City of Haverhill, MA
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2024-01-09
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 137 Dogs and Other Animals
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Article IV Barking Dogs; General Penalty
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration of Government
- Ch 6 Authorities
- Ch 11 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 18 Claims Approval
- Ch 21 Committees
- Ch 25 Councils
- Ch 32 Departments
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- Ch 54 Historic Districts
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- Ch 72 Ordinances, Adoption of
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- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 97 Alarm Systems
- Ch 100 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 101 Ambulance Service; Chair Car Service
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- Ch 120 Building Construction
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- Ch 125 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 128 Charges and Fees, Miscellaneous
- Ch 130 Citizens' Center
- Ch 131 Composting Program, Municipal
- Ch 132 (Reserved)
- Ch 137 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 137 Art IV Barking Dogs; General Penalty
- § 137-15 Corrective action required.
- § 137-16 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 141 Electrical Standards
- Ch 143 Employment by City
- Ch 145 Explosives and Firearms
- Ch 150 Fire Prevention
- Ch 156 Fortune-Telling
- Ch 160 Graffiti
- Ch 163 Hazardous Waste Facilities
- Ch 167 Junk Dealers
- Ch 171 Licensing
- Ch 173 Littering
- Ch 175 Loitering
- Ch 182 Noise
- Ch 185 Parades and Processions
- Ch 187 Pawnbrokers; Secondhand Articles; Old Gold
- Ch 189 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 191 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 193 Playgrounds, Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 196 Property, City
- Ch 200 Rental Permits
- Ch 202 Renting to Minors
- Ch 204 Sales, Special
- Ch 206 Senior Citizen Tax Incentive Program
- Ch 208 Sewers and Drains
- Ch 213 Signs
- Ch 216 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 219 Stormwater Management
- Ch 222 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 225 Swimming Pools
- Ch 227 Tag Days
- Ch 230 Taxicabs and Buses
- Ch 235 Trick or Treat
- Ch 240 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 241 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 242 Vehicles, Storage and Impoundment of
- Ch 244 Vehicles, Unregistered or Abandoned
- Ch 248 Wastewater Lift Station
- Ch 249 Wastewater Treatment
- Ch 250 Water
- Ch 253 Wetlands
- Ch 255 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A258 Acceptance of General Laws
- Ch A259 Special Acts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 1-23-1979 by Doc. 21 (Ch. 137, Art. IV, of the 1980 Code)]
[Amended 2-2-1993 by Doc. 19-D; 6-3-2008 by Doc. 66]
A.
All owners and/or keepers of animals or dogs which
are found and determined by the Police Department and/or Animal Control
Officer to excessively bark or make other excessive or unreasonable
noises must restrain and terminate forthwith said barking or noises
upon due notice from the Animal Control Officer, Mayor or the Chief
of Police.
B.
Whoever fails, neglects or refuses to so restrain
or terminate forthwith said barking or noises upon such due notice
from the Animal Control Officer, Mayor or Chief of Police shall be
subject to immediate impoundment of any such dog or animal and forfeiture
of any such dog's or animal's license.
[Amended 4-12-1983 by Doc. 72]
Whoever violates any provisions of this chapter
shall be subject to a fine of $50 for the first offense and $100 for
each subsequent offense. Where bodily harm is involved, an additional
fine of $100 will be imposed.
