Bill No. 40 of 1941. A BILL TO AMEND THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS (UNORGANIZED TERRITORY) ACT. NOTE. This Bill amends The Domestic Animals (Unorganized Territory) Act. The purpose of the amendment to

section 18a is to limit the privilege relating to stock running at large granted under this

section in so far as special areas are concerned to residents who have paid for and acquired a permit as provided for in subsection (5) of

section 18a. The purpose of the amendments to sections 89 and 101 is to provide that in cases where the amount bid at the auction of impounded animals is not sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of impounding, the poundkeeper may purchase the animals outright to recoup himself for such costs. W. S. GRAY, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

BILL No. 40 of 1941.

An Act to amend The Domestic Animals (Unorganized Territory) Act. (Assented to , 1941.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Provin,ce of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Domestic Animals (Unorganized Territory) Act Amendment Act, 1941." 2. The Domestic Animals (Unorganized Territory) Act, being

chapter 67 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1922, is hereby amended as to

section 18a by striking out sub­ section (5) thereof and by substituting therefore the follow­ ing new subsection: "

(5) In the case of any pound district established pur­ suant to this

section situate within any Special Area to which The Special Areas Act, 1939, relates, the Board appointed to administer the area is hereby empowered to issue permits from time to time authorizing the holders thereof to have running at large within the pound district or any specified portion thereof, for such period of time as may be specified in the permit, so many horses, cattle and sheep as may from time to time be fixed by the Board, and no person shall be entitled to have running at large in the pound district any horses, cattle or sheep unless he is the holder of such a permit, or a greater number of horses, cattle and sheep respectively as the Board may from time to time prescribe as the number which he is so entitled to have running at large in the pound district.

"Provided however that horses, cattle or sheep running at large pursuant to and in accordance with a permit issued by the Board under this subsection shall not be impounded unless they have been captured whilst doing damage or after having done damage to or upon land surrounded by a lawful fence; and "Provided further that no a,ction for damages shall lie in respect of damages done therein by such animals except damage done to or upon land surrounded by a lawful fence." 3. The said Act is further amended as to

section 89 by inserting after the word "but", where the same occurs in

2 the third line thereof, the words "subject to the provision::> of

section 10.1". 4. The said Act is further amended as to

section 101 by striking out the same and by substituting therefor the following: "1.01. If no bid is offered by any person or if the highest bid offered does not exceed the amount of the charges and expenses lawfully due pursuant to the provisions of this Act in respect of the animal or animals, then the pound­ keeper or the captor of the stray or entire animal under Parts III or IV of this Act, shall have the right of having the animal knocked down to him at a price sufficient to discharge all money due to him under the provisions of this Act." 5. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

FIRST SESSION NINTH LEGISLATURE 5 GEORGE VI 1941 BILL

An Act to amend The Domestic Animals (Unorganized Ter­ ritory) Act. Received and read the First time. Second time .. Third time RON. MR. TANNER. EDMONTON: A. Shnltka, King's Printer 1 9 4 1 Title: 1941 (9th, 1st) Bill 40,

An Act to amend The Domestic Animals (Unorganized Territory) Act