The Village of Ballston Spa, New York, hereby
recognizes the need and benefit of its citizens in enhancing and maintaining
the cleanliness and beauty of property owned and/or maintained by
the Village of Ballston Spa, as well as private property owned by
its residents. The Village further recognizes the danger to public
health, and particularly to young children, of accumulations of unremoved
dog waste. The purpose of these provisions is to enact and enforce
certain regulations concerning the activities of dogs within the Village
as those activities relate to the maintenance of clean and sanitary
property.
Any person convicted of a violation of these
provisions shall be deemed to have committed a violation and shall
be subject to the following fines:
A. A minimum fine of at least $10 and not more than $25
for the first conviction of a violation of these provisions.
B. A minimum fine of at least $25 and not more than $50
for the second conviction of these provisions within one year of the
first conviction of a violation of these provisions.
C. A minimum fine of at least $50 and not more than $100
for the third conviction of a violation of these provisions within
one year of the first conviction of a violation of these provisions.
D. A minimum fine of at least $125 and not more than
$250 for the fourth or additional convictions of a violation of these
provisions within one year of the first conviction of a violation
of these provisions.
Any police officer in the employ of or under
contract to the Village of Ballston Spa or any Animal Control Officer
or peace officer who, acting pursuant to his or her special duties,
shall observe a violation of these provisions or who shall have reason
to believe that such violation shall have occurred shall issue and
serve an appearance ticket to the person owning or in charge of the
dog as referred to herein.