Richmond : Règlement no 7932, art. 9.1(a) — Animal Control Regulation Bylaw

furbearing animal;

• (b) household pet;
• (c) poultry; and
• (d) wild animal, and includes companion animal and domestic animal. ANIMAL CONTROL means: OFFICER
• (a) a person employed by the City as a Bylaw Enforcement Office; or
• (b) a person employed by the Contractor to undertake animal control services; or
• (c) a police officer. ANIMAL SHELTER means any facility designated by Council as an Animal Pound, as provided for in the Local Government Act. ASSISTANCE DOG means a dog specifically trained to assist a person with disabilities in the performance of daily activities. AVIARY means a building, cage or structure for the breeding or keeping of birds, other than poultry. BEE means the insect Apis mellifera. BEEHIVE means an enclosed, man-made structure in which bees live and raise their young. BUILDING means a structure having a roof supported by columns or walls used for the shelter or accommodation of persons, animals or chattels. BUILDING INSPECTOR means the Manager, Building Approvals Department or those positions or persons designated by Council to act under this Bylaw in the place of the Manager. CAT means a household pet of the feline species and includes a kitten. CHOKE COLLAR means a slip collar or chain that may constrict around the neck of an animal as a result of pulling on one end of the collar or chain. CITY means the City of Richmond. COMPANION ANIMAL means an animal kept as a pet or as a guide animal. CONTRACTOR means the person, firm or society with whom the City has entered into an agreement for:
• (a) the management and operation of an animal shelter;
• (b) the provision of animal control services;
• (c) the employment and provision of Animal Control Officers;
• (d) the licensing of dogs and dangerous dogs; and 6544118 Bylaw No. 7932 14
• (e) the issuing of tickets, violations and fines under the provisions of the City’s:
• (i) Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 7321; and
• (ii) Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw

No. 8122. COUNCIL means the current Council of the City. DANGEROUS DOG means:

• (a) any dog that has killed or injured:
• (i) a person, or
• (ii) a companion animal or domestic animal while running at large; or
• (b) any dog that an Animal Control Officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person;
• (c) any dog that aggressively harasses or pursues a person or companion animal or domestic farm animal while running at large; or
• (d) any dog owned, primarily or in part, for the purpose of dog fighting or that is trained for dog fighting;
• (e) a Pit Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Pit Bull, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, or any dog of mixed breeding which includes any of these breeds; or any dog which has the appearance and physical characteristics predominantly conforming to the standards for any of the above breeds; or
• (f) any dog that, according to the records of the SPCA, RCMP or other municipality, or to the knowledge of the owner, has killed, injured, or aggressively harassed or pursued a person or animal. DESIGNATED DOG means an area posted by sign, which defines the OFF-LEASH AREA geographic area and/or time period that dogs can be off-leash. DOG means any member of the canine species which is six (6) or more months of age. DOMESTIC ANIMAL means an animal that is:
• (a) tame or kept, or that has been or is being sufficiently tamed or kept, to serve some purpose for the use of people, and
• (b) designated by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council to be a domestic animal, (as defined in the Livestock Protection Act ) DOMESTIC means a horse, mule, donkey, emu, hinny, llama, ostrich, pot FARM ANIMAL belly pig, swine, sheep, goat or cow, or other animal of the bovine species, but excludes a household pet. 6544118 Bylaw No. 7932 15 DWELLING UNIT means a suite of one or more rooms designed for or occupies by one family only as a single housekeeping unit providing cooking, sanitary and sleeping facilities. ENCLOSURE means a securely enclosed and locked structure having a concrete, asphalt or wooden floor and a wire or steel mesh sides and roof, which is sufficient to prevent the entry of unauthorized persons or the escape of the dog. EXOTIC BIRD means those avian species which are not normally native to the Province of British Columbia. FURBEARING ANIMAL means any fox, beaver, marten, mink, muskrat, otter, racoon, skunk, chinchilla, fisher, or other like animal, other than a household pet. GENERAL MANAGER, means the person appointed by Council to the position of FINANCE & CORPORATE General Manager, Finance & Corporate Services, or an SERVICES alternate. HOUSEHOLD PET means a domesticated animal or bird normally kept:
• (a) in a one-family dwelling, a two-family dwelling or a multiple-family dwelling; and
• (b) for pleasure rather than utility. IMPOUNDED means seized, delivered, received or taken into the animal shelter, or into the custody of the Animal Control Officer. KITTEN means a member of the feline species which is less than six (6) months of age. LEASH or LEASHED means a device, or use of a device, of leather, metal, nylon or other similar strong material no more than three (3) meters in length and of sufficient strength and design to restrain the size and strength of animal for which it will be (or is being) used. One end must remain securely affixed to a collar or harness securely attached to the animal with the other end held by a person capable of controlling the animal at all times. LICENCE INSPECTOR means an employee of the City, appointed to the job position or title of inspector or officer, and includes Bylaw Enforcement Officers, Licence Inspectors and the Chief Licence Inspector. MAINTENANCE FEES means the fees as set from time to time in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636, which are charged for each day that an animal or bird is impounded, commencing the day after impoundment. MEDICAL HEALTH means the Medical Health Officer appointed under the OFFICER Health Act, to act within the limits of the jurisdiction of any local board, or within any health district. 6544118 Bylaw No. 7932 16 MULTIPLE-FAMILY means a building containing two or more dwelling units. DWELLING MUZZLED means a humane fastening or covering device of adequate strength placed over the mouth of a dog designed to prevent the dog from biting or injuring any person or another animal. OFF-LEASH PERMIT means a permit issued to a professional dog walker pursuant to subsection 2.3.2 of the Business Licence Bylaw No. 7360, as amended or replaced from time to time. ONE-FAMILY DWELLING means a detached building used exclusively for residential purposes, containing one dwelling unit only. OWN/OWNER/OWNED includes possessor, harbourer, or keeper and "owned" includes possessed, harboured, or kept. PARCEL means a lot, block, or other area in which land is held or into which land is legally subdivided. PIGEON means a bird of the family columbidae. POLICE OFFICER means a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. POULTRY means a chicken, rooster, turkey, goose, duck, fowl, or other bird normally kept for human consumption, excluding exotic birds and registered homing pigeons used for hobby or show purposes or racing. PUPPY means a member of the canine species which is less than six (6) months of age. RABBIT means any of various burrowing gregarious plant-eating mammals of the hare family. REAR YARD means the portion of a parcel located behind the main dwelling unit on the parcel. RESIDENTIAL means a use which pertains clearly to the accommodation and home life of a family, and includes a group home with a maximum of 10 residents, but specifically excludes any facility operated under the jurisdiction of the Correction Act. RUNNING AT LARGE means any one of the following:
• (a) for a cat or dog, being elsewhere than confined on the premises of the owner, while not on a leash and not in the immediate and effective control of an owner;
• (b) for a cat or dog, being on any property without the consent of the owner or occupier of that property; 6544118 Bylaw No. 7932 17
• (c) for a dog, being in a designated dog off-leash area, where permitted, but not under the immediate and effective control of an owner; or
• (d) for a dangerous dog, means any dangerous dog which is not confined or controlled in compliance with the requirements of subsection 2.3.4.2. STOREY means a space situated between the top of any floor and the top of the floor next above it, that space between the top of such floor and the ceiling above it. STRUCTURE means a construction of any kind whether fixed to, supported by, or sunk into land or water. TWO-FAMILY DWELLING means a detached building used exclusively for residential purposes containing two dwelling units only, which building is not readily convertible into additional dwelling units and the plans for which have been filed with the Building inspector showing all areas of the building finished, the design of the building conforming to one of the following classifications:
• (a) Each dwelling unit consisting of one storey only, not set upon another storey or upon a basement; or
• (b) Each dwelling unit consisting of two storeys only, the upper storey not containing a kitchen; not set upon another storey or upon a basement; or
• (c) Each dwelling unit consisting of a split level arrangement of two storeys only, the upper storey not containing a kitchen; not set upon another storey or upon a basement. For the purposes of this definition, "basement" means a storey located beneath the first full storey of the building, such first full storey having a floor level of not more than 2 m (6.562 ft.) above grade. UNLICENCED DOG means any dog for which the licence for the current year as required in the current Dog Licencing Bylaw of the City has not been obtained. USED means used or arranged, designed or intended to be used. WILD ANIMAL means an animal not ordinarily tame or domesticated, and includes an exotic animal.