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Animal Services

At the Municipality of South Bruce, we are committed to creating a safe and healthy environment for all residents and pets.

Lost and found pets 

If you find a dog or other pet running at large in the community, please contact us at 519-392-6623.  We can come and pick up the animal only if it is contained and help find the animal’s home.

It costs $100 to reclaim a lost pet. This fee covers the cost of sheltering and looking after your pet while it was in our care.

Dog Licenses

Please contact the Municipal Office to Purchase a Dog License 519-392-6623.

The following licensing fees apply:

  • $50 for your second dog and any additional dog
  • $150 for a kennel licence
  • $75 to reclaim an animal
  • $150 to run a boarding establishment (paid annually)
  • $200 for a dangerous dog

If your annual dog licence renewal is not paid by April 30, you will be charged double the original fee. View our Animal Control By-law for full details about dog licensing and fees.

By Law - Animal Control

There is a $150 fine for not registering your dog with the municipality.

If you lose or break your dog tag, you can purchase a replacement tag for $10.

You need to purchase an annual kennel licence in order to operate a kennel in South Bruce. The cost for a kennel licence is $150.

To apply for a kennel licence, please complete the Kennel Application form and submit it to the Municipality of South Bruce by email or mail or drop it off to:

21 Gordon St. E.
PO Box 540
Teeswater ON, N0G 2S0

Kennel Application

Animal control

We understand that your pet is a valued member of the family. Review our Animal Control By-law to find out how we are working to keep our pets and community safe. According to the by-law, you must:

  • Keep your dog on a leash at all times while enjoying our parks and trail
  • Pick up after your animal

By Law - Animal Control

Wildlife Claims

Protection of Livestock and Poultry from Dogs ActOntario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program

If your livestock or poultry are killed by a wild animal, you need to make a claim within 48 hours of discovering the dead animal.

We encourage you to take three to six photographs of the injured or killed livestock, including photos of location in relation to buildings, etc.  This will assist the livestock valuer in completing their assessment in case they are delayed in visiting the site or if weather is a factor.

We will send a livestock valuer to investigate the situation within three days of receiving the claim. The livestock valuer will investigate and provide a report (Program Application) to the Municipality within 10 business days. If you disagree with the livestock valuers report, you have 20 days to request a review by a second livestock valuer. If there are no requests for review, the Municipality can issue payment to you.

In order to make a claim under this program, you’ll need to have:

  • A premise ID number
  • A valid Farm Business Registration Number

If you don’t meet these eligibility requirements, you need to have an allowable exemption.

If your livestock are in danger due to coyotes or wolves in the area, you may want to hire a trapper. Please complete the Coyote or Wolf Predation Compensation form.

This form must be completed and signed by the:

  • Livestock owner
  • Livestock valuer
  • Trapper

Coyote or Wolf Predation Compensation Form

As a licensed trapper, you can apply for financial compensation for trapping nuisance beavers in the Municipality of South Bruce. This is regulated under the County of Bruce’s Nuisance Beaver Removal By-law.

To receive compensation, the trapper must complete the Beaver Process and Claim form and bring to the municipal office along with the beaver where they will remove the tail of the beaver and submit both to a municipal officer.

It is the trapper’s responsibility to dispose of the beaver’s carcass.

County of Bruce’s Nuisance Beaver Removal By-lawBeaver Process and Claim Form

If your beehive, bee colony, or beehive-related equipment has been damaged and you believe this damage was caused by wildlife (i.e., bear, deer, racoon or skunk), you must notify an Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Apiary/Bee Inspector within 48 hours of discovering the damage.

The Bee Inspector will investigate within three days of being notified and will provide you and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Ministry of Rural Affairs with a report within 10 business days

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