It shall be unlawful for any owner of any dog to permit or allow
such dog in the Town to:
A. Engage in habitual loud howling, barking, crying, whining, or to conduct itself in such a manner as to unreasonably and habitually annoy any person as further defined and prohibited by Chapter
190, Noise, of the Code of the Town of Tully, specifically §
190-4A(2).
B. Cause damage or destruction to property, or commit a nuisance by
defecating or urinating upon the premises of a person, other than
the owner of such dog.
(1) Removal of feces required. Any person owning or in charge of any
dog which soils, defiles on or commits any nuisance on any property,
without the permission of the owner of the property, shall immediately
remove all feces by such dog in a sanitary manner.
(2) Disposal of feces. The feces removed from the aforementioned areas
shall be disposed of by the person owning or in charge of any such
dog, in a sealed, nonabsorbent, leakproof container.
(3) Exception to guide dogs. The provisions of this subsection shall
not apply to blind persons who may use dogs as guides.
C. Chase or otherwise harass any person in such a manner as reasonably
to cause intimidation or to put such person in reasonable apprehension
of bodily harm or injury.
D. Habitually chase, run alongside of or bark at motor vehicles or bicycles.
E. To run at large off the owner's property unless the dog is accompanied
by its owner or a responsible person, either of whom must be able
to control such dog by command and with knowledge, consent and approval
of the owner of such private premises.
(1) A dog in a public place or on private lands without the knowledge,
consent and approval of the owner of such private lands shall be considered
running at large, unless restrained by an adequate leash.
(2) Dogs used for hunting, trailing, training, tracking, police work
dogs, service dogs or working search dogs when actually used for these
purposes and not restrained by a leash shall not be considered running
at large.
All owners of female dogs in heat shall keep such dogs confined
in such manner as to not be in contact with other dogs (except for
intentional breeding purposes) and so as to avoid creation of a nuisance
by attracting other dogs.
Each owner shall provide each of his or her dogs with sufficient
good and wholesome food and water, proper shelter and protection from
the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, and
with humane care and treatment. No person shall beat, ill treat, torment,
overload, overwork, or otherwise abuse any dog. No owner of a dog
shall abandon such dog.
Any Dog Control Officer or peace officer, when acting pursuant to his other special duties, or police officer in the employ of or under contract to the Town of Tully, having reasonable cause to believe that a person has violated this Article
III, shall issue and serve upon that person an appearance ticket for the violation.
Except as otherwise provided in § 118 of the Agriculture and Markets Law, any person convicted of a violation of this Article
III shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.