Owner must pay a daily fee and any fines. If the animal is not collected within 7 days it may be sold or destroyed. If a Magistrate decided that an animal is dangerous and not properly controlled, he may order it to be properly controlled or destroyed. The owner of a dog shall be liable in damages for injury done to any poultry or small stock by that dog. This ordinance is listed almost verbatim from the law because it is very specific.
Animal includes any domestic, captive or wild animal, either bird, beast, fish, reptile or insect.
Such person shall be guilty of an offence of cruelty and shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred and twenty dollars or alternatively or in addition thereto, to be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months. The court may decide to destroy the animal if it is satisfied that it would be cruel to keep the animal alive and this must be done without unnecessary suffering. Expenses for this may be ordered to be paid by the owner. It goes on further to allow Police Officers to inspect animals for cruelty and arrest individuals because of cruelty. As these laws are updated, we will update the web site.