Saanich : Règlement no 8556, art. 1 — In this bylaw

In this bylaw:

AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR includes hostile barking, lunging, snapping, aggressively chasing and pursuing; AGGRESSIVE DOG means a dog which meets one or more of the following conditions: person or domestic animal based on repeated aggressive behaviour; animal while on public property or while on private property other than property owned or occupied by the person responsible for the dog; ANIMAL means any farm animal, dog, cat, rodent, fur-bearing animal or wild animal; ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER means: ARTERIAL HIGHWAY means any highway classified as an arterial highway under the Highway Act , R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 188; BANTAM means any domestic fowl which is a miniature of a standard breed and which is raised primarily as a pet and not for food or egg production; BEE means any insect of the species Apis mellifera; BIRD means any bantam, ornamental bird, pigeon, show bird or poultry; BUILDING means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use of occupancy; Page 1 of 37 Animals Bylaw, 2004, No. 8556 CHICKEN means a domesticated fowl that is kept for egg or meat production or as a pet, but does not include a turkey, goose, duck, artificially reared grouse, partridge, quail, pheasant or ptarmigan; COUNCIL means the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Saanich; COLLEGE GROUNDS means the lands held by a college as defined in the College and Institute Act , R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 52 but does not include areas within buildings; COLLECTOR means the Manager of Collections of The Corporation of the District of Saanich or anyone designated to act on his/her behalf; COMMUNITY GARDEN means a portion of a park or other public land operated by volunteers for the production of produce for personal use by the members; DANGEROUS DOG means a dog that:

• a) has killed or caused a serious injury to a person; serious injury to a person, or; occupied by the person responsible for the dog, has killed or caused a serious injury to a domestic animal; DEER means a mammal of any species of the family Cervidae; DIRECTOR OF FINANCE means the Director of Finance of The Corporation of the District of Saanich or anyone designated to act on his/her behalf; DIRECTOR OF PARKS means the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services of the Corporation of the District of Saanich or anyone designated to act on behalf of the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. DOMESTIC ANIMAL means an animal that is tame or kept, or that has been or is being sufficiently tamed or kept, to serve some purpose for the use of people; FARM ANIMAL means any domesticated animal normally raised for food, milk or as a beast of burden and without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes: cattle, horses, swine, sheep, goats, mules, donkeys, asses and oxen; but does not include poultry; FEED includes, without limiting the generality, leaving food in a location that a persons knows or ought to know will attract animals the feeding of which is prohibited under this bylaw; FENCED BASEBALL FIELD means a field designed and developed for playing baseball or softball which is completely enclosed by a fence; FERAL RABBIT means a rabbit that is not confined to a parcel of property; Page 2 of 37 Animals Bylaw, 2004, No. 8556 FUR BEARING ANIMAL means any animal kept or raised for the purpose of commercial fur production and without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes: fox, mink, marten, nutria, skunk, chinchilla and fisher; GRADE means the plane of elevation calculated in accordance with the provisions of Section