PURPOSE: A By-Law of Eastern Charlotte, in the Province of New Brunswick, respecting the administration of dog control operations for Eastern Charlotte.
WHEREAS Section 10(1)(k) of the Local Governance Act states that a local government may make by-laws for municipal purposes respecting wild, domestic, and exotic animals and activities in relation to them, including animal control activities; and
WHEREAS Sections 10(2)(c) and (d) of the Local Governance Act state that a local government shall make by-laws imposing a requirement that dogs be vaccinated against rabies, and prescribing requirements for the proof of vaccination of dogs or requirements for the assessment of the effectiveness of a previous vaccination;
BE IT ENACTED by the Council of Eastern Charlotte under the authority vested in it by the Local Governance Act, R.S.N.B. 2017, c. 18, as follows:
1. TITLE
a) This by-law shall be cited as the “Dog Control By-law”.
2. PURPOSE
a) This by-law is enacted for the purpose of dog control.
3. DEFINITIONS
In this By-law, unless context otherwise requires:
a) “Council” means the Council for Eastern Charlotte;
b) "dog" means a male or female dog/canine;
c) “Dog Control Officer” means the person(s), group, or organization appointed by the Council to administer this by-law;
4. APPLICATION
a) This by-law applies to all residents of Eastern Charlotte.
5. OPERATIONS
a) Council will engage the services of a Dog Control Officer to carry out the operations of the control of dogs in Eastern Charlotte.
b) The Dog Control Officer shall follow New Brunswick Regulation 2022-36, and its revisions and updates, when it conducts the control of dogs within Eastern Charlotte.
6. REPEAL OF EXISTING BYLAWS
a) The enactment of this by-law repeals the following by-law(s), and all amendments thereto:
i) Town of St. George, By-Law # 22-C, Animal Control.
ii) Village of Blacks Harbour, By-Law R.2, Animal Control.
b) The repeal of the above by-laws shall not affect any penalty, forfeiture or liability, incurred before such repeal, or any proceeding for enforcing the same completed or pending at that time of repeal; nor shall it repeal, defeat, disturb, invalidate or prejudicially affect any matter or thing whatsoever completed, existing or pending at the time of repeal.
7. ENACTMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the local government of Eastern Charlotte has caused its corporate seal to be affixed to this By-Law, the 15 day of January, 2025.
First Reading: 18 December 2024
Second Reading: 18 December 2024
Third & Final Reading: 15 January 2025
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