[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
This Article
I of Chapter
54 shall be known as the "Town of Sardinia Dog Licensing Law." The purpose of this article is to protect the health, safety and well-being of persons and property by maintaining a licensing program to ensure identification of ownership and responsibility with respect to dogs within the Town. This article is enacted pursuant to the provisions of § 122 of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
This Article
II of Chapter
54 shall be known as the "Town of Sardinia Dog Control Law." The purpose of this article is to protect the health, safety and well-being of persons and property by imposing restrictions on the keeping and running at large of dogs within the Town. This article is enacted pursuant to the provisions of § 122 of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicted:
AT LARGE
Any dog that is on property open to the public or is on private
property not owned or leased by the owner of the dog unless permission
for such presence has been obtained. No dog shall be deemed to be
at large if it is a guide dog actually leading a blind person, a police
work dog in use for police work, or a dog accompanied by its owner
or other responsible person and is leashed or actively engaged in
hunting or training for hunting on unposted land or posted land with
the permission of the owner of the land.
HARBORER
The person who provides sustenance and shelter for any dog,
whether or not such person shall be the owner.
OWNER
The person who is recorded in the Town Clerk's office
as the applicant for the license for a dog, if such animal shall be
licensed, or the person who provides sustenance and shelter for such
animal.
No person shall hinder, resist, or oppose any properly designated
official or representative of the Town in the performance of his duties
under this article.
In the event that the owner shall be a minor under the age of 16 years, then the head of the household in which such minor resides shall be deemed to have the care, custody and control of said dog and shall be responsible for any acts in violation of this article, and such head of household shall be deemed the owner or harborer of the dog for all purposes under this article, including without limitation the provisions with respect to determination hearings set forth in §
54-7D.
No officer, agent, or employee of the Town of Sardinia shall
render himself personally liable for any damage that may accrue to
persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in
the discharge of his duties under this article. Any suit brought against
any officer, agent or employee of the Town of Sardinia as the result
of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his duties under
this article shall be defended by the Town Attorney until the final
determination of the proceedings thereon.