BYLAW - Regulate Humane Tethering of Dogs - 20080212 - 4998PTHE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
By-Jaw Number 4998-0B.P
BEING A BY-LAW to amend the Town's Dog By-Jaw
to regulate the humane tethering of dogs in the
Town of Aurora.
WHEREAS the provisions of Section 11 (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001,R.S.O. as
amended, authorizes the Town of Aurora to enact by-laws to license and regulate
various matters pertaining to animals;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF
AURORA ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the Town of Aurora Dog By-Jaw 4747-05.P be amended by inserting the
following:
5.3 (a) No person shall keep an animal tethered on a rope, chain or other similar
restraining device unless:
(i) the tether is of an appropriate length for the species tethered;
(ii) the dog has unrestricted movement within the range of such tether;
and
(iii) the dog cannot suffer injury as a result of tethering.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection 1.2, the maximum length of a tether for a dog
shall be three (3) metres provided that the tether does not permit the dog
to go beyond the limits of the owner's property.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2008.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2008.
P. MORRIS, MAYOR