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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBylaw 1871 - Prohibited Animals bylaw,rlCneehill COUNTY BYLAW NO 1871 PROHIBITED ANIMAL(S) BYLAW A BYLAW OF KNEEHILL COUNTY, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGULATING PROHIBITED ANIMALS WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OF KNEEHILL COUNTY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PROHIBITED ANIMAL(S) BYLAW. WHEREAS, Section 7 (h) of the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26, grants authority to Council to pass bylaws respecting wild and domestic animals and activities in relation to them; AND WHEREAS, Section 6 of the Agricultural Pests Act, Revised Statues of Alberta 2000 Chapter A-8, states that: a local authority shall take active measures to prevent the establishment of, to control or destroy pests in the municipality; NOW THEREFORE, the Council of Kneehill County, duly assembled, enacts as follows: PART ONE INTRODUCTION 1. TITLE This Bylaw shall be known as the "Prohibited Animal(s) Bylaw". 2. DEFINITIONS In this bylaw the following words and phrases mean: "Council" means the Council of Kneehill County. "Chief Administrative Officer" means the Chief Administrative Officer of Kneehill County as appointed under the Municipal Government Act. "Municipality" means Kneehill County formed under the Municipal Government Act. "Order" means an order issued under the bylaw in accordance with the Act. "Owner" shall mean: (a) In the case of land, any person or organization registered under the Land Titles Act as the owner of the land, or is listed on the County's assessment roll as such; or (b) In the case of property other than land, any person or organization who is in lawful possession or control of the property. "Person" shall mean: Bylaw No. 1871, Prohibited Animal(s) Bylaw Page 2 of 4 (a) An individual, and the heirs, executors, administrators, or other legal representatives of an individual; or (b) Any business entity including a firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or society. "Prohibited Animals" are those that are not permitted within Kneehill County and listed in Schedule "A" of this Bylaw. 3. LANDOWNER RESPONSIBILITIES (1) A landowner shall take active measures to prevent the establishment of, to control or destroy Prohibited Animals on their property. 4. AUTHORIZATION (1) Agricultural Fieldman (a) Under the Agricultural Service Board Act an Agricultural Fieldman is by virtue of that office an inspector under the Act. (b) Will supervise, direct and be responsible for other Council appointed Pest Inspectors 5. PROHIBITED ANIMALS (1) This bylaw regulates Prohibited Animals upon all properties within Kneehill County, (2) No person shall keep, either on a permanent or temporary basis, any Prohibited Animals (3) Any persons keeping Prohibited Animals must, upon receiving written notice from an Enforcement Officer, euthanize or remove Prohibited Animals from the County within such timeframe specified in the notice in accordance with the Agricultural Pests Act. (4) The cost of removal of the Prohibited Animals will solely the responsibility of the Owner. 6. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES (1) Section 23 of the Alberta Agricultural Pests Act states that: A person who contravenes this Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of not more than $10,000.00 PART TWO TRANSITION 7. SEVERABILITY Should any provision of this Bylaw be invalidated by a Court of competent jurisdiction, then such provision shall be severed, and the remaining portion of the Bylaw shall be maintained. Bylaw No. 1871, Prohibited Animal(s) Bylaw Page 3 of 4 8. EFFECTIVE DATE (1) This bylaw comes into effect upon third reading of this bylaw. READ a first time on this 151h day of November, 2022. READ a second time on this 151h day of November, 2022. UNANIMOUS permission for third reading given in Council on the 15" day of November, 2022. READ a third time and final time of thisl5`h day of November, 2022. j 4� -�4� , " eeve Jerry Wittstock G Chi Administrative Officer Mike Haugen 7� i_C /Z Date Bylaw Signed Bylaw No. 1871, Prohibited Animal(s) Bylaw Page 4 of 4 SCHEDULE "A" — Prohibited Animals 1) Wild Boar (Sus scrofa). "Wild Boar" are members of the species Sus Scrofa but does not include a domestic pig, except where the animal is a hybrid offspring resulting from the crossing of a wild boar with a domestic pig.