Humane Treatment of Dogs Bylaw in Burnaby

The Corporation of the District of Burnaby Bylaw No. 10689 Section 15.A

In this section "animal" means any bird, reptile or mammal other than a human being.

Every person who keeps a dog in a kennel, pen or run area or similar confining place, whether within or outside a building, shall ensure that the kennel, pen or run area is cleaned regularly and that excreta does not accumulate.

(2a) Every person who keeps a dog shall ensure that the dog is provided with the opportunity for exercise sufficient to maintain good health; and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, every person who keeps a dog tethered or in a kennel, pen, run area or similar confining place, whether within or outside a building, shall ensure that the dog is periodically exercised away from the place of tethering or confinement.

Every person who keeps an animal shall ensure that the animal is provided with:

clean potable drinking water at all times and a sufficient quantity of suitable food to allow for normal growth and the maintenance of normal body weight;

clean receptacles for food and water;

necessary veterinary care when the animal exhibits signs of injury, pain or suffering that require medical attention.

Every person who keeps a dog that spends time outdoors shall ensure that the dog, while outdoors, has shelter from the heat, cold and wet and that the shelter has sufficient space to allow the dog to turn freely and to easily stand, sit and lie.

No person shall use a choke collar on a dog except when walking or training the dog.

No person shall confine an animal in an enclosed space, including a motor vehicle, without adequate ventilation.

No person shall transport a dog outside the passenger compartment in a truck unless

the dog is confined or securely fastened in a body harness to prevent the dog from falling off the vehicle or otherwise being injured, and

the dog has a non-metallic material on which to stand and sit.

Every person who violates any of the provisions of this bylaw or who suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in contravention or violation of any of the provisions hereof or who neglects to do or refrains from doing anything required to be done by any of its provisions is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $500.00.

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