Peterborough By-law 21-112, s. 31 — Animal Control No Person may Keep an Animal and no Owner may permit to be Kept an Animal except pursuant to the following conditions
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Animal Control No Person may Keep an Animal and no Owner may permit to be Kept an Animal except pursuant to the following conditions:
- a) The Animal is not described in Schedule “A” to this By-law;
- b) The Animal is not Running at Large;
- c) The Animal’s excrement is forthwith collected and disposed of in accordance with all applicable law;
- d) The Animal is provided with shelter, food and water that is appropriate to the Animal’s species;
- e) The Animal is treated humanely;
- f) The Animal is forthwith examined and treated by a Veterinarian when the Animal’s health reasonably requires it;
- g) The number of Cats Kept at any Premises does not exceed three (3);
- h) The number of Dogs Kept at any Premises does not exceed three (3);
- i) An Owner complies with the City’s Noise By-law, Chapter 691 including in relation to any noise related to the Animal;
- j) Without limiting paragraph i), an Owner does not permit a Dog to emit a barking sound while the Dog is on the Owner’s Premises and outside of any Dwelling Unit, building or structure on the Premises;
- k) An Owner complies with all law applicable to the Animal; and
- l) An Owner does not permit the Animal to threaten the health or safety of a Person or of another Animal. Running at Large
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- 30 Where an Animal Control Order is final and the Owner to whom or to which the Animal Control Order has been given has not complied with it, the Licence Administrator may cause to be done such things as, in the Licence Administrator’s opinion, will result in compliance with the Animal Control Order and section 446 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 applies with respect to such things done
- 32 Where an Officer finds an Animal to be Running at Large, the Officer may cause the Animal to be seized and impounded and, for that purpose, without limitation to and in compliance with an Officer’s power of entry at law, may use reasonable means including force to enter a vehicle, onto land and into a building or structure to seize and impound the Animal
- 33 The Licence Administrator may, subject to the Animals for Research Act, R.S.O
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