Port Coquitlam By-law 3990, s. 16 — OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS 1)

OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS 1)

16. No person shall keep:

• a) any venomous snakes;
• b) more than four non-venomous snakes; or
• c) more than four rodents, including rats and mice; in any household or on any parcel of land in the City other than on premises licensed as a pet shop or on school premises. 2) An Animal Control Officer or a police officer may seize any Domestic Animal At Large other than a spayed or neutered Cat. 3) The provisions of this Bylaw and of the Fees & Charges Bylaw No. 3892 regarding impoundment of Dogs also apply to the impoundment of Domestic Animals, 3990 13

except that a fee that is specific to the type of Domestic Animal impounded prevails over a fee charged to a Dog. 4) A person may apply to the Bylaw Services Manager to have a Farm Animal designated as an Emotional Support Animal by:

• a) completing and submitting a form of application acceptable to the Bylaw Services Manager;
• b) specifying on the form the residential address at which the animal will be kept; and
• c) providing a letter from a qualified physician or psychiatrist evidencing that the animal is used for a disability-related need. 5) Upon receiving a completed application under section 16(4) the Bylaw Services Manager may, at the Bylaw Services Manager’s discretion:
• a) designate the animal an Emotional Support Animal;
• b) designate the animal an Emotional Support Animal with such designation being subject to the owner fulfilling conditions that the Bylaw Services Manager deems necessary to mitigate the risk of disturbing noise, odour and other nuisances that arise from the keeping of the animal; or
• c) reject the application. 6) It is a condition of every designation of an Emotional Support Animal that: