National Capital Commission Animal Regulations (SOR/2002-164)

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)