[Adopted by Order No. 97-058 (Ch. 6.04 of the 1993 Code)]
The following words as used in this article, unless the context
otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
Any person so designated by the Mayor pursuant to MGL c.
140, § 151, to enforce the provisions of this article and
the applicable statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
Any animal off the premises of the owner or keeper and not
under the control of the owner or keeper by leash, cord, chain, rope
or other device that allows the owner or keeper to control the movement
and/or action of the animal.
Any person, other than the owner, harboring or having in
his possession any animal.
Dogs may go unleashed to exercise and play in a controlled
environment under the supervision of their owners.
[Added 6-27-2016 by Order
No. 2016-157]
An owner or keeper of any animal shall not permit or suffer
such animal to go at large in the City or to disturb the quiet of
any person by barking, biting, howling or other manner.
A.
An owner
or keeper of an animal shall remove and dispose of any feces left
by such animal on any sidewalk, street, park or other public area,
or on any private property which is not owned or occupied by such
owner. If an animal defecates on property other than that of the owner
or keeper, the owner or keeper of the animal is responsible for the
immediate removal of the feces.
B.
Feces
shall only be disposed of at a place suitable and regularly reserved
for the disposal of human feces or otherwise designated as appropriate
by the Health Commissioner, to include appropriate amounts of feces
that can be disposed of in the regular trash, provided it is contained
in a plastic or paper bag.
The fee for a dog license issued pursuant to MGL c. 140 shall
be $10. In addition, the owner of a dog not licensed on or before
April 30 in any year shall pay a late fee of $10, in addition to the
license fee.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
The Animal Control Officer shall collect a reclaiming fee of
$10 and boarding fees of $7 per day from the claimant of a dog that
is in the custody of the City due to violation of the ordinances of
the City or laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
If any person shall make a complaint in writing to the Chief
of Police that any dog owned or harbored within the City is a nuisance
by reason of vicious disposition or excessive barking or other disturbance,
the Chief of Police shall investigate or cause to be investigated
such complaint, including an examination on oath of the complainant,
and may make such order concerning the restraint or disposal of such
dog as may be deemed necessary.
[Added 12-5-2005 by Order No. 2005-239]
