[Adopted 8-1-1974 by L.L. No. 2-1974;
amended in its entirety 4-2-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
It shall be unlawful for any owner of or any
person harboring any dog in the Town of Rochester to permit or allow
such dog to:
A.
Engage in habitual loud howling or barking or conduct
itself in such a manner as to habitually annoy any person other than
the owner or person harboring such dog.
B.
Cause damage or destruction to property or commit
a nuisance upon the premises of a person other than the owner or person
harboring such dog.
C.
Chase or otherwise harass any person in such manner
as reasonably to cause intimidation or to put such person in reasonable
apprehension of bodily harm or injury.
D.
Habitually chase or bark at motor vehicles.
A Dog Control Officer to be designated by the
Town Board as provided by § 114 of the Agriculture and Markets
Law may enforce the provisions of this chapter and may also investigate
and report to a Town Justice of the Town of Rochester any dangerous
dog as described in § 121 of the Agriculture and Markets
Law and see that the order or orders of the Town Justice in such case
are carried out.
Any person who observes a dog causing damage
or destruction to property of a person other than its owner or committing
a nuisance upon the premises of a person other than its owner may
file a signed complaint, under oath, with a Town Justice of the Town
of Rochester, specifying the objectionable conduct of the dog, 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.
Upon receipt by the Town Justice of the Town
of Rochester of any complaint against the conduct of any particular
dog, the Town Justice may summon the alleged owner or other person
harboring said dog to appear in person before him; if the summons
is disregarded, the Justice may permit the filing of an information
and issue a warrant for the arrest of such person.
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Editor's Note: Former § 53-5, License fees, was repealed
12-2-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010.
[Amended 12-2-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]
Any person convicted of a violation of this article and/or § 119
of the Agriculture and Markets Law shall be subject to a fine not
exceeding $250 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days.
