[Adopted 6-5-2012 by L.L. No. 8-2012]
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall,
for the purpose of this article, have the meanings as herein defined.
Any word or term not noted below shall be used with a meaning as defined
in Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language,
unabridged (or latest edition).
Grazing animals kept either in open fields or structures
for training, boarding, home use, sales, or breeding and production,
including, but not limited to, sheep, swine, donkeys, goats, horses,
llamas, and alpacas.
[Added 11-7-2012 by L.L. No. 13-2012]
Any animal that has been bred or raised to live in or about
the habitation of humans and is dependent on people for food and shelter.
Domestic pets include, but are not limited to, dogs and cats.
[Amended 11-7-2012 by L.L. No. 13-2012]
To place, deposit, scatter, or distribute in a location accessible
to waterfowl or gulls any type of food, including but not limited
to corn, wheat or other grains, bread, popcorn, scraps, or any substance
liable to be eaten by the waterfowl or gulls.
An individual, association, firm, syndicate, company, trust,
corporation, department, bureau or agency or any other entity recognized
by law as the subject of rights and duties.
Any land which is owned, maintained, leased or managed by
the Town of Southold for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not
limited to, parks, preserves, beaches and marinas.
Those species of birds commonly known as "swans," "geese"
and "ducks" and any other waterfowl falling under the jurisdiction
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and are either migratory,
nonmigratory, or resident fowl.
A general term referring to lakes, ponds, streams, creeks,
stormwater basins, and harbors.
A.
Waterfowl and gull feeding. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
B.
Domestic pet or domestic livestock waste. It shall be unlawful for
any person owning, harboring, keeping, or in charge of any domestic
pet or domestic livestock in the Town of Southold to permit or allow
such domestic pet or domestic livestock to soil, defile, or defecate
on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway, roadway, highway,
street, beach, park, preserve or any other public or Town-owned property;
or any place where people congregate or walk; or on any private property
without the permission of the owner of said property. It shall be
a violation of this section unless all feces are removed by said person
in a sanitary manner and then sealed and deposited in a garbage container
or disposed of in a manner consistent with the Town of Southold’s
management plan for the particular publicly owned property. The disposal
of any feces in street storm collection systems is prohibited.
[Amended 11-7-2012 by L.L. No. 13-2012]
The provisions of this article shall be administered and enforced
by the Zoning Inspector and/or Southold Town Police/Bay Constables
who have the power to issue appearance tickets; provided, however,
that for the first year after the effective date of this article,
such personnel shall only issue warnings for violations of this article.
Any person committing an offense against any provisions of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation punishable
by a fine not exceeding $250.
In accordance with Section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law
of the State of New York, the Town Board of the Town of Southold has
the authority to enact local laws and amend local laws and for the
purpose of promoting the health, safety or general welfare of the
Town of Southold and for the protection and enhancement of its physical
environment.
