[Amended 5-6-2019 ATM,
Art. 28]
All money received for licenses or from the sale of dog licenses
by the Town of Norwell or recovered as fines or penalties by said
Town under the provisions of MGL c. 140 or this bylaw, relating to
dogs, shall be paid into the Town treasury of said Town and shall
not thereafter be paid over by the Town Treasurer-Collector to Plymouth
County.
Whoever suffers loss by the worrying, maiming or killing of
his livestock or fowl by dogs, outside the premises of the owners
or keepers of such dogs, shall after investigation as described in
MGL c. 140, § 161, be paid from the treasury of said Town,
as provided by said § 161.
[Amended 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
In the event any person suffers a dog bite, the Animal Control
Officer shall be notified, and the dog quarantined, and if necessary,
permanently restrained. All restraining orders will be issued through
the Select Board's office.
[Amended 5-13-2002 ATM,
Art. 21; 7-25-2020 ATM, Art. 37; 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
In addition to any of the penalties and/or remedies set forth
in this bylaw, pursuant to MGL c. 140, § 173A, the penalties
for violations of the aforementioned Animal Control Bylaw and any
rules or regulations promulgated thereunder shall be $50 for the first
offense, $100 for the second offense, $300 for the third offense,
and $500 for the fourth and subsequent offenses. Each day of any violation
shall be considered a separate offense. The Select Board, acting through
its Animal Control Officer, shall have the authority to dispose of
said violations in accordance with the procedures and provisions of
MGL c. 140, § 173A.
[Amended 5-10-2004 ATM,
Art. 38; 5-7-2018 ATM, Art. 31]
A. No person
shall allow a dog onto any Town property posted "No Dogs Allowed."
Service dogs under close control of their owners wearing a valid dog
license and certified as a service dog shall be excluded from this
provision. Any person in violation of this section shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $50 for each offense. The Select Board
shall have the authority to dispose of said violations in accordance
with MGL c. 40, § 21D.
[Amended 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
B. All dogs
being walked on the pathways under the jurisdiction of the Town shall
be on a leash.