This article shall be known as the "Animal Control Ordinance" of the Town of Sodus, Wayne County, New York.
Every person who shall own, keep or suffer to be kept any cattle, swine, sheep, horses, goats or fowl upon any premises owned or occupied by him shall provide and maintain in good repair fencing of sufficient strength and height and so located as to prevent any animals from straying off such premises owned or occupied by him or her onto lands owned by another or onto a public highway.
A.
No person who shall own, keep or suffer to be kept upon any premises owned or occupied by him any cattle, swine, sheep, horses, goats, fowl, or dogs shall permit or allow any such animals to run at large or to enter the premises of any other person or any public highway.
B.
Any hunting dog which is in the field, whether hunting or training, and the owner or harborer is out with such dog, will not be considered running at large.
C.
Any dog that is within reasonable distance of the owner's immediate property that is not causing or being a nuisance shall not be considered running at large, but it will be at the discretion of the Dog Control Officer.
Any person harboring any animal for a period of two weeks prior to any violation of this article shall be deemed to be the owner for purposes of this article.
Any premises or enclosure occupied by or used for harboring or keeping any cattle, swine, sheep, horses, goats or fowl shall be kept in a clean, sanitary condition at all times.
No person shall keep, suffer or permit to be kept on the premises occupied by such person any dog or other animal or bird which, by its continual barking, howling, whining or other frequent or long-continued noises, shall unreasonably disturb the comfort and repose of other persons residing in the neighborhood.
No person being the owner or agent of the owner of any dog shall permit such dog to commit any nuisance within the Town of Sodus or cause damage to the person or property of others. The following are declared public nuisances and are set forth herein for explanatory purposes only and are not to be considered as excluding other types of nuisances.
A.
Chasing and/or barking at moving vehicles or persons on foot.
B.
Causing damage to property of others.
C.
Jumping upon any vehicle or person.
D.
Depositing waste or urinating on the private property of another who does not have knowledge of the dog's presence thereon and does not assent thereto.
E.
Running together in a pack or in any way forming a pack of dogs. For purposes of this section, the work "pack" is hereby defined to be three or more dogs.
F.
No unspayed female dog in season shall be permitted to be outside a building or fenced enclosure.
G.
Any dog attacking or chasing deer at any time.
Except as otherwise stated herein, the presence of any cattle, swine, sheep, horses, goats, fowl, or dogs on the premises of any other person without his permission or upon any public highway shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this article by the owner of the animal or animals.
The violation of any provision of this article shall be deemed an offense under this article, and each separate offense shall constitute a separate additional violation. A violation of this article shall be an offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $100.
The provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable, and if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or part thereof is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of any remaining sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or part of this chapter.