The owner, as above defined, of every dog which is at any time
kept, brought or comes within the corporate limits of this City will
be held responsible for the strict observance by such dog and with
respect to such dog of all the rules and regulations contained in
this chapter at all times when such dog is within the corporate limits
of this City.
Every owner of a dog shall immediately report to the Department
of Public Safety, Health Officer or Animal Control Officer every case
where a person has been bitten by a dog.
Every owner failing to confine a dog after being directed to
do so by the Health Officer and/or Animal Control Officer shall be
guilty of violating the provisions of this article.
Every dog having rabies or suspected of being infected with rabies shall be reported immediately to the Department of Public Safety or Health Officer, and the owner shall promptly comply with any and all directions the Health Officer and/or the Animal Control Officer shall give with reference to the observation of such dog or the continued confinement, immunization or other disposition to be made of such dog under the provisions of § 2.14 of Part 2 of the State Sanitary Code, or otherwise.
[Amended 9-19-2017]
The Police Department, and all officers designated as animal
control officers, are hereby authorized and directed to enforce strictly
all the provisions, rules and regulations of this chapter or any emergency
orders issued by the Health Officer, and are further authorized to
issue appearance tickets pursuant to § 150.20 of the Criminal
Procedure Law for violations of this chapter, to serve a summons and
to serve and execute any other order or process, including but not
limited to appearance tickets, uniform appearance tickets, and simplified
information in furtherance of the provisions of this chapter.
Every person violating the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction, be punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor
more than $100.
