A. 
The purpose of this chapter shall be to educate the public on the responsibilities of being an animal owner as well as to state the penalties for a failure to comply. Further, the intent is to preserve the public peace and good order in the Village of Malone and to contribute to the public welfare and the good order of its people by enforcing certain regulations and restrictions on the activities of animals that are consistent with the rights and privileges of the owners of animals and the rights and privileges of other citizens in the Village of Malone.
B. 
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority of §§ 1 to 6 of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York.