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 VI Adequate Shelter
- 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 VI Adequate Shelter
- § 79-10 Failure to provide adequate shelter.
- § 79-10.1 Neglect.
- 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.
Any person owning, keeping, or otherwise responsible for a companion
animal or pet or farm animal or livestock who confines that animal
by tethering, fencing, or other means, shall provide for that animal
access to adequate shelter from the elements of weather such as rain,
cold, or sun. Potable water must be available to the animal at all
times.
B.
Violations and penalties. Any person who violates the provisions of Article VI shall be subject to a written warning for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense shall be subject to payment of a fine of $50 for each day in violation of said bylaw. 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.
[Added 11-13-2012 STM, Art. 13]
A.
Any person
owning, keeping, or otherwise responsible for a companion animal or
pet or farm animal or livestock who confines said animal in a parked
vehicle or trailer where the vehicle confinement endangers the health
or safety of the animal shall be subject to a fine.
B.
Violations and penalties. Any person who violates the provisions of § 79-10.1 shall be subject to a warning for the first offense, a fine of $50 for the second offense and a fine of $100 for a third or subsequent offense. 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.
