toR/SQ-I&s The Council of the r Mathias Colarib Band District - Thompson District Province - Manitoba Place - Pukatawagan Date - 30 July 1984 DOG CONTROL BY-LAW DO HEREBY RESOLVE; (1) Dog owners who keep more than five dogs for purpose of using such animals for sled dogs will; A) Not require individual dog tags for identification. B) Pay a flat rate of 20.00 dollars, be it he owns three or fifteen. C) Be responsible to make arrangeants with the Band Council for permit to hold his dogs in a confined area to alleviate nuisance problens. D) Be responsible to keep such dogs chained if not kept in a confined area. E) Be responsible to destroy own dogs if the need arises, be it over-crcwding (beyond the persons individual control), disease, rabies, etc. F) Be subject to all Federal Laws governing the keep and confinement of domestic animals. (2) Dog owners who keep family dogs categorized as watchdogs, pets, duck hounds, etc, will; A) Be required to pay 5.00 dollars for a dog tag identification number. ( B) Be responsible to keep their dogs from roaming freely in the community. C) Be responsible for the animals disturbance, nuisances, if allowed to roam freely in the conmunity. D) Be reminded if their dogs continue to cause disturbances and nuisance. E) Have their dogs destroyed if they do not adhere to these regulations. (3) The Band Constables under authority of the Mathias Colomb Band Council will; A) Ensure the set up and procedure of a systematic recording method of issuing numbered dog tags to all dog owners. B) Be responsible to enforce regulations under paragraphs 1 and 2. C) Be responsible to destroy all loose dogs without dog tags after a certain period of time has lapsed after ratification of by-law. D) Be responsible to arrange discard of all destroyed animals immediately. WHEREAS; the Mathias Colomb Band has had a continuing community problem with dog control, and; WHEREAS: loose dogs here caused health hazards by upsetting roadside garbage containers, and? WHEREAS : loose dogs have posed very dangerous situations, especially when roaming in packs, and;
WHEREAS: loose dogs have posed very dangerous When in pursuit of a bitch in heat, and; WHEREAS: it will have to be a community effort to decrease the number of loose dogs roaming freely, thus ensuring a measure of dog control within the community and; WHEREAS: the Mathias Colomb Band Council will initiates the use of a systsnatic recording method of issueing numbered DOG TAGS to dog owners who wish to keep such animals, as per regulations of DOG CONTROL BY-LAW NUMBER. THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED: that the following: DOG CONTROL BY-IAW NUMBER be enforced within the community of Pukatawagan, effective on the date it is ratified. LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED: that DIAND supply to the Band Council an adequate number of tags for the purpose of dog tag number identification. Pascal L. Bighetty Chief D. Hart Arme Liese Dumas Councillor Counci llor C.J. Linklater J. Solomon Linklater Councillor Councillor j Jeremie Caribou_______ Councillor Flora J. Castel Councillor
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