[Adopted 7-5-1972 by L.L. No. 5-1972
(Ch. 21 of the 1966 Code)]
The purpose of this article is to minimize damage
to property and to ensure the safety of individuals and to generally
promote the health, welfare and safety of the residents of the village
by prohibiting the running at large of dogs and by denying the access
of dogs to certain areas.
[Amended 8-17-1999 by L.L. No. 12-1999]
For the purpose of this article, the terms used
herein are defined as follows:
AT LARGE
Off the premises of the owner and not under the control of
the owner or a member of his immediate family either by leash, cord,
chain or otherwise.
DOG
Both the male and female animal.
OWNER
Any person or persons, firm, association or corporation owning,
keeping or harboring a dog.
[Amended 7-6-1982 by L.L. No. 7-1982]
It shall be and hereby is declared unlawful
for a person owning, possessing or harboring any dog to:
B. Affix knowingly to any dog any false or improper identification
or purebred license tag.
C. Fail to securely confine any dog or allow, suffer
or permit said dog to run loose or be at large upon the premises of
another without the knowledge or consent of the owner or inhabitant
of said premises or upon any public highway, sidewalk or other public
place in the Village of Northport. It shall be presumed that a dog
running loose or at large on the premises of another does so without
the knowledge or consent of the owner of said premises.
[Amended 11-7-1989 by L.L. No. 9-1989; 5-2-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995; 6-7-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996; 10-1-1996 by L.L. No. 9-1996; 7-6-1999 by L.L. No. 9-1999; 4-18-2000 by L.L. No. 8-2000]
No person, firm, association or corporation
owning or harboring any dog shall suffer or permit such dog, whether
leashed or unleashed, to:
A. Disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood by
barking or making other loud or unusual noises.
B. Be present at any time at the following locations,
except for a public purpose expressly authorized by the Board of Trustees:
[Amended 7-17-2001 by L.L. No. 10-2001]
(3) All public bathing beaches owned and operated by the
Village of Northport.
C. Defecate on or in any sidewalk, street, lane, highway,
public building, public parking lot, private business parking lot
provided for and open to the use of the public, public recreation
area or other public place or any privately owned outdoor business
place open to the public or upon any private property without the
permission of the owner of said property, unless he or she shall immediately
remove all feces deposited by any such dog in a sanitary manner.
D. The restrictions of Subsections
B and
C hereof shall not apply to blind persons who may use dogs as guides.
[Amended 8-17-1999 by L.L. No. 12-1999]
A Dog Control Officer, the Code Compliance Director
or any peace officer shall seize any dog running at large and not
under the immediate and full control of the owner or person in charge
thereof and not on a leash. Seizure procedures and proceedings shall
follow those outlined in Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets
Law.
[Amended 4-15-1975 by L.L. No. 5-1975; 8-17-1999 by L.L. No. 12-1999]
Unless otherwise provided by Article 7 of the
Agriculture and Markets Law, the owner of any dog which is found to
have violated any of the provisions of the law shall be guilty of
a violation upon conviction thereof and shall be punished by a fine
of not more than $250, imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days,
or both such fine and imprisonment, for each violation.
[Adopted 7-7-2021 by L.L. No. 5-2021]
It shall be unlawful to cause, permit or allow chickens or ducks
to be kept in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance or to create
a hazard to public health or in any manner which either injures or
endangers the birds or which cause a persistent disturbance of the
comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of the public.
A violation of any provision of this statute shall be subject
to a fine of $250. Any second violation of this statute within a five-year
period of time shall be subject to a fine of $500.