[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Northport as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-5-1972 by L.L. No. 5-1972
(Ch. 21 of the 1966 Code)]
The purpose of this article is to minimize damage
to property and to ensure the safety of individuals and to generally
promote the health, welfare and safety of the residents of the village
by prohibiting the running at large of dogs and by denying the access
of dogs to certain areas.
[Amended 8-17-1999 by L.L. No. 12-1999]
For the purpose of this article, the terms used
herein are defined as follows:
Off the premises of the owner and not under the control of
the owner or a member of his immediate family either by leash, cord,
chain or otherwise.
Both the male and female animal.
Any person or persons, firm, association or corporation owning,
keeping or harboring a dog.
[Amended 7-6-1982 by L.L. No. 7-1982]
It shall be and hereby is declared unlawful
for a person owning, possessing or harboring any dog to:
A.
Fail to license any dog.
B.
Affix knowingly to any dog any false or improper identification
or purebred license tag.
C.
Fail to securely confine any dog or allow, suffer
or permit said dog to run loose or be at large upon the premises of
another without the knowledge or consent of the owner or inhabitant
of said premises or upon any public highway, sidewalk or other public
place in the Village of Northport. It shall be presumed that a dog
running loose or at large on the premises of another does so without
the knowledge or consent of the owner of said premises.
[Amended 11-7-1989 by L.L. No. 9-1989; 5-2-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995; 6-7-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996; 10-1-1996 by L.L. No. 9-1996; 7-6-1999 by L.L. No. 9-1999; 4-18-2000 by L.L. No. 8-2000]
No person, firm, association or corporation
owning or harboring any dog shall suffer or permit such dog, whether
leashed or unleashed, to:
A.
Disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood by
barking or making other loud or unusual noises.
C.
Defecate on or in any sidewalk, street, lane, highway,
public building, public parking lot, private business parking lot
provided for and open to the use of the public, public recreation
area or other public place or any privately owned outdoor business
place open to the public or upon any private property without the
permission of the owner of said property, unless he or she shall immediately
remove all feces deposited by any such dog in a sanitary manner.
[Amended 8-17-1999 by L.L. No. 12-1999]
A Dog Control Officer, the Code Compliance Director
or any peace officer shall seize any dog running at large and not
under the immediate and full control of the owner or person in charge
thereof and not on a leash. Seizure procedures and proceedings shall
follow those outlined in Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets
Law.
[Amended 4-15-1975 by L.L. No. 5-1975; 8-17-1999 by L.L. No. 12-1999]
Unless otherwise provided by Article 7 of the
Agriculture and Markets Law, the owner of any dog which is found to
have violated any of the provisions of the law shall be guilty of
a violation upon conviction thereof and shall be punished by a fine
of not more than $250, imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days,
or both such fine and imprisonment, for each violation.
[Adopted 7-7-2021 by L.L. No. 5-2021]
It shall be unlawful to cause, permit or allow chickens or ducks
to be kept in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance or to create
a hazard to public health or in any manner which either injures or
endangers the birds or which cause a persistent disturbance of the
comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of the public.
A.
No person shall keep, maintain, house or possess more than eight
chicken, pigeons, ducks or birds per half acre of property, or any
combination of birds on any premises.
B.
All pens, coops or houses maintained for the keeping of chickens
or ducks in all zoning districts shall comply with the setback and
side yard requirements set forth in the Northport Village Zoning Code
for an accessory structure.
C.
The pens, coops or houses in which such chickens or ducks are kept
must be cleaned regularly and maintained in a sanitary condition,
free of refuse, debris and any other dirt or excess food, so as not
to endanger the public health and safety.
D.
Feed must be stored in commercially acceptable containers and securely
covered. Refuse shall be kept in commercially acceptable containers
with covers or used as garden compost.
E.
There shall be no less than three square feet of floor space per
chicken or duck in any pen, coop or house in which such chickens or
ducks are kept. The pen, coop or house shall be large enough to provide
adequate access for cleaning and egg collecting.
F.
Pens, coops or houses shall be located in rear yards and screened
from the view of surrounding residences and surrounding streets by
a fence or by shrubs, unless said pen, coop or house is located in
such a manner as not to be visible from the surrounding residences
and streets.
G.
Chickens and ducks and all fowl shall be confined at all times to
the property on which they are kept, possessed or maintained.
H.
Any chickens or ducks maintained, housed or possessed and all eggs
produced from said chickens, or ducks, shall be for the sole use and
consumption of the homeowner or tenant in possession.
I.
In no instance will roosters be permitted.
A violation of any provision of this statute shall be subject
to a fine of $250. Any second violation of this statute within a five-year
period of time shall be subject to a fine of $500.
