[Adopted 9-12-1978 (Secs.
3-8 through 3-11 of Ch. 3 of the 1978 Code)]
[Amended 2-12-2019]
A.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or custodian of any dog, whether
licensed or not, to allow such dog to run at large in the Town at
any time of the year. For the purpose of this section, a dog shall
be deemed to run at large while roaming, running or self hunting off
of the property of the owner or custodian of such dog while not on
a leash nor under its owner's or custodian's immediate control. This
section shall not apply to any person who uses a dog under his direct
supervision while lawfully hunting, while engaged in a supervised
formal obedience training class or show, during formally sanctioned
field trials, or any area designated by resolution of the Town of
Edinburg as an off-leash dog exercise area.
B.
Dog owners are required to have all dogs under their control 24 hours
a day either by use of a physical fence, invisible electric fence,
use of a leash, voice control, hand signals, or other effective means
while on said owner's property.
C.
No dog, except when being utilized by an official law enforcement agency or a service animal whose handler is unable because of a disability to use a harness, leash, or other tether, or the use of a harness, leash, or other tether would interfere with the service animal's safe effective performance of work or tasks, in which case the service animal must be otherwise under the handler's control (e.g., voice control, signals, or other effective means), or as otherwise allowed by § 31-10A, shall go upon any public street, sidewalk, alley or park, or any other public property, or go upon private property of another person, unless accompanied and held in leash by a person responsible for said dog.
Any unlicensed dog found in the Town shall be seized and confined
in the county dog pound, and redemption of such dog shall be subject
to county ordinances and regulations.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any dog within the Town
which, by habitually barking, biting or by running after people in
the streets in a vicious manner, or by other conduct, unreasonably
disturbs the peace or the quiet of any person.
B.
Any such dog found running at large within the Town may be seized
and confined in the county dog pound and disposition of such dog shall
be subject to county ordinances and regulations.
[Amended 8-12-1998]
During the prevalence or suspected prevalence of rabies among
dogs in the Town or county, the Mayor may require by proclamation
duly published that the owners or custodians of the dogs within the
Town shall keep the same upon their own premises for 30 days, unless
the dog in question is muzzled and on a leash. The Council may extend
the duration of such requirement. Every such owner or custodian failing
to comply with such proclamation shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor
for each offense, and any dog found running at large in violation
of the provisions of any such proclamation may be destroyed on order
of the court having jurisdiction.
[Added 8-12-1998]
Violations of the provisions of this article shall be punishable
as a Class 3 misdemeanor.
[Added 11-10-2009]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any owner of a dog to allow his dog to defecate
on any public street, roadway, curb, public parking lot, sidewalk
or other publicly owned property, unless the owner of the animal removes
the animal's excrement immediately and disposes of it in a public
trash receptacle or in a public sanitary sewer, or on the dog owner's
own property in a safe and sanitary manner. This subsection does not
apply to a person who is using a service or guide dog and who is unable
to comply due to a disability.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
B.
It shall be unlawful for any owner of a dog to allow his dog to defecate
on property owned by another over the objection of the owner of such
property, his agent, or a person having control of such property,
unless the owner of the animal removes the animal's excrement immediately
and disposes of it in a public trash receptacle or in a public sanitary
sewer, or on the dog owner's own property in a safe and sanitary manner.
C.
OWNER
OBJECTION OF THE OWNER
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following
meanings.
Any person having a property interest in a dog or any person
who keeps such dog, has it in his care or acts as its custodian.
D.
Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished
by a fine of $50. Each violation and day's continuation thereof shall
constitute a separate offense.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
E.
The Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office shall enforce the provisions
of this section.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
