[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Spencerport as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-6-2019 by L.L.
No. 2-2019[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law superseded former Art. I, Animal
Control, adopted 2-15-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any animal, bird, insect, reptile, or fish, customarily kept
in the home or place of residence, which is not vicious, dangerous
or otherwise obnoxious, objectionable or offensive.
One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit as a single,
nonprofit housekeeping unit, who are living together as a bona fide,
stable and committed living unit, being a traditional family unit
or the functional equivalent thereof, exhibiting the generic character
of a traditional family.
Every person having a right of property in the subject insect,
animal, reptile, fish or fowl and every person who has an insect,
animal, reptile, fish or fowl in his keeping or who harbors the same.
An insect, animal, reptile, fish or fowl owned by one or more minors
shall be deemed to be in the custody and control of the minor's
parents or other head of the household where the minor resides.
An individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association
of persons.
All property within Village boundaries which is not owned
by the Village, including, but not limited to, all residential and
commercial property, private streets and sidewalks and the grassy
areas located adjacent to such streets and sidewalks, rights-of-way,
and any common area of a condominium or cooperative.
Any property owned, occupied or controlled by the Village
of Spencerport or other governmental entity, including, but not limited
to, parks, streets, sidewalks and grassy areas adjacent to streets
and sidewalks.
No person shall keep, pasture, breed, raise, harbor, stable
or maintain any bees, poultry, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese or
any other fowl or reptiles or any swine, horses, cows, mules, sheep,
goats or any other animals, except domesticated pets, within the Village.
This section shall not apply to any public pound or animal hospital
operated by a New York licensed veterinarian located within the Village.
No person who owns, keeps, harbors, has the care/custody/control
of, or has a property right in a permitted animal shall suffer the
same to be at large within the Village.
No person owning, harboring or keeping any animal, bird, insect
or reptile shall suffer, permit or allow such creature to disturb
the peace and quiet of the neighborhood or other persons by yowling,
howling or making other loud or unusual noises for an unreasonable
period of time or at any unreasonable time or in an unreasonable manner,
nor shall such person suffer, allow or permit such creature to conduct
itself in such a manner as to habitually annoy any other person.
No person owning, keeping, harboring or having the care, custody
and/or control of any animal, bird, insect or reptile shall suffer,
permit or allow such creature to commit any nuisance or cause damage
or destruction to, or soil, defile, or defecate on (unless the soil
waste is promptly picked up and removed by the aforesaid person) any
public street, building or park or any private property except with
the consent of the owner thereof.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provisions
of this article or who shall omit, neglect or refuse to do any act
required by this article shall, for each and every such violation
and noncompliance, respectively, forfeit and pay a penalty of not
exceeding $250 or be imprisoned for a period of time not exceeding
15 days, or both.
