The purpose of this chapter is to authorize public officers of the Town
of Maine to issue and serve appearance tickets in connection with violations
of state statutes, local laws, ordinances, or rules and regulations of the
Town of Maine which the public officers are authorized or required to enforce.
The following public officers of the Town of Maine are hereby authorized
to issue and serve an appearance ticket with respect to violation of a state
statute, a local law, ordinance, rule or regulation of the Town of Maine that
such public officers are, respectively, required or authorized to enforce:
A. Building and Code Inspector and Town Constable(s): Chapter
450, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Maine; building matters; zoning matters; planning matters; health matters; Chapter
400, Subdivision of Land, of the Town Code; Building Code matters; Chapter
332, Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks, of the Town Code; Environmental Quality Review Law regulations; Chapter
357, Parks, of the Town Code; Chapter 435, Traffic, Vehicles and Parking, of the Town Code; and all other local laws, ordinances, rules or regulations of the Town of Maine.
B. Dog Control Officer: Article 7 of the New York Agriculture and Markets Law and Chapter
200, Animals, Article IV, Dog Control, of the Code of the Town of Maine.
An appearance ticket, other than one issued for a traffic infraction relating to parking, must be served personally, except that an appearance ticket issued for a violation of Chapter
450, Zoning, or Chapter
237, Construction Codes, Uniform, of the Code of the Town of Maine, or any Town sanitation code may be served in any manner authorized for service under § 308 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules.