[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Winchester as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted by the Board of Selectmen effective 7-1-1973; amended 2-7-1994 (§ 113 of the prior compilation)]
The owner of any dog impounded as provided by law shall be responsible for payment to the Town of Winchester of all costs and charges incurred by the Town incident to the impounding, maintenance and care of said dog, including veterinarian's fees for its necessary treatment.
Any person owning or having the custody of a female dog in heat shall confine the same in an inside enclosed area except when actually being walked on a leash.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, keeping, walking or in control of any dog to allow or permit such animal to defecate upon any private property owned by another person, common areas of a condominium or public property, including, but not limited to, parks, streets, sidewalks, beaches, Town greens, playgrounds and recreation fields, unless such person shall remove all feces so deposited by such animal before leaving the immediate premises and dispose of said feces in a sanitary manner. A person will be considered to have disposed of feces in a sanitary manner if such person places such material in a bag or wrapper made of paper, plastic or some similar material and places it in a refuse container which is regularly emptied by the Town of Winchester or some other refuse collector, or otherwise disposes of such material on their own property.
If said owner, keeper or person walking or in charge of said dog is a juvenile, then the parent or guardian of said juvenile shall also be deemed to have committed such offense.
The following are exempted from § 178-3 of this article:
A. 
Dogs that are on the property of their owners or custodians, or where the dog owner or custodian has the permission of the property owner.
B. 
Any dog owned by the Winchester Police Department and used for law enforcement purposes.
C. 
Any dog which serves as a guide dog while such dog is accompanying a blind person.
D. 
Any dog in the control of or being walked by a person who is physically unable to remove said feces.
Any person who violates § 178-1 or 178-2 of this article shall be subject to a fine of $100. Any person who violates § 178-3 or 178-4 shall be subject to a fine of $25.