UntitledSTATE OF NEW YORK )
ss:
COUNTY OF DUTCHESS )
says:
ELAINE H. SNOWDEN, being duly sworn, deposes and
That she is the duly elected, qualified and acting
Town Clerk of the Town of Wappinger, County of Dutchess
and State of New York, and that she did on the 20th day
of June 1968, post a copy of the attached Ordinance
Relating to the Ownership and Control of Dogs in the
Town of Wappinger, which was duly adopted by the Town Board
of the Town of Wappinger on the 17th day of June 1968,
on the signboard maintained by your deponent in her office
in the Town Hall of the Town of Wappinger, Mill Street, in
the Village of Wappingers Falls, Town of Wappinger, Dutchess
County, New York, pursuant to Subdivision 6 of Section 30
of Town Law, and that said copy of such Ordinance has
remained so posted from said June 20th, 1968 through and
including July lst, 1968.
Elaine H. Snowden
Town Clerk
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Sworn to before me this 1,y7— day
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the ownership and control of dogs
in the TOWN OF WAPPINGER, Dutchess County, New York.
BE IT ORDAINED and ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of
Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York.
Section 1: Legislative Intent.
WHEREAS it is deemed that the running -at -large of dogs in
the Town of Wappinger is a matter of public concern, and
WHEREAS the failure of dog owners to contro'.. and restrict
dogs has resulted in injury and damage to persons and property
in the Town of Wappinger.
Section 2: Control of Dogs.
The owner or person harboring a dog shall not permit a dog
to run at large upon private property other than the owner's
property or in any public street, public park or public place
unless ort private property other than its owner's property
without being under control shall be prima facie evidence of a
violation of this Ordinance by the person owning or harboring
said dog.
Section 3: The owner or person harboring a dog shall
not permit or allow dog to run loose or to cause a disturbance
by excesive barking, molesting people, or to damage property of
another or cause a nuisance thereon. Any such dog shall be
subject to seizure by a dog warden, employee or agency of the
Town which is designated by the Town Board for the purpose of
seizing and impounding such dogs.
AFter any such seizure and impounding, the owner or person
haboring such animal, if known, shall be notified thereof. Such
dog so seized and impounded shall be held for a period of five
days during which time the owner of such dog may recover the same
by producing a license for such dog, if required, and paying a
sum of $5.00 for the seizure and impounding of such dog, plus the
cost of keeping, feeding and caring for such dog while in custody.
If said dog is not claimed or redeemed by its lawful owner as
aforesaid, then said dog may be delivered to any responsible
person or any recognized agency designated by the Town Board on
such terms and conditions as the Town Justice may impose.
Posting of a notice on the Town Bulletin Board at the Town
offices giving the reputed owner of the dog and a general des-
cription thereof for five days shall be deemed sufficient notice
to such owner or person harboring the same.
Section 4: Notice.
If any person shall file a complaint in writing with the
Town Justice that any dog owned or harbored within the Town is
a nuisance by reasonof vicious disposition or excessive barking
or other disturbance, or that such dog by such barking or other
disturbance is a detriment to the health of any sic)( person, the
Town Justice, upon notice to the owner served personally upon
such owner, shall conduct a hearing upon such complaint, and
after such hearing shall make an order and determination upon
the merits of such complaint.
If any dog so impounded is not redeemed as provided in this
ordinance or if the owner or harborer of such dog shall not comply
with an order of the Town Justice, a dog warden or any person or
agency designated by the Town Board, may destroy the dog.
The Town Board may make any rules necessary to effectively
administer this ordinance.
Section 5: Punishment for Violations.
The violation of any provisions of this ordinance shall
constitute an offence punishable by a fine of not more than
Twenty-five Dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding ten (10)
days, except where otherwise provided by Article 7 of the
Agriculture and Markets Law.
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Section 6: This ordinance shall take effect 10 days
after publication and posting as provided for by Town Law.
Introduced by:
Seconded by:
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