[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Waterloo 5-14-1984 by L.L. No. 1-1984 as Ch. 54 of the 1984 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Noise — See Ch. 166.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Animal Law of the Village of Waterloo, New York."
A. 
Restrictions. No person shall keep any livestock, fowl or other animals, reptiles or fish in the Village except customary household pets. "Customary household pets" are hereby defined to mean any animals, birds or fish customarily kept in the home or place of residence which are not vicious, dangerous or otherwise obnoxious, objectionable or offensive.
B. 
Exceptions. The above restrictions shall not include the keeping of farm animals or fowl which are part of a farm operation or the establishment and operation of small animal hospitals or clinics otherwise permitted in Chapter 245, Zoning; provided, however, that no pigs or swine shall be kept or harbored in the Village.
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 245, Zoning, § 245-48.
No person owning, harboring or having the custody or care of any animal or fowl, except cats, shall allow or permit the same to run at large in any public street or place within the Village.
Any violation of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-6.
A. 
As used in this article, unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AT LARGE
Any dog that is unleashed and on property open to the public or on private property not owned or leased by the owner of the dog, unless permission for such presence has been obtained. No dog shall be deemed to be at large if it is:
(1) 
A guide dog actually leading a blind person;
(2) 
A police work dog in use for police work; or
(3) 
Accompanied by its owner or other responsible person and actively engaged in hunting or training for hunting on unposted land or on posted land with the permission of the owner of the land.
DOG
Any member of the species Canis familiaris.
DOG CONTROL OFFICER
Any individual appointed by the Village to assist in the enforcement of this article or any authorized officer, agent or employee of an incorporated humane society or similar incorporated dog protective association under contract with the Village to assist in the enforcement of this article.
OWNER
The head of the household wherein a dog is harbored or kept within the limits of the Village of Waterloo, whether such dog is in all other respects treated as the property of a child or another adult person residing with said head of the household or elsewhere.
B. 
All other words and phrases used in this article shall, for the purpose of this article, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by § 108 of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
The purpose of this article shall be to preserve the public peace and good order in the Village and to contribute to the public welfare, safety and good order of its people by establishing certain regulations and restrictions on the activities of dogs that are consistent with the rights and privileges of other residents of the Village.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A Dog Control Officer shall be appointed for the Village of Waterloo for the purposes and shall have all the powers and duties contained in § 113 of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
A. 
No dog shall be permitted to run at large within the Village of Waterloo, New York.
B. 
No unspayed female dog in season shall be permitted to be outside a building or a fenced enclosure.
C. 
No dog shall be permitted upon the public streets or upon any public property within the Village of Waterloo unless it shall be accompanied by an adult or by a minor who is able to restrain and control said dog and unless such person accompanying said dog shall actually control and restrain said dog by some suitable device designed and used for that purpose.
[Amended 8-13-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001]
No person being the owner, agent of the owner or having control of any dog, whether leashed or otherwise, shall permit such dog to commit any nuisance within the Village of Waterloo or cause damage to the person or property of others. The following are declared to be public nuisances:
A. 
Engaging in loud howling or habitual barking or so conducting itself in such a manner as to disturb the public peace.
B. 
Chasing and/or barking at moving vehicles or persons on foot.
C. 
Jumping upon any person or knocking any person over.
D. 
Being found upon the school grounds of any school within the Village of Waterloo during the time of year when said schools are open and between one hour prior to commencement of the school day and one hour after the end of the school day or upon a playground within said Village of Waterloo at any hour during the time of year when playground activities are conducted.
E. 
Running together in a pack or in any way forming a pack of dogs. For the purpose of this article the word "pack" is hereby defined to mean three or more dogs.
F. 
Causing damage to property of others.
G. 
Defecating or urinating on private property unless such person has the permission of the owner thereof.
H. 
Defecating on public property unless such person immediately collects such feces and disposes of such feces in a sanitary manner on property other than public property or private property of others.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Any dog which shall attack any person or domestic animal within the meaning of Article 7, § 123, of the Agriculture and Markets Law shall be dealt with in accordance with such section.
The Dog Control Officer and any peace officer authorized by the Village to assist in the enforcement of this article and Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law shall have the authority to issue an appearance ticket, pursuant to the Criminal Procedure Law.
[Amended 4-5-1993 by L.L. No. 5-1993; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Pursuant to Agriculture and Markets Law § 117, Subdivision 4, the Village of Waterloo hereby establishes the following impoundment fees:
A. 
$50 for the first impoundment of any dog owned by a person and $10 for each twenty-four-hour period or part thereof that the dog is held.
B. 
$100 for the second impoundment within one year of the first impoundment of any dog owned by a person and $20 for each twenty-four-hour period or part thereof that the dog is held.
C. 
$200 for the third and subsequent impoundment within one year of the first impoundment of any dog owned by a person and $30 for each twenty-four-hour period or part thereof that the dog is held.
[Amended 4-5-1993 by L.L. No. 5-1993; 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Except as otherwise provided in § 118 of the Agriculture and Markets Law, a violation of this article shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.