Brantford : Règlement no 206, art. 206.4.4(i) — Dogs and Other Animals

under the effective control of a person at least eighteen years of age, sound or voice command is not deemed to be control under this Chapter; and

• (ii) under leash, which leash shall be not greater than 0.9144 metres (3 feet) in length. d. at all times when the particular pit bull is on the property of the owner, it shall be confined within a building on the property or within a:
• (i) wholly fenced yard, or
• (ii) a pen constructed and maintained in compliance with Article 11. e. the particular pit bull must not have engaged in any of the following actions:
• (i) the dog has bitten or attacked a person or a domestic animal;
• (ii) in the absence of any mitigating factor, the dog has behaved in a manner that poses a menace to the safety of persons or domestic animals. f. on or before the 1st day of April, 2005, the particular pit bull shall have been registered with the Clerk (in addition to the other licensing requirements in this Chapter) as a pit bull which is being kept, harboured and possessed by the person prior to the date on which Section 206.4.1(t) came into full force and effect and, at the time of such registration, the following shall have been provided to the Clerk:
• (i) a certificate from a licensed Ontario veterinarian at- testing to the fact that the particular pit bull has been spayed or neutered;
• (ii) a certificate from a licensed Ontario veterinarian at- testing to the fact that a microchip has been inserted into the pit bull;
• (iii) an insurance certificate demonstrating that the owner has taken out the insurance described in item
• (g) below;
• (iv) a completed registration form signed by the owner of the pit bull containing such particulars relating to the owner of the pit bull and the particular pit bull as the Clerk may from time to time require. g. the owner of a particular pit bull shall take out and keep in full force and effect a policy of liability insurance which includes public liability and property damage coverage, to be issued by an insurer licensed to carry on business in Ontario, and which has a policy amount of not less than $1,000,000. The owner shall supply the Clerk with certificate of insurance upon initial registration of the dog and as required from time to time where the forgoing insurance is renewed or transferred to another insurer. Such revised insurance certificate shall be supplied within 72 hours of any such renewal or transfer. h. the owner of a particular pit bull shall at the time of registration, obtain a warning sign as shall have been prescribed and supplied from time to time by the Clerk of the municipality, which sign shall be posted and displayed continuously by the owner in a prominent location in close proximity to the location where the particular pit bull is normally kept;
• i. the ownership of the particular pit bull does not change. In the event that the ownership of the pit bull is transferred to another owner, whether such disposition is inter vivos or testamentary, the exemption provided by Section 206.4.3 shall immediately cease. j. the particular pit bull shall have had a microchip implanted into it; k. the particular pit bull shall have been spayed or neutered, as the case may be.