NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TAKE NOTICE that Brazeau County Council has given first reading to Animal Control Bylaw 1204-25, the purpose of which is to regulate the safety, health, and welfare of people and governing domestic animals and activities in relation to them. The proposed new Bylaw will provide regulations to establish a maximum number of canines permitted on lands within the County to five (5) for all other properties over one (1) acre in size. Additionally, the proposed new Bylaw also provides new penalty structure with increased fines for infractions.
To view the current Animal Control Bylaw, please visit our website at:
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Brazeau County Council will hold a Public Hearingat which any person claiming to be affected by the proposed Bylaw 1204-25 may ask questions or make their views known. The Public Hearing will be held on May 6, 2025 at 10:30 amor as soon thereafter as possible in the Council Chambers of Brazeau County office at 7401 Township Road 494, Drayton Valley, Alberta, T7A 1R1.
Any written submission mailed or delivered to Brazeau County, Box 77, 7401 Township Road 494, Drayton Valley, Alberta, T7A 1R1 or faxed to 780-542-7770 by 4:30 p.m., April 29, 2025, will be included in the Council Report. Written and oral submissions may also be made at the Council meeting without prior notification to Brazeau County. If you make a written submission, the information you provide may be made public subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
A copy of Bylaw 1204-25 and the Animal Control Bylaw are available for public inspection at the Brazeau County Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. For further information, please contact Community Services by telephone 780-542-7777 or by e-mail at communityservices@brazeau.ab.ca.