The board of trustees hereby finds, determines and declares that the following actions of dogs are detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the town and hereby declares that it shall be unlawful for any dog owner to allow his "dog", as hereinabove defined, to:
A. Run at large in the town unless said dog is under reasonable control of the owner. For the purpose of this article, a dog shall be deemed under such reasonable control when said dog is accompanied by its owner, or some member of the owner's family, or with some employee or agent of the owner, with the dog attached to a leash. For purposes of this provision, a dog shall be deemed not under reasonable control when: 1) said dog inflicts damage or injury (by biting, jumping upon, pollution of vegetation, or by any other means whatsoever) to the person or property of anyone other than the owner, except in the defense of the owner, his family or property; 2) in the case of any unspayed female dog not securely confined in the owner's yard, pen or other enclosure. (Ord. 268, 7-8-2008)
B. Menace or attack persons or vehicles.
C. Attack other animals.
D. Go upon school premises without the permission of the person in charge thereof.
E. Bark, whine, howl or make other noise in a manner which under nonmitigating circumstances could be considered by reasonable persons of ordinary sensibilities as excessive or continuous.
F. Attract other animals and cause them to congregate or remain on or about any premises because of being a female in heat and because of the nature of its confinement or lack of the same.
G. Damage public property or private property not owned by the owner.
H. Be abandoned.
I. Be tied or otherwise physically fastened to any object on public property when the owner has departed from the immediate vicinity of the location where the animal has been physically fastened on private property so as to create an immediate danger to the physical well being of the animal or any person. (Ord. 162, 4-7-1986)
J. The immediate area, within same building, open to the public where food or beverages are prepared, stored or sold; however, this subsection does not apply to seeing eye dogs or dogs trained as ears for the deaf and in such premises for such purposes at the time. (Res., 5-5-1986)
K. Be found unleashed in a public park; provided, however, this subsection does not apply to seeing eye dogs, government owned animals or animals participating in shows or exhibits authorized by the board of trustees.
L. Defecate upon public property or private property not owned by the owner, and such excreta is not immediately removed by the owner at that time. (Ord. 162, 4-7-1986)