[Adopted 2-17-1923 as Ch. 22 of the General Ordinances]
[Added 9-18-1974]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A dog off the premises of the owner.
Both male and female dogs, except where the context requires
otherwise.
Equipped with a collar of sufficient strength to restrain
the dog to which is attached a leash of sufficient strength no more
than eight feet long, which leash shall be held by a person having
the ability to control and restrain the dog by means of the collar
and leash.
Any person who owns, keeps or harbors or has the care, custody
or control of a dog. Dogs owned by minors shall be deemed to be in
the custody and control of the minor's parents or other head of the
household where the minor resides.
No person shall hereafter keep, possess or harbor
any dog within the limits of the Town of Harrison without having a
license therefor as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 9-19-1979]
A.
The owner of any dog reaching the age of four months shall immediately make application for a dog license. No license shall be required for any dog under the age of four months. Such application for a dog license shall be made to the Town Clerk and shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 109(1) of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York. The fee for such dog license shall be set forth in the most current resolution of the Town Board fixing the fee pursuant to § 137-1 of the Town Code.
[Amended 2-19-1992; 2-21-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007; 12-20-2010 by L.L. No.
1-2011]
B.
The Town Clerk shall, at the time of issuing such
license, register such dog as required by law and furnish to the person
procuring the same a certificate thereof and a metal tag with the
number of the license stamped thereon, which metal tag must at all
times when said dog is at large be attached to a collar about its
neck.
[Amended 2-2-83]
It shall be the duty of the Poundmaster of said
town to seize, capture and impound all dogs found loose and at large
in said town without a tag and license number attached to the collar
and worn by it as aforesaid, said dogs to be impounded at a place
to be designated by the Town Board, where such animals, if not within
21 days thereafter redeemed as hereinafter provided, shall be killed
and destroyed by the Poundmaster.
[Amended 2-2-83]
The owner or possessor of any such dog may,
within five days after a dog is so impounded, redeem it by paying
to the Poundmaster therefor, prior to obtaining possession thereof,
the fee and costs. If not so redeemed within said time, any other
person may, 24 hours thereafter, redeem it upon such payment.
All moneys received by the Poundmaster pursuant
to the provisions of this Article shall be paid forthwith to the Town
Clerk, who shall remit the same to the Supervisor in the same manner
as he is now required by law to remit town moneys.
[Amended 2-19-86 by L.L. No. 2-1986]
Any person hindering, molesting or interfering with the Poundmaster or his assistant in the discharge of their duties under this Article shall be guilty of an offense against this chapter punishable as set forth in § 91-12.
None of the provisions of this Article shall
apply to dogs owned by nonresidents passing through the town nor to
dogs brought to the town and entered for exhibition at any dog show.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 7-24, Poundmaster's
violation and penalty, was deleted 2-19-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986.
[Amended 2-19-86 by L.L. No. 2-1986]
The provisions of this Article are not to be
construed to conflict with any law of this state now in force.
[Amended 9-18-74]
A.
No person shall permit a dog owned by him to be at
large within the Town of Harrison unless restrained by a leash; provided,
however, that dogs may be unleashed while off the owner's premises
when on the private premises of another with the knowledge, consent
and approval of such person.
B.
No person may suffer, allow or permit to run at large
within the Town of Harrison any vicious dog or dog of dangerous disposition
or dog which, by its chasing or barking at persons, automobiles, bicycles
or moving vehicles or in running at large shall cause unreasonable
disturbance in the neighborhood or imperil the safety or disturb the
comfort and repose of any person.
C.
No dog, whether leashed or unleashed, shall be in
any restaurant, grocery or commercial establishment which sells food
for human consumption or any cemetery, except that a guide dog for
the blind may enter any such premises if leading or accompanying a
blind person therein.
D.
No person shall keep, or suffer to be kept, a dog
which has attacked any person peaceably conducting himself in any
place where such a person may lawfully be, or which has attacked,
chased or killed any domestic animal, as defined in § 108
of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York, or any
cat or other dog, which such animal is in any place where it may lawfully
be.
[Amended 2-19-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986]
E.
No person who owns a dog shall permit or suffer such
dog to damage or destroy property of any kind or to deposit waste
on the private property of other persons.
F.
No person shall keep, suffer, cause, allow, or permit
the owning, possessing, harboring, boarding or keeping of any dog
that frequently or for continued duration makes sounds that create
a noise disturbance that can be heard by any reasonable person of
normal sensitivities across a residential property line. For the purpose
of this section, a "noise disturbance" shall be defined as that noise
created by a dog barking, howling or whining either for 10 minutes
continuously or for 15 minutes in any one-hour interval.
[Amended 10-7-1998 by L.L. No. 11-1998]
G.
No person who owns a dog shall permit the premises,
structures or enclosures in which such dog is kept to be unclean or
unsanitary.
H.
No person shall permit a female dog owned by him to
be off such owner's premises, whether such dog is leashed or unleashed,
while such female dog is in heat.
I.
It shall be the duty of any person owning, harboring
or having the custody and control of a dog to remove any feces left
by such dog on any sidewalk, gutter, street or any other public area;
provided, however, that this provision shall not be applicable to
a blind person while such person is actually using a Seeing Eye dog
licensed as such pursuant to § 110 of the Agriculture and
Markets Law.
[Added 8-12-1981; amended 2-19-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986]
[Added 2-19-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986]
A.
Any Town Justice of the Town of Harrison shall have
jurisdiction to hear all signed complaints filed as hereinafter provided,
all actions and proceedings hereunder and all prosecutions for the
violation of this article.
B.
Upon receipt by the Town Justice of any complaint
against the conduct of any particular dog, the Town Justice shall
summon the alleged owner or other person harboring said dog to appear
in person before him; if the summons is disregarded, the Town Justice
may permit the filing of an information and issue a warrant for the
arrest of such person.
[Amended 2-19-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986]
Any person found guilty of violation of any
section of this article shall be punishable as set forth in § 119
of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
