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2017, c.18 - Local Governance Act

Section 10
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By-laws – general
10(1)Subject to this Act, without limiting the generality of section 6, a local government may make by-laws for municipal purposes respecting
(a) the safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of people and property;
(b) people, activities and things in, on or near a public place or place that is open to the public;
(c) nuisances, including noise, pollution and waste in or on public or private property;
(d) dangerous or unsightly premises and property;
(e) maintenance and occupancy standards for buildings and premises;
(f) blasting operations;
(g) transport and transportation systems, including carriers of persons or goods, taxis and other forms of public transportation;
(h) businesses, business activities and persons engaged in business;
(i) programs and services provided by or on behalf of the local government;
(j) utilities, facilities, infrastructure and improvements on public or private property;
(k) wild, domestic and exotic animals and activities in relation to them, including animal control activities;
(l) the acquisition of real property and improvements by expropriation, with the exception of real property owned by the Crown;
(m) the acquisition, sale, management, construction, leasing, renting of or any other dealings in any real property, or any interest in real property including land, buildings or easements;
(m.1) a tourism accommodation levy;
(n) the acquisition, sale, management, leasing, renting of or any other dealings in personal property, or any interest in personal property;
(o) subject to the Motor Vehicle Act, the use of motor vehicles or other vehicles on or off roads, streets and highways, and the regulation of traffic, parking and pedestrians;
(p) subject to the Highway Act,
(i) the management and control of roads, streets and highways, sidewalks and boulevards and all property adjacent to roads, streets and highways, whether publicly or privately owned,
(ii) the temporary and permanent opening and closing of roads, streets and highways, and
(iii) the naming and lighting of roads, streets and highways;
(q) vegetation and activities in relation to it;
(r) the enforcement of by-laws made under this or any other Act.
10(2)A local government shall make by-laws
(a) respecting procedures at council meetings, including any matters prescribed by regulation,
(b) establishing the code of conduct for members of council prescribed by regulation, and
(c) imposing a requirement that dogs be vaccinated against rabies and prescribing
(i) a schedule for the vaccinations,
(ii) a schedule for the assessment of the effectiveness of a previous vaccination, or
(iii) a combination of the schedules set out in subparagraphs (i) and (ii);
(d) prescribing requirements for the proof of vaccination of dogs or requirements for the assessment of the effectiveness of a previous vaccination.
10(3)A municipality shall make by-laws respecting the provision of the service of police protection.
10(4)A rural community or a regional municipality may make by-laws respecting the provision of the service of police protection.
10(5)If a matter prescribed by regulation for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) conflicts with a provision of a municipal charter or a private or special Act, a local government may make a by-law under paragraph (2)(a) that does not include that prescribed matter.
10(6)Without limiting the generality of subsections (1) to (4), a by-law made under those subsections respecting a matter may
(a) regulate respecting the matter,
(b) prohibit respecting the matter,
(c) require persons to do things respecting the matter,
(d) establish fees or require deposits for
(i) programs or services provided by or on behalf of the local government,
(ii) the use of property of the local government, including property under its control,
(e) establish user charges,
(f) subject to section 117, provide that in the case of a failure to pay a fee referred to in paragraph (d) or a user charge referred to in paragraph (e) the local government may register the outstanding amount as a lien against a property.
2019, c.5, s.1
By-laws – general
10(1)Subject to this Act, without limiting the generality of section 6, a local government may make by-laws for municipal purposes respecting
(a) the safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of people and property;
(b) people, activities and things in, on or near a public place or place that is open to the public;
(c) nuisances, including noise, pollution and waste in or on public or private property;
(d) dangerous or unsightly premises and property;
(e) maintenance and occupancy standards for buildings and premises;
(f) blasting operations;
(g) transport and transportation systems, including carriers of persons or goods, taxis and other forms of public transportation;
(h) businesses, business activities and persons engaged in business;
(i) programs and services provided by or on behalf of the local government;
(j) utilities, facilities, infrastructure and improvements on public or private property;
(k) wild, domestic and exotic animals and activities in relation to them, including animal control activities;
(l) the acquisition of real property and improvements by expropriation, with the exception of real property owned by the Crown;
(m) the acquisition, sale, management, construction, leasing, renting of or any other dealings in any real property, or any interest in real property including land, buildings or easements;
(n) the acquisition, sale, management, leasing, renting of or any other dealings in personal property, or any interest in personal property;
(o) subject to the Motor Vehicle Act, the use of motor vehicles or other vehicles on or off roads, streets and highways, and the regulation of traffic, parking and pedestrians;
(p) subject to the Highway Act,
(i) the management and control of roads, streets and highways, sidewalks and boulevards and all property adjacent to roads, streets and highways, whether publicly or privately owned,
(ii) the temporary and permanent opening and closing of roads, streets and highways, and
(iii) the naming and lighting of roads, streets and highways;
(q) vegetation and activities in relation to it;
(r) the enforcement of by-laws made under this or any other Act.
10(2)A local government shall make by-laws
(a) respecting procedures at council meetings, including any matters prescribed by regulation,
(b) establishing the code of conduct for members of council prescribed by regulation, and
(c) imposing a requirement that dogs be vaccinated against rabies and prescribing
(i) a schedule for the vaccinations,
(ii) a schedule for the assessment of the effectiveness of a previous vaccination, or
(iii) a combination of the schedules set out in subparagraphs (i) and (ii);
(d) prescribing requirements for the proof of vaccination of dogs or requirements for the assessment of the effectiveness of a previous vaccination.
10(3)A municipality shall make by-laws respecting the provision of the service of police protection.
10(4)A rural community or a regional municipality may make by-laws respecting the provision of the service of police protection.
10(5)If a matter prescribed by regulation for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) conflicts with a provision of a municipal charter or a private or special Act, a local government may make a by-law under paragraph (2)(a) that does not include that prescribed matter.
10(6)Without limiting the generality of subsections (1) to (4), a by-law made under those subsections respecting a matter may
(a) regulate respecting the matter,
(b) prohibit respecting the matter,
(c) require persons to do things respecting the matter,
(d) establish fees or require deposits for
(i) programs or services provided by or on behalf of the local government,
(ii) the use of property of the local government, including property under its control,
(e) establish user charges,
(f) subject to section 117, provide that in the case of a failure to pay a fee referred to in paragraph (d) or a user charge referred to in paragraph (e) the local government may register the outstanding amount as a lien against a property.
By-laws – general
10(1)Subject to this Act, without limiting the generality of section 6, a local government may make by-laws for municipal purposes respecting
(a) the safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of people and property;
(b) people, activities and things in, on or near a public place or place that is open to the public;
(c) nuisances, including noise, pollution and waste in or on public or private property;
(d) dangerous or unsightly premises and property;
(e) maintenance and occupancy standards for buildings and premises;
(f) blasting operations;
(g) transport and transportation systems, including carriers of persons or goods, taxis and other forms of public transportation;
(h) businesses, business activities and persons engaged in business;
(i) programs and services provided by or on behalf of the local government;
(j) utilities, facilities, infrastructure and improvements on public or private property;
(k) wild, domestic and exotic animals and activities in relation to them, including animal control activities;
(l) the acquisition of real property and improvements by expropriation, with the exception of real property owned by the Crown;
(m) the acquisition, sale, management, construction, leasing, renting of or any other dealings in any real property, or any interest in real property including land, buildings or easements;
(n) the acquisition, sale, management, leasing, renting of or any other dealings in personal property, or any interest in personal property;
(o) subject to the Motor Vehicle Act, the use of motor vehicles or other vehicles on or off roads, streets and highways, and the regulation of traffic, parking and pedestrians;
(p) subject to the Highway Act,
(i) the management and control of roads, streets and highways, sidewalks and boulevards and all property adjacent to roads, streets and highways, whether publicly or privately owned,
(ii) the temporary and permanent opening and closing of roads, streets and highways, and
(iii) the naming and lighting of roads, streets and highways;
(q) vegetation and activities in relation to it;
(r) the enforcement of by-laws made under this or any other Act.
10(2)A local government shall make by-laws
(a) respecting procedures at council meetings, including any matters prescribed by regulation,
(b) establishing the code of conduct for members of council prescribed by regulation, and
(c) imposing a requirement that dogs be vaccinated against rabies and prescribing
(i) a schedule for the vaccinations,
(ii) a schedule for the assessment of the effectiveness of a previous vaccination, or
(iii) a combination of the schedules set out in subparagraphs (i) and (ii);
(d) prescribing requirements for the proof of vaccination of dogs or requirements for the assessment of the effectiveness of a previous vaccination.
10(3)A municipality shall make by-laws respecting the provision of the service of police protection.
10(4)A rural community or a regional municipality may make by-laws respecting the provision of the service of police protection.
10(5)If a matter prescribed by regulation for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) conflicts with a provision of a municipal charter or a private or special Act, a local government may make a by-law under paragraph (2)(a) that does not include that prescribed matter.
10(6)Without limiting the generality of subsections (1) to (4), a by-law made under those subsections respecting a matter may
(a) regulate respecting the matter,
(b) prohibit respecting the matter,
(c) require persons to do things respecting the matter,
(d) establish fees or require deposits for
(i) programs or services provided by or on behalf of the local government,
(ii) the use of property of the local government, including property under its control,
(e) establish user charges,
(f) subject to section 117, provide that in the case of a failure to pay a fee referred to in paragraph (d) or a user charge referred to in paragraph (e) the local government may register the outstanding amount as a lien against a property.