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Home My WebLink About1978 Code Supplement - 11/25/1978• GEN E.RAL CODE PUBLISHERS CORP. INSTRUCTIONS Town of Southold Code Supplement No. 14 The enclosed new and/or replacement pages should be placed in your Code volume immediately! The dateline, on the lower right corner, indicates when the supplement was printed, not the adop- tion date of the Code changes. The page numbers should always correspond with this list. REMOVE Table of Contents, vii - viii 3801-3803 INSERT Table of Contents, vii - viii 3801 - 3804 Legislation, by number or date of adoption, included in this supplement: L.L. No. 5-1978. 11-25-78 TABLE .OF CONTENTS PART I ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION CHAPTER PAGE 1. General Provisions .............................. 101 Article I Adoption of Code [L.L. No. 4-1973] Article II Legislation Enacted During Codification v11 7-26-78 2. (Reserved) ..................................... 201 3. (Reserved) ............ ........................ 301 4. Assessors ........................................ 401 Article I Election'[L.L. No. 1-1971] Article II Number [L.L. No. 2-1971] 5. (Reserved) ...................................... 501 6. (Reserved) ..................................... 601 7. (Reserved) ..................................... 701 8. (Reserved) ..................................... 801 9. (Reserved) ..................................... 901 10. Ethics, Code of ................................. 1001 11. Expenses of Town Officers [L.L. No. 2-19751 ........ 1101 12. (Reserved) ..................................... 1201 13. (Reserved) ..................................... 1301 14. Local Laws, Adoption of [L.L. No. 1-19641 .......... 1401 15. (Reserved) ..................................... 1501 16. (Reserved) ..................................... 1601 17. (Reserved) ..................................... 1701 18. Police Department [L.L. No. 2-1964] ............... 1801 19. (Reserved) ..................................... 1901 20. (Reserved) ..................................... 2001 21. (Reserved) ..................................... 2101 22. (Reserved) ..................................... 2201 23. (Reserved) ..................................... 2301 v11 7-26-78 SOUTHOLD CODE PART II GENERAL LEGISLATION CHAPTER PAGE 24. (Reserved) ..................................... 2401 25. (Reserved) ..................................... 2501 26. (Reserved) .......... 2601 27. ........................... (Reserved).......... 2701 28. Bicycles ....................................... 2801 29. (Reserved) ..................................... 2901 30. Bingo and Games of Chance ...................... 3001 4001 Article I Bingo Ducks • Article II Games of Chance [L.L. No. 1-1977] ......................................... 31. (Reserved) ..................................... 3101 32. Boats, Docks and Wharves ....................... 3201 4301 Article I Obstruction and Use of Town Waters Environmental Quality Review [L.L. No. 3-19781 ..... 4401 Article II Public Docks (Reserved) ..................................... 4501 Article III Boats 33. (Reserved) ..................................... 3301 34. Building Construction ........................... 3401 35. (Reserved) ..................................... 3501 36. Burning, Outdoor ............................... 3601 37. (Reserved) ...................................... 3701 38. Dogs [L.L. No. 1-19761 ........................... 3801 39. (Reserved) .......... :.......................... 3901 40. (Reserved) ..................................... 4001 Ducks • 41. ......................................... 4101 42. (Reserved) ..................................... 4201 43. Electrical Inspections [L.L. No. 1-19781 ............. 4301 44. Environmental Quality Review [L.L. No. 3-19781 ..... 4401 45. (Reserved) ..................................... 4501 v111 7-25-78 t l § 38-1 DOGS § 38-1 Chapter 38 DOGS § 38-1. Prohibited -activities. § 38-2. Enforcement. § 38-3. Filing of complaints. § 38-4. Summons; arrest warrant. § 38-5. Seeing Eye dogs exempted. § 38-6. Seizure of dogs at large. § 38-7. Confinement; redemption; disposition. § 38-8. Penalties for offenses. § 38-9. Severability. § 38-10. When effective. [HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Southold 6-8-76 as Local Law No. 1-1976. Amendments noted where applicable.] § 38-1. Prohibited activities. It shall be unlawful for_ any person owning or harboring any dog in the Town of Southold to permit or allow such dog to: A. Run at large elsewhere than upon the premises of the owner or custodian unless said dog shall be on a leash or ac- companied by a person at least twelve '(12) years of age, having adequate control of such dog, or unless it be upon the premises of another person with the knowledge and consent of such person. For the purpose of this chapter, a dog or dogs hunting in company with a hunter or hunters shall be considered as accompanied by their owners. 3801 7-25-76 § 38-1 SOUTHOLD CODE § 38-5 B. Engage in habitual howling or barking or conduct itself in such a manner as to habitually annoy any person other than the owner or person harboring such dog. C. Cause damage or destruction to property other than the property of the owner or person harboring such dog. D. Chase or otherwise harass any person in such manner as reasonably to cause intimidation or to put such person in reasonable apprehension of bodily harm or injury. § 38-2. Enforcement. The Dog Warden shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. § 38-3. Filing of complaints. Any person who observes a dog causing damage or destruction to the property of a person other than its owner or one harboring a dog, or causing an annoyance to a person other than its owner or one harboring a dog, may file a signed complaint, under oath, with a Town Justice of the Town of Southold specifying the ob- jectionable conduct of the dog, the date thereof, the damage caused, a description of the dog and the name and residence, if known, of the owner or other person harboring said dog. § 38-4. Summons; arrest warrant. Upon receipt by the Town Justice of any complaint against the conduct of any particular dog, the Town Justice may summon the alleged owner or other person harboring said dog to appear in person before him. If the summons is disregarded, the Justice may permit the filing of an information and issue a warrant for the arrest of such person. § 38-5. Seeing Eye dogs exempted. This chapter shall not apply to Seeing Eye dogs during such time as such dogs are performing the functions for which they are trained. 3802 7-25-76 a § 38-6 DOGS § 38-10 § 38-6. Seizure of dogs at large. Any dog found at large, not under effective restraint or in the immediate custody and control of the responsible person, may be seized by a duly appointed Dog Warden or other duly appointed officer of the Town of Southold, confined and impounded. • § 38-7. Confinement; redemption; disposition. Any dog impounded under the provisions of this chapter shall be confined in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York and may be redeemed by the owner or harborer thereof upon payment to the Town Clerk or Dog Warden of the sums set forth in the Agriculture and Markets Law. Any dog not so redeemed shall at the option of the Dog Warden be sold at public or private sale or be destroyed or given to a recognized society for the care and welfare of dogs. All proceedings shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York. § 38-8. Penalties for offenses. Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen (15) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. § 38-9. Severability. The invalidity of any section, provision or portion of this • chapter shall not invalidate any other section, provision or remaining portion thereof. § 38-10. When effective. This chapter shall take effect ten (10) days after its adoption. 3803 7-25-76