Bylaw No. 881 - Animal Control Amendment
Draft bylaw text implementing the proposed changes to animal control regulations.
TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL BYLAW NO. 881
A BYLAW TO AMEND THE ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW WITH REGARD TO THE PROVISION OF FEEDING WILD OR EXOTIC ANIMALS
The Council of the Town of View Royal, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
This Bylaw may be cited as "Animal Control Bylaw No. 614, 2005, Amendment Bylaw No. 881, 2014".
Part 8 of said Bylaw No. 614 is hereby amended by deleting section 8.0 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
8.0 The keeping of chickens is permitted on properties within the R-1, R-1A, R-1B zones with the following restrictions:
a) No more than four (4) hens may be kept on a property, all of which must be over the age of 4 months; b) Roosters are prohibited in all residential zones; c) The sale of eggs and meat is prohibited in all residential zones; d) The slaughter of chickens is prohibited in all residential zones; e) Henhouses shall be located in the rear yard of a residential property and must be set back a minimum of 3.0m from the rear, side and flanking lot lines; f) Chickens must be contained in the rear yard at all times.
Part 8 of said Bylaw No. 614 is hereby amended by adding the following sections:
8.7 A person must not intentionally feed or leave food out for the purposes of feeding wild or exotic animals.
8.8 Section 8.7 does not apply to a person who is engaged in hunting or trapping wildlife in accordance with the Wildlife Act and its regulations.
By deleting Schedule "D" in its entirety and replacing it with the attached Schedule "D" – Wild or Exotic Animals.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS ____ DAY OF ____, 2014
READ A SECOND TIME THIS ____ DAY OF ____, 2014
READ A THIRD TIME THIS ____ DAY OF ____, 2014
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CLERK AND SEALED WITH THE SEAL OF THE TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL THIS ____ DAY OF ____, 2014.
MAYOR ____________________________ CLERK ____________________________
