Dogs causing nuisance
31 Dogs causing nuisance
(1) The owner of a dog who permits that dog, either by itself or in concert with other dogs, to become a nuisance is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: $200.
For the purpose of this by‑law, a dog is a nuisance if it:
is injurious or dangerous to the health of the community;
(b) creates a noise, by barking or otherwise, which is frequent and produces a noise level greater than 5 dBA above ambient on that part of another property ordinarily used for domestic activities;
(c) consistently barks when people or vehicles use a road in the vicinity of the premises where the dog is kept;
(d) behaves consistently in a manner contrary to the general interest of the community; or
(e) subject to this by‑law, when on a road where there is a constructed curb and gutter, urinates or defecates other than in that gutter.
(3) The owner of a dog is not guilty of an offence against this by‑law, by reason of the dog being a nuisance by defecating in circumstances referred to in clause (2)(e), if the owner immediately removes the faeces and disposes of it in the gutter of the road, a public garbage receptacle or on his or her own property.
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