1993-006 Medonte
BY-LAW 1993-06
BEING as By-Law to limit the number of dogs kept within a dwelling unit within the Township of
Medonte.
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WHEREAS Section 210(1) of the Municipal Act, Chapter M-45, R.S.O. 1990 authorizes Council pass
By-Laws for the prohibiting or regulating the keeping of animals or any class therein within the
Municipality or defined area's thereof and for restricting, within the Municipality or defined areas
thereof, the number of animals or any class thereof that may be kept by any person, or that may be
kept in or about any dwelling unit as defined in this By-Law.
AND WHEREAS Council is desirous to limit the number of dogs which may be kept in any dwelling
unit.
NOW THEREFORE, Council of the Township of Medonte enacts as follows:
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DEFINITIONS:
For the purpose of this By-Law a "Dwelling Unit' is defined as the total number of rooms in the
Dwelling on the property and an Accessory Apartment shall be deemed to be a part of the dwelling
unit and not considered separate.
(1) That the total number of dogs allowed in or around any dwelling unit shall be a maximum
of four (4).
(2) That this By-Law shall apply to all lands within the Township.
(3) That nothing in this By-Law shall prohibit the issuance of a Kennel Licence as authorized
under the Municipal Act and the Township Zoning By-Law.
(4)
(a)
Every Person who contravenes this By-Law, is guilty of an offence, and on conviction
is liable,
(i) on a first conviction, to a fine of not more then $500.00, and
(ii) on a subsequent conviction, to a fine of not more than $1,000.00.
(b) Where a conviction is entered under the Subsection 4(a), in addition to any other
remedy, or penalty provided by law, the court in which the conviction has been entered,
and any court of competent jurisdiction thereafter, may make an order prohibiting the
continuation or repetition of the offence by the person convicted.
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(c)
Every fine, imposed under the provisions of this section, is recoverable under the
Provincial Offences Act.
READ a first and second time this 8th day of February, 1993.
READ a third time and passed this
day of
, 1993.
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REEVE