[Adopted 4-26-1926 as Secs. 9 and 10 of Ch. II of the 1926
Code of Ordinances; amended in its entirety 12-10-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990]
No person shall suffer cattle, horses, goats,
sheep, swine or poultry to be at large within the Village of Groton,
nor shall any person drive or permit or cause to be driven through
the streets of the Village of Groton cattle, horses, goats, sheep,
swine or poultry.
No person shall keep or maintain any animals
or fowl within the Village of Groton unless the places where the same
are kept shall at all times be in a sanitary condition and free from
offensive odors and unless such activity is otherwise permitted by
the Village Zoning Law or other applicable state or local law.
Violation of any provision of this Article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III, Penalties for Offenses.
[Adopted 9-19-1977 by L.L. No. 6-1977;
amended in its entirety 7-21-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]
The purpose of this article is to promote the
public health, safety and welfare of the Village of Groton, including
the protection and preservation of property within the Village and
its inhabitants and of the peace and good order therein, by regulating
and controlling the activities of dogs within the Village of Groton
and providing for the enforcement thereof.
This article is adopted pursuant to Article
7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York.
The title of this article shall be "Dog Control
Law of the Village of Groton." Section
As used in this article, the following words
shall have the following respective meanings:
AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW
The Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York
in effect as of the effective date of this article, as amended by
this article and as amended thereafter.
DOG
Male and female, licensed and unlicensed, members of the
species Canis familiaris.
DOG CONTROL OFFICER
Any person or persons who is lawfully authorized by the Village
pursuant to § 114 of the Agriculture and Markets Law to
perform the duties and exercise the powers of a Dog Control Officer.
HARBOR
To provide food or shelter to any dog.
OWNER
The party purchasing the license, unless the dog is or has
been lost, and such loss has been reported to the proper authorities
and a reasonable search has been made. If a dog is not licensed, the
term "owner" shall designate and cover any person or persons, firm,
association or corporation who or which at any time owns or has custody
or control of, harbors or is otherwise responsible for any animal
which is kept, brought or comes within the Village. Any person owning
or harboring a dog for a period of one week prior to the filing of
any complaint charging a violation of this article shall be held and
deemed to be the owner of such dog for the purpose of this article.
In the event any dog found to be in violation if this article shall
be owned by a minor (under 18 years of age), the head of the household
in which said minor resides shall be deemed to have custody and control
of said dog and shall be responsible for any acts of said dog and
violation of this article.
VILLAGE
The area within the corporate limits of the Village of Groton.
Any person or persons who are lawfully authorized
by the Village pursuant to Section 114 of the Agriculture and Markets
Law to perform the duties and exercise the powers of a Dog Control
Officer shall, and all peace officers may, administer and enforce
the provisions of this article and for such purpose shall have the
authority to issue appearance tickets.
No person shall hinder, resist or oppose the
Dog Control Officer, peace officer or other person or agency authorized
to administer or enforce the provisions of this article of the Code
of the Village of Groton in the performance of his or her duties under
this article.
A plea or conviction of a violation of this
article shall be deemed an offense and punishable by a fine not exceeding
$25 for a first offense, not exceeding $50 for a second offense and
not exceeding $75 for a third and all subsequent violations. These
penalties shall be in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase or provision of this article shall be judged invalid or held
unconstitutional, it shall not affect the validity of the Local Law
as a whole or any part or provision thereof other than the part so
decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.