The word “ dog ” where it appears in this by-law, means any male dog, bitch or pup.

The term "dangerous dog" means any individual dog that has caused an injury to a person or to a domestic animal by a bite

 The word “ custodian ” where it appears in this by-law, means anyone who is the owner of a dog or who keeps it, or feeds it or accompanies it or who acts as its master or the representative of that person.

 The word “ City ” where it appears in this by-law means the City of Pointe-Claire.

The word “ dwelling ” whenever it is used in this by-law, means a building or part of a building in which one or more persons live together or which is used for a commercial, industrial or other purpose.

Article 2- Every owner, possessor or custodian of a dog who keeps a dog in the City, shall cause it to be registered, numbered and licensed in accordance with the present by-law, and shall pay to the City, when so doing, the fees hereinafter provided and shall cause it to wear a collar or harness to which shall be attached a tag provided by the City and bearing the figures indicating the year for which the licence has been paid and a number corresponding with that under which the dog is registered in the City office.

Article 3- No dog kept in a municipality other than the City shall be allowed within the limits of the City, unless it is licensed, and carries a tag supplied by the City or one supplied by the municipality in which it is kept.

Article 4- The licence application shall be filed with the Treasury Department of the City and shall set forth the name, surname, domicile and telephone number of the custodian, as well as information identifying the dog to be licensed: type or breed, size, colour and sex. If available, the tattoo number and the Canadian Kennel Club registration number will also be specified.

Article 5- The licence is issued annually, for the period starting May 1st and ending April 30th, is non-transferable and its cost of $25.00, is due and payable on May 1st and is indivisible and non-reimbursable.

Whoever becomes owner, possessor or custodian of a dog after May 1st of each year, must, within the ten (10) days following its acquisition, obtain this annual licence for each dog.

Article 6- When the licence application has been duly completed and the fees paid, the authorities of the Treasury Department of the City issue to the custodian a licence and a tag bearing the figures indicating the year for which the licence has been paid and a number corresponding with that under which the dog is registered in the City office.

If the tag or the licence is lost or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued may obtain another upon payment of a fee of $5.00.

Article 6.1- Council is authorized to enter into agreements with any person or body to authorize such person or body to receive the permit application contemplated by Article 4, to collect the annual cost of the permit mentioned in Article 5 and to issue the permit and the official tag mentioned in Article 6.

The person or body with whom or which the Council enters into such an agreement and his or its employees are deemed to be municipal officers or employees of the City for the purposes of Articles 4, 5 and 6.

Article 7- The following constitute a nuisance under the present by-law and are prohibited:

7.1- The fact that a dog barks or howls so as to disturb the peace or to be an annoyance

to the residents of the neighbourhood;

7.2- The presence of a dog, not carried by its custodian or held by him on a leash of a maximum length of six (6) feet, except in a building or on a lot fenced in such a manner as to restrain the dog;

7.3- The omission by a custodian to clean, by any appropriate means and within a reasonable delay, any defecation left by his dog on a property including that of the custodian.

7.4- The omission by a custodian to repair in a reasonable delay the damages caused to

lawns, flowers, trees, etc. by his dog;

7.5- The omission by a custodian to confine or muzzle his dog when the notice described in article 8 is in force;

7.6- The fact that a dog bites or attempts to bite any person or animal or to damage public or private property;

7.7- Keeping more than three (3) dogs per dwelling; however, this prohibition does not apply to dogs of less than six (6) months of age and which were born from a dog living in the same dwelling.

7.8- Taking a dog into a park, or into a section of a park, where this is prohibited by a sign similar to that shown in illustration #1 of appendix A.

7.9- Failure to conform to the requirements of paragraphs 7.2 and 7.3 in a park, or in a section of a park, where it is permitted to take a dog by a sign similar to that shown in illustration #2 of appendix A.

7.10- The fact, for the custodian of a dog, to leave this dog tied to a fixed object in an area to which the public has access.

Article 8- The custodian of a dangerous dog shall notably ensure that:

a)  at all times when off the owner's property, the dog shall be muzzled;

b)  at all times when off the owner's property, the dog shall be on a leash not longer than one metre and under the control of a responsible person over the age of eighteen;

c)  when such dog is on the property of the owner, it shall be either securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or structure, suitable to prevent the escape of the dangerous dog and capable of preventing the entry of any person not in control of the dog.  Such pen or structure must have minimum dimensions of two metres by four metres and must have secure sides and a secure top.  If it has no bottom secured to the sides, the sides must be embedded into the ground no less than thirty centimetres deep.  The enclosure must also provide protection from the elements for the dog.  The pen or structure shall not be within one metre of the property line or within three metres of a neighbouring dwelling unit.  Such dog may not be chained as a means of confinement.

Is deemed to be a dangerous dog, a dog that has caused an injury to a person or to a domestic animal by a bite.

If the owner of a dangerous dog is unwilling or unable to comply with the requirements of the present by-law, said dog shall then be humanely euthanized by an animal shelter, animal control agency or licensed veterinarian, after a seven day holding period.  No dangerous dog may be offered for adoption.

By-law PC-2568-2, article 2, adopted March 18, 2009.

Article 9- Any police officer or any person designated for this purpose by the City Council may seize and keep, in a public area or in any place designated by Council, any dog found wandering, any dog suffering from rabies or any dangerous dog.

Any dangerous dog for which the owner does not consent or conform to the requirements of the present by-law will be put to death as per paragraph 3 of article 8 of the present by-law. 

By-law PC-2568-2, article 3, adopted March 18, 2009.

Article 10- Where a dog is seized and kept as provided in article 9, the person operating the boarding kennel shall, as soon as possible, notify the custodian of any identifiable dog, as identified from the information provided under article 4.

 If any identifiable dog is not claimed by its custodian within seventy-two (72) hours of notification (not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays), said dog shall be sold by auction or sent to the C.S.P.C.A. (Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).

 If any unidentifiable dog is not claimed within seventy-two (72) hours of seizure (not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays) said dog shall be sold by auction or sent to the C.S.P.C.A.

 Any custodian claiming his dog must first pay the applicable daily boarding fee, and, if the dog is unlicensed, the license fee provided for in article 5.

 The boarding fee is to be established by annual contract between the City and the boarding kennel used for the purpose of impoundment at a rate, posted in plain view in that kennel, not exceeding that generally charged by boarding kennels in the Great Montreal area. The contract should specify that the boarding kennel must obtain and file receipts for all dogs sent to the C.S.P.C.A.

 If a dog is suspected of suffering from rabies, he shall be kept for as long as necessary to carry out the proper examination. If he is found to have this disease, he shall be forthwith humanely put to death.

Article 10.1-  Any police officer or any person designated by the City Council to apply the present by-law is authorized to visit and examine, on any given reasonable hour, any moveable or immovable property as well as the interior and exterior of any house, contruction or building to ensure the respect of this by-law and to enforce its application and, any owner, occupant, tenant of these houses, constructions or buildings must allow them to enter.

By-law PC-2568-2, article 4, adopted March 18, 2009.

 Article 11- Any offence under any provision of the present by-law shall be sanctioned, in addition to costs, by a fine:

(1) of $50 minimum up to a maximum of $200 if the offender is a natural person;

(2) of $100 minimum up to a maximum of $400 if the offender is a legal person.

In the case of a second or subsequent conviction, the amounts of the fines, in addition to costs, shall be established as follows:

(1) $100 minimum, up to a maximum of $400 if the offender is a natural person;

(2) $200 minimum, up to a maximum of $800 if the offender is a legal person.

by-law number CA-2568-1 in force on February 11, 2004

 Article 11.1-  Notwithstanding article 11, anyone contravening article 8, article 9 and article 10.1 of the by-law or tolerating or permitting such a contravention commits an infraction of absolute liability and is liable to the following fine:

a)  For the first infraction:  A minimum of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500) and a maximum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1 000) if the offender is a physical person or a minimum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1 000) and a maximum of TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2 000) if the offender is a moral person.

b)  For a subsequent infraction:  A minimum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1 000) and a maximum of TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2 000) if the offender is a physical person or a minimum of TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2 000) and a maximum of FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS ($ 4 000) if the offender is a moral person.

By-law PC-2568-2, article 5, adopted March 18, 2009.

Article 12- By law number 2021 and its amendments are repealed.

Article 13- The present by-law shall come into force according to law.