Town of Dennis, MA
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2023-05-02
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Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 79 Dogs and Other Animals
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Article V Dog Waste Removal
- Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Authorities
- Ch 3 Annual Reports
- Ch 5 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 8 Committees
- Ch 9 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 11 Council on Aging
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 16 Engineering Department
- Ch 19 Finances
- Ch 27 Officers and Employees
- Ch 31 Personnel Policies
- Ch 33 Revolving Accounts
- Ch 36 Select Board
- Ch 40 Town Meetings
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 46 Alarm Systems
- Ch 48 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 55 Boats
- Ch 59 Building Construction
- Ch 61 Buildings, Demolition of
- Ch 67 Cemeteries
- Ch 79 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 79 Art V Dog Waste Removal
- § 79-9 Dog waste removal required.
- Ch 84 Earth Removal
- Ch 86 Easements
- Ch 88 Environmental Hazards
- Ch 90 Farming
- Ch 93 Firearms
- Ch 94 Fire Lanes
- Ch 95 Fire Prevention
- Ch 108 Handicapped Parking
- Ch 111 Historic District
- Ch 113 Housing Space and Use
- Ch 117 Jet Skis
- Ch 120 Junk
- Ch 125 Licenses
- Ch 126 Litter
- Ch 127 Loitering
- Ch 128 Marijuana Establishments
- Ch 129 Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol, Public Consumption of
- Ch 130 Marina
- Ch 132 Motorized Devices
- Ch 134 Noise
- Ch 138 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 140 Property, Numbering of
- Ch 148 Sales, Special
- Ch 151 Signs
- Ch 154 Stormwater Management
- Ch 156 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 157 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 158 (Reserved)
- Ch 159 Taxation
- Ch 161 Tents
- Ch 163 Tobacco and Nicotine Delivery Products
- Ch 164 Tourist Camps, Auto Trailers and Cabins
- Ch 169 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- Ch 173 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 175 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 179 Waterfowl
- Ch 181 Waterways
- Ch 184 Weights and Measures
- Ch 187 Wetlands
- Ch 189 Wires
- Ch 191 Zoning
- Division 2: Selectmen's Regulations
- Ch 195 Alcoholic Beverage Fees
- Ch 197 Amusement Devices
- Ch 200 Beach Regulations
- Ch 205 Fees
- Ch 222 Shellfish Regulations
- Ch 226 Town Buildings, Use of
- Ch 228 Traffic Regulations
- Ch 231 Waterways
- Division 3: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 237 Food Service
- Ch 240 Horses and Stables
- Ch 242 Housing
- Ch 244 (Reserved)
- Ch 246 Sewers
- Ch 250 Toxic and Hazardous Materials
- Appendix
- Ch A256 General Laws and Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.Â
Removal of dog waste from public property or property of others.
No person owning or having the care, custody, or control of any dog
shall permit such dog to soil or defile or commit any nuisance upon
any sidewalk, street, thoroughfare, beach, or wetland, in or upon
any public property or in or upon the property of persons other than
the owner or persons having the care, custody, or control of such
dog, unless said person picks up any such waste and disposes of same
in a sanitary manner. Anyone having custody or control of a dog in
a public place shall have in their possession a device or equipment
to pick up and remove dog feces. Individuals with disabilities aided
by service dogs and law enforcement, emergency or rescue officials
with dogs carrying out official duties are exempt from this section.
B.Â
Violations and penalties. Any person found in violation of Article V by the Animal Control Officer or Assistant Animal Control Officer shall be subject to payment of a fine of $30 for the first offense; $50 for the second offense and $150 for the third and subsequent offenses. In addition to any other legal remedies that may be available, the Animal Control Officer or other designated enforcing person may enforce these penalties through the Town's Noncriminal Disposition Bylaw, Chapter 1, Article I.
