As used in this article, unless the context
or subject matter otherwise requires, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Any dog of either sex and of any age.
Any chain, cord, thong, rope, or other material of sufficient
strength to restrain the dog to which it is attached.
Every person having a right of property in a dog and every
person who has a dog in his keeping or who harbors a dog or the adult
member of family in which a minor owner of a dog resides.
Any establishment, public or private, for the confinement
of dogs seized either under the provisions of this article or otherwise.
No person who owns, possesses or harbors a dog
(male or female) shall permit or allow such dog to run loose or at
large in any street, sidewalk, lane or public place in the Village
of New Paltz. No dog shall be permitted at any time to be on such
street, sidewalk, lane or public place unless effectively restrained
in the immediate custody and control of the owner or custodian of
the dog by a suitable chain or leash not exceeding five feet in length.
Pursuant to § 119 of the Agriculture
and Markets Law,[1] the position of Dog Warden is hereby created, who shall
be appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the Board of
Trustees and shall have all the powers provided in said section; or
the Board of Trustees pursuant to Subdivision 6 in said section may
authorize the Town Dog Warden to enforce this article.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now Agriculture and Markets
Law § 113.
[Added 4-11-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001]
A.
It shall be the duty of each dog owner to remove any
feces left by his or her dog on any sidewalk, gutter, street, park,
parking lot or other public or private area in the Village of New
Paltz.
B.
For the purposes of enforcing the provisions of this
section, appearance tickets may be issued by the Dog Warden, Municipal
Code Enforcement Officer or by any persons authorized to issue tickets
for parking violations.
C.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to
a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog accompanying any person with
a disability, as defined in Subdivision 21 of § 292 of the
Executive Law.
A.
Appearance tickets, issuance of. The Dog Warden or
other person authorized to enforce this article shall issue an appearance
ticket pursuant to the Criminal Procedure Law for any violation of
any provision of this article, and an answer to such appearance ticket
shall be made to the Town Court of the Town of New Paltz on the return
date at the time specified in said appearance ticket.
B.
Any
person violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of
a violation, as defined in the Penal Law of the State of New York
and shall be punishable by a fine as set annually by resolution of
the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 10-22-2014 by L.L. No. 13-2014]
