Town of Georgetown, MA
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2023-05-01
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Part I: By Laws
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Chapter 15 Animals
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Article IV Dog Waste; Violations and Penalties
- Part I: By Laws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Alarm Systems
- Ch 10 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 15 Animals
- Ch 15 Art IV Dog Waste; Violations and Penalties
- § 15-15 Removal from public property or property of others.
- Ch 19 Auditing
- Ch 25 Boats
- Ch 29 Building Construction
- Ch 33 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 42 Commissions and Councils
- Ch 44 Community Preservation
- Ch 49 Earth Removal and Importation
- Ch 53 Electrical Standards
- Ch 55 Environmental Hazards
- Ch 57 Erosion and Stormwater Control
- Ch 63 Finances
- Ch 65 Fingerprint-Based Background Checks
- Ch 68 Firearms, Fireworks and Hunting
- Ch 80 Junk Dealers
- Ch 85 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 89 Littering
- Ch 93 Mutual Aid
- Ch 97 Officers and Employees
- Ch 99 Parks, Recreation Facilities and Beach
- Ch 101 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 105 Personnel Policies
- Ch 109 Plumbing Standards
- Ch 113 Police Department
- Ch 121 Revolving Funds
- Ch 125 Selectmen, Board of
- Ch 130 Solicitation and Canvassing
- Ch 134 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 141 Town Meetings
- Ch 142 Transfer Stations
- Ch 150 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 156 Water
- Ch 161 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 165 Zoning
- Part II: Selectmen Regulations
- Ch 215 Hawkers and Peddlers
- Ch 220 Littering
- Ch 223 Meetings
- Ch 245 Utility Cuts and Street Openings
- Ch 250 Vehicles and Traffic
- Part III: Planning Board Regulations
- Ch 353 Fees
- Ch 360 Scenic Roads
- Ch 365 Subdivision Regulations
- Part IV: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 405 Body Art Regulations
- Ch 410 Deviation Regulations
- Ch 415 Dumpster Regulations
- Ch 420 Flood Hazards
- Ch 424 Food Regulations
- Ch 435 Massage Regulations
- Ch 439 Milk
- Ch 447 Nuisances
- Ch 452 Percolation Tests
- Ch 457 Rental Occupancy
- Ch 462 Sewage Disposal
- Ch 466 Solid Waste
- Ch 470 Swine
- Ch 473 Tobacco Products
- Ch 475 Underground Storage Tanks
- Ch 480 Wells, Private
- Part V: Other Regulations
- Ch 510 Building and Occupancy Permits
- Ch 515 Curb Cut Permits
- Ch 535 Lufkins Brook Conservation Area
- Ch 550 Park and Beach Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch 600 Acceptance of General Laws
- Ch 610 Officers, Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 615 Other Town Actions
- Ch 620 Special Acts
- Ch 630 Status of Streets
- Ch 640 Town Land
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 5-4-2015 ATM,
Art. 29]
A.Â
Any person having care, custody or control of a dog shall be responsible
for the removal and sanitary disposal of any feces left by his or
her dog in or upon any public property, including but not limited
to any sidewalk, street, thoroughfare, beach or wetland, or in or
upon the property of persons other than the owner or person have care,
custody or control of said dog. Any person having care, custody or
control of a dog off the property of the owner or person in custody
of the dog shall have in his or her possession a device or equipment
to pick up and remove dog feces. Individuals with disabilities aided
by service dogs and law enforcement, emergency or rescue officials
with dogs carrying out official duties are exempt from this subsection.
B.Â
Violations and penalties. Any person found in violation of Chapter 15 by the Animal Control Officer, Assistant Animal Control Officer or a Police Officer shall be subject to payment of a fine of $30 for the first offense; $50 for the second offense and $150 for the third and subsequent offenses. In addition to any other legal remedies that may be available, the Animal Control Officer or other designated enforcing person, may enforce these penalties through the Town's Non-Criminal Disposition as outlined in Chapter 1, Article II of the Town's General Bylaws.
