Dog Act Regulations

c t DOG ACT REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to February 1, 2004. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of these regulations. The regulations and the amendments printed in the Royal Gazette should be consulted on the Prince Edward Island Government web site to determine the authoritative text of these regulations. For more information concerning the history of these regulations, please see the Table of Regulations on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca Dog Act Regulations Section 1 c DOG ACT Chapter D-13 REGULATIONS Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under the Dog Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. D-13. 1. Definitions In these regulations (a) “Act” means the Dog Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. D-13; (b) “castrated” means a male dog that has had its testicles removed or a female dog that has had its ovaries removed and includes a female dog that has had an ovario-hysterectomy; (c) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Forestry; (d) “non-resident dog” is a dog that is owned by a person who is not resident in the province for more than ten months of the year. (EC742/74; 85/84; 639/93) 2. Society designated (1) The Society is hereby designated to assist the Minister in administering and enforcing the Act. Powers of Society, enforcement officers (2) Persons employed as officers of the Society are designated as enforcement officers for the purpose of enforcing Part II of the Act and as such are authorized to issue summary offence tickets under the Summary Proceedings Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. S-9 and for that purpose they shall have the same powers as police officers. (EC742/74; 404/97) 3. Receipts The enforcement officers shall issue a pre-numbered receipt in quadruplicate upon receipt of fees paid under the Act. (EC742/74) 4. Certificates (1) Certificates of licensing shall be similar to those set forth in Appendix A. c t Updated February 1, 2004 Page 3 Section 5 Dog Act Regulations Dog tags (2) The dog tag shall have printed or inscribed upon it the name of the province, the year and the unique number referred to in section 2 of the Act. (EC742/74) 5. License fees (1) To be eligible for the license fee applicable to a castrated dog, proof of castration is required. Proof of castration (2) Proof of castration shall be effected by a veterinarian’s certificate or an inspector’s approval. Fees (3) The license fees shall be as follows: (a) castrated male or female....................................................................................five dollars (b) male dogs ............................................................................................................ ten dollars (c) female dogs ......................................................................................................... ten dollars (d) kennels ............................................................................................................. thirty dollars (e) non-resident dogs ............................................................................................................ nil. Non-resident dogs (4) Non-resident dogs are not required to be licensed under the Act. (EC742/74; 916/79; 423/81) 6. Fees The Society may charge the owners of dogs the following fees: (a) impound fee................................................................................................................... $ 20 (b) boarding fee..................................................................................................$15.00 per day (EC404/97; 59/03) 7. Collection of fees All license fees collected shall be submitted to the Administration Office of the Department, and the Department shall, upon receipt of the fees, remit them to the Society. (EC742/74; 85/84; 484/86; 180/89) 8. Budgets (1) The Society shall present to the Minister an annual budget on or before the first day of June of every year for the next ensuing fiscal year of the Society. Idem (2) The budget may be approved, amended or varied by the Minister and upon his approval it shall be submitted to the Legislature as a budgetary item within the Department’s estimates. (EC742/74) 9. Appropriations (1) Moneys appropriated by the Legislature, for the purposes of this Act, shall be paid by the Minister quarterly and in advance to the Society on receipt of a statement of expenditure Page 4 Updated February 1, 2004 t c Dog Act Regulations Section 10 acceptable to the Minister, submitted to him by the Society, computed on the basis of expenses incurred during the previous quarter. Expenditure statement (2) Where the Minister does not find a statement of expenditure acceptable that has been submitted to him under subsection (1) he may (a) partially pay the amount requested and request further documentation; or (b) refuse payment until the expenditure is justified to the satisfaction of the Minister. (EC742/74) 10. Society’s expenses The Society may claim the following items as expense items in a statement of expenditure: (a) salaries and expenses of inspectors and employees of the Society; (b) capital expense (land, buildings and equipment) with reference to a dog pound shelter or other such housing that may be necessary to hold dogs; (c) office equipment, office supplies and expenses; (d) student bursaries and grants in educational programs approved by the Minister. (EC742/74) 11. Financial statements The Society shall have its financial statements audited annually and the audited financial statements shall be filed with the Minister within two months following the Society’s fiscal year. (EC742/74) 12. Functions of Society For the purposes of administering the Dog Act the powers and duties of the Society are as follows: (a) the collection of license fees; (b) the issuance of license certificates and tags; (c) the catching and impounding and maintaining of dogs running at large; (d) the maintaining of a dog pound and as many other facilities for dogs as may be necessary to capture, impound and maintain dogs; (e) the finding of homes for unclaimed dogs; (f) the destruction of unclaimed dogs; (g) the employment of a general manager and secretarial staff for him and persons to act as enforcement officers; (h) the collection of fees as outlined in sections 5 and 6; (i) enforcement of the Act and regulations. (EC742/74) 13. Cards of authority The Minister shall issue cards evidencing authority to enforce the Act to all enforcement officers and the enforcement officers shall carry the cards upon their person while enforcing this Act and shall display the card upon request of any person. (EC742/74) c t Updated February 1, 2004 Page 5 Section 14 Dog Act Regulations 14. Examination of books of Society An official designated by the Minister may examine the books and records of the Society at any time. (EC742/74) Page 6 Updated February 1, 2004 t c Dog Act Regulations CERTIFICATES OF LICENSING CERTIFICATES OF LICENSING PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND DOG LICENSE CERTIFICATE June 1, 20 ......... to May 31, .......... Name of Dog Breed Sex Colour Marking Tag No. ................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................ Signed .................................. (for P.E.I. Humane Society) PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND KENNEL LICENSE CERTIFICATE . Name of Kennel Dog Breed or Breeds No. of Adult Dogs ................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................ Owner of Kennel ............................................................................................................................................................. Signed ........................................... (for P.E.I. Humane Society) (EC742/74) c t Updated February 1, 2004 Page 7