It shall be unlawful to keep more than two cats and two dogs,
four months old or older, on any premises regardless of the number
of owners.
The owner of every cat shall securely fasten around the neck
of such cat a collar bearing the owner's name and address in
a clear and distinguishing manner.
It shall be unlawful for any animal determined to be dangerous
to be at large within the Village of Monticello at any time, even
though such animal is licensed, muzzled and effectively immunized
against rabies. A dangerous animal which is found at large may be
taken and impounded. If any dangerous, fierce or vicious animal found
at large cannot be safety taken up and impounded, such animal may
be summarily slain.
[Amended 2-1-1993 by L.L.
No. 1-1993; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.
1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
No dog shall be taken upon or permitted in any establishment
where food or food products are kept for resale, except guide dogs,
service dogs, hearing dogs, therapy dogs and detection dogs, as defined
by the Agriculture and Markets Law and bearing the special tag authorized
by § 111 of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
Any dog or cat at large which does not display any current dog
license or other means of identification, or which fails to exhibit
any evidence of having had administered to it a rabies vaccination,
shall be considered an abandoned dog or cat and may be summarily impounded
by the Dog Control Officer.
[Amended 6-21-1999 by L.L. No. 5-1999; at time of adoption of Code (see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Except as otherwise provided in § 118 of the Agriculture and Markets Law, any person committing an offense against any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation, punishable as provided in Article
III, General Penalty, of Chapter
1 of the Code of the Village of Monticello.