HomeMy WebLinkAboutFCS-17-173 - Housekeeping Amendments to By-law 2014-138, 2014-142
REPORT TO: Finance and Corporate Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: October 30, 2017
SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Sheryer (519) 741-2200 x7265
PREPARED BY: Jennifer Sheryer (519) 741-2200 x7265
WARD(S) INVOLVED: All
DATE OF REPORT: October 4, 2017
REPORT NO.: FCS-17-173
SUBJECT: Housekeeping Amendments to By-law 2014-138 (Responsible
Dog Ownership By-law) and By-law 2014-142 (Dog Designations
By-law)
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That the draft by-law to amend By-law 2014-138attached to Report #CRPS-17-173
be enacted, and further
That the draft by-law to amend By-law 2014-142 attached to Report #CPRS-17-173
be enacted.
BACKGROUND:
Currently the City requires our animal services provider, The Animal Welfare Agency
to hold a dog that is picked up or turned in for five working
days before it is considered owned by AWASCO and can be placed with a new family.
Although legislation only requires this holding period to be three days, the City
increased it several years ago in hopes of reuniting more stray dogs with their owners.
AWASCO has informed the City that the increased holding period has had a very
minimal impact on the number of dogs that are returned to their owners but has resulted
in increased expenses. Additionally, AWASCO feels that holding dogs for five working
days creates unnecessary stress on them and prevents AWASCO from being able to
start the adoption process sooner.
At its meeting on September 25, 2017, Council directed staff to seek approval of the
Director as designated by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to change
the redemption period for dogs back to the statutory minimum of three days.
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Staff also wish to take this opportunity to update the name of our animals services
provider in our Responsible Dog Ownership and Dog Designations By-laws and to have
both by-laws added to The City of Kitchener Municipal Code.
REPORT:
request to reduce the redemption period back to the statutory
minimum. Dr. Leslie Woodcock, the Director under the Animals for Research Act for the
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs received this request. She responded
very quickly and approved the change requested by the City.
In light of this approval, the City is now able to amend its by-law to implement the
reduced redemption period in accordance with the minimum statutory requirements.
Additional Administrative Amendments
Staff has also been informed that The Animal Welfare Agency South Central Ontario is
now the legal name of the former Kitchener-Waterloo and North Waterloo Humane
Society. As the Responsible Dog Ownership by-law is being amended, staff wishes to
take this opportunity to also update the by-law to refer to the proper legal name of
AWASCO.-
law.
Neither the Responsible Dog Ownership By-law nor the Dog Designations By-law is
currently in The City of Kitchener Municipal Code. Staff has received requests for the
by-law and wish to ensure the public can access the by-laws easily. Accordingly, the
amending by-laws will also direct staff to place both by-laws in The City of Kitchener
Municipal Code.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
This report aligns with Community Priority: Effective and Efficient Services as contained
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City committed to working to implement this change as part of the recent contract
negotiations with AWASCO. This change will allow AWASCO to operate more
efficiently and maximize its capacity for animals by placing adoptable animals in a more
timely fashion.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM
advance of the council / committee meeting.
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ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Michael Goldrup, Interim Deputy CAO, Finance and Corporate
Services
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BY-LAW NUMBER
OF THE
CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF KITCHENER
(Being a by-law to amend the Responsible Dog Ownership
By-law 2014-138.)
WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend By-law 2014-138;
AND WHEREAS the Director under the Animals for Research Act at the
the redemption period as set out herein;
AND WHEREAS the Kitchener-Waterloo North Waterloo Humane Society
has changed its name to The Animal Welfare Agency South Central Ontario;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the City of Kitchener
enacts as follows:
1.By-law 2014-138 is hereby amended by deleting the definition
and substituting the following therefor:
means The Animal Welfare Agency South Central
Ontario which was formerly known as the Kitchener-Waterloo and North Waterloo
Humane Society mane
and shall include
2.By-law 2014-138 is hereby amended by deleting t set out in
section 1 and substituting the following therefor:
officer, a by-law officer, an
employee of the animal services provider, an agent or inspector appointed pursuant
to the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.,
O.36, and a member of the Waterloo Regional Police Servic
3.By-law 2014-138 is hereby amended by deleting the definition
set out in section 1 and substituting the following therefor:
4.By-law 2014-138 is hereby amended by deleting the contents of subsection 43 (i)
and substituting the following therefor:
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5.By-law 2014-138 is hereby amended by deleting the contents of Section 49 and
substituting the following therefor:
any dog seized for running at large for the minimum redemption period specified
by legislation
6.By-law 2014-138 is hereby amended by inserting the following section thereto:
The Clerk of the City is hereby directed to make this by-law a part of The
City of Kitchener Municipal Code by adding it to the Concordance and arranging
and numbering it as Chapter 530 so as to fit within the scheme of the Code.
PASSED at the Council Chambers in the City of Kitchener this day
of , A.D. 2017.
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Mayor
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Clerk
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BY-LAW NUMBER
OF THE
CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF KITCHENER
(Being a by-law to amend the Dog Designations By-law 2014-
142.)
WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend By-law 2014-142;
AND WHEREAS the Kitchener-Waterloo North Waterloo Humane Society
has changed its name to The Animal Welfare Agency South Central Ontario;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the City of Kitchener
enacts as follows:
1.Section 1 of By-law 2014-142 is hereby amended by deleting the definition of
and substituting the following therefor:
means The Animal Welfare Agency South Central
Ontario which was formerly known as the Kitchener-Waterloo and North Waterloo
Humane Society and is still commonly r
and shall include
2.Section 1 of By-law 2014-142 is hereby amended by deleting the definition of
substituting the following therefor:
a municipal law enforcement officer, a by-law officer, an
employee of the animal services provider, an agent or inspector appointed pursuant
to the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.,
O.36, and a member of the Wa
3.Section 1 of By-law 2014-142 is hereby amended by deleting the definition of
substituting the following therefor:
es
4.By-law 2014-142 is hereby added by inserting the following section thereto:
The Clerk of the City is hereby directed to make this by-law a part of The
City of Kitchener Municipal Code by adding it to the Concordance and arranging
and numbering it as Chapter 531 so as to fit within the scheme of the Code.
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PASSED at the Council Chambers in the City of Kitchener this day
of , A.D. 2017.
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Mayor
_____________________________________
Clerk
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