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38816
Susan Leah Santics v. Bob Cristofoli, Animal Control Officer for the City of Vancouver
(British Columbia) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
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| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-06 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2020-01-17 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2020-01-17 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2020-01-16 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA45880, 2019 BCCA 294, dated August 9, 2019, is dismissed with costs. Dismissed, with costs |
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| 2019-12-09 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2019-11-07 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-07 | Susan Leah Santics |
| 2019-10-28 | Notice of name, (Letter Form) | Bob Cristofoli, Animal Control Officer for the City of Vancouver |
| 2019-10-28 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A | Bob Cristofoli, Animal Control Officer for the City of Vancouver |
| 2019-10-28 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-28 | Bob Cristofoli, Animal Control Officer for the City of Vancouver |
| 2019-10-09 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), CA Order Form - October 22, 2019 | Susan Leah Santics |
| 2019-09-27 | Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal and without formal Court of Appeal order, FILE OPENED 2019/09/27 | |
| 2019-09-24 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) | Susan Leah Santics |
| 2019-09-24 | Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), CA Orders missing (rec'd 2019-10-26), Completed on: 2019-12-10 | Susan Leah Santics |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Santics, Susan Leah | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Cristofoli, Animal Control Officer for the City of Vancouver | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Santics, Susan Leah
Counsel
Amber Prince
Erin Reimer
1700-808 Nelson Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2H2
Telephone: (604) 891-0209
Email: shroff@telus.net
Agent
900 - 275 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H9
Telephone: (613) 691-1224
FAX: (613) 691-1338
Email: mdillon@supremelawgroup.ca
Party: Bob Cristofoli, Animal Control Officer for the City of Vancouver
Counsel
270-900 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2M4
Telephone: (604) 665-2121
Email: robert.leblanc@vancouver.ca
Agent
99 Bank Street
Suite 1420
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9699
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: david.elliott@dentons.com
Summary
Keywords
Municipal law — Animals — Dangerous dogs — Jurisdiction and powers of provincial court — Statutory interpretation — Whether provincial courts have jurisdiction — implied or ancillary —to grant orders other than to destroy or return a “dangerous dog” under the Vancouver Charter, S.B.C. 1953, c. 55, and Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c. 26 — What is the appropriate legal test to determine that a dog is so dangerous that he or she must be destroyed, and who bears the onus of satisfying that test? — Vancouver Charter, S.B.C. 1953, c. 55, s. 324.1. — Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c. 26, s. 49.
Summary
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An animal control officer applied to the Provincial Court of British Columbia to have the applicant’s dog, Punky, destroyed pursuant to s. 324.1(10) of the Vancouver Charter, following its attack on a woman in a park in Vancouver. The Provincial Court of British Columbia found that Punky was a “dangerous dog” within the meaning of s. 324.1(1) of the Vancouver Charter and ordered that he be “destroyed” by a qualified veterinarian pursuant to s. 324.1(10). Both the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Court of Appeal for British Columbia dismissed the applicant’s appeal from the Provincial Court of British Columbia’s order.
Lower court rulings
Provincial Court of British Columbia
36061, 2018 BCPC 381
Applicant’s dog found to be “dangerous dog” within the meaning of s. 324.1 of the Vancouver Charter, S.B.C. 1953, c. 55, and ordered to be destroyed.
Supreme Court of British Columbia
2019 BCSC 24
Appeal dismissed
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)
CA45880, 2019 BCCA 294
Appeal dismissed.
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