Pets are important to Red Deerians, and The City wants to ensure the safety of not only those pets, but all residents. There have been discussions over the years about cats, and other pets that residents may have, or would consider keeping on their property. This public participation process is to hear from residents about what animals they would like The City to consider regulating, and garner feedback on implementing an animal bylaw.
Future Animal Bylaw
We want to know what you think about keeping animals in our city - everything from cats to bees to chickens, we want to know what works, what doesn't and what you want us to regulate going forward.
Pets are important to Red Deerians, and The City wants to ensure the safety of not only those pets, but all residents. There have been discussions over the years about cats, and other pets that residents may have, or would consider keeping on their property. This public participation process is to hear from residents about what animals they would like The City to consider regulating, and garner feedback on implementing an animal bylaw.
How to participate
Click on the green button below and it will take you to the survey page. Check back here often for updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Don’t we already have a dog, cat and chicken bylaw?
Yes, in September 2009, a new dog bylaw came into place addressing aggressive dogs and the ownership of dogs in general. On July 7, 2014, Red Deer City Council approved a Chicken Bylaw to regulate and control the keeping of chickens on a property within an urban area. This Bylaw requires residents to apply for and maintain a Chicken License on an annual basis. The Cat Bylaw was created and implemented in 1996 and is in need of updating to cover current issues.
What do you want to know from residents now?
We have three bylaws in place for specific animals, but we know there are Red Deerians who would like to keep other kinds of animals on their property that we do not currently have regulations and bylaws in place for. We have also heard that Red Deerians would like more updated regulations and enforcement for cats, and have thoughts and ideas around changes to the dog bylaw. This public participation seeks to find out what Red Deerians want us to regulate, and how.
What are the next steps?
Once The City is able to gather feedback this spring around a potential animal bylaw, administration will review and use the thoughts and ideas of residents to build a draft bylaw for Councils review and approval. That will likely go forward later in 2021.
How will I know our ideas have been heard?
Once we have received feedback from residents, The City will post a summary of that feedback on our website, and this feedback will also go with the draft bylaw to Red Deer City Council for review.
Will there be an opportunity to provide feedback on the draft bylaw?
Yes, once a draft bylaw is created, The City will bring it back for resident comment before it goes to Council. Exact method and timing for this has not been determined yet, but keep an eye on our website for more information.
For more information
Phone: 403-342-8111
Email: licensing@reddeer.ca