[Adopted 3-16-1968 ATM by Art. 32]
[Amended 3-30-1981 STM by Art. 1; 10-26-1998 ATM by Art. 8; 12-12-2005 ATM by Art.
17]
No person shall own or keep in the Town of Salisbury,
outside of the confines of the owner's or keeper's property, any dog
which is not held firmly on a leash. Failure to comply with this bylaw
shall be punishable as follows: first offense, $25; second offense,
fine of $50; third and subsequent offenses, a fine of $100; each twenty-four-hour
period shall constitute a separate offense.
[Added 10-26-1998 ATM by Art. 7]
A.
It shall be the duty of each person who owns, possesses
or controls a dog to remove and dispose of any feces left by said
dog on any sidewalk, street or other public area in the Town. It shall
further be the duty of each person who owns, possesses or controls
a dog to remove and dispose of any feces left by his/her dog on any
private property neither owned nor occupied by said person.
B.
No person who owns, possesses or controls such dog
shall appear with such dog on any sidewalk, street, park or other
public area without the means of removal of any feces left by such
dog. Furthermore, no person who owns, possesses or controls such dog
shall appear with such animal on any private property neither owned
nor occupied by said person without the means of removal of any feces
left by said dog. Disposal in Town trash barrels or bins or in storm
drains is prohibited.
C.
For the purposes of this bylaw, the means of removal
shall be any tool, implement or other device carried for the purpose
of picking up or containing such feces.
D.
This bylaw shall not apply to a physically handicapped
person in sole custody or control of a dog or to any individual using
a guide dog.
E.
The fines for violation of this bylaw shall be: first
offense, $25; second offense, $50; third offense, $100.
[Amended 12-12-2005 ATM by Art. 17]
