Bylaws

Bylaws are the laws of a municipality that are set to govern the internal affairs and management of the organization. Civic bylaws serve to protect the well-being of citizens by keeping the Town clean, healthy and safe. 

If a bylaw has been amended, the bylaw and its amendments have been combined into one document called a Consolidated Copy. Consolidated copies of the bylaws are not official copies of the bylaws but are provided solely for research convenience; they cannot be guaranteed for accuracy. Official bylaws and their related amendments are available from the Town Office and must be consulted for the purposes of interpretation and application of the law.

Several of the Town's bylaws are listed here. If you cannot locate a bylaw you are looking for, please contact the Town Office at (306) 338-2145. 

Animal Control

  1. Animal Control Bylaw No. 14-18
  2. Dangerous Animal Bylaw No. 15-18
  3. Rats Bylaw No. 07-06

Building & Zoning

  1. Building Bylaw No. 02-07
  2. Building Elevations Bylaw No. 03-13
  3. Fence and Town-owned Property Bylaw No. 5-14
  4. Outdoor wood burning furnaces Bylaw #2002-16

Council & Committees

  1. Code of Ethics Bylaw No. 06-17
  2. Museum Committee Bylaw No. 02-11
  3. Parkland Regional Library Bylaw No. 12-97
  4. Regional Waste Management Authority Bylaw No. 09-00
  5. Cemetery Bylaw No. 03-18 (Consolidated)
  6. Council Procedures Bylaw No. 2021-06
  7. Town and Country Fair Committee Bylaw 2023-11

Fees

  1. Assessment Appeal Amount Bylaw No 2022-05
  2. Fees and Charges Schedule Bylaw No 2022-01

Financial

  1. Borrowing Bylaw - Rec Centre Addition No. 11-18

General Regulations

  1. Assessment notices - dispensing with mailing Bylaw No. 07-84
  2. Business License Bylaw No. 04-18
  3. Curfew Bylaw No. 3-12
  4. General Penalty Bylaw No. 6-11
  5. Litter Control Bylaw No. 05-05
  6. Noise Bylaw No. 10-02
  7. Public Notice Policy Bylaw No. 07-05
  8. Records Retention and Disposal Bylaw No. 03-17
  9. Snow, Ice and Obstruction Removal Bylaw No. 01/97
  10. Traffic Bylaw No. 04-04 (Consolidated)
  11. Firearms Bylaw No. 2020-02
  12. Niusance Abatement Bylaw No. 08-05 (Consolidated)
  13. All Terrain Vehicles Bylaw No. 2023-02
  14. Emergency Response Charges Recovery Bylaw No. 2023-10
  15. Emergency Measures Organization (E.M.O.) Bylaw No. 16/91
  16. Open Air Fires Bylaw No. 2024-05

Heritage Designation

  1. Town Office Municipal Heritage Designation Bylaw No. 16/86
  2. Wadena & District Museum Municipal Heritage Designation Bylaw No. 03/10
  3. Wadena Glass Municipal Heritage Designation Bylaw No. 11/98

Local Improvements

  1. Local Improvement Corner Lot Exemption Bylaw No. 01-12

Taxes

  1. Tax Incentives and Penalties Bylaw No. 2022-16
  2. Base Tax Bylaw No. 2024-02
  3. Mill Rate Factors Bylaw No. 2024-01

Utilities

  1. Water and Sewer Management Bylaw No. 2025-01
  2. 2025-04 - Water,sewer rates