Town of Westerly, RI Article III Uniform Violation Schedule

[Adopted 8-13-1991 by Ch. No. 983 as § 3-24 of the 1991 Code (Ch. No. 1402); amended in its entirety 8-9-2005 by Ch. No. 1548]

§ 76-28 Authority to issue summons.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, the Animal Control Officer or any sworn officer is authorized to issue a uniform summons for the various offenses in accordance with the following violation schedule and uniform summons.[1] In addition to the following violation schedule, a uniform summons may be issued for any violation of state statute or municipal ordinance in accordance with the penalties ascribed to those violations:

Westerly Police Department
Animal Control Officer
Violation Schedule
Section of Code/Type of Offense			Fine
§ 76-3C		Dog registration required (residents only)	$25
§ 76-3.1		Dangerous animals prohibited	$100 for each and every incident
§ 76-6B		Noise disturbances	$25 for each offense after the third day
§ 76-7A		Vaccination for rabies required	$75
§ 76-7.1		Spaying or neutering of cats	$75 per offense
§ 76-8A		Animals on public beaches, school properties and recreation areas	$25
§ 76-8B		Animals in commercial establishments	$25
§ 76-8C		Allowing dogs to run	$25
§ 76-10		Adequate shelter or adequate water or food
		First offense	$100
		Second offense	$200 and seizure of animals
		Third offense	$400 and seizure of animals
§ 76-11		Canine waste removal
		First offense	$25
		Second offense within one year	$50
		Third and any subsequent offenses within one year	$75
§ 76-14A and § 76-14B		Cruelty to animals	$250
§ 76-14C		Animals left in unattended vehicle	$100
§ 76-23E		Business of keeping chickens, geese, ducks, rabbits and other fowl	Not less than $5 nor more than $10 for each violation
§ 76-27B		Aggressive dogs; enforcement	$500

[1] Editor's Note: The form for the uniform summons is on file in the Clerk's office.