[Amended 6-6-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-5]
A. No dogs are allowed in school yards or on school property, whether
at large or under restraint; accompanied by its owner, a service dog,
so-called, is accepted.
B. No dogs are allowed in any stores or eating places within the Town,
whether at large or under restraint, unless allowed by the establishment.
Service dogs, so-called, are accepted.
C. It shall be unlawful to keep more than three dogs at the same residence,
except as permitted by the Animal Control Warden and health representative.
This provision shall not apply to licensed kennels, or to a litter
of puppies under six months of age. Dogs kept on any tract of land
devoted to commercial agricultural use or property larger than three
acres are exempt from the requirements of this section.
D. All complaints made under the provisions of this article shall be
made to the Animal Control Warden and may be made orally; provided,
however, that such complaint is, within 48 hours, reduced to writing,
and signed by the complainant, showing their address and telephone
number.
The owner shall keep their dog under restraint at all times
and shall not permit such dog to be at large, off the premises or
property of the owner, unless such dog is under leash and under control.
Any animal impounded hereunder may be reclaimed as herein provided
upon payment by the owner to the Animal Control Warden or Animal Control
Officer on duty of the sum of $50 and the additional sum of $5 for
each full day such animal has been kept in the animal shelter. Impoundment
fees set forth and such additional sums as herein provided for keeping
animals shall be collected by the Animal Control Warden or Animal
Control Officer on duty and turned over to the Town of North Providence
Finance Department.
The Animal Control Warden is hereby authorized to issue temporary
licenses for dogs owned or kept in the Town.
Every owner or keeper of a dog shall annually in the month of
April cause that dog to be licensed from the first day of the ensuing
May in the office of the Town Clerk or the Town animal Shelter; and
shall pay to the Town Clerk or Animal Control Officer for a license
so issued $5, and all licenses issued under this provision shall be
valid during the then-current year; provided that any person who shall
become the owner or keeper of a pet shall cause the same to be licensed
as aforesaid within 30 days after he or she becomes the owner or keeper;
provided, further, that no license shall be issued under this section
unless the pet has been inoculated against rabies for the period during
which said license would be valid.
In addition to the fee otherwise required by law for the issuance
of a dog license, there shall be an additional charge of $3 for each
such license. Said $3 fee shall be retained by the Town Treasurer
in a separate account which shall be expended at the direction of
the Town Council for the enforcement of laws pertaining to animals.
The Town is required to collect a $1 surcharge on each dog license
issued by the municipality. The revenue generated by this surcharge
shall be deposited in the Town's spay/neuter account to fund
low-cost spay/neuter programs.