CONTROL OF PIGEONS (GUDJA LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

CONTROL OF PIGEONS (GUDJA LOCAL COUNCIL)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.233

CONTROL OF PIGEONS

(GUDJA LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

26th October, 2021

LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 20/10/2021.

1

The title of these Bye-Laws is the Control of Pigeons

(Gudja Local Council) Bye-Laws.

1.2 These Bye-Laws shall come into force one (1) month

after their publication in the Gazette.

In these Bye-Laws, unless the context otherwise

requires

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"Council" means the Gudja 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 Gudja 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 by any person in any part of

the locality is prohibited.

3.2

It is also prohibited for a 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 immoveable property within the locality

shall ensure that the said property be sealed in such a manner that no

wild pigeons can go in or make nests therein.

Any person who fails to comply with any 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

(a)

for a first contravention to a fine (ammenda) of

forty-six euro (€46);

(b)

for a second or subsequent contravention to a fine

(ammenda) of seventy euro (€70); and

CONTROL OF PIGEONS (GUDJA LOCAL COUNCIL)

(c)

in the case of a continuing contravention to a fine

(ammenda) of twelve euro (€12) for each day that the

contravention continues.