[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Oyster
Bay 6-12-1979 by L.L. No. 4-1979. Sections 8-1 and 8-2 amended at
time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other
amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the authority vested in the Town Board by Subdivision
4(a) of § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State
of New York, as amended, the Town Board of the Town of Oyster Bay
is hereby empowered to appoint, designate, assign and commission,
by resolution, any employee or employees of the Town of Oyster Bay
under its jurisdiction to issue summonses or appearance tickets in
accordance with Article 150 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the State
of New York, as amended, against any person, persons, parties or entities
relating to the enforcement of any statute, local law, ordinance,
resolution, rule or regulation of the Town of Oyster Bay, and to remove
or replace any such personnel, and to promulgate rules and regulations
prescribing their activities thereunder, subject, nevertheless, to
the written approval thereof of the Supervisor of the Town of Oyster
Bay or his designee.
Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the Animal Control
Officer appointed by the Commissioner of Public Works in accordance
with lawful procedures thereon shall be responsible for the enforcement
of the provisions of Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law
of the State of New York, as amended, and for the enforcement of any
other law, rule or regulation pertaining to the control of dogs in
the Town of Oyster Bay or in any other area or region authorized thereby
by the Town Board.
The public employees so designated hereunder for the service
of summonses or appearance tickets shall be identified, in writing,
by name and job title, and a record thereof shall be maintained for
public purposes in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Oyster
Bay.
The summons or appearance ticket issued pursuant to this chapter
shall be returnable in the District Court of the County of Nassau,
Fourth District, Hicksville, New York, and shall be in a form prescribed
in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law of
the State of New York relating to accusatory instruments.
