(A) Prohibited. No person or persons shall keep or have upon their property, whether they own the property or have a leasehold interest in the property, more than six dogs at any one time.
(B) Written notice of violation penalty. The animal owner, keeper, or property owner or leaseholder shall be issued a written notice of violation and penalty and shall be required to make payment to the town within ten days of receipt of notice. Notice of the civil penalty and violation shall be delivered in person to the violator or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner’s last known address. If the applicable civil penalty is not paid within the time described, a civil action may be commenced to recover the penalty and costs associated with collection of the penalty.
(C) Injunction and order of abatement. Any provision of this section that makes unlawful a condition existing upon or use made of real property may be enforced by injunction and order of abatement. When a violation of such a provision occurs, the Town Manager or his or her designee, through the Town Attorney or any resident of the municipality, may apply to the general court of justice for a mandatory or prohibitory injunction and order of abatement commanding the defendant to correct the unlawful condition upon or cease the unlawful use of the property.
(Prior Code, § 4-3) (Ord. 32-09, passed 11-12-2009) Penalty, see § 90.03