City of Haverhill, MA
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2024-01-09
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 137 Dogs and Other Animals
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Article III Leashing of Dogs
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- Ch 137 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 137 Art III Leashing of Dogs
- § 137-10 Leashing required; exception.
- § 137-11 Public nuisance prohibited.
- § 137-12 Female dogs in heat.
- § 137-13 (Reserved)
- § 137-14 Impoundment and violation notice.
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[Adopted 6-4-1974 by Doc. 166 (Ch. 137, Art. III, of the 1980 Code)]
No person shall keep any dog in the City of
Haverhill outside the owner's or keeper's property unless said dog
is held firmly on a leash not exceeding six feet in length, except
when the dog is being used for hunting or training purposes by the
owner or keeper, or farm dogs going from farm property so owned or
occupied for purposes of herding livestock.
A.
No owner shall fail to exercise proper care and control
of his animals to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance.
B.
Any person owning or keeping a dog or other animal
as a pet shall be responsible for the prompt removal and disposal
of any feces deposited by said dog or pet on public or private property.
[Added 2-2-1993 by Doc. 19-C]
Every female dog in heat shall be confined in
a building or secure enclosure in such a manner that such female dog
cannot come into contact with another animal except for planned breeding.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 137-13,
Vicious dogs, was repealed 6-3-2008 by Doc. 66.
A.
Unrestrained dogs shall be taken by the police, animal
control officers or humane officers and impounded in an animal shelter
and there confined in a humane manner.
B.
Impounded dogs shall be kept for not less than five
working days, unless claimed sooner by the owner and the fine paid.
C.
If, by a license tag or other means, the owner of
an impounded animal can be identified, the animal control officer
shall immediately, upon impoundment, notify the owner by telephone
or mail.
