The purpose of this chapter is to authorize public servants
of the Town of Poestenkill to issue and serve appearance tickets in
connection with violations of state statutes or of local laws, ordinances,
rules, regulations or orders of the Town of Poestenkill which the
public servants are authorized or required to enforce.
The following public servants of the Town of Poestenkill are
hereby authorized to issue and serve appearance tickets with respect
to violations of state statutes or of local laws, ordinances, rules,
regulations or orders of the Town of Poestenkill dealing with the
parenthetically indicated areas of responsibility that such public
servants are, respectively, required or authorized to enforce:
A. Code
Enforcement Officer (building, zoning and planning, fire prevention
and safety, health and sanitation and licensing of occupations and
businesses, including, particularly but not exclusively, the licensing
and regulation of junk car lots within the Town of Poestenkill).
B. Dog
Control Officer (licensing, regulation, control, harboring, confining,
leashing, treatment and care of dogs within the Town of Poestenkill).
C. Peace officers
(any statute, local law, ordinance, rule or regulation affecting the
public health, safety and welfare).
Nothing contained in this chapter is intended or should be construed to in any way limit or abridge the existing authority of police officers to also issue appearance tickets dealing with violations of state statutes or of local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or orders of the Town of Poestenkill, regardless of whether or not such statutes or local legislation or regulations deal with the areas of responsibility described in §
5-2; rather, within such areas of responsibility, it is the intent and purpose of this chapter that the designated public officials and police will be possessed of concurrent jurisdiction and authority to issue appearance tickets, and that said tickets may be issued either by the police or by the designated public official.
An appearance ticket, other than for a parking violation, shall
be served personally or by certified mail.