Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2007 Runciman, Robert W. — Bill 23 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 23, 39-1

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Bill 23, Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2007

Runciman, Robert W.

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Bill 23 2007

Act to amend the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

Note:

This Act amends the Ontario Society for the Prevention of

Cruelty to Animals Act . For the legislative history of the Act, see the

Table of Consolidated Public Statutes – Detailed Legislative History on

www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The

Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Act is amended by adding the following heading immediately before

section

Definitions

2. The

Act is amended by adding the following heading immediately before

section 2:

Society

3. The

Act is amended by adding the following heading immediately before

section 11:

Inspections

4. The

Act is amended by adding the following heading immediately before

section 13:

Orders and Remedies

Section

15.1 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Standards

of care for keeping cats or dogs

15.1

(1) Every

person who owns or has custody or care of a cat or dog shall comply with the

following standards with respect to the animal:

1. Provide

the animal with adequate food and water.

2. Provide

the animal with adequate medical attention when the animal is sick or injured

or in pain or suffering.

3. Provide

the animal with adequate protection from the elements.

4. Transport

the animal in a way that ensures its physical safety.

5. Not

confine the animal to an enclosure that,

i. has

inadequate space,

ii. has

unsanitary conditions,

iii. has

inadequate ventilation,

iv. does

not provide the animal with an opportunity for exercise,

v. accommodates

one or more other animals that may pose a danger to the animal, or

vi. is

in a state of disrepair or is dangerous to the animal's health or well-being.

6. Not

use fear or excessive violence when handling or training the animal except if

necessary to do so for medical reasons.

Offence

(2) Every person who fails to comply with any standard of

care listed in subsection (1) in respect of any one or more animal is guilty of

an offence.

Directors,

officers

(3) If a corporation commits an offence mentioned in

subsection (2), every director, officer, employee or other agent of the

corporation who authorized the offence or who had the authority to prevent the

offence from being committed but knowingly refrained from doing so is a party

to and guilty of the offence and is liable, on conviction, to the penalty for

the offence, whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted or convicted.

Penalty

(4) A person who is guilty of an offence under this

section is liable, on conviction,

(

a) to

a fine of not more than $60,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than

two years, or to both, if the person is an individual; or

(

b) to

a fine of not more than $60,000, if the person is not an individual.

Prohibition

order

(5) If a person is convicted of an offence under this

section, the court making the conviction may, in addition to any other penalty,

make an order prohibiting the convicted person or, if the convicted person is a

corporation, the directors and officers of the corporation from owning or

having custody or care of a cat or dog for any period of time specified in the

order, including, in the case of an individual, for the remainder of the

person's life and, in the case of a corporation, forever.

6. The

Act is amended by adding the following heading immediately before

section 16:

Review Board

7. The

Act is amended by adding the following heading immediately before

section 19:

General

Commencement

8. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

9. The

short title of this Act is the Ontario Society for the

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2007 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Ontario Society for the Prevention of

Cruelty to Animals Act so that the standards of care in the Act for

keeping a cat or dog apply generally and are not limited to keeping the animal

for breeding or sale.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 12, 2007

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

December 12, 2007

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

Royal Assent.

Acts affected - Bill 23

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

Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 23, 39-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p39 s1 bill 23 html
Language	en
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