Newmarket By-law 2020-30, s. 14(4) — Animal Control By-law

Sections 7(1) and 7(2) of this By-law do not apply in the following situations:

• (a) the leaving of food as bait in a trap by a property Owner to capture a nuisance Animal inhabiting or habituating their property pursuant to the Fish and Wild Conservation Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c41;
• (b) the leaving of food as bait by a licenced trapper, and employee of licensed wildlife removal or pest control agency, agents or representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Municipal Law Enforcement Officers, or a Police Officer, in the performance or their work; or
• (c) the leaving of food for a colony of stray or Feral Cats for the purpose of trap, neuter or spay and return program approved by the Corporation of the Town of Newmarket.