Cambridge : Règlement no 172-13, art. 1(a) — Dog By-law

“ Adult ” means a person eighteen years of age or older;

• (b) “ Animal ” means means a live, non-human vertebrate;
• (c) “ Animal Control Officer ” means a person, servant or agent appointed by the City of Cambridge to enforce this by-law and includes any Police Officer of Ontario and By-law Enforcement Officer and any servant or agent of same;
• (d) “ Boarding Kennel ” means a place or facility other than a Pet Daycare where more than three dogs are kept or boarded and shall include a facility where more than three dogs are kept overnight for purposes other than breeding;
• (e) “ Breeding Kennel ” means a place or facility where dogs that are registered or eligible for registration with an association incorporated under the Animal Pedigree Act (Canada), R.S. 1985, c.8 (4th Supp.), or any successor legislation are bred or raised;
• (f) “ By-law Enforcement Officer ” means a person, servant or agent appointed by the Council of the City to administer and enforce this by-law;
• (g) “ City ” means the Corporation of the City of Cambridge, and/or it's agents;
• (h) “Containment of Dog on Property ” means that a dog shall be contained on property by means of one of the following:
• (i) enclosure;
• (ii) containment within a fenced area;
• (iii) physical restraint of the dog by chain or other similar means;
• (iv) an electronic containment device, as long as such device is not located or used within 400 meters of a school property; or
• (v) where such lands are located within an agricultural zone shall keep the dog contained on such property by any reasonable means.
• (i) “ Dangerous dog ” means:
• (i) a dog that, in the absence of any mitigating factor, has attacked, bitten, or caused injury to a person or has demonstrated a propensity, tendency or disposition to do so;
• (ii) a dog that, in the absence of any mitigating factor, has significantly injured a domestic animal; or
• (iii) a dog, previously designated as a potentially dangerous dog, that is kept or permitted to be kept by its owner in violation of the requirements for such dog.
• (j) “ Designation ” means a determination by an Animal Control Officer that a dog is potentially dangerous, dangerous, restricted, or prohibited dog designation whether issued under this or any former City by-law respecting dogs;
• (k) “ Dispose ” means to sell, adopt out or destroy;
• (l) "Dog" means any ca nis domesticus (domestic dog), male or female over the age of twelve weeks;
• (m) “ Dwelling ” means a room or group of rooms occupied as a home or residence;
• (n) “ Electronic Containment Device ” means an electronic system whereby an underground cable is placed around the perimeter of a property that transmits an electric shock to the owner ’s dog if the dog attempts to leave the property, such device not to be located or used within 400 meters of a school property;
• (o) “ Leash ” means a lead or tether no longer than 2.4 meters (8 feet) or, in the case of a potentially dangerous dog, a dangerous dog, or a restricted dog no longer than 0.9 meters (3 feet);
• (p) “ Licence ” means the receipt issued by the City of Cambridge upon payment of the appropriate licence fee;
• (q) “ Mitigating factor ” means a circumstance which excuses aggressive behavior of a dog and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may include circumstances where;
• (i) the dog was, at the time of the aggressive behavior, acting in defense to an attack by a person or domestic animal;
• (ii) the dog was, at the time of the aggressive behavior, acting in defense of its young or to a person or domestic animal trespassing on the property of its owner; or
• (iii) the dog was, at the time of the aggressive behavior, being teased, provoked or tormented.
• (r) “ Muzzle ” means a fastening or covering device placed over a dog ’s mouth to prevent it from biting;
• (s) “ Not under the control of any person ” means not held on a leash by the owner or any other person or not tied up or contained
• (t) "Owner" of an animal includes any person who keeps or harbors, or permits a person to keep or harbour an animal, or, if the owner is a minor, the person responsible for the custody of the minor;
• (u) “ Owner of a Breeding Kennel" or “ Owner of a Boarding Kennel ” means a person who owns or operates a breeding or boarding kennel, respectively.
• (v) "Pet Daycare ” means a place or facility for the temporary care of such pets for an aggregate period not exceeding fourteen hours, within a twenty-four hour period, which is not closer than 60m to a R or RS class zone as defined by City of Cambridge Zoning By-law 150-85 (as amended, or any successor legislation);
• (w) "Pit Bull dog ” means a dog of any age which can be identified as a dog of one or more of the following breeds or mixed breeds by the Animal Control Officer, namely:
• (i) an American Pit Bull Terrier
• (ii) a Staffordshire Bull Terrier;
• (iii) an American Staffordshire Terrier; or
• (iv) a dog that has an appearance and physical characteristics that are substantially similar to those of dogs referred to in any of clauses
• (i) to
• (iv) ("Pit Bull").
• (x) “ Potentially dangerous dog ” means:
• (i) a dog that, in the absence of any mitigating factor, chases or approaches any person or domestic animal, anywhere other than on the property of its owner, in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack, including, but not limited to, behavior such as growling or snarling; or
• (ii) a dog that has been impounded by the Animal Control Officer or for whom the

owner has been convicted on a total of three occasions within a twenty-four (24) month period for such dog being at large in the City.

• (y) “ Pound ” means a facility, designated by the City or maintained by the City Poundkeeper where animals are held under the provisions of this by-law:
• (z) ''Poundkeeper" means any of the employees, officers or agents appointed by the City to operate a Pound;
• (aa) "Prohibited dog ” means :
• (i) a Pit Bull dog which is not a restricted dog;
• (ii) a Pit Bull dog, previously designated as a restricted dog, that is kept or permitted to be kept by its owner in violation of the requirements for such dog: or
• (iii) a dog, previously designated as a dangerous dog, that is kept or permitted to be kept by its owner in violation of the requirements for such dog;
• (bb) “ Puppy ” means any dog, male or female, 12 weeks of age or younger;
• (cc) “ Restricted Dog ” means a pit bull that:
• (i) was owned by a resident of Ontario on the day subsection 1(16) of the Public Safety Related to Dogs Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005 came into force, namely August 29, 2005; or
• (ii) was born in Ontario before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the day subsection 1(16) of the Public Safety Related to Dogs Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005 came into force, namely November 29, 2005.
• (dd) "Running at Large" a dog shall be deemed to be running at large when found in any place other than the premises of the owner and not under the control of any person.

A dog shall not be considered to be running at large if it is a service or working dog as defined,