[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:
AT LARGE
Any dog that meets all three of the following:
A.
The dog is without supervision;
B.
The dog is:
(1)
Causing damage to property;
(2)
Causing physical harm to persons; or
(3)
Creating a nuisance within the Village; and
C.
The dog is:
(1)
On property open to the public; or
(2)
On private property not owned or leased by the
owner of the dog, unless permission for such presence has been obtained.
HARBOR
To provide food or shelter to any dog.
OWNER
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.
PERSON
Includes an individual, any combination of individuals, a
partnership or corporation.
UNREASONABLE NOISE
Acoustic energy that exceeds the standards set forth in Chapter
196, Noise, of the Code of the Village of East Hampton.
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.
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.
[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.