No person, firm or corporation shall hereafter
keep or maintain or suffer to be kept or maintained pigeons or bees
within the limits of the Village of Ardsley without permission of
the Board of Trustees of said Village after public hearing.
Every applicant for such permission shall give
at least 10 days' notice of the hearing, excluding the day of mailing
and including the day of the hearing, by registered or certified mail
to the owners of record of all land, any portion of which is within
200 feet of any portion of the land on which the pigeons or bees will
be kept, and a sworn and notarized certificate or affidavit of compliance
with this section listing the names and addresses of the persons to
whom such notice was so mailed, the date of mailing and setting forth
a copy of the notice mailed, shall be submitted to the Board at least
10 days prior to the hearing.
Any person violating any provisions of this
article shall be subject to a fine of $5, and each day's continued
violation shall be deemed a separate offense.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DOG
Any unspayed or unneutered dog or any spayed female or neutered
male dog.
[Amended 9-4-1979 by L.L. No. 4-1979]
DOG WARDEN
An employee of the Village of Ardsley and/or of the Town
of Greenburgh under terms and conditions contained in a mutual agreement
with the Village of Ardsley, whose duty it shall be solely to enforce
the terms of this article. The "Dog Warden" shall be designated a
peace officer for these purposes.
[Added 4-21-1980 by L.L. No. 2-1980]
OWNER
When applied to the proprietorship of a dog, includes every
person having a right of property in such dog and every person who
has such dog in his keeping.
No person, except an officer in the performance
of his duties, shall remove a registration tag from the collar or
harness of any dog without the consent of the owner, nor shall any
person attach a registration tag to a dog for which it is not issued.
[Amended 4-21-1980 by L.L. No. 2-1980]
Any person who violates or who fails or refuses
to comply with any provision of this article shall be liable to a
penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $250, respectively for
each infraction of the restrictions of this article.