Part II - Enacted First Nations Legislation

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t ( TEMAGAMI BAND 06 BY-LAW 005 Being a by-law respecting Domestic dog control on Bear Island Reserve //I (amends By-law 004) WHEREAS subsection E of Section 81 of the Indian Act empower the Council of an Indian Band to make By-laws respecting the protection against and prevention of tresspass by cattle and other domestic animals, the establishment of pound, the appointment of pound-keepers, the regulation of their duties and the provision for fees and charges for their services, and the imposition of a fine for violation of By-laws made under that section; AND WHEREAS subsection R states: The imposition on summary conviction of a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days, or both, for violation of a By-law made under this section. AND WHEREAS the Council of the Temagami Band of Indians did enact By-law 004 respecting Domestic Dog Control on Bear Island Reserve #1. AND WHEREAS the said Council deems it to be expedient and in the best interest of the residents of Bear Island Indian Reserve to amend the said By-law; DOG BY LAW Being a By-law to regulate the keeping and control of dogs on Bear Island; the Licensing and Restraint of dogs; the Quarantinning and Destruction in certain instances. DEFINITIONS Owner: 1/ Any person in possession of any dog who shall habour any dog about his house or premises shall be deemed the owner for all purposes of the By-law. 2/ Owner of Dog must be resident on Bear Island. DOGS (a) SPAYED FEMALE: A bitch or Female which has been operated upon by a licenced Veterinarian to prevent conception. (b) DOG: The male dog. (c) BITCH: The female dog not spayed. (d) WORK DOG: Male dog or spayed female. CONTROL OFFICER Special Constable, Bear Island, Ontario AT LARGE Any dog off the property of owner and not under control of competent person.
RESTRAINT: AV ' on his owners property or on leash or under control. (1) All dogs on Bear Island must be registered: . By 1979 and every year after. (2) There will be three forms of registration: (a) Male dogs and spayed females (b) Female dogs or bitch (c) Work dogs (3) Cost of Registration Per dog will be (a) Male dogs and spayed females $10.00 (b) Female dogs or bitch 20.00 (c) Work dogs 1.00 (4) All dogs will be required to wear a collar with registration tags fastened to it. (5) Tags will not be transferable from one dog to another. (6) New tags can be obtained from registeration office for lost tags at a cost of $1.00. (7) When unregistered dogs are found at large by the control officer the owner will be given 7 days to register the dog, or the dog will be destroyed. (8) Dogs registered as work dogs must be kept under restraint at all times, otherwise the $10.00 registeration will be enforce. (9) Complaints of cross dogs to be directed to control officer. (10) Dogs that bite are to be tied up for 10 days at owners expense and then destroyed. (11) Dogs that are to be destroyed without owners consent, the control officer must obtain authorization from Band Council. (12) Registeration of dogs to be done by Band Office. Where application forms and tags will be available. Approved and passed at a duly convened meeting of the Council this 13 day of August 1979. Douglas McKenzie Maurice McKenzie Jr. (Councilor) (Councilor) I, Gary Potts Chief of the Temagami Indian Band of Indians do hereby certify that a true and exact copy of the foregoing By-law No. 005 was forwarded to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development pursuant to Section 82, (1) of the Indian Act this 13th day of August 1979. - (Chief) Chief Gary Potts
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