[Adopted 8-10-2016 by L.L. No. 3-2016]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "At-Large Livestock Ordinance of the Town of West Bloomfield."
No person shall permit livestock to be at large within the limits of the Town of West Bloomfield. The term "livestock" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Article 25- AA of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law. The terms "at large" and "owner" shall have the same meaning as provided in Article II of this chapter, as applied to livestock.[1]
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Editor's Note: See § 47-5, Definitions.
A. 
Enforcement officers. The provisions of this article may be enforced by any person, municipality or organization for the prevention of cruelty to animals, appointed by law by or pursuant to contract with the Town of West Bloomfield.
B. 
Appearance tickets and process. Any person or entity authorized to enforce this article may issue appearance tickets therefor, pursuant to the Criminal Procedure Law, and is hereby authorized to serve any process relating to any proceeding, whether civil or criminal in nature, in accordance with the provisions of this article. Any person found to have permitted any livestock to be at large in the Town of West Bloomfield shall be issued an appearance ticket for violation of this article, and shall be prosecuted in the manner herein provided. In the event that an appearance ticket is unanswered, the Justice Court shall permit the filing of information from the appropriate enforcement person and issue a warrant of arrest for the alleged violator.
C. 
Seizure. Any livestock found to be at large in the Town of West Bloomfield shall be seized, and properly fed and cared for, until redeemed or disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture and Markets Law and Town Law.
D. 
Prosecution of violations. In addition to any penalties imposed by the Agriculture and Markets Law or Town Law, a violation of this article shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $100, except that where the person was found to have violated this article within the preceding five years, the fine may be not more than $200, and where the person was found to have committed two or more such violations within the preceding five years, it shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $300.