A.
It shall be unlawful, except at Town-designated dog
parks, for the owner or keeper of any dog to fail to keep his dog
under restraint or to permit his dog to run at large upon the streets
and public ways of the Town or upon property other than that of such
owner or keeper.
B.
No owner, keeper or custodian of any animal shall
fail to exercise proper care and control of such animal to prevent
the animal from becoming a public nuisance.
A.
Every owner of a guard or attack dog shall keep such
dog confined in a building, compartment or other enclosure. Any such
enclosure shall be completely surrounded by a secured fence or enclosure
that is appropriate to confine such dogs and shall be approved by
the Animal Control Officer.
B.
The areas of confinement shall have gates and entrances
thereto securely closed and locked, and all fences shall be properly
maintained and escape-proof.
C.
When outside the enclosure on the owner's or
keeper's property, all guard or attack dogs shall be under the
direct and immediate control of a responsible adult who can fully
control the dog at all times.
D.
When off the property of the owner or keeper, all
guard or attack dogs shall be under restraint of a responsible adult
at all times.
E.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to
dogs owned or controlled by government law enforcement agencies while
in the course of their official duties.
A.
DOG
KEEP
OWNER
Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases,
when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
Any member of the canine species, male or female.
Possessing, controlling, exercising or allowing a dog to
run at large.
Any person possessing, keeping, harboring or having custody
of a dog.
B.
Required; provision of disposal containers. It shall
be unlawful for any person owning, keeping, walking or in control
of any dog to allow or permit such animal to defecate upon any private
property owned by another person, condominium common elements, street,
sidewalk, gutter or other public area unless such person shall remove
all feces so deposited by such dog before leaving the immediate premises;
provided, however, that the Town may provide excrement disposal containers
in all public parks into which a person may deposit any feces instead
of removing such feces from the park premises.
C.
Exception. The provisions of this section shall not
apply to any visually impaired person walking in control of a guide
dog or by any person who is physically unable to remove such feces.
D.
Enforcement of section provisions. For the purposes
of enforcing the provisions of this section, tickets may be issued
by any persons authorized to issue tickets for parking violations,
the Canine Control Officer of the Town or his agent.
E.
Appeal. Any person issued a ticket for violating any
of the provisions of this section may appeal the $25 fine to the Town
Manager and, if necessary, to the Superior Court. The Town Manager
may, following a hearing on any such appeal, upon a showing of good
cause, sustain the appeal and dismiss the ticketed violation.
