Town of Aurora, NY
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2023-03-27
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 55 Dogs and Other Animals
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Article III Dogs at Large
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Conservation Advisory Council
- Ch 9 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 11 Cyber Security
- Ch 13 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 17 Meetings
- Ch 19 Officers and Employees
- Ch 21 Ordinances, Publication of
- Ch 23 Planning Board
- Ch 26 Recreation Advisory Council
- Ch 28 Recreation Department
- General Legislation
- Ch 35 Alarm Systems
- Ch 36 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 40 Bingo
- Ch 44 (Reserved)
- Ch 47 Business Control and Permits
- Ch 48 Cannabis
- Ch 51 Dance Halls
- Ch 55 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 55 Art III Dogs at Large
- § 55-12 Running at large restricted.
- § 55-13 Penalties for offenses.
- Ch 59 Electrical Inspections
- Ch 62 Farming
- Ch 65 Fire Prevention and Building Construction
- Ch 68 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 70 Games of Chance
- Ch 72 Junkyards
- Ch 79 (Reserved)
- Ch 81 Parking, Off-Street
- Ch 84 Parks
- Ch 87 Ponds
- Ch 90 Records, Public Access to
- Ch 91 Recycling and Solid Waste Management
- Ch 93 Sewers
- Ch 94 Sex Offenders
- Ch 95 Site Plan Review
- Ch 95A Solar Energy Systems
- Ch 95B Smoking and Vaping
- Ch 95C Special Events
- Ch 96 Stormwater Management
- Ch 97 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 99 Subdivision of Land and Open Development Area
- Ch 101 Taxation
- Ch 105 Trespassing
- Ch 108 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 109 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 113 Water
- Ch 116 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A121 Street Acceptance
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.Â
It is a restricted act for a person or entity owning or harboring
a dog, whether licensed or not, to permit said dog to run at large
within the Town of Aurora, outside the municipal boundaries of the
Village of East Aurora, unless said dog is restrained by a chain or
leash not exceeding six feet in length.
B.Â
Exceptions shall be as follows:
(1)Â
A guide dog actually leading a blind person or a dog being trained
as a guide dog.
(2)Â
A hearing dog actually aiding a deaf person or a dog being trained
to assist a deaf person.
(3)Â
A police dog in use for police work or a dog being trained as a police
dog.
(4)Â
A dog actually engaged in hunting or training for hunting accompanied
by its owner or other responsible person, on land with the permission
of the owner of the land.
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $25 for the
first offense, a fine not exceeding $50 for the second offense and
a fine not exceeding $100 for the third and subsequent offense.
