[Adopted 5-13-1946 by Ord.
No. 116; amended in its entirety 4-13-1988
by L.L. No. 5-1988]
[Amended 8-31-1994 by L.L.
No. 5-1994]
The keeping of horses and the keeping or harboring of more than four
dogs and/or more than six cats is prohibited in all districts of the Village
except the Residence A and Residence AA Districts.
[Added 7-23-2003 by L.L. No. 6-2003]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any animal to be on public property
or on private property without the consent of the owner or person in possession
of such private property unless the animal is effectively restrained in the
immediate custody and control of its owner or possessor. A person owning
or possessing any such animal, which is not so restrained, with or without
the knowledge, consent or fault of such person shall be guilty of a violation
of this article.
B.
It shall be presumed that the presence of an animal on the private
property of a person other than the animal's owner or possessor is without
the consent of the owner or person or possessor of such private property.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any animal to habitually or frequently
make such noises as to disturb the comfort or repose of any person in the
immediate vicinity. The person owning or possessing such animal, committing
such act with or without the knowledge, consent or fault of such person shall
be guilty of a violation of this section.
[Amended 9-11-2002 by L.L.
No. 5-2002; 7-23-2003 by L.L. No. 6-2003]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal
Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine up to a maximum of $1,000
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of
this article shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct offense hereunder.
