[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of East Hampton as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-17-2000 by L.L. No. 2-2000 (Ch.
13A of the 1971 Code)]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any dog that meets all three of the following:
To provide food or shelter to any dog.
Any person who harbors, keeps or possesses any dog. In the
event that any animal found in violation of this chapter shall be
owned by a person under 18 years of age, the owner shall be deemed
to be the parent or guardian of such person (or head of household
in which said person resides). "Owner" also means that the person
who has last obtained the issuance of a license for a dog pursuant
to the provisions of the Agricultural and Markets Law shall be presumed,
for the purposes of this chapter, to be the "owner" of such dog.
Includes an individual, any combination of individuals, a
partnership or corporation.
Acoustic energy that exceeds the standards set forth in Chapter 196, Noise, of the Code of the Village of East Hampton.
A.
It shall be unlawful for:
(1)
Any owner to fail to license any dog which is six
months of age or older.
(2)
Any owner to fail to have any dog identified as required
by Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
(3)
Any person to knowingly affix to any dog any false
or improper identification tag, special identification tag for identifying
guide, service or hearing dogs, or purebred license tag.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any owner of a dog to allow
or permit such dog to:
(1)
Be at large.
(2)
Disturb the comfort, peace, repose of any person in
the vicinity by unreasonable noise.
(3)
Cause damage or destruction to property or commit
a nuisance upon the premises of a person other than the owner of such
dog.
(4)
Cause or otherwise harass any person in such a manner
as to cause reasonable intimidation or to put such person in reasonable
apprehension of bodily harm or injury.
(5)
Habitually chase or run alongside of motor vehicles,
bicycles, joggers or pedestrians.
(6)
Obstruct vehicular traffic.
(7)
Endanger itself.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, harboring
or possessing any animal to:
(1)
Fail to provide proper shelter for such animal.
(2)
Cause or permit such animal to enter onto any Village-owned property where it is posted that such entry is prohibited; provided, however, that the presence of an animal on a beach, as defined in Chapter 77, Art. I, of the Village Code, shall be regulated as provided for in said Chapter 77, Art. I, of the Village Code.
(3)
Any
person owning, harboring, walking or in custody of a dog that defecates
on a private road or street, a public road, street, sidewalk, public
property or private property without the permission of the property
owner shall be responsible for cleaning up such waste immediately.
[Amended 4-16-2021 by L.L. No. 10-2021[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also provided for the redesignation
of former Subsection C(3) as Subsection C(4).
(4)
Violate, or to allow or permit such animal to be in
violation of, any section of this chapter.
Any owner of any female dog in heat shall confine
such female dog in a building or secure enclosure in such a manner
that such female dog cannot come into contact with another animal
except for planned breeding.
A.
Any owner of any dog found in violation of the provisions of this chapter may have his or her dog seized pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law, except that no dog violating § 68-2B(2) shall be seized on the basis of said violation.
B.
Every dog seized shall be properly cared for, sheltered,
fed and watered for the ten-day redemption period.
C.
Seized dogs may be redeemed by producing proof of
licensing and identification pursuant to the provisions of Article
7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law and by paying an impoundment
fee.
Any person who observes a dog in violation of
this chapter may file a complaint under oath with a justice of the
town, or file a complaint with a police officer or any Dog Control
Officer under contract to the Village of East Hampton, specifying
the nature of the violation, the date thereof, a description of the
dog and the name and residence, if known, of the owner of such dog.
Such complaint may serve as the basis for enforcing the provisions
of this chapter.
Any Dog Control Officer, peace officer, when
acting pursuant to his or her official duties, or police officer in
the employ of or under contact to the Village, having reasonable cause
to believe that a person has violated this chapter, shall issue and
serve upon such person an appearance ticket for such violation.
A.
Any person who violates any provision of § 68-2A of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties set forth in Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
B.
Any person who violates any provision of § 68-4 of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties set forth in Article 26 of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
C.
Any person who violates any other provision of this
article shall, upon conviction, be subject to the following penalties:
[Adopted 7-31-2014 by L.L. No. 12-2014]
It shall be unlawful for any person to feed geese, ducks, swans,
or other wildfowl within the area that is within 200 feet of the shorelines
of Georgica Pond or Hook Pond.
Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment
of not more than 15 days, or both, for each and every such violation.