[Adopted 6-8-1976 by L.L. No. 1-1976]
[Amended 7-27-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010; 6-5-2012 by L.L. No.
8-2012; 8-13-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013]
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, harboring, in possession
of or in control of any dogs or domestic animals in the Town of Southold
to permit or allow such dogs or domestic animals to:
A.
Run
at large other than upon the premises of the owner or custodian, or
upon the premises of another person with the knowledge and consent
of such person.
C.
Engage
in habitual howling or barking or conduct itself in such a manner
as to habitually annoy any person other than the owner or person harboring
such dog.
D.
Cause
damage or destruction to property other than the property of the owner
or person harboring such dog.
E.
Chase or otherwise harass any person in such manner as reasonably
to cause intimidation or to put such person in reasonable apprehension
of bodily harm or injury.
[Amended 9-21-1982 by L.L. No. 8-1982; 7-27-2010 by L.L. No.
6-2010]
Any Dog Control Officer, Bay Constable, Code
Enforcement Officer, or Police Officer shall enforce the provisions
of this article.
Any person who observes a dog causing damage
or destruction to the property of a person other than its owner or
one harboring a dog, or causing an annoyance to a person other than
its owner or one harboring a dog may file a signed complaint, under
oath, with a Town Justice of the Town of Southold specifying the objectionable
conduct of the dog, the date thereof, the damage caused, a description
of the dog and the name and residence, if known, of the owner or other
person harboring said dog.
[Amended 6-4-1991 by L.L. No. 12-1991]
A.
Upon receipt by the Town Justice of any complaint
against the conduct of any particular dog, the Town Justice may summons
the alleged owner or other person harboring said dog to appear in
person before him. If the summons is disregarded, the Justice may
permit the filing of an information and issue a warrant for the arrest
of such person.
B.
The prosecution of any complaint, information or action
brought pursuant to this section shall be the responsibility of the
Town Attorney.
[Amended 5-9-2017 by L.L.
No. 7-2017]
This article shall not apply to Seeing Eye dogs
during such time as such dogs are performing the functions for which
they are trained.
[Amended 9-21-1982 by L.L. No. 8-1982]
Any dog found at large, not under effective
restraint or in the immediate custody and control of the responsible
person, may be seized by a duly appointed Dog Control Officer or other
duly appointed officer of the Town of Southold, confined and impounded.
[Amended 9-21-1982 by L.L. No. 8-1982; 8-27-1991 by L.L. No. 23-1991]
A.
Any dog impounded under the provisions of this article
shall be confined in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture
and Markets Law of the State of New York and may be redeemed by the
owner or harborer thereof upon payment to the Town Clerk or Dog Control
Officer of the sums set forth below:
(1)
Ten dollars for the first impoundment of any dog owned
by that person;
(2)
Twenty dollars for the first 24 hours or part thereof
and $5 for each additional 24 hours or part thereof for the second
impoundment, within one year of the first impoundment, of any dog
owned by that person; or
(3)
Thirty dollars for the first 24 hours or part thereof
and $5 for each additional 24 hours or part thereof for the third
and subsequent impoundments, within one year of the first impoundment,
of any dog owned by that person.
B.
Any dog not so redeemed shall, at the option of the
Dog Control Officer, be made available for adoption or be destroyed
or given to a recognized society for the care and welfare of dogs.
All proceedings shall be in accordance with the provisions of the
Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York.
C.
The fee for the adoption of a dog shall be in such
amount as may be, from time to time, established by Town Board resolution.
The Dog Control Officer may, as a condition to an adoption, require
that the dog shall be spayed or neutered within one year after such
adoption and may require a deposit of $20 to assure that such dog
is spayed or neutered within such time.
[Amended 7-27-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010]
Any person committing an offense against any
provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty
of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
The invalidity of any section, provision or
portion of this article shall not invalidate any other section, provision
or remaining portion thereof.
This article shall take effect 10 days after
its adoption.
