Chapter 5

ANIMALS

GENERAL REFERENCES

Animal Noise -- See Ch. 36.

1. [Amended 5-31-1980 by L.L. No. 1, 1980; 7-15-1983 by L.L. No. 1, 1983; 4-21-1990 by L.L. No. 3,-1990] At no time shall any person owning or having charge or custody of a dog suffer or permit it to:

1. Be upon a walk or public place or upon any private property other than the owner's except under a leash, not to exceed eight (8) feet in length, and in complete control.
2. Enter any store, public building, village playground or any other public area designated by the Board, except when trained and used for the assistance of handicapped persons.
3. Enter the area between Bay Promenade and the Great South Bay and between the westernmost bulkhead adjacent to West Walk and the easternmost bulkhead adjacent to Pennant Walk, from May 1 through October 31.
4. Enter and remain upon the ocean beach, from May 1 through October 31, except between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
5. Run at large in any place within the village other than such areas as may be especially designated by the Board.

1. At no time during the year shall any person owning or having charge or custody of a dog suffer or permit it to enter upon any bathing dock or to enter upon the ferry dock, except for the purpose of embarking or disembarking a boat. [Amended 5-31-1980 by L.L. No. 1, 1980]
2. A person owning or having charge or custody of a dog which fouls any walk, bay or ocean beach or public place or which fouls any part of any improved Village-owned or private property, other than such person's own property, shall promptly remove the fecal matter, utilizing a plastic bag, container, contrivance, tool or device to scoop or pick up any feces deposited by the dog. [Amended 5-31-1980 by L.L. No. 1, 1980; 4-21-1990 by L.L. No. 3, 1990]
3. The presence of a dog in the places or areas prohibited in Subsection A(2) or A(3) herein or the presence of a dog not under leash and in complete control as provided for in Subsection A(1) herein or the occurrence of any of the acts specified in Subsection C herein shall constitute presumptive evidence that the owner or person having charge or custody of such dog suffered or permitted such presence or acts.

No person owning or having charge or custody of a cat shall suffer or permit it to run at large within the village at any time, unless the same is provided with a harness or collar to which is securely attached a bell of sufficient size and sound to serve as a warning for the protection of bird life.

No person owning or having charge or custody of an animal shall abandon it upon leaving the village.

No person shall suffer or permit any livestock or wild animal to be brought into the village. No horse shall be brought into the village except along the ocean beach and only when being ridden by or under the control of the person owning or having charge or custody of said animal.

1. Legislative findings. It is hereby found and declared that the presence of large numbers of wild deer within the village constitutes a health and safety hazard to the inhabitants of the village, in the dangers of transmission of disease, physical injury to people and damage to property. It is the intent of the Board to mitigate these dangers by restricting the availability of feed or other inducements which attract deer into the village and thereby to limit the potential dangers posed by their presence.
2. Feeding of deer prohibited. It is prohibited to install, erect or maintain any device for the feeding of deer or to leave feed in exposed or open containers or scattered loosely for such purpose.

Except as provided herein, no person shall engage in the hunting of any animal within the village. Hunting of game birds only shall be permitted, with the written prior permission of the Board. Such hunting shall be permitted only between November 1 and March 1, in such areas and during such times as the Board shall determine. The Board shall charge a fee for each hunting permit, in such amount as it may from time to time, by resolution, determine.