HomeMy WebLinkAbout923A by-law to regulate and restrain the running at large of dogs and to impose a tax upon the owners, possessors or harbourers of dogs in the Town
BY LA
NON'' 923
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� ��i: 1 XI]ON O F THE TOWN OF BOWMANVILLE, TO REGULATE
. ,�► �'YMLAW C)li THE N1U�1V1�.11 AiJ t�{ "fAx UPON THE'OWN,
AND RESTRAIN 1111' RUNNING Al' LARGE OF DOGS, AND TO IMPOSE A�
•� OR, HARBORER OF DOGS 1N THE TOWN OF BO'�1'VMANVILLE
ERS, POSSESSORS ,
• a Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bowmeoville hereby enacts
The Municipal �'° • the names of all
. Assessor in, the dischar re of his duty place, upon , the, A semment Roll th a •
1s1�---- .rllat the AsA as � �
• . • • Dogs or Blie- les in the said Town, with the number of sue�h Dogs or Bitches
..owners, possessors Ui harborer Li Uf g
set opposite their names
• on the return him of the Assessment Doll shall forthwith copy in a book the
2nd That the Clerk
• rs or'harborer of Do gas a heap by such Assessment bill with the amount charge -
names of all owners, possesso �
• r the first Do and Three Dollars for each additional Dog, and Five Dollars
able against each Two Dollars charge-
for i ,
for the first Bitch, and Six Dollars for each .addit�orial Bitch* anville shall an-
3rd—Every person owning, possessing or harboring a Dog or Bitch in the Town of Bowm
3rd Every I g, 1 •
• 'n each year or forthwith becoming the owner of a Dog or Bitch after
nually on or before the first day of May i Y P Constable in the said Town and procure for such
the First day of May in any year, report such fact to the Chief C last preceding in
animal reg
istered numbered described and License f or one Year fro the first day of January , 1 g
• • ice of the Chief Constable, and cause such to wear around its neck a collar,
a book kept for that purpose in the Off l late furnished b the Town, having engraved,,
to which collar. shall be attached by a metallic fastening a meta p Y tin the year for which
• ' r cast thereon the letters, T. L. P. (Town License Paid) and the figures indica g • y •
raised o
• with a number corresponding with the number under which the said animal
the License has been paid, together w
• . such person shall ay to the said Chief Constable a Tax of Two Dollars
is registered in said Book, and where s c p .. p and Five, for the first Bitch and ,Six
additional Dog,
for the first Dog and Three Dollars for every him or her in each year. Provided never -
Dollars for every additional Bitch, possessed or harbored by the "Canada Ken -
the owner or ssessor, of a Kennel of pure bred Dogs which are. registered m ,
theless that 1 ,
obtain- from the Treasurer of the Municipality a certificate of having .paid to
nel Register," _
may in, any year o
• Dollars ($1 0.0 as a . Tax upon such Kennel for, that ,year, and upon the
such Treasurer the sum of Ten D hall be exempt from assessment and
production thereof to the Assessor the owner ox possessor of such Kennel s p
nfurther Tax in respect thereof for the said year.
any p keep in a book in his office for the purpose aforesaid and shall rea -
4th The said Chief Constable shall k p
• r harborer of the animal in respect, of which the said Tax
ter therein, as aforesaid; the name of every owner o inspection, of every ratepayer without fee,
hereby imposed as aforesaid, and such book shall be open to the i p• ry remain
on in possession of any such animal as aforesaid* or who shall suffer the same to
. .5th .Any pegs p
- emises shall be deemed the owner thereof for all the purposes of -this By -Law. •
about his house or pr ,
11 permit his her or their D g or Bitch and no such animial shall be permitted
6th No person. or persons shall, p � P ntioned in the third .section of .this By -Law,
to run at large in this Town without the Collar and Metallic Prate me id Town to enforce the
here made the, duty of the Chief Constable and of every Constable in the said
And it is y
• • third section of this By -Law � and to ascertain the owner, possessor or harborer o every
provisions of the said t , possessor or harborer ,promptly
unre 'stered animal as of oresaid in the said Town, and to prosecute such owner, po
i ch collar 'or plate from any such licensed animal.
7th No pe r s on shall unlawfully remove any su
of the Chief Constable or any Constable .of . the Town that whenever he or.
8th --That it .hall be the duty .
• running at large on which he br they. have reason to suspect the Tax has not. beep
the shall see any Dog or Bitch run g
•y rer of such Do or Bitch the License as aforesaid, and if such
paid as aforesaid, demand of the owner or harbo g cure from the owner or harborer of
recei t is not produced, then it shall be the duty of the Ch ief Constable to pro said Chief Con
P
r Bitch the License as of oresaid, ,and in default of same then it. � shall be the duty o `
such Dog o he can
•such Do or Bitch or any Dog or Bitch f ound running at large for which after enquiry .
suable to destroy g
find no responsible owner.
. or Bitch which has been known to bite
i or that has
9th That it shall not be lawful for any vicous Dog
attempted to, bite any person to run at large.
p alt 20 Twent of the Public places of the said
10th The Chief Constable shall keep up notices in at le ( ) Twenty
,of
persons of the Provisions of this By -Law.
wain ,
own,
warning .
An Do or Bitch known to be rabid shall be immediately destroyed.
11th —Any g
fraction of an rovisions of this By-Law for which no other penalty
12th That any person guilty of an in . Y p rate ox any Justice or Justices of the Peace
• th f b f ore the Pol ice Map st (
is provided shall upon conVict1on ereo e
not exceeding Five Dollars, with costs of prosecution to be levied by
having Jurisdiction) be fined in any suns . g ult of sufficient distress to meet such fine -and costs
distress and of the offenders goods and chattels and in defa Northumberland' and Durham
er may be committed to the Coirimon• Gaol of the United Counties of N • .. .
such offend• y _One days, unless such fine and costs be sooner paid..
for any period not exceeding Twenty y ,
Law Ito regulate -and restrain the running at large to
13th That By -Law Number 797, entitled a ByL fourth day of April, 1912, and all
• �a Tax upon the owners, possessors or harborer of .Dogs, passed the y p .
impose •p n with the rovisions of tli s,By -Law be and the same. are hereby repealed.
other By-Laws inconsiste t p
Passed the 8th day of January, 1917.
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Clerk
Mayor'.
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