{"id":84295,"date":"2015-03-26T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T05:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/84295\/are-animal-owners-adhering-to-the-metros-by-laws\/"},"modified":"2015-03-25T15:32:41","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T13:32:41","slug":"are-animal-owners-adhering-to-the-metros-by-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/03\/26\/are-animal-owners-adhering-to-the-metros-by-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Are animal owners adhering to the metro\u2019s by-laws?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a number of dog attacks being reported in recent months, the Germiston City News has contacted the metro to get a better understanding of the public by-laws which govern the keeping of animals.<\/p>\n<p>A selection of the by-laws found in the metro\u2019s Public Health By-laws (Chapter 14) include the following:<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>General provisions relating to the keeping of animals:<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0No person may, subject to the provision of section 121, keep or allow to be<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>kept, any animal other than an approved pet on an erf in a proclaimed<\/p>\n<p>township, provided the keeping of such pet does not create or constitute a<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>nuisance<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Keeping of pets and the duties of keepers of pets<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Any person who keeps pets must:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(a) maintain the premises in a clean and sanitary condition at all times;<\/p>\n<p>(b) clean all manure and food scraps from any premises at adequate intervals;<\/p>\n<p>(c) prevent the soil beneath or around any premises from becoming saturated with<\/p>\n<p>urine or polluted by any other matter or liquid.<\/p>\n<p>A selection of the by-laws found in the metro\u2019s SAPS by-laws (Section 27 and 28):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Control of animals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No person shall drive or cause any animal to be driven in a street except when drawing a carriage or vehicle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Provided that the council may grant permission to the driving of animals in certain streets on such conditions as it may deem fit.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0No person shall in, or along any street:<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Allow an animal, which is his property or under his control, to be let loose or to wander uncontrolled.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Leave an animal which is hurt, weak, sick or dying, except to obtain assistance to remove such animal.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0By making noises, gestures, and gesticulations or in any other way frighten or irritate an animal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See below for\u00a0the full copy of each of the by-laws quoted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/03\/Public-Health.pdf\">Public Health<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/03\/01_PoliceServices1.pdf\">01_PoliceServices[1]<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='f28127c9f6e3c6ff54fbe297171562a1'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the by-laws for the keeping of 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