Public Safety Related to Dogs Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016 DiNovo, Cheri — Bill 40 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 40, 41-2

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Bill 40, Public Safety Related to Dogs Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016

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Bill 40 2016

Act to amend the Animals for Research Act and the Dog Owners' Liability Act

with respect to pit bulls

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Animals

for Research Act

1. (1) Subsection

1 (2) of the Animals for Research Act is

repealed.

(2) Subsection 20 (5) of the Act is amended

by striking out "subject to subsections (7) to (7.4)" and substituting "subject

to subsection (7)".

(3) Subsection 20 (6) of the Act is amended

by striking out "subject to subsections (7) to (7.4)" in the portion before

clause (

a) and substituting "subject to subsection (7)".

(4) Subsections 20 (7.1) to (7.4) of the

Act are repealed.

Dog

Owners' Liability Act

(1) The

definition of "pit bull" in subsection 1 (1) of the Dog

Owners' Liability Act is repealed.

(2) Subsection 1 (2) of the Act is

repealed.

(3) Subsection 4 (6) of the Act is amended

by striking out the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting the following:

Considerations

(6) In exercising its powers to make an

order under subsection (3), the court shall take into consideration the

following circumstances:

. . . .

(4) Subsections 4 (8), (9) and (10) of the

Act are repealed.

(5) Sections 6 to 11 of the Act are

repealed.

(6) Subsection 13 (3) of the Act is amended

by adding "or" at the end of clause (

c) and by repealing clauses (

d) and (e).

(7) Subsection 15 (1) of the Act is amended

by adding "or" at the end of subclauses (c) (

i) and (ii) and by repealing

clauses (

d) and (e).

(8) Sections 19 and 20 of the Act are

repealed and the following substituted:

Regulations

Regulations

19. The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(

a) authorizing

persons or other bodies specified in the regulations to pass and enforce

by-laws governing dogs for the purposes of unorganized territory or specified

parts of unorganized territory in the same ways that a municipality can pass

and enforce by-laws governing dogs for the purposes of its geographic

jurisdiction;

(

b) designating

bodies referred to as designated in this Act;

(

c) designating

public officers as peace officers for the purposes of this Act.

(9) Ontario Regulation 157/05 (Pit Bull

Controls) made under the Act is revoked.

Commencement

(1) Subject

to subsection (2), this Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal

Assent.

Same

(2) Section 2 comes into force on a day to

be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.

Short

title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Public Safety Related to

Dogs Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill repeals provisions in the Animals for Research Act

relating to the disposition of pit bulls under that Act. The Bill also repeals

provisions in the Dog Owners' Liability Act that

prohibit restricted pit bulls and provide for controls on pit bulls.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

October 6, 2016

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

October 6, 2016

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 40

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Animals for Research Act

Domestic Violence Protection Act, 2000

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 40, 41-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s2 bill 40 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	5f53f598b997735cd31a5f9797d22fd6f90261fb

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