No person, company or corporation who owns, harbors or has custody
and control of any dog or dogs shall cause or permit such dog or dogs
to become a nuisance within the corporate limits of the City of Saratoga
Springs, New York. As used in this section, "nuisance" shall be defined
as follows:
A. Dumping, knocking over or tearing open of garbage and other receptacles.
B. Depositing of fecal matter or urinating upon property of another
person, company or corporation.
C. Fighting with other dogs or other domestic animals.
D. Barking, howling, whining or other noise which is of such character
that a reasonable person of normal sensitivities would not tolerate
it under the circumstances.
E. Tearing, digging or otherwise destroying or damaging property of
any person, company or corporation.
Any person convicted of any violation of §§
101-8 and
101-9 hereof shall be punishable by fines as follows:
A. For the first offense: a fine of up to $50.
B. For the second and subsequent offense: a fine of up to $250, and
each day on which the violation continues shall be and constitute
a separate offense.
It shall be the responsibility of all persons to report violations of §§
101-8 and
101-9 hereof to the Police Department of the City of Saratoga Springs, New York, in order that identification of the dog and the owner may be made. It shall further be the responsibility of any police officer to whom the complaint is made to serve a summons for any such violation upon identification of the dog and owner by the person reporting such violation.
In addition to the foregoing penalties, any dog, unaccompanied by its owner, harborer or custodian, found in violation of §§
101-8 or
101-9 hereof shall be forthwith picked up by the representative of an agency retained for such purpose by the City of Saratoga Springs and taken to an authorized kennel or pound. In such event, said dog shall be released only upon the payment of the fine specified in §
101-10 hereof, in addition to a daily service charge as agreed upon between the authorized agency and the City of Saratoga Springs.