Burlington : Règlement no 060-2005, art. 1(1) — Animal Control By-law

"dog" means any dog, male or female, but does not include a police dog or an aid dog while in the course of its duties as a police dog or an aid dog;

• (m) "domestic rodent" means any rodent derived from a self-sustaining captive population, e.g. mice, hamsters, guinea pigs
• (n) "guard dog" means a dog that is used to protect non-residential property;
• (o) "leash" means a line or tether not more than two (2) metres in length for leading or restraining an animal while the animal is being transported from place to place outside of

a cage;

• (p) "licence" means a tag issued by the City;
• (q) "licensing agent" means the person or persons appointed or otherwise designated by Council to carry out the provisions under this by-law respecting the licensing of dogs;
• (r) "microchip" means any uniquely encoded device implanted in an animal for the purpose of identifying said animal and its owner; (
• s) "municipal property" means property owned by the City or a local board thereof;
• (t) "muzzle" means a humane guard over the jaws or mouth of an animal which prevents it from biting; City of Burlington By-law No. 60-2005 Page 3
• (u) "Officer" includes any Police Officer, and an Animal Control Officer or By-Law Enforcement Officer employed by the City;
• (v) "own" includes possess, or have control over, or keeps or have care or custody of;
• (w) "owner" means any person, group of persons, partnership, association or corporation that owns, possesses or has control over, or keeps, or has care or custody of, an animal and

when the owner is a minor, includes the person responsible for the custody of the minor, and further includes where context reasonably permits, any person or agency having power of attorney to act on the owners behalf, or any person or agency acting as Trustee for the owner, or any person or agency serving as the Executor of the estate of the owner, but "owner" does not mean a Police Officer, Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, an Animal Control Officer or any employee of the City or any contractor of the City providing animal control services, while acting in their capacity in respect of this by-law;

• (x) "Permit" means a letter signed by the Director or his designate;
• (y) "police dog" means a dog, male or female, that is used by a Police Officer or a Police agency, for the purpose oflaw enforcement or in the defence or interests of public safety, including but not limited to a dog used to locate explosives or contraband and a dog used for search or rescue operations;
• (z) "Pound" means any facility or property designated as such by the Pound Keeper for the housing or keeping of animals and includes the City of Burlington Animal Shelter and any property temporarily designated;
• (aa) "Pound Keeper" means that person appointed by Council to carry out the operation of the City's Pounds, pursuant to the Pounds Act, whether by employment or under contract;
• (bb) "public place" includes a highway, public park and other municipal real property; Administration