3. Provision of Needs
3.1. Every person who keeps a dog within the municipality shall provide the dog or cause it to be
provided with:
3.1.1 clean, fresh drinking water available and suitable food of sufficient quantity and
quality to allow for normal, healthy growth and the maintenance of normal, healthy
body weight;
3.1.2 food and water receptacles kept clean and disinfected and located so as to avoid
contamination by excreta;
3.1.3 the opportunity for periodic exercise sufficient to maintain good health, including the
opportunity to be unfettered from a fixed area and exercised regularly under
appropriate control; and
3.1.4 necessary veterinary medical care when the dog exhibits signs of pain, illness or
suffering;
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3.2 Every person who keeps a dog which normally resides outside, or which is kept outside
unsupervised for extended periods of time, shall ensure the dog is provided with an enclosure
that meets the following criteria:
3.2.1 a total area that is at least twice the length of the dog in all directions;
3.2.2 contains a house or shelter that will provide protection from heat, cold and wet that is
appropriate to the animal's weight and type of coat. Such shelter must provide
sufficient space to allow the dog the ability to turn around freely and lie in a normal
position;
3.2.3 in an area providing sufficient shade to protect the dog from the direct rays of the
sun at all times; and
3.2.4 pens and run areas must be regularly cleaned and sanitized and excreta removed and
properly disposed of daily.
3.3 No person may cause a dog to be hitched, tied or fastened to a fixed object where a choke collar
or choke chain forms part of the securing apparatus, or where a rope or cord is tied directly
around the animal's neck.
3.4 No person may cause a dog to be hitched, tied or fastened to a fixed object as the primary means
of confinement under circumstances that can be reasonably deemed to be inhumane.
3.5 No person may cause a dog to be confined in an enclosed space, including a car, without
adequate ventilation.
3.6 No person may transport a dog in a vehicle outside the passenger compartment unless it is
adequately confined or unless it is secured in a body harness or other manner of fastening which
is adequate to prevent it from falling off the vehicle or otherwise injuring itself
4. Unsanitary Conditions Prohibited
No person shall keep a dog in an unsanitary condition within the municipality. Conditions shall be
considered unsanitary where the keeping of the dog results in an accumulation of faecal matter, an
odour, insect infestation or rodent attractants which endanger the health of the dog or any person, or
which disturb or are likely to disturb the enjoyment, comfort or convenience of any person in or about
any dwelling, office, hospital or commercial establishment.