[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Lynbrook as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted as Ch. 6, Art. II, of the 1967 Code of Ordinances]
[Amended 10-20-2003 by L.L. No. 11-2003]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor a dog
on his premises, unless same be kept in a suitable enclosure designed
for the purpose, or within the building on the premises occupied by
said person keeping or harboring such dogs.
[Added 10-20-2003 by L.L. No. 11-2003]
No person may keep or harbor more than:
A.
Any combination of cats or dogs in excess of six at a one- or two-family
dwelling; or
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 103-2, Redemption of
seized dogs, as amended, was repealed 2-4-1985 by L.L. No. 1-1985.
[Amended 10-18-1976 by L.L. No. 13-1976]
No person shall entice any dog into any enclosure or entice
any dog or other animal out of the enclosure or house of its owner
or harborer or seize or molest any dog while held or led by any person
or while properly registered or bring any dog into said Village for
the purpose of taking up, distraining or selling the same.
[Amended 8-13-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001; 10-20-2003 by L.L. No. 11-2003]
No person shall have or keep or permit to be kept, on any premises
owned or occupied in whole or in part by him, within the Village any
dog or other animal which, by howling, barking or whining, shall unreasonably
disturb or annoy two or more persons residing in the neighborhood.
[Added 8-5-1974]
All dogs, whether or not tagged or licensed, while off the owner's
premises, shall be restrained by a leash not exceeding six feet in
length in the hands of a person capable of leading and controlling
such dog or shall be securely confined in an automobile or other vehicle.
[Added 8-5-1974]
No person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge of any dog
shall cause, suffer or allow such dog to soil, defile or defecate
on or commit any nuisance on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway,
bypath, play area, park or any place where people congregate or walk
or on any public property whatsoever, nor on any private property
without the permission of the owner of said property. The restriction
in this section shall not apply to that portion of street lying between
the curblines which shall be used to curb such dog under the following
conditions:
A.
The person who so curbs such dog shall immediately remove all feces
deposited by such dog, by any sanitary method.
B.
The feces removed from the aforementioned designated area shall be
disposed of by the person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge
of any dog curbed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter
in a sanitary manner.
[Amended 8-5-1974; 9-17-1979 by L.L. No. 8-1979]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor a dog
in the Village, unless such dog is licensed as required by Article
7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York, and
such person shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to both criminal
and civil penalties as follows:
[Added 10-20-2003 by L.L. No. 11-2003]
A.
It shall be unlawful for a person to violate any provision of this chapter. Each violation, other than those prescribed by § 103-7 herein, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $250.
B.
Each adult resident of a one- or two-family dwelling or dwelling
unit shall be presumed to keep or harbor each dog or cat found on
or at such dwelling.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Art. II, Appointment of Dog Enumerators,
adopted 8-9-1976 by L.L. No. 11-1976, as amended 6-22-1981 by L.L.
No. 8-1981, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed
2-4-1985 by L.L. No. 1-1985.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 103-8, License fees,
added 9-17-1979 by L.L. No. 8-1979, was repealed 2-4-1985 by L.L.
No. 1-1985.
