CONTROL OF PIGEONS (BIRŻEBBUĠA LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

CONTROL OF PIGEONS

(BIRŻEBBUĠA LOCAL COUNCIL)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.201

CONTROL OF PIGEONS

(BIRŻEBBUĠA LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

20th April, 2018

LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 15/10/2018 .

The title of these Bye-Laws is Control of Pigeons

(Birżebbuġa Local Council) Bye-Laws.

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

"the Act" means the Local Government Act;

"Council" means the Birżebbuġa Local Council;

"domestic pigeons" means pigeons which are kept in a

residential place or in some other place for the purpose of recreation,

hobby or sport;

"locality" means the Birżebbuġa locality as shown in the

Second Schedule to the Act;

"wild pigeons" means pigeons which are not domestic pigeons.

1

The feeding of wild pigeons in any part of the locality is

prohibited.

3.2

It is also prohibited for any person to voluntarily leave

food in places which are accessible to wild pigeons.

3.3

The provisions of this bye-law do not apply to those

persons who keep or take care of domestic pigeons.

The owners of immovable property within the locality

and which is abandoned shall ensure that the said property be sealed in

such a manner that no wild pigeons can go in or make their nest

therein.

1

Any person who fails to comply with any of the

provisions of these Bye-Laws shall be deemed to have committed a

contravention and shall, on conviction, be liable unless a higher

penalty is applicable under any other law

5.1.1 for a first contravention to a fine (ammenda) of forty-six

euro and fifty-nine cents (€46.59);

5.1.2 for a second or subsequent contravention to a fine

(ammenda) of sixty-nine euro and eighty-eight cents (€69.88); and

CONTROL OF PIGEONS

(BIRŻEBBUĠA LOCAL COUNCIL)

5.1.3 in the case of a continuing contravention to a fine

(ammenda) of eleven euro and sixty-five cents (€11.65) for each day

that the contravention continues.