[Adopted 11-10-1959; amended in its entirety 5-5-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
No person owning, possessing or harboring any animals shall
suffer or allow such animals in any manner to be unconfined, running
loose, or at large at any place whatsoever, whether on public or private
property.
Any such animal found unconfined, running loose, or at large
within the Village may be seized by any peace officer.
A.
No person owning, harboring or possessing any dog or cat shall allow,
suffer or permit it to defecate on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk,
play area, park or on any public property. The foregoing restriction
shall not apply to that portion of any street lying between the curblines,
so long as all feces deposited by such dog or cat shall immediately
be removed and disposed of by any sanitary method.
B.
No person owning, harboring or possessing any dog or cat shall allow,
suffer or permit it to defecate on any private property without the
permission of the owner of said property.
C.
No dog or cat feces shall be deposited in any Village storm drains
or storm drainage infrastructure.
[Amended 8-6-2015 by L.L.
No. 2-2015]
A.
Each and every violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision
of this article shall constitute a violation, punishable as follows:
for a conviction of a first offense, by a fine not more than $250,
or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both such fine
and imprisonment; for a conviction of a second offense, both of which
were committed within a period of five years, by a fine not less than
$250, nor more than $500, or imprisonment for a period not to exceed
15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment; and for a conviction
of a third or subsequent offense, all of which were committed within
a period of five years, by a fine not less than $500, nor more than
$1,000, or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both
such fine and imprisonment.
