KNEEHILL COUNTY, ALTA. Kneehill County sent back their draft animal control bylaw for more research after councillors voiced concerns over the term vicious dog. The debate occurred at the May 11 regular meeting of council. Councillors were reading the proposed animal control bylaw for a few reasons, stated Debra Grosfield, manager protective services. “The Land Use Bylaw had hens added to it last year, and we need to reflect these changes in the proposed Animal Control Bylaw 1840,” stated Grosfield in her memo to council. “We also have some enforcement challenges with Bylaw 1714, the current Animal Control Bylaw.” Grosfield noted in her memo, one of the challenges included certain dogs.
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December 30, 2020
Cats now need to be licensed in Elkford
District of Elkford council has adopted an amendment to the Animal Control Bylaw to regulate cats in the district.
Over the next month, bylaw enforcement will focus on educating pet owners about the new rules and addressing the public’s concerns, as well as working with community members to promote responsible pet ownership of cats and dogs, the district reported on social media today.
What does this new bylaw amendment mean for cat owners? Cats must now be licensed annually, kept under control (i.e., either kept indoors or in their own yards) and kept from roaming on neighbouring properties and defecating in the gardens or on the lawns of others. Failure to do the above will result in fines of $50 or more, the district outlined.
by Sara Golling on Tuesday Dec 15 2020
Chicken coop question resolved! And, Council got through a lot of other business in its final meetings of 2020.
Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Terry Miller, Dirk Lewis, Chris Bowman, Janice Nightingale, Stewart Spooner, and Andy Morel. Staff: CAO Bryan Teasdale, DCO Cynthia Año Nuevo, CFO Elma Hamming, Manager of Special Projects Darrin Albo, Manager of Operations & Infrastructure Scott Lamont, Manager of Recreation & Events Kristi Calder, and probably others who were not visible on the Zoom meeting.
Committee-of-the-Whole, 4:00 pm – 5:47 pm
Council discussed the merits of the thirteen applications for Community Grant Funding. Decisions made at this meeting are only recommendations, and tentative ones at that; Teasdale pointed out to Council that some of the COVID Safe Restart funding might be applicable to some of the applications but City staff and Council will have to analyze the criter