THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM MAY 11 {992

BYLAW NO. 2676

& Bylaw to Amend the “City of Port Coquitlam Pound
and Animal Regulation Bylaw, 1970, No. 1020."

The Municipal Council of the Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam, in
open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:

l. That Section 1 of the "City of Port Coquitlam Pound and Animal Regulation
Bylaw, 1970, No. 1020" be amended by;

(a) deleting the definition of "Victous Dog” in subsection (h) and
substituting the following: .

“Dangerous dog means a dog which:

(1) has a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack
persons or other animals;

(ii) has aggressively pursued, attacked, or bitten a person or
another animal; or

(iii) hag been trained for or ts owned, possessed, or harbored
primarily or in part for the purpose of dog fighting."

adding the following definition after subsection (h);

"(i)  'Enelosure’ means a fence or structure at least 1.8 metres in
height suitable to confine a dangerous dog and prevent the
entry of young children,"

The Bylaw is further amended by adding the following sections after
Section 63

"6A No person who owns or keeps a dangerous dog shall permit or allow the
dog to be on any highway or in any public place or any other place
that is not owned or controlled by that persgoa, unless the dog is on
a leash and muzzled to prevent it from biting another animal or a
human.

Every person wo owns or keeps a dangerous dog shall, at all times
while the dog is on the premises owned or controlled by such person,
keep the dog securely confined either indoors and under the control
of a competent person not less than 16 years of age, or outdoors in
an enclosure that is kept locked at all times except when the dog is
being placed in or taken from the enclosure.”

Section 20 of the Bylaw is amended by deleting therefrom the words
“vicious or".

Section 23 of the Bylaw is amended by deleting therefrom the words "or
vicious".

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