Public Notice: Dog-Related Fines

Dog owners, you may receive a letter from the Bylaw Officer this week. If you own a dog and have not purchased a 2023 dog tag, you are currently in contravention of Marmora and Lake’s Municipal Bylaw 2023-30, which states:

2.1  No person shall own a dog in the Municipality without a dog licence, whether the dog is spayed, neutered, and/or microchipped.

2.2  Every person who owns a dog in the Municipality, within seven days of acquiring the dog, will purchase a new licence and thus register the dog with the Municipality, and thereafter will, annually, on or before the 31st of March, pay to the Municipality, or its authorized agent, the associated licence fee, in accordance with Schedule “A” of this bylaw, and User Fee Bylaw No. 2023-25, as amended. Every licence will be issued with respect to a calendar year and will expire on December 31st of each year.

9.1  Dog owners who refuse to purchase the required dog licence will be subject to the related fine in Schedule “B” of this bylaw.

Dog tags cost $25 from January-March and then go up to $40 (due to a late fee). This year, the late fee didn’t start until June 1st. All dog owners are expected to buy current tags at the beginning of each calendar year. Tags can be purchased at the Municipal Town Hall Office, at 12 Bursthall St., Marmora. Accepted payment methods include cash, cheque, and debit.

If you do not purchase the required tag(s) by July 31st, and remain in contravention of the bylaw, you will be eligible to be charged the associated $100 fine, as laid out Schedule “B” of Bylaw 2023-30, along with $40 per tag. You can read Bylaw 2023-30 in its entirety here.

If you have questions, or feel you received a letter in error, please contact the Municipal Office at 613-472-2629.