Burlington By-law 060-2005, s. 17 — Animal Control By-law

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• (a) No person, being the owner of an animal shall fail to collect, remove and properly dispose of excrement left by said animal on their own property in accordance with such City by-laws as regulate the disposal of bodily waste and in a sufficiently timely manner as to prevent the accumulation of said excrement to the extent whereby it is deemed a nuisance.
• (b) For the purpose of Section l 7(2)(a), an accumulation of excrement shall be deemed a nuisance in any case where it is likely to disturb a neighbouring resident, either by virtue of its odour, its appearance or due to the fact that it attracts, or is likely to attract, insects or vermin. City of Burlington By-law No. 60-2005 Page 6
• (c) Sections l 7(2)(a) and l 7(2)(b) shall not apply to excrement that is manure stored or used as fertilizer on an operating farm located on land upon which agricultural is a permitted land use.