This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Animal Law of the Village of Waterloo, New York."
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.
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.
[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.