Bill 47 (Legislature 6, Session 1)

L6 S1 9216

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 47 of 1927.

An Act to amend The Domestic Animals (Unorganized Territory) Act. (Assented to , 1927.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Domestic A nim((ls (UII ol'.cJ(lllizrd Tc/'/'ito/'

y) Act Amendment Art, 1927." 2. The Domestic AI/il/wis (Unol'ganiz('d Tc/'/'ito/'!

J) Act. being

chapter of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1922, is amended by adding as

section 8a, immediately after sec tion 8, the following: "8((.-

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may at any time, and from time to time, establish any part of the Province as an aI'ea, whether such area 01' any parts thereof are in cluded in a pound district or pound districts 01' not, within which no domestic animals, whethel' prohibited or not, shall be impounded, unless they have been captured whilst doing damage or after having done damage to or upon land sur rounded by a lawful fence. "(2) \Yhen any such area has been established, no action ,for damages shall lie in respect of damage done by domestic animals except such damage as aforesaid. "( 3) This

section shall not apply to entire animals or mischievous animals."

Section 18a is added to the said Act, immediately after

section 18, as follows: "18((.-

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may by order es tablish any part of the Province as a pound district, either upon his own motion or upon petition and may provide in such order that domestic animals or any class or classes thereof, owned by residents of the district, running at large therein, shall not be impounded unless they have been cap hIred whilst doing damage or after having done damage to or upon land surrounded by a lawful fence, and that no action for damages shall lie in respect of damage dOlle there in by domestic animals belonging to residents except damage done to or upon land surrounded by a lawful fence. 2 "

(2) Any such order may define who are to be considered residents within the meaning of this section, and may pre scribe the number of domestic animals, or of any class of domestic animals, with respect to which a resident shall be entitled to the privileges accorded by this section. "( 3) This

section shall not apply to entire animals or mischievous animals." 4. This Act shall come into force on ................. . No. 47. FIRST SESSION SIXTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act to amend The Domestic Ani mals (Unorganized Territory) Act. Received and read the First time ................... . Second time .................. . Third time ................... . HON. MR. HOADLEY EDMONTON: W. D. McLE.\x. ACTING K."c's PmxTI'" ..t.Il. 1927 Title: 1927 (6th, 1st) Bill 47,

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

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L6 S1 9216
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L6 S1 9216
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	b9ae7739189153e8f4db7b9982ea8a5796d68219

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