Richmond Hill By-law 22-25, s. 1 — Responsible Pet Ownership and Animal Regulation By-law

1. A Person who is issued a Penalty Notice shall be subject to the procedures as provided for in the Administrative Penalty By-law. The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill Schedule 'A' - Positive Pets List

Except for any Animal that was Kept prior to enactment of this By-law and is permitted by the Director pursuant to Article 12, provided an Animal is not:

• a) prohibited or designated as protected or endangered pursuant to a provincial, or federal law;
• b) venomous or poisonous;
• c) classified as Wildlife;
• d) prohibited pursuant to any City Zoning By-law;
• e) an exotic animal that is not adapted to the City's climate, environment, nor suited for residential Keeping, or
• f) derived from a self-sustaining captive population; and further subject to the regulations in this by-law, any Animal listed in the table below may be Kept in the City of Richmond Hill. Common Name Scientific Name ,----- - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - ----------~ '~ I : - • - ··~ / Carnivore Carnivora Domesticated Dog Canis lupus familiaris Domesticated Cat Felis catus Domesticated Ferret Mustela putorius furo Hedgehogs Erinaceidae African Pygmy Hedgehog Atelerix albiventris Rabbits Lagomorpha European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Rodents Rodentia Guinea Pig Gavia porcellus Chinchilla Chinchilla lanigera Gerbil Meriones unquiculatus Hamster Mesocricetus auratus House Mouse Mus musculus Norway (Common, Brown) Rat Rattus norvegicus Black (Roof, White Laboratory) Rat Rattus rattus Bushy-tailed Jird · Sekeetamys calurus Pigeons Columbidae Domestic pigeons in accordance with Columba livia domestica