Hi
A couple of things seem a little inconsistent, so if you can humour me for clarification….
* Did you attend the AGM (in person) and vote in favour of the by-law?
* If not, did you simply allow the chair (or similar) your vote by proxy?
* Did you receive the minutes of the agenda prior to the AGM (this would have listed the proposed bylaws)?
* Did you receive the minutes after the AGM stating that the motion had been adopted?
While it would be nice & proper that the new bylaws be displayed on the notice board, a simple chat with one of the EC members could fix that (you say it is a smallish scheme after all).
It certainly doesn’t sound like your EC or SM are slack if they are actively trying to improve the place; if owners are apathetic and don’t bother to read, that certainly isn’t the fault of your EC.
Also, if you are not on the EC, how do you know that the pets (which you say have since proliferated) don’t actually have permission to be there?
I am struggling to pinpoint the issue. You say that pets aren’t the issue, so is it the legal cost incurred to make the bylaws or is it that the bylaws aren’t on display or is it the bylaw itself, or is it the way the pets are behaving on common property?