It enforces local by-laws including parking, noise, property standards, animal control, and other areas regulated by the City of Ottawa.
By-law Services provides regulatory services to help protect the public health, safety and property rights of citizens by maintaining a standard quality of life through timely and effective enforcement of by-laws enacted by city council and other pieces of provincial legislation delegated to the city by the provincial government.
[8] By-law Services employs a stratified enforcement model where different tasks within the branch are handled by different classes of employees.
The highest ranking position within the service is the chief of by-law followed by program managers, coordinators, supervisors, and officers.
When there is a prediction of 7 cm or more of snow being forecast by Environment Canada, a Winter overnight parking ban will come into effect.
The relationship is especially important at night as by-law enforces all categories of noise complaints that may require police support.
All dogs and cats that are picked up by By-law Services are transported to the OHS facilities located at 245 West Hunt Club Road.
[10] Furthermore, by-law also works closely with the Ministry of Natural Resources as it helps coordinate activates in regards to large wild mammal response.