New Westminster By-law 7586, s. 11.3.1 — Animal Bylaw
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Except where the bylaw officer has made an application to the Provincial Court for an order that a dangerous dog be destroyed or has determined that the dangerous dog suffers from rabies or other incurable disease and is to be destroyed, the owner of a dangerous dog impounded pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.1 of this bylaw, may reclaim such dangerous dog after the twenty- one (21) day impounding period, or at such earlier time as the bylaw officer may determine, on application to the bylaw officer and upon establishing proof of ownership of the dangerous dog, payment of the fees set out in the Fees and Rates Bylaw and delivery to the bylaw officer of an executed statement in the form prescribed by Schedule “B” attached to and forming part of this bylaw;
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- 11.2 An animal that is seized pursuant to section 11.1.5 may be destroyed if the bylaw officer considers that the animal is subject to, or appears to be, suffering that the bylaw officer considers cannot be otherwise reasonably addressed
- 11.3 If an impounded animal is known to have inflicted a bite on another animal or person, it may be kept in isolation, and if it is determined that the animal is suffering from rabies or any other incurable disease, the bylaw officer may immediately bring such animal to a qualified veterinarian to be humanely destroyed
- 11.3.2 If the dangerous dog which has been impounded pursuant to the provisions of
- 11.1 of this bylaw is not reclaimed after the twenty-one (21) day impounding period, or at such earlier time as the bylaw officer may, at any time thereafter, cause such dangerous dog to be destroyed; except that where the owner of such dangerous dog requests a further period of time in which to construct an enclosure for the dangerous dog, the bylaw officer may extend the time limited to reclaim the dangerous dog for a period of not more than thirty
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