[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Lloyd Harbor as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-28-1983 as Article 15
of L.L. No. 2-1983]
It is hereby declared and found that the health,
welfare and safety of the residents of the Village of Lloyd Harbor
require the control of dogs which have heretofore run at large in
the Village.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any member of the species Canis familiaris.
[Amended 11-21-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
Any person or persons, firm, association or corporation owning,
keeping or harboring a dog.
The premises of the owner of a dog or the premises owned
by any other person who has given permission for the use of his/her
premises. The term "premises" excludes any portion of the property
lying in the bed of every private road open to public motor vehicle
traffic.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog
to allow said dog, whether or not licensed, to be off said owner's
premises unless said dog is accompanied by a person and is restrained
by a leash or any other physical restraint.
A Dog Warden or any peace officer shall seize
any dog found off the owner's premises and not accompanied by a person
and restrained by a leash or other physical restraint. All proceedings
by the Dog Warden or peace officer subsequent to seizure shall be
conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture and
Markets Law of the State of New York.
A.
The owner of a dog seized may redeem the dog within
seven days of the seizure upon payment to the Town Clerk of the Town
of Huntington of a fee in the amount prescribed by the Clerk for the
cost of said seizure.
B.
If the dog is not so redeemed, the owner shall forfeit
all title to the dog and the dog shall be sold or destroyed by the
Dog Warden or peace officer. In the case of sale, the purchaser must
pay a purchase price as prescribed by law to the Town Clerk and also
obtain a license for the dog.
[Amended 11-21-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
For the purpose of this article, it shall be
presumptive evidence that any dog found off the premises of the owner
is owned by all adults residing at the residence of the owner.
[Amended 11-21-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
No action shall be maintained to recover the
possession or value of a dog or for damages for injury or for compensation
for destruction of a dog destroyed pursuant to the provisions of this
article. No liability shall be imposed on the Dog Warden of the Town
of Huntington nor the Town of Huntington nor any employee of the Town
of Huntington for destruction of any animal or animals pursuant to
the provisions of Town of Huntington laws or this article.
[Added 4-17-2017 by L.L.
No. 1-2017]
A.
For the safety of pedestrians, all fencing, electronic or otherwise,
installed beneath the ground on private property within the Village
for the purpose of restraining dogs or other animals on the premises
may not be installed less than 30 feet from the edge of any paved
roadway adjoining the premises, and not less than 20 feet from every
other boundary line of the property.
B.
Underground fence, electronic or otherwise installed prior to the
enactment of this section which does not comply with these setback
requirements shall be brought into compliance within 18 months of
the enactment of the section.
[Adopted 10-29-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was adopted as Ch. 60 but was
renumbered to include it in the existing Animals Chapter.
A.
No person owning, possessing, harboring or having custody or control
of any animal shall permit such animal to deposit any animal waste,
as that term is commonly understood, on any public street, road, or
highway, including the rights-of-way thereof, or other public places
located within the Village unless such waste is immediately removed
in a sanitary manner.
B.
A violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not
less than $100 or more than $500.
