August 31, 1998

To:Board of Health

From:Dr. Sheela V. Basrur, Medical Officer of Health

Subject:Provision of Proper Enforcement of Animal Control Legislation

Purpose:

This report outlines the provision of proper enforcement of Animal Control Legislation.

Source of Funds:

The funds to provide by-law enforcement at current levels were approved by City Council at its meeting of April 29, 1998.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that Toronto Animal Services continue to provide the current level of service with respect to enforcement of the Animal Control By-law pending a review and resolution of related amalgamation issues.

Background:

As a result of deputations at its July 6, 1998 special meeting on Animal Services, the Board of Health requested that the Medical Officer of Health report on providing proper enforcement of the Animal Control By-law.

Comments:

Although it is not a major municipal service when measured against other services in terms of budgets or number of staff, the care and control of animals is a "high profile" activity that results in considerable staff contact with pet owning and non-pet owning residents. Due to downsizing, budget reductions and restructuring over the past decade, some of the former municipalities have reduced staff levels by up to thirty percent. In 1998, a further 5.5 FTE's were cut to meet budget reduction targets. This has resulted in reduced hours of operation at the Toronto, Etobicoke and York district offices and restriction of after-hour calls to emergencies only. As well, Animal Services has become reactive to service requests in such areas as routine parks and school patrols, in order to reallocate resources to complaint investigations. It should be noted that, although the number of staff has been reduced, service demands have not and if anything are growing.

Program development and service delivery levels must be driven by the needs and/or concerns of residents. There is already a significant increase in parks complaints and, with some 1,500 parks and parkettes in Toronto, adequate enforcement presence cannot be provided, particularly during the high-use months of May to October. The public is reporting health and safety concerns particularly from children and senior citizens including: confrontations between incompatible dogs, resulting in dog bites; confrontations with pet owners who refuse to comply with leashing and stoop and scoop requirements; and, dogs in playground areas. Many park complaints have arisen to some extent because of recent media releases where large dogs have been involved in confrontations. Emergency after-hour service expectations are also changing, with many residents expecting Animal Services to be open 24 hours, 365 days a year.

Combined records show that field officers of the six district municipal animal service agencies respond to more than 34,000 service calls or complaint investigations annually. However, not all services have been delivered in all six municipal districts. Once a new harmonized animal care and control by-law has been enacted, the number of calls are expected to increase by approximately 15%. This additional workload could be handled by redeploying existing staff and by re-defining responsibilities in new job descriptions, however these measures which will be dependent on the time frame and outcome of collective bargaining as well as service rationalization with the Municipal Standards Division. However, any increase in enforcement levels beyond the current reactive mode would require reinstatement of the 5.5 FTE's deleted in 1998. Additional staff, vehicles and equipment would also be required if the external program review that will soon be underway recommends an extension of field services during summer months and after hours.

There is no universally accepted scientific methodology for determining the number of Animal Control Officers needed in a given jurisdiction. The National Animal Control Association Data Survey (1994) determined the ratio of Animal Services field staff to be one officer for every 16,000 - 18,000 people (a 1980's study by the Colorado Municipal League also recommended the ratio of Animal Services field staff to be one for every 18,000 people). This would require a city of 2.4 million to have 133 Animal Service Field Officers. The amalgamated City of Toronto has 33 Animal Service Field Officers, or a ratio of 1 field officer for every 73,000 people.

Conclusions:

Although animal care and control services traditionally incorporate a significant enforcement component, enforcement works most effectively when combined with education and community involvement. Animal Services is committed to continued promotion of responsible pet ownership through community outreach, one-on-one encounters with residents and the use of legal action only as a last resort.

Under current staffing levels, Animal Services can only engage in reactive or complaint-driven enforcement of the Animal Control By-law. Early enactment of new harmonized animal care and control legislation, re-instatement of the 5.5 positions lost as a result of budget cuts in 1998, and the ability to re-deploy existing staff are all essential to providing a proactive approach to by-law enforcement. Any new initiatives, particularly during high complaint summer months, would require additional staff.

Contact Name:

Fiona Venedam

Animal Services Manager, York Office

394-2660 (w)

658-8466 (f)

Dr. Sheela V. Basrur

Medical Officer of Health

H.W.O. Doyle, LL.B., LL.M.

City Solicitor

Legal Services

55 John Street

Stn.1260, 26th Flr., Metro Hall

Toronto ON M5V 3C6

Tel: (416) 392-8040

Fax: (416) 397-5624

August 26, 1998

To:Board of Health

From:Dr. Sheela V. Basrur

Medical Officer of Health

H.W.O. Doyle

City Solicitor

Subject:City of Toronto By-law respecting Animals

Purpose:

To introduce a harmonized animal control by-law for the City of Toronto to the Board of Health.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

None

Recommendations:

(1)That the attached by-law be forwarded to the Community Councils for consideration at their meetings October 14, 1998 and that the recommendations from those meetings be forwarded to the Board of Health by October 23, 1998.

Board Reference/Background/History:

At its special meeting held July 6, 1998 the Board of Health considered two reports from the Medical Officer of Health outlining policy directives for harmonized animal care and control legislation for the City of Toronto. The Board requested the City Solicitor and the Medical Officer of Health to prepare a draft by-law on animal care and control.

Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:

Attached to this report is a draft by-law respecting animals, which takes into account the comments made and views expressed, both orally and in writing, by the deputants at the July 6th meeting of the Board.

Conclusions:

The draft animal care and control by-law attached to this report is submitted as requested by the Board of Health. Further, the oral and written comments of the deputants at the July 6th meeting of the Board of Health were also taken into consideration.

Contact Name:

Jane Speakman

Solicitor

Legal Services

392-1563

Sheela V. BasrurH.W.O. Doyle

Medical Officer of HealthCity Solicitor

Authority:

Intended for first presentation to Council:

Adopted 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;

"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.

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 a 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.

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, exercise, attention and veterinary care as may be required 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 the animal has unrestricted movement within the range of the tether.

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)Section 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.

(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 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 trespass in the City.

20.(1)Any cat trespassing contrary to the provisions of this by-law may be seized and impounded, or euthanized.

(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 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.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

24.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

25.Any person who contravenes any provision of this by-law is guilty of an offence.

PART IX

REPEAL PROVISIONS

26.(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 ater 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

27.Schedules A, B, C, D and E attached to this by-law shall form part of the by-law.

PART XI

TRANSITION SECTION

28.This by-law comes into force on April 1, 1999.

ENACTED and PASSED this ______ day of ______________, A.D. 1998.

MEL LASTMAN,NOVINA WONG,

MayorCity Clerk

(Corporate Seal)

0195416.01

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)

Insectibora (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)

BIRDS

Anseriformes (such as ducks, geese, swans, scremers)

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 domesticated species 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, nuthatchers, 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 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 (only the Tokay geeko)

Gymnophthalmidae (such as Arthrossaura, Bachia, Microteiid, Tegu, Neusticurus)

Helodermidae (Gila Monsters)

Iguanidae (only 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 reptiles, amphibians and Invertebrates

Animals not indigenous to Canada that have been taken from the wild at any stage of development including eggs or embryos

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