[Adopted 8-7-1984 by L.L. No. 3-1984, approved 8-28-1984, as Ch. 11, Art. I, of the 1984 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
OWNER
Includes any person harboring or keeping a dog and the parent, guardian or other adult person with whom a minor dog owner resides.
[Amended 3-2-2004, approved 3-5-2004]
No dog shall be permitted to run at large within the corporate limits of the City of Kingston, New York. A dog shall be deemed to be at large if elsewhere than on the premises of the owner, not accompanied by the owner or his agent, who has said dog under his control by a leash or other restraining device, not exceeding eight feet in length at all times so as not to harm, injure or destroy the person or property of another.
Any dog found off the premises of the owner, in violation of any provision of this article, may be apprehended and impounded as provided by § 114-a of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York.[1]
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Editor's Note: Section 114-a of the Agriculture and Markets Law was repealed by L. 1978, c.220. See now Art. 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
[Amended 9-7-1993, approved 9-9-1993; 12-16-1999 by L.L. No. 2-2000; approved 1-3-2000]
Except as otherwise provided in § 119 of the Agriculture and Markets Law, any owner violating any provision of this article shall pay a penalty of $25 for a first violation, $50 for a second violation and $100 for a third violation.