Waterloo : Règlement no 2009-047, art. 10.1 — Without limiting any other provision of this Bylaw, the following provisions shall apply to all domestic animals

Without limiting any other provision of this Bylaw, the following provisions shall apply to all domestic animals.

• a) No person shall keep or harbour any domestic animal in a manner that could adversely impact the health or well-being of the animal. For the purposes of this section, unsanitary conditions, neglect, overcrowding, inadequate feeding, and inadequate medical attention are each deemed to be circumstances which could adversely impact the health or well-being of an animal.
• b) Without limiting (a), an owner of a domestic animal shall provide it with adequate and appropriate care, food, water, shelter, exercise, and attention as may be required to meet the needs of that particular animal. The requirement that the standard of care be adequate and appropriate is a requirement that the standard of care be adequate and appropriate to the specific animal, having regard to its species, breed and other relevant factors.
• c) No person shall cause and no owner shall permit a domestic animal to be in distress.
• d)

Where a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Police Officer or the Humane Society has reasonable grounds to believe that a domestic animal is in immediate distress, the owner of the animal shall, upon request of the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Police Officer or the Humane Society, at the owner’s expense:

• i) immediately have the animal examined and treated by a veterinarian as determined necessary by the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Police Officer or the Humane Society; or
• ii) take such other immediate action as the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Police Officer or Humane Society determines is necessary to relieve the animal of its distress
• e)

Where a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Police Officer or the Humane Society has reasonable grounds to believe that a domestic animal is in immediate distress, in addition to any other powers available at law, the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Police Officer or the Humane Society may enter upon any land and, at the owner’s expense, take any such action as is reasonably necessary in the circumstances to relieve the animal’s distress.

• f) If a domestic animal is customarily kept out of doors, the owner shall provide for the animal’s use, a structurally sound, weather-proof and insulated enclosure of appropriate size and dimension and sufficient to protect the animal from weather conditions.
• g) No person shall cause, permit or allow a domestic animal to be confined in a vehicle except with appropriate ventilation and at an appropriate temperature to ensure the animal is not in distress or not reasonably likely to be in distress while in the vehicle.
• h) No person shall allow a domestic animal to be in the portion of a moving motor vehicle not enclosed in such a manner that would be deemed dangerous to the animal. For purposes of this section, riding in the back of a pickup truck or flatbed truck shall be deemed dangerous to the animal unless the animal is:
• i) contained in a ventilated kennel or similar device securely fastened to the bed of the truck; or
• ii) securely tethered by a body harness in such a manner that it is not standing on bare metal, cannot jump or be thrown from the vehicle, and cannot reach beyond the outside edges of the vehicle.
• i) No person shall permit a domestic animal to be tethered unless the animal has unrestricted movement within the range of the tether and the animal cannot suffer injury resulting from the tethering.