It shall be unlawful for any owner of or any person harboring
any dog in the Village of Chatham to permit or allow such dog to:
A. Run at large, unless said dog is restrained by an adequate collar
and leash or unless accompanied by its owner or a responsible person
able to control the animal. For the purposes of this article, a dog
or dogs hunting in company with a hunter or hunters shall be considered
as accompanied by its owner.
B. Engage in habitual loud howling or barking or conduct itself in such
manner so as to habitually annoy any person other than the owner or
person harboring such dog.
C. Cause damage or destruction to property or commit a nuisance upon
the premises of a person other than the owner or person harboring
such a dog.
D. Chase or otherwise harass any person in such a manner as to reasonably
cause intimidation or to put such person in reasonable apprehension
of bodily harm or injury.
E. Habitually chase or bark at motor vehicles.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or person harboring any female
dog to permit such dog to run at large when in heat, and such dog
shall be confined to the premises of such person during such period.
Any person who observes a dog causing damage or destruction
to property of a person other than its owner or committing a nuisance
upon the premises of a person other than its owner or otherwise violating
the provisions of this article may file an information with the Village
Justice of the Village of Chatham specifying the objectionable conduct
of the dog, the date thereof, the damage caused, a description of
the dog and the name and residence, if known, of the owner or other
person harboring said dog.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §
30-5 of this article, the provisions of this article may also be enforced by the local police authorities of the Village of Chatham and/or the Dog Warden, if any, of the Village of Chatham.
[Amended 5-11-1989 by L.L. No. 2-1989]
Any person who violates this article or knowingly permits the
violation of this article or any of the provisions thereof shall be
punishable as set forth in § 119 of the Agriculture and
Markets Law.