Village of Fishkill, NY
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2022-08-15
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 43 Animals
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Article III Farm Animals; Exotic Nonindigenous Animals
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Assessments
- Ch 6 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 8 Elections
- Ch 9 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 18 Local Laws, Adoption of
- Ch 26 Police Department
- Ch 28 Public Officers
- Ch 32 Training
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 37 Alarm Systems
- Ch 39 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 41 Amusements
- Ch 43 Animals
- Ch 43 Art III Farm Animals; Exotic Nonindigenous Animals
- § 43-19 Intent.
- § 43-20 Definitions.
- § 43-21 Keeping of farm animals prohibited.
- § 43-22 Animals at large.
- § 43-23 Maximum number of animals permitted.
- § 43-24 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
- Ch 47 Bingo
- Ch 50 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 53 Building Construction and Fire Prevention
- Ch 54 Building Demolition
- Ch 57 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 59 Cabarets, Lounges, Dance Halls and Discotheques
- Ch 61 Cafes, Outdoor
- Ch 71 (Reserved)
- Ch 75 Dumps and Dumping
- Ch 77 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 79 Explosives
- Ch 81 Fees
- Ch 83 (Reserved)
- Ch 89 Garage Sales, Tag Sales and Yard Sales
- Ch 99 Noise
- Ch 100 Outdoor Woodburning Furnaces
- Ch 105 Parades and Assemblies
- Ch 107 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 109 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 110 Permits
- Ch 111 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 114 Prior Notice of Defects
- Ch 117 Records, Public Access to
- Ch 121 Rental Units
- Ch 123 Sales, Outdoor
- Ch 125 Sewers
- Ch 131 Storm Sewers
- Ch 133 Stormwater Management
- Ch 135 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 139 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 143 Swimming Pools
- Ch 147 Taxation
- Ch 153 Trailers and Mobile Homes
- Ch 154 Trees
- Ch 157 Vehicles, Abandoned, Junked or Unlicensed
- Ch 159 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 165 Water
- Ch 171 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A173 Highway Specifications
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The Village Board of the Village of Fishkill,
to protect the people of the Village from certain nuisances caused
by other animals running at large and other uncontrolled behavior,
enacts the following restrictions on the harboring and keeping of
farm animals and other exotic nonindigenous animals within the Village.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes, but is not limited to, snakes, monkeys, Vietnamese
potbellied pigs and birds.
Includes, but is not limited to, chickens, goats, cows and
swine (farm pigs).
No person shall keep farm animals in the Village
of Fishkill.
No person shall permit exotic and nonindigenous
animals that are kept as pets to escape confinement and travel at
large among the public.
No more than two exotic, nonindigenous animals
shall be kept on the premises at any time.
This article shall be enforced by the Animal
Control Officer, or any police officer of the Village who shall have
the power to issue appearance tickets. Any person violating any of
the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punishable
by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than
15 days, or both. Sentences may be imposed for each day of the violation.
