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.