[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
Nuisances — See Ch. 92.
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.[1] 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[2]]
[1]
Editor's Note: The fee for the redemption of a dog seized while at large is included in a schedule in Ch. A149, Fee Schedule.
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
E. 
Licensing of dogs. The owner of a dog shall pay to the Village Clerk an annual license fee as provided by law.[3]
[Amended 11-8-1982 by L.L. No. 3-1982; 4-4-1989 by L.L. No. 7-1989]
[3]
Editor's Note: The fees for dog licenses are listed in Ch. A149, Fee Schedule.
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.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 3.6.02, which immediately followed this subsection and which imposed penalties for offenses, was deleted at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I and Art. II.