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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ASPHODEL-NORWOOD


DOG CONTROL KENNELS BY-LAW
By-Law No. 2005-63
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8.12 Kennel Runs:

  • Floors should consist of poured concrete which shall be sloped to allow free drainage to the exterior of the kennel run.
  • Walls shall consist of either steel siding or minimum 14 gauge chain link fencing secured to steel pipe columns set into concrete and spaced a minimum of ( 3’) three feet x (8’) eight feet.
  • The walls should be a minimum of six (6’) feet (1.8 metres) in height.
  • Kennel runs with walls which are less than six (6’) feet (1.8 metres) shall be enclosed with a roof consisting of either steel roofing or minimum 18 gauge chain link fencing which is properly secured in place.
  • A minimum of fifty (24) twenty-four square feet of kennel run floor areas shall be required per dog.
  • All doors and gates on buildings shall be self closing and shall have locking devices installed.




8.13 Kennel Sound Barriers:

  • Where required, (as deemed by the Chief Building Official and Dog Control Officer for the Municipality) sound barriers shall be constructed for the purposes of controlling unwanted noise emitted from the kennel, and such barriers shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Dog Control Officer responsible for the enforcement of this by-law.
  • The sound barriers shall consist of solid wood fencing of a minimum of six (6’) feet (1.9 metres) in height.
    • The licenced kennel owner shall keep all kennel buildings, kennel runs, and kennel
      sound barriers in good repair at all times.

8.15 Dog Control Officer may inspect a licenced kennel operation annually or as
required to determine compliance to the by-law requirements and to inspect the
health condition of the dogs.

10. OFFENCE

10.1 Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this By-Law No. 2005- 63 is guilty of an offence and shall upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a penalty of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) exclusive of costs and every such fine is recoverable under the Provincial Offences Act.

10.2 Set fines attached as Schedule “C” to this By-Law for the licencing and requiring of registration of dogs and for the prohibiting and regulating the running at large of dogs in the Township of Asphodel-Norwood.

10.3 If this by-law is contravened and a conviction entered, the court in which the conviction was entered or any court of competent jurisdiction may, in addition to any other remedy and to any penalty that is imposed, make an Order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the offence by the person convicted.

11. RECORDS

11.1 Any notice given to the owner of a dog pursuant to the provisions of this by-law shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the said owner or to an adult person at the owner’s place of residence, or shall be sent to him/her by first class or registered mail. The seven (7) seven days notice specified in section 7(f) above shall be computed not including the date of delivery or mailing;

11.2 The Small Dog Control Officer/Provincial Offences Officer shall keep a written record containing a brief description of any dog seized by him/her setting out he ate, time and location of such a seizure, the date of giving notice to the owner, and of the final disposition of the dog with duplicate copies provided to the Municipality.

11.3 Any person authorized by this by-law to receive payment from an owner shall give to the person making the payment a receipt therefore from a duplicate receipt book provided for the purpose and from time to time all sums so received shall be paid into the office of the Treasurer.

12. REPEAL OF PREVIOUS BY-LAWS

That all previous by-laws and amendments are hereby repealed including By-Law 98-93 and By-Law 2002-29.

13. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS

If any section(s) of this By-Law, or parts thereof are found by any court of law to be illegal or beyond the power of the Council to enact, such section or sections or parts thereof shall be deemed to be severable and all other sections or parts thereof of this By-Law shall be deemed to be separate and independent there from and to be enacted as such.

14. This By-Law comes into force and effect on the date of its passage.

Read a first and second time in Open Council this 17 th day of October 2005

Read a third time and finally passed and numbered 2005-63 this 7 th day of November, 2005.