DISTRICT OF COQUITLAM
BY-LAW NO. 909, 1978

A By-Law to amend the "District of
Coquitlam Pound By-Law No. 1873, 1970

The Municipal Council of the District of Coquitlam in open

meeting assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:

le This By-Law may be cited for al} purposes as the "District of

Coquitlam Pound Amendment By-Law No. 909, 1978.

2. That By-Law No. 1873 being the "District of Coquitlam Pound By~

Law No. 1873, 1970" as amended be and is further amended bys

Adding to Section 10 thereof the following:

(d)

Every person applying for a licence for a neutered male dog
or spayed female dog shall, in order to obtain the said
licence, present a certificate in writing from a licenced
and qualified veterinarian certifying that the said dog is
neutered or spayed.

Upon presenting a certificate in writing from a licenced
and qualified veterinarian certifying that the dog is too
old or physical ly unable to reproduce offspring or undergo
the necessary surgery in order to neuter or spay the said
dog, an applicant for a licence shall be entitled to obtain
a licence for the said dog upon payment of the required fee
for a spayed or neutered dog notwithstanding that the said
dog is not spayed or neutered as the case may be.

Every person who has.obtained a licence for an unneutered
male dog or unspayed female dog and paid therefor the fee
specified therein shall, before the expiration of the
licence period and within six months of the purchase of the
licence, upon presenting a certificate in writing from a
licenced and qualified veterinarian certifying that the
dog for which the said licence was issued has been neutered
or spayed, be entitled to a refund of the difference
between the fee charged for a spayed or neutered dog and

the fee charged for a dog which is not spayed or neutered.

3. This By-Law shall come into force and effect on the Ist day of

January, 1979,