As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any person designated as an owner on a dog license filed
with a Town or Village Clerk or other licensing municipality, or any
person harboring or having the care, custody or charge of any dog,
or any person who allows or permits a dog to remain habitually on
or about any premises occupied by him. More than one person may qualify
as an owner pursuant to this article.
Any dog roaming, wandering, walking or running off of the
property of its owner.
No owner shall allow or permit any dog to run at large within
the corporate limits of the Village of Middleport unless effectively
restricted or controlled by a person capable of controlling said dog
by means of a leash not exceeding 10 feet in length.
Any dog running at large within the corporate limits of the
Village of Middleport in violation of this chapter may be seized and
impounded by the Code Enforcement Officer, other individual designated
by the Village Board, or any police officer in accordance with Article
7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York.
The Code Enforcement Officer, other individual designated by
the Village Board, or any police officer may enforce the provisions
of this article.
A violation of this article shall constitute an offense punishable
by a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for not more than
15 days or both such fine and imprisonment.
