Bill 16 explained in plain English
Public Safety Related to Dogs Statute Law Amendment Act, 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Public Safety Related to Dogs Statute Law Amendment Act, 2011, amends Ontario law by repealing provisions related to pit bulls in the Animals for Research Act and the Dog Owners’ Liability Act, and revokes a regulation concerning pit bull controls.
This bill, called the Public Safety Related to Dogs Statute Law Amendment Act, 2011, makes changes to Ontario laws regarding pit bulls. It repeals certain provisions related to pit bulls in the Animals for Research Act and the Dog Owners' Liability Act. Specifically, it removes rules about how pit bulls are handled under the Animals for Research Act and also removes prohibitions and controls on pit bulls that were previously in the Dog Owners' Liability Act. The bill also revokes a specific regulation about pit bull controls and allows for new regulations concerning pit bulls in unorganized territories. The Act comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Removes provisions in the Animals for Research Act that deal with the handling of pit bulls.
- Removes prohibitions and control measures for pit bulls that were in the Dog Owners' Liability Act.
- Revokes Ontario Regulation 157/05, which was titled 'Pit Bull Controls'.
- Allows for the Lieutenant Governor in Council to create new regulations regarding pit bulls in unorganized territories.
- Amends existing sections of the Animals for Research Act and the Dog Owners' Liability Act.
- Repeals specific subsections and sections of both the Animals for Research Act and the Dog Owners' Liability Act.
- Owners of dogs, particularly those previously classified as pit bulls.
- Courts that issue orders related to dogs.
- The Province of Ontario, through its legislative and regulatory powers.
- Individuals and bodies in unorganized territories who may be subject to new regulations concerning pit bulls.
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council, who can make new regulations.
- The requirement for courts to consider specific circumstances when making orders related to dogs is modified.
- The ability for the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations governing pit bulls in unorganized territories is established.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not explicitly detail new enforcement mechanisms or penalties, but the amended sections of the Dog Owners' Liability Act and the potential for new regulations may imply changes to enforcement practices related to pit bulls.
- The bill repeals existing prohibitions and controls on pit bulls, but does not replace them with specific new prohibitions or controls within the Act itself, relying instead on the possibility of future regulations.
- The exact nature and scope of future regulations regarding pit bulls in unorganized territories are not detailed in this bill text.
Removes specific provisions and subsections related to pit bulls, including those concerning their disposition and certain existing regulations. It also modifies references to other subsections within section 20.
Source: Section 1
Changes the considerations a court must take into account when making orders regarding dogs by altering the introductory text of subsection 4 (6). It also repeals subsections 4 (8), (9), and (10). Additionally, it modifies subsection 13 (3) and subsection 15 (1) by removing specific clauses.
Source: Section 2
Removes sections 6 to 11, which previously contained prohibitions and controls related to pit bulls.
Source: Section 2 (3)
Repeals sections 19 and 20, and substitutes them with new provisions that allow for regulations to be made regarding pit bulls in unorganized territories.
Source: Section 2 (6)
This specific regulation made under the Dog Owners' Liability Act is revoked.
Source: Section 2 (7)
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