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.
[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.
This article shall take effect immediately.