Richmond By-law 7932, s. 1.3.1(a) — Animal Control Regulation Bylaw

A person must not keep an animal or bird which normally resides outdoors, or which is kept outdoors for extended periods of time, unless such animal or bird is provided with an outdoor shelter:

• which ensures protection from heat, cold and dampness that is appropriate to the weight and type of protective outer coat of such animal;
• (b) which provides sufficient shade to protect the animal from the direct rays of the sun at all times; and
• (c) which is cleaned and sanitized not less than daily, of all excrement.