Control of Pigeons (Marsa Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2023

L.C.B.L 34/02/2023

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT

(CAP. 363)

Control of Pigeons (Marsa Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2023

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 34 of the Local

Government Act, the Marsa Local Council has made the following

Bye-Laws:-

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

(Marsa Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2023.

In these Bye-Laws, unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"Council" means the Marsa 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 locality of Marsa as indicated 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 feeding of

wild pigeons is

the locality is prohibited.

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 shall not apply to those

persons who keep or take care of domestic pigeons.

The owners of abandoned immovable property within the Abandoned

locality shall ensure that the said property be sealed in such a manner immovable

property.

that no wild pigeons can go in or make nests therein.

Any person who fails to comply with any provision of these Punishments.

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 and fifty-nine cents (€46.59);

(b) for a second or subsequent contravention, to a fine

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

(c) in the case of a continuous contravention, to a fine

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

day that the contravention continues.

€0.18