National Capital Commission Animal Regulations (SOR/2002-164)
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Regulations are current to 2012-05-14
National Capital Commission Animal Regulations
SOR/2002-164
Registration 2002-04-25
National Capital Commission Animal Regulations
P.C. 2002-671 2002-04-25
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, pursuant to subsection 20(1) of the National Capital Act, hereby makes the annexed National Capital Commission Animal Regulations.
INTERPRETATION
1. The following definitions apply in these Regulations.
- “Capital Pathway”
“Capital Pathway” means a mixed use recreational pathway on Commission land that has a paved or stone dust surface and has been marked by the Commission at access points maintained by the Commission and at intersections with signs or surface markings bearing the pictogram in the form set out in Schedule 2. (sentier de la capitale)
- “Commission land”
“Commission land” means real property or immovables owned by the Commission or under the control and management of the Commission. (terrain de la Commission)
- “domestic animal”
“domestic animal” means an animal of a species of vertebrates, other than fish, that has been domesticated by humans so as to live in a tame condition and depend on humans for survival. (animal domestique)
- “keeper”
“keeper” means the owner of an animal or the person having charge of the animal, except where the owner or the person is a minor, in which case “keeper” means the father or mother of the minor or another adult responsible for the minor. (responsable)
- “leased agricultural property”
“leased agricultural property” means Commission land, of which the Commission is the lessor, that is leased for commercial or non-commercial agricultural purposes, and includes any residence on the land. (propriété agricole louée)
- “leased land”
“leased land” means leased agricultural property or leased residential property. (terrain loué)
- “leased residential property”
“leased residential property” means Commission land, of which the Commission is the lessor, that is leased strictly for residential purposes. (propriété résidentielle louée)
- “off-leash area”
“off-leash area” means an area on unleased land referred to in section 9. (aire pour animaux en liberté)
- “organized event”
“organized event” means a temporary activity or a seasonal program that is organized or authorized by the Commission. (événement organisé)
- “peace officer”
“peace officer” means
(a) a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who is a peace officer;
(b) a person who is employed by the Commission as a conservation officer and who has been designated as a peace officer under paragraph 7(1)(d) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act; or
(c) a police officer of the municipality in which the Commission land is situated. (agent de la paix)
- “picnic area”
“picnic area” means an area that contains a group of picnic tables that are permanently affixed or chained to the ground, or that is identified by signs as a picnic area. (terrain de pique-nique)
- “shoreline”
“shoreline” means the high-water mark. (ligne de rive)
- “trail”
“trail” means a mixed use trail, other than a Capital Pathway, on Commission land that has been marked by the Commission at entry points and intersections with signs bearing the trail name or number or a pictogram. (sentier)
- “unleased land”
“unleased land” means Commission land that is not subject to a lease between the Commission as lessor and another party as lessee. (terrain non loué)
