[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Hewlett Bay Park as Ch. VI of Part III of the Code of Ordinances
adopted 6-10-1981 by L.L. No. 1-1981. Sections 68-1D and 68-1F(2) amended
at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch.
103.
Fee schedule — See Ch.
A149.
A. No person who owns, possesses or harbors a dog shall permit or allow
such dog, whether or not tagged or licensed, to run loose or at large
while off the premises of the owner or harborer thereof.
B. Every dog within the Village of Hewlett Bay Park, whether or not
tagged or licensed, shall be restrained by a leash not exceeding six
feet in length while off the premises of the owner or harborer thereof.
C. Any dog, whether or not tagged or licensed, running loose or at large
in the Village of Hewlett Bay Park or found off the premises of the
owner or harborer thereof and not so restrained, may be seized by
any duly appointed dog warden, peace officer or duly authorized officer
or representative of the village and confined and impounded in a pound
or shelter maintained by the village or by the Town of Hempstead or
maintained by any other person, corporation or association pursuant
to agreement with the village. Any dog so found loose or at large
or not under effective restraint as aforesaid that cannot be safely
seized may be destroyed by such dog warden, peace officer or duly
authorized officer or representative of the village.
D. The owner of a dog so seized, or his designee, may redeem the dog
within 12 days if bearing a license tag, or within seven days if not
bearing a license tag, by paying to the Village Clerk the sum established
as the cost of seizure. If said dog is not redeemed, the owner shall forfeit all
title to the dog and the dog shall be sold or destroyed in the manner
provided by the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York.
[Amended 11-8-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]
E. Licensing of dogs. The owner of a dog shall pay to the Village Clerk
an annual license fee as provided by law.
[Amended 11-8-1982 by L.L. No. 3-1982; 4-4-1989 by L.L. No. 7-1989]
F. Excretions on public and private property.
[Added 2-10-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986]
(1) No person shall permit any dog or other animal owned, possessed or
housed by or under the control of such person to urinate or defecate
on any public highway, public property or private property (other
than the private property of such person), except on the vehicular
portion of such highway.
[Amended 4-4-1989 by L.L. No. 7-1989]
(2) Every person who shall be the owner or possessed of, or who shall house, harbor, walk or be in charge of, any dog or animal which defecates or leaves droppings as prohibited in Subsection
F(1) above, including the vehicular portion of any public highway, shall pick up, remove and dispose of such droppings deposited.
It shall be unlawful for any person:
A. To cause, suffer, permit or allow any horses or farm animals to run
at large within the village.
B. To keep horses, farm animals, pigeons, chickens, ducks or other fowl
in the village. This prohibition shall not include dogs or cats which
are kept as household pets.
C. To have, keep or permit to be kept in the village any dog or other
pet which by its barking, howling, whining or other noise shall disturb
the neighborhood.