[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Town of Manchester 7-11-1972 (Ch. 42 of the 1979 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall allow any horse, mule, cow,
calf, horned cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, cats or other domestic
animals or pets to run at large in the Town.
No owner of a dog, whether licensed or unlicensed,
shall permit such dog to run at large off the premises of the owner
except when it is under the control of the owner or the authorized
agent of the owner by leash, cord or chain.
[Added 9-10-2002 by Ord. No. 146]
The owner of an animal within the Town, whether
licensed or unlicensed, shall immediately retrieve and remove any
excrement or waste matter produced by that animal from any public
or private property not owned by the owner of the animal. The owner
of the animal shall repair any damage done by the animal, such as
digging holes, damaging or destroying landscaping, on any public or
private property not owned by the pet owner.
[Amended 4-2-1979 by Ord. No. 11; 9-10-2002 by Ord. No.
146]
Violation of this chapter is declared to be
an infraction. The penalty for violation shall be $50 for each initial
offense and $100 for each repeat offense.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 4, regarding
impoundment and penalties, which immediately followed this section,
was deleted 4-2-1979 by Ord. No. 11.
[Amended 9-10-2002 by Ord. No. 146]
Except for any necessary accounting records,
no criminal record shall be kept by the Town of Manchester of any
violations of this chapter. The pretrial pleas of guilty and payment
of penalty by any person shall not be used as evidence of guilt or
admission of liability in any civil case.
