(a) Nuisance pets are defined as dogs, or other domesticated animals, present on Bald Head Island:
(1) Who are permitted by owners to roam off the owners' premises, not accompanied by a responsible person. (This does not include a pet that is previously reported as "lost" and is being searched for);
(2) Who chase, snap at, or otherwise harass pedestrians, bicyclists, or vehicle drivers;
(3) Who damage or destroy property of another person;
(4) Who obtain entrance to outside garbage enclosures and scatter their contents;
(5) Who regularly harass other wildlife or pets on Bald Head Island; or
(6) Who engage in prolonged noisemaking.
(b) Regulations and remedies herein are cumulative and not exclusive of those of other laws or regulations.
(c) A written and signed complaint statement is required to be submitted to the department of public safety by the reporting party within ten days of the incident; and the opportunity for a written reply would be accorded to the pet owner before a pet is determined to be a "nuisance pet" by the Bald Head Island department of public safety.
(d) The village department of public safety is authorized to issue warnings or appropriate fines to owners of nuisance pets dependent upon the frequency of filed complaint. Civil fines, if issued, will be $100.00 for first offense, increasing in $50.00 increments for each subsequent offense within a 12-month period of the most recent offense.
(Ord. No. 2009-0504, 5-15-2009; Ord. No. 2013-0501, 5-17-2013)