[Adopted 5-14-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
Any person owning or in charge of any dog which
soils, defiles, defecates on or commits any nuisance on any common
thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway, play area, park or any place where
people congregate or walk or upon any private property, without the
permission of the owner of said property, shall immediately remove
all feces deposited by any such dog, in a sanitary manner.
The feces removed from the aforementioned designated
areas shall be disposed of by the person owning or in charge of any
such dog in a sealed, nonabsorbent, leakproof container. In no event
shall any feces be deposited in sewers or drains, whether storm or
sanitary.
The provisions of this article shall not apply
to handicapped persons.
In case a dog is unattended, information secured
by an enforcement officer from a license or tag secured to said dog
shall present a rebuttable presumption that the owner identified by
such license or tag is the owner or person in charge of said dog.
Any Dog Control Officer of the Town of Brookhaven
or Code Enforcement Officer of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson
is hereby authorized and empowered to enforce this article. In addition
thereto, the Village Board shall have the power to designate such
other persons as is deemed necessary to enforce this article.
[Amended 1-5-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
Any person who violates this article or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-2 of the Code of the Village of Port Jefferson.
