Item - 2017.CC24.2
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on January 31, 2017 with amendments.
- See also MM27.40
- See also Item LS15.1
- See also By-law 102-2017
CC24.2 - Correcting City Council's decision on amendments to Chapter 349, Animals - Dangerous Dogs
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on January 31, 2017, adopted the following:
1. City Council amend its decision on Item LS15.1 by replacing Part 2 with the following:
City Council amend Chapter 349, Animals to:
a. prohibit the unsupervised tethering of an animal for longer than one hour;
b. prohibit the use of choke collars, choke chains, pronged collars or any similar device on dogs, but does not include martingale collars; and
c. exempt the Toronto Police Service from the provisions of Chapter 349, Animals.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-100513.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That City Council re-open Item LS15.1 for further consideration only for the purpose of dealing with:
a. the tethering of animals; and
b. the use of certain collars.
That Recommendation 1 be amended so that it now reads as follows:
1. City Council amend its decision on Item LS15.1 by replacing Part 2 with the following:
City Council amend Chapter 349, Animals to:
a. prohibit the unsupervised tethering of an animal for longer than one hour;
b. prohibit the use of choke collars, choke chains, pronged collars or any similar device on dogs, but does not include martingale collars.
c. exempt the Toronto Police Service from the provisions of Chapter 349, Animals.
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Jan-31-2017 2:10 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - CC24.2 - De Baeremaeker - motion 1 - Adopt the item as amended |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 38 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Jon Burnside, John Campbell, Shelley Carroll, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Justin J. Di Ciano, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Giorgio Mammoliti, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 6 | Members that were absent are Christin Carmichael Greb, Vincent Crisanti, Michelle Holland, Chin Lee, Ron Moeser, Anthony Perruzza |