The purpose of this article is to preserve the public peace
and good order in the Town 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, including the licenses
thereof, that are consistent with the rights and privileges of other
residents of the Town.
An animal control officer may be appointed or designated by
the Town to enforce this article who shall have all the powers and
duties contained in § 114 of the Agriculture and Markets
Law.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article
shall be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be subject to the fines, penalties and other
provisions set forth below.
A. It shall be a violation, punishable as provided in Subsection
B of this section, for:
(1) Any owner to fail to license any dog;
(2) Any owner to fail to have any dog identified as required by this
article;
(3) Any person to knowingly affix to any dog any false or improper identification
tag, special identification tag for identifying guide, service or
hearing dogs or purebred license tag;
(4) Any owner or custodian of any dog to fail to confine, restrain or
present such dog for any lawful purpose pursuant to this article;
(5) Any person to furnish any false or misleading information on any
form required to be filed with any municipality pursuant to the provisions
of this article or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto;
(6) Any owner of a dog to fail to notify the municipality in which his or her dog is licensed of any change of ownership or address as required by §
44-5 of this article.
B. If found guilty of any section of this article the fines shall be
as follows: $50 for the first offense, $100 for the second offense,
$250 for the third offense.
C. The Town hereby establishes a fee of $15 for the issuance of a summons
to enforce any section of this article.