This article is enacted to enhance the beauty
and cleanliness of the streets, sidewalks, parks and other private
and public property of the Village of Endicott by enforcing certain
regulations and restrictions on the activities of canines.
No person owning, harboring, keeping, walking
or having custody or control of a dog shall cause, permit or allow
such dog to:
A.
Soil, defecate
on or commit any nuisance on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, play
area or park or on any public property, nor on any private property
without the permission of the owner of said property. The foregoing
restriction shall not apply to that portion of any street lying between
the curblines, so long as all waste or feces deposited by such dog
shall be immediately removed and disposed of by any sanitary method.
In no event shall any waste or feces be deposited in sewers or drains,
whether storm or sanitary.
B.
Create
a nuisance by defecating, urinating or digging on public property,
or on private property without the consent or approval of the owner
of such property. The owner shall immediately remove all feces left
by such animal, depositing the same directly into an airtight container
or bag, which shall then be deposited into a container used for the
disposal of refuse. In no event shall any feces be deposited in sewers
or drains, whether storm or sanitary.
[Added 5-11-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010]
[Amended 5-11-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010]
A violation of any provision of this article
is hereby deemed to be an offense punishable by a fine not to exceed
$250 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both.
Each week's violation shall constitute a separate offense punishable
by like penalty.
Any police officer or code enforcement official
or dog control officer of the Village of Endicott or Town of Union
is hereby authorized and empowered to enforce this article. In addition
thereto, the Village Mayor shall have power to designate such other
persons as he deems necessary in his discretion to enforce this article.
