It shall be unlawful for any owner of or any person harboring
any dog in the City of Cohoes to permit or allow such dog:
A. Except for a service animal as defined under the Americans with Disabilities
Act where collars and leashes interfere with the service animal's
work or an individual's disability prevents using such devices,
to run at large without being restrained by an adequate collar and
leash at all times.
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B. To chase or otherwise harass any person in such a manner as reasonably
to cause intimidation or to put such person in reasonable apprehension
of bodily harm or injury.
C. To cause damage or destruction to property or commit a nuisance upon
the premises of a person, other than the owner or person harboring
such dog.
D. To engage in habitual loud howling or barking or to conduct itself
in such a manner so as to habitually annoy any person other than the
owner or person harboring such dog.
E. To habitually chase or bark at motor vehicles.
F. To be at any City of Cohoes special event or festival or any other
special event held in a City park.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or person harboring any female
dog to permit such dog to run at large when in heat, and such dog
shall be confined to the premises of such person during such period.
An Animal Control Officer shall be designated by the Commissioner
of Public Safety as provided in § 115 of the Agriculture
and Markets Law, who may enforce the provisions of this article and
may also investigate and report to the City Court Judge of the City
of Cohoes any dangerous dog as described in § 121 of the
Agriculture and Markets Law and to see that order or orders of the
City Court Judge in such case are carried out.
Any person who observes a dog causing damage or destruction
to property of a person other than its owner, or committing a nuisance
upon the premises of a person other than its owner, may file a signed
complaint, under oath, with the City Court Judge of the City of Cohoes,
specifying the objectionable conduct of the dog and name and residence,
if known, of the owner or other person harboring the dog.
Upon receipt by the City Court Judge of any complaint against
the conduct of any particular dog, the City Court Judge may summon
the alleged owner or other person harboring said dog to appear in
person before him; if the summons is disregarded, the Judge may permit
the filing of an information and issue a warrant for the arrest of
such person.
Every Animal Control Officer shall have the power to issue an
appearance ticket pursuant to § 150.20 of the Criminal Procedure
Law, to serve a summons and to serve and execute any other order or
process in the execution of the provisions of this article. In addition,
any Animal/Dog Control Officer, any peace officer, or any Code Enforcement
Officer when acting pursuant to his/her special duties, or police
officer who is authorized by a municipality to assist in the enforcement
of this article may serve any process, including an appearance ticket,
a uniform appearance ticket and a uniform appearance ticket and simplified
information, related to any proceeding, whether criminal or civil
in nature, undertaken in accord with the provisions of this article.