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BYLAW
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THIS BY-LAW SHALL REPEAL AND SUPERCEDE ANY AND ALL PREVIOUS REGULATIONS
AND/OR BY-LAWS HELD BY THE TOWN OF SHELBURNE REGARDING THE FEEDING OF
WATERFOWL AND PIGEONS.
Short Title
1. This By-Law shall be cited as "Feeding Waterfowl and Pigeons By-Law".
Interpretation
2. In this By-Law unless the context otherwise indicates:
(a) "Waterfowl " means any species of Anatidae, birds that are adapted through
evolution for swimming and/or floating on the water surface, and diving,
including ducks, geese and swan.
(b) "Pigeons" means any bird of the species Columbidae, which includes all
pigeon and dove species.
(c) "Feed" means the provision of any edible item(s) to waterfowl or pigeon. This
includes feeding which induces waterfowl or pigeon to return, stay, relocate
or group in above average numbers to a location, or causes delay or
interruption to migration by providing nourishment.
(d) "Town Staff" means the CAO, By-Law Enforcement Officer, Special Constable
or any person appointed by the CAO to act on behalf of the Town for the
purposes of this By-Law;
(e) "Town" means the Town of Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
Regulations
3. It will be an offence against this By-Law to:
a) Feed waterfowl or pigeons at any public location located within the Town
of Shelburne; including waterfront, park, pond and rivers, brooks and lake
areas. Excepting such locations as specifically exempted by motion of
Council (shown on attached Schedule).
TOWN OF SHELBURNE
FEEDING WATERFOWL
AND PIGEONS BY-LAW
BYLAW
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4. By-Law Enforcement and Penalties
Any person found to be in violation of the provisions of this By-Law may be found
guilty of an offence and be liable on summary conviction to a penalty and may
be liable for the corresponding fines laid in the Information. Each day that a
person violates any provision of this By-law is considered a separate offence.
By-Law Enforcement
5. It shall be the duty of any By-Law Enforcement Officer and of any Special
Constable appointed for the Town of Shelburne under the Nova Scotia Police
Act, to report all violations of this By-Law and to enforce them under the
Municipal Government Act, Section 505.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the By-Law of which the
foregoing is a true copy and was duly passed at duly
called meeting of the Council of the Town of
Shelburne, held on the day of
, 2015.
GIVEN under the hand of the Clerk and the corporate
seal of the said Town this day of
, 2015.
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Mayor, Karen Mattatall
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Town Clerk, Lauren Race