The City of Toronto Municipal Licensing and
Standards (ML&S) Division is undertaking a review of Chapter 349, Animals to determine how the City can effectively balance, manage and
address dogs' behaviour, their owners' responsibilities and public safety in
the City of Toronto.
Chapter 349, Animals sets out
registration/licensing requirements and the requirement to leash dogs on public
property, except where permitted (e.g., off-lease parks). The bylaw also covers
how the City responds to dogs at large (on the loose) or dogs that have bitten
people or animals.
The goal of the review is to address City
Council's direction to provide recommendations on how the City can effectively
respond to incidents of dog bites and dogs that may pose a risk to public
safety.
The City is committed to an open and inclusive
process which incorporates stakeholder and public participation. ML&S would
like to share its review webpage where more information is available about the review, including our survey for members of the public to complete and public meeting dates.
We would greatly appreciate if you could
circulate this information to other neighbours, residents and community groups.
We would like to hear from any many people living in the City of Toronto as we
can in the time we have.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have
any questions/comments.
Jessica Walters
Senior Policy and
Research Officer
Policy and Strategic
Support
Municipal Licensing
and Standards
City Hall, 100 Queen
Street West, West Tower, 16th Floor
Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Tel: 416-392-8794
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