Guelph : Règlement no (2016)-20122, art. 1 — In this By-law the following terms shall have the corresponding meanings

In this By-law the following terms shall have the corresponding meanings:

• a) “Agricultural Area” means any area designated by the City as being for agricultural, rural or livestock use, and where Animal excrement is permitted;
• b) “Animal” means a specimen of any species of fauna other than human;
• c) “Animal Licence” means a licence in respect of a specific Animal;
• d) “Animal Protection Officer” means a person enforcing this By-law on behalf of the Pound Operator;
• e) “Animal Tag” means a form of Animal Licence comprising a tag capable of being affixed to a collar which is affixed to an Animal;
• f) “Built Outdoor Recreation Facility” includes, but is not limited to, a City owned or operated splash pad, wading pool, tennis courts, skateboard park, swimming pool, water feature, playground, basketball court, volleyball court, bowling green, but does not include an unfenced baseball diamond, cricket pitch, soccer field or football field in any park of the City,
• g) “Cat” means a domestic cat;
• h) “Cattery” means a place where, for profit or gain, four or more Cats are boarded, bred or Kept;
• i) “City” means The Corporation of the City of Guelph;
• j) “Dog” means a domestic dog;
• k) “Domestic Poultry” means Chickens, domestic Ducks, domestic Geese and Pigeons
• l) “Facility Licence” means a licence in respect of a Kennel or Cattery and may include a printed document of the licence which is large enough to be legible

when posted on a wall, and a printed document of the licence which is small enough to be carried in a wallet;

• m) “Facility Operator” means the person who manages a Kennel or Cattery, and includes directors, officers, employees and agents of such person;
• n) “Keep” means have temporary or permanent ownership, possession or custody of an Animal;
• o) “Keeper” means a person who Keeps an Animal, or, if such person is a minor, the parent or guardian of such minor;
• p) “Kennel” means a place where, for profit or gain, four or more Dogs are boarded, bred or Kept;
• q) “Leash” means a leash, cord or chain, no greater than 1.8 metres (6 feet) in length;
• r) “Microchip” means a device, designed to an approved Canadian standard, implanted in an Animal, containing a unique code that permits or facilitates access by the Pound Operator to information such as the name and contact information of the Animal’s Keeper;
• s) “Police Work Animal” means an Animal trained for and engaged in law enforcement by any Federal, Provincial or municipal government or government agency;
• t) “Pound Operator” means the person appointed by the City to manage a facility for the Keeping of seized, impounded and/or unclaimed Animals and to enforce animal-related requirements, including this By-law, and includes the directors, officers, employees and agents of such person;
• u) “Registration” means a record of ownership and of the keeping of animals, as required under this by-law. “Register” shall have a corresponding meaning.
• v) “Service Animal” means, as defined in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act, 2005, and animal for a person with a disability if:
• a) It is readily apparent that the animal is used by the person for reasons relating to his or her disability; or
• b) The person provides a letter from a physician or nurse confirming that the person requires the animal for reasons relating to the disability.
• w) It is readily apparent that the animal is used by the person for reasons relating to his or her disability; or
• x) The person provides a letter from a physician or nurse confirming that the person requires the animal for reasons relating to the disability.
• y) “Wild Animal” is an animal that is, as a matter of common knowledge, naturally ferocious, unpredictable, dangerous, mischievous, or not by custom devoted to the service of mankind at the time and in the place in which it is kept.