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Règlement 8556 · Bylaw Insider

8556

Animals Bylaw

Relevé le 16 octobre 2026

1 In this bylaw:
5.18 of Saanich Zoning Bylaw 8200; HEIGHT means the vertical distance of a building measured from grade to the highest point of a building or structure having a flat roof or a roof with a pitch less than 3:12, including a mansard roof, and to the highest midpoint between the eaves and ridge of any gable, hip, gambrel or other sloping roof on the building. In the case of a structure without a roof, height will be measured from grade to the highest point of the structure. Where a building or structure incorporates a roof exceeding a pitch of 12:12, height shall be measured to the highest point of the structure. Where buildings incorporate barrel vaulted roof structures, height shall also be measured to the highest point of the structure. The measurement of height shall exclude the projection of chimneys, vents, stacks, heating, ventilation, air conditioning equipment, stairwells, and elevator lifting devices which protrude above the surrounding roof line; HEN means a domesticated female chicken; HIGHWAY includes any street, road, lane, bridge, viaduct, and any other way open to the use of the public, but does not include a private right-of-way on private property; LEASH means a rope, chain, cord, leather strip or other physical tether which is used to restrain an animal and is a non-extendable leash; MIGRATORY BIRD SANCTUARY BEACH means all public beaches within the Victoria Migratory Bird Sanctuary as shown on the map attached hereto as Schedule “B”; MUNICIPAL POUND means the place designated as the Municipal Pound pursuant to
55 of this Bylaw; MUNICIPALITY means The Corporation of the District of Saanich and the area within its corporate boundaries; NON-EXTENDABLE LEASH means a fixed, non-extendable leash not more than 2.4 meters in length; NON-SERIOUS INJURY means a cut, bruise or abrasion but does not include a serious injury; ORNAMENTAL BIRD means any bird which is normally kept in a cage or aviary primarily as show or decorative bird and not for food or egg production and without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes: canaries, budgies, mina birds, parrots, cockatoos and ornamental pheasants; PARK means all those lands in the District of Saanich reserved or dedicated as park by bylaw, dedicated as park by the deposit of a subdivision or reference plan, conveyed in trust to the District of Saanich for the purpose of park or used as park; PERSON includes any firm or corporation; Page 3 of 37 Animals Bylaw, 2004, No. 8556 PIGEON means any bird of the family Columbidae; PLAYGROUND means the playground equipment including the wood chips, rubber, sand or similar material surface area surrounding the playground equipment; PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT means swings, slides, rides, climbing apparatus, water park equipment and any other equipment installed in a Municipal or Regional Park and designed to be played with or played on by children; POULTRY means any bird normally raised for food or egg production, but does not include bantams and without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes: chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, artificially reared grouse, partridge, quail, pheasant or ptarmigan; POLICE CANINE DOG means a dog that is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties; POUND KEEPER means any person who has charge of a Municipal Pound; PUBLIC BEACH means the public land located within 15 meters of any lake or between the low water mark and 15 meters beyond the high water mark of any body of salt water within the boundaries of the District of Saanich but does not include any private lands or lands included in any highway; RABBIT means any of various long eared, short tailed, burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae; REAR YARD means the area of a lot between the principal building and the rear lot line extending across the full width of the lot; RODENT means any animal of the order Rodentia or any other small mammal kept as a pet and without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes: white mice, guinea pigs and hamsters; ROYAL OAK BURIAL PARK means the lands described as:
2.1 For the purpose of this bylaw a dog is deemed to be “running at large” if it is roaming on land which is not owned by the owner of the dog.
2.2 For the purposes of this bylaw a dog shall not be considered to be “running at large” if it is:
2.3 No person shall keep or harbour any animals, birds or bees except in accordance with this bylaw.
3.1 It shall be an offence for any person to keep a dog, cat or rodent which is not provided with:
3.2 It shall be an offence for any person to keep a dog, cat or rodent which normally resides outside, or which is kept outside for short to extended periods of time, unless the animal is provided with outside shelter:
3.3 No person may cause a dog, cat or rodent to be hitched, tied or fastened by any rope, chain or cord that is directly tied around the animal’s neck or to a choke collar.
3.4 No person may cause a dog, cat or rodent to be confined in an enclosed space, including a car, without adequate ventilation.
4 No person shall keep, harbour or slaughter any farm animal on any parcel of land:
5.1 No person shall construct, place, enlarge, extend or rebuild any building or structure which is used or to be used for the keeping, housing or harbouring of farm animals unless the building or structure is:
5.2 No person shall keep or harbour any farm animal in any building used for human habitation or in any building attached to it.
6 No person shall suffer or permit any farm animal owned, housed or harboured by him/her or in his/her charge:
7 Where an animal is found:
8.1 Subject to Section 8.2, no person shall keep more than five dogs over the age of four months on any parcel of land within the Municipality.
8.2 Section 8.1 shall not apply to any person who operates a kennel as provided for under Sections 50.1 and 50.2 or who is engaged solely in the breeding of dogs and operates under a name currently registered with the Canadian Kennel Club.
9 No person shall use any building or enclosure for the keeping, housing or harbouring of a dog or dogs unless the building:
10 Subject to Articles 11, 12 and 13, no person shall suffer or permit any dog owned, harboured or in one’s charge to run at large or be on any public place unless the dog is accompanied by and under control of a person.
11.1 No person shall cause, suffer or permit a dangerous dog owned or harboured by him/her to be on a highway or in any public place, or to be on any private lands and premises without the consent of the occupier of such lands and premises.
11.2 Section 11.1 shall not apply to a dangerous dog which is firmly held on a non- extendable leash by a person competent to restrain the dog and which is muzzled by a properly fitted device.
11.3 Every owner, possessor or harbourer of a dangerous dog shall, at all times, while the dog is on the premises owned or controlled by such person, keep the dog securely confined, either indoors or in an enclosed pen capable of preventing the entry of young children and adequately constructed to prevent the dog from escaping. The enclosed pen shall be at least 1.82 metres (6 feet) long, 1.22 metres (4 feet) wide and 1.82 metres (6 feet) high and shall be enclosed on all sides, top and bottom with secure fencing or other secure material. The enclosed pen shall be locked at all times it is occupied by a dangerous dog. Not more than one dangerous dog shall be held in the enclosed pen.
11.4 No person shall cause, permit or suffer an aggressive dog owned or harboured by him/her to be on a highway or in any public place or to be on any private lands and premises without the consent of the occupier of such land and premises unless the dog is firmly held on a non-extendable leash by a person competent to restrain the dog.
11.5 The owner of every aggressive dog shall, at all times when such dog is not on a non- extendable leash and under the control of a person who is competent to control the dog, keep such dog securely confined by keeping the dog indoors, within a fenced area sufficient to prevent the escape of the dog or securely tethered in such a manner as to prevent the dog from leaving the premises.
11.6 The Pound Keeper may impound any dangerous or aggressive dog found to be in a place or in circumstances prohibited by this section, and any person other than the Pound Keeper may take the animal to the Pound Keeper for impoundment; the Pound Keeper shall record the name and address of the person before receiving the animal; and the Pound Keeper may confine the dangerous or aggressive dog for a period of up to 14 days.
11.7 The owner of a dangerous dog shall display at each entrance to the property and building in or upon which the dog is kept a sign, in the form attached hereto as Schedule “A” to this bylaw to be purchased from the Municipality, which sign shall be posted so that it cannot be removed easily by passers by and will be visible and capable of being read from the sidewalk, street or lane, if any.
11.8 The owner of a dangerous or aggressive dog shall:

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