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5 Myths of Bylaw Drafting – BUSTEDDecember 5, 2024 - 3:41 pm
5 Myths of Bylaw Drafting – BUSTEDDecember 14, 2023 - 10:31 am
Municipality Cracks Down on Nuisance DogsJanuary 3, 2023 - 10:00 am
5 Myths of Bylaw Drafting – BUSTED
By Troy DeSouza, Dominion GovLaw LLP Each time a bylaw is created or amended, a local government must be sure it has clear authority to regulate or prohibit over the subject matter. Otherwise, a local government can risk having a part or the whole of a bylaw being declared invalid by a court. Poorly written […]
5 Myths of Bylaw Drafting – BUSTED
By Troy DeSouza, Dominion GovLaw LLP Each time a bylaw is created or amended, a local government must be sure it has clear authority to regulate or prohibit over the subject matter. Otherwise, a local government can risk having a part or the whole of a bylaw being declared invalid by a court. Poorly written […]
Municipality Cracks Down on Nuisance Dogs
Sunny Uppal On December 6, 2022, GovLaw prosecuted, on behalf of a municipality, a dog owner for repeatedly failing to take effective measures to prevent her dog from being “At Large.” A dog owner typically breaches an animal control bylaw whenever the dog owner fails to take effective measures to prevent their dog from being […]