended, Spaying-Neutering Clinic;
16.City of York By-law Number 1192-87, as amended, being a by-law to require that owners
of dogs remove excrement left by their dogs in the City of York;
17.City of York By-law Number 2453-92, as amended, being a by-law to prohibit, restrict,
regulate and license animals and birds; and
18.Borough of York By-law Number 2510-76, as amended, being a by-law to establish,
maintain and operate a clinic for the spaying or neutering of domestic animals in the Borough
of York.
(2)Where this by-law conflicts with any other by-laws respecting animal control, this by-law
prevails to the extent of the conflict.
PART X
SCHEDULES
26.Schedules A, B, C, D and E attached to this by-law shall form part of the by-law.
PART XI
TRANSITION SECTION
27.This by-law comes into force on April 1, 1999.
ENACTED and PASSED this ______ day of ______________, A.D. 1998.
________________________________________MayorCity Clerk
SCHEDULE A
PROHIBITED ANIMALS
MAMMALS
Canidae (such as coyotes, wolves, foxes, hybrid wolf dogs) except dogs
Cetacea (such as beluga whales, orca whales, dolphins)
Chiroptera (bats such as fruit bats, myotis, flying foxes)
Edentates (such as anteaters, sloths, armadillos)
Felidae (such as tigers, leopards, cougars) except cats
Hyaenidae (such as hyaenas)
Insectivora (such as hedgehogs and shrews)
Lagomorpha (such as rabbits, hares, pikas) except domesticated European rabbits and crosses
thereof
Marsupials (such as kangaroos, opossums, wallabies, sugar gliders)
Mustelidae (such as mink, skunks, weasels, otters, badgers) except a ferret
Pinnipedia (such as seals, sea lions, walruses)
Non-Human Primates (such as chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys, lemurs)
Proboscidae (elephants)
Procyonidae (such as raccoons, coatimundi, cacomistles)
Rodentia (such as chinchillas, porcupines, flying squirrels, prairie dogs, woodchucks, pocket
gophers, and kangaroo rats) except domesticated Norway rat, Black rat, House mouse,
gerbils, hamsters and guinea pigs
Sirenia (such as manatees, dugongs)
Ungulates Artiodactylus (such as cattle, goats, sheep, pot-bellied pigs)
Ungulates Perissodactylus (such as horses, donkeys, jackasses, mules)
Ursidae (bears)
Viverridae (such as mongooses, civets, genets)
BIRDS
Anseriformes (such as ducks, geese, swans, screamers)
Apodiformes (such as swifts, tree-swifts, hummingbirds)
Caprimulgiformes (such as whip-poor-will, nighthawks, oilbird)
Charadriiformes (such as gulls, terns, oystercatchers, Ibisbill, stone-curlews, plovers,
sandpipers, snipe, puffins, guillernots)
Ciconiiformes (such as herons, storks, shoebill, ibises, spoonbills)
Coliiformes (Mousebirds)
Columbiformes (such as pigeons, doves, sandgrouse) except species derived from
self-sustaining captive populations such as the Rock Dove (Columbia livia) and Ringed
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia risoria)
Coraciiformes (such as kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers, hornbills)
Cuculiformes (such as Turacos and cuckoos, including roadrunners, Coueals, anis)
Falconiformes (diurnal raptors such as vultures, condors, hawks, falcons, ospreys, eagles)
Galliformes (such as pheasants, grouse, guineafowls, turkeys)
Gaviiformes (loons or divers)
Gruiformes (such as cranes, tumpeters, rails, crakes, coots, moorhens)
Passeriformes (such as swallows, martins, wrens, mockingbirds, chickadees, nuthatches,
cardinals, orioles, meadowlarks, finches, sparrows, starlings, crows, jays, ravens) except
species derived from self-sustaining captive populations such as canaries, mynahs, and
finches
Pelecaniformes (such as pelicans, gannets, cormorants, anhingas, frigatebirds)
Phoenicopteriformes (flamingos)
Piciformes (such as toucans, woodpeckers)
Podicipediformes (grebes)
Procellariiformes (seabirds such as albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters)
Psittaciformes taken from the wild (such as parrots, lorries, cockatoos, lovebirds, parakeets,
macaws) except domesticated species derived from self-sustaining captive populations such
as cockatiels and budgerigars
Sphenisciformes (such as penguins)
Strigiformes (such as owls)
Struthioniformes (flightless rattites such as ostriches, rheas, cassowaries, emus, kiwis)
Tinamiformes (other rattites known as tinamous such as crested tinamou)
Trogoniformes (trogons, including the quetzals)
REPTILES
Crocodylia (such as alligators, crocodiles, Gavials)
Rhynchocephalia (tuatarus)
Squamata (such as lizards, snakes) which may grow to be (deleted: are) larger than 1 metre
and of the families
Anomalephididae (blind snakes)
Atractaspididae (mole vipers)
Boidae (such as boa, python, anaconda) which may grow larger than 2 metres
Colubridae (such as mangrove snakes, Island racers, glossy snakes)
Crdylidae (such as Spiny tail lizards)
Dibamidae (such as Blind Skinks, Mexican Blind Lizard)
Elapidae (such as Peron's Seasnake, Desert Death Adder, Bardick Snake)
Gekkonidae (such as the Tokay gecko)
Gymnophthalmidae (such as Arthrossaura, Bachia, Microteiid, Tegu, Neusticurus)
Helodermidae (Gila Monsters)
Iguanidae (such as Iguana iguana)
Teiidae (such as teiids, ameiva, whiptail, lightbulb lizards)
Viperidae (such as Cantil, Puff adder, Green Bush Viper, Prairie Rattlesnake)
Testudines (turtles and tortoises)
AMPHIBIANS
Anura of the families Ascaphidae (Tailed Frog)
Dendrobatidae (such as Skunk frog, Blue Poison Frog)
Leiopelmatidae (such as Coromandel New Zealand Frog)
Rhinodermatidae (such as Darwin's Frog, Mexican Burrowing Toad)
Sooglossidae (such as Tomasset's Frog, Seychelles Frog)
Caudata of the family Cryptobranchidae (such as hellbenders, Chinese Giant Salamander)
INVERTEBRATES
Arachnids (such as scorpions, tarantulas)
OTHER
All venomous and poisonous animals (deleted: reptiles, amphibians and Invertebrates)
All animals indigenous and non-indigenous to Canada that have been taken from the
wild at any stage of development, including eggs or embryos (reworded)
All species of fauna which have been classified as endangered or threatened with extinction
by any one of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC),
Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) or the
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
SCHEDULE B
Milliken Park
Thompson Park
Sunnybrook Park
Riverdale Park
High Park
Black Creek Pioneer Village
CNE Grounds
Toronto Island Farm
Woodbine Racetrack
SCHEDULE C
Section of By-lawPurposeFee
Section 9Protective Care
first 24 hours or part thereof$40.00
subsequent per diem rate -dogs$20.00
cats$10.00
Section 10Dog Licences
unaltered dog$ 35.00 (1 yr.)
$140.00 (5 yrs.)
dog identified with a microchip$25.00 (1 yr.)
$15.00 (1 yr.) if senior citizen
$75.00 (5 yrs.)
$50.00 (5 yrs.) if senior citizen
dog that is spayed or neutered $15.00 (1 yr.)
$50.00 (5 yrs.)
no fee if senior citizen
dog that is spayed or neuteredno fee
and identified with a microchip
personal assistance dogno fee if certificate is produced from The Canadian National
Institute for the Blind or Hearing Ear Dogs of Canada or satisfactory equivalent
replacement licence tag$3.00
Section 13Impoundment Fee (Dogs)
first 24 hours or part thereof$40.00
subsequent per diem rate$20.00
Section 13Adoption Fee$125.00
SCHEDULE D
Section of By-lawPurposeFee
Section 18Cat Registration
unaltered cat$ 35.00 (1 yr.)
$140.00 (5 yrs.)
cat identified with a microchip$25.00 (1 yr.)
$15.00 (1 yr.) if senior citizen
$75.00 (5 yrs.)
$50.00 (5 yrs.) if senior citizen
cat that is spayed or neutered$15.00 (1 yr.)
$50.00 (5 yrs.)
no fee if senior citizen
cat that is spayed or neuteredno fee
and identified with a microchip
replacement registration tag$3.00
Section 20Impoundment Fee (cats)
first 24 hours or part thereof$30.00
subsequent per diem rate$10.00
Adoption Fee$75.00
SCHEDULE E
Section of By-lawPurposeFee
Section 22Spay/Neuter Surgery
Neutering a male dog$60.00
Spaying an immature female dog$90.00
less than one (1) year
Spaying a female dog $110.00
more than one (1) year
Neutering a male cat$40.00
Spaying a female cat$60.00
Additional fee if physical complications$20.00
Sheltering fees at clinic (per diem)
dogs$20.00
cats$10.00