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iii. for which the total number of impounds or tickets totals 3 within the
previous 24 months.
Control of Dogs
The Surrey bylaw includes typical wording regarding a dog out in public.
Of particular interest is that the Surrey bylaw defines "run at large" to include "a
dangerous dog that is on the premises of the owner that is not contained in an
enclosure of securely confined within a dwelling". The bylaw defines the enclosure
as "a fence or structure at least 6 feet in height and 4 feet in width, forming an
enclosure suitable to prevent the entry of young children, and suitable to confine a
dangerous dog..."
Licence Fees
The Surrey bylaw requires substantially higher licence fees for potentially
dangerous dogs ($100) and for dangerous dogs ($210).
Impound Fees
Surrey's impound fees are dramatically higher than any of the jurisdictions
reviewed in relation to dangerous dogs running at large. The first impound fee is
$1,000 and for the each subsequent impounding $5,000 per occasion. However if
the dangerous dog has caused injury to a person or to a domestic animal, the first
impound fee increases to $5,000.
The owner or harbourer of the dangerous dog is also responsible for any
"extraordinary costs" incurred by the animal control officer in seizing the dog(s).
3. CITY OF VANCOUVER
Definition of Dangerous Dog
Vancouver's bylaw refers to "aggressive dog(s)" which are defined as:
(a) a dog with a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack without
provocation other domestic animals or human beings, or
(b) a dog which has bitten another domestic animal or human being without
provocation
Control of Dogs
The Vancouver bylaw requires:
(a) the muzzling of an aggressive dog on any property not owned or controlled by
the owner of the dog.
(b) an aggressive dog while on property owned or controlled by the owner must
either be confined indoors or if outdoors be confined in an enclosed pen capable
of preventing the entry of young children and adequately constructed to
prevent the dog from escaping or from biting a domestic animal or human
being.
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