As used in this article, unless otherwise expressly
stated or unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
AT LARGE
Any dog that is unleashed and on property open to the public
or is on private property not owned or leased by the owner of the
dog unless permission for such presence has been obtained. No dog
shall be deemed to be at large if it is:
A.
A guide dog actually leading a blind person;
B.
A police work dog in use for police work; or
C.
Accompanied by its owner or other responsible
person and is actively engaged in hunting or training for hunting
on unposted land or on posted land with the permission of the owner
of the land.
DOG
Any member of the species Canis familiaris.
DOG CONTROL OFFICER
Any individual appointed by the village to assist in the
enforcement of this article or any authorized officer, agent or employee
of an incorporated humane society or similar incorporated dog protective
association under contract with the village to assist in the enforcement
of this article.
OWNER
Any person who is an owner of a licensed dog or any person
who keeps, feeds or harbors a dog. The owner need not be a resident
of the Village of Pleasantville, but for a violation to occur, the
dog must be in the village limits.
PERSON
Any individual, two or more individuals living in the same
household, a firm, trust, partnership, association or corporation
or its own capacity or an administrator, executor, trustee, receiver
or other representative capacity appointed by a court. "Person" shall
mean any adult or infant (and in the case of a minor, his or her parent
or guardian).
The purpose of this article shall be to promote
the health, safety and general welfare of the Village of Pleasantville,
including the protection and preservation of the property of the Village
of Pleasantville and its inhabitants and of the peace and good order
by adopting and enforcing certain regulations and restrictions on
the privileges of the owners of dogs by imposing restrictions upon
the keeping and running at large of dogs within the village limits.
The owner of every dog which is at any time
kept, brought or comes into the Village of Pleasantville will be held
responsible for the observance of this article at all times.
The owner of every female dog shall confine
such dog in or on the premises of the owner during every period in
which said female dog is in heat.
Dogs off the premises of the owner are to be
controlled as follows:
A. No dog shall be on private property without the consent
of the owner or person in control of such property.
B. No dog shall be off the premises of its owner or person
harboring such dog unless it is on a leash of no more than eight feet
in length (hereinafter "leashed").
C. No dog shall be in any park or playground.
The owner, harborer or possessor of any dog
picked up, impounded or disposed of or destroyed under the provisions
of this article shall not be entitled to any compensation.
Any person who observes a dog in violation of the provisions of §
61-11 of this article may file a signed complaint, under oath, with the Village Justice of the Village of Pleasantville specifying the violation, 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.
The Police Department of the Village of Pleasantville
or a representative of an organization or person under contract with
the village shall enforce the provisions of this article and shall
be authorized to draw any information and obtain supporting affidavits
pursuant to the Criminal Procedure Law for submission to the Village
Justice Court as required for the enforcement of this article and
the provisions of Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
In each case where an officer of the Police
Department or a representative of an organization or person designated
by the Village Board of Trustees as a Dog Control Officer believes
a violation of any provision of this article has been committed, he
or she may issue an appearance ticket pursuant to the Criminal Procedure
Law for such alleged violation.
No person shall interfere with the capture or
conveying to the pound or the impounding of any dog directed to be
impounded hereby, and no person shall rescue any such dog from the
pound.
Except as provided in Chapter
185, Zoning, no person shall keep more than four dogs of licensing age, as defined by the New York Agriculture and Markets Law, within the village limits of the Village of Pleasantville.