PUBLIC NOTICE
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 65 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, ENTITLED “ANIMALS AND DOGS” WITH REGARD TO AMENDING PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO KEEP SIDEWALKS CLEAR
The City of Yonkers, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Chapter 65 of the Code of the City of Yonkers, entitled “Animals and Dogs,” is hereby amended in part by amending Article VII, §65-26 (c) entitled “Penalties for offenses” to read as follows:
§ 65-26 Penalties for offenses.
A. Failure to properly license any animal or dog pursuant to§ 65-3 and Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law within five days of owning or acquiring an animal which is required to be licensed shall be a Class II offense.
B. A violation of §§ 65-8, 65-9, 65-10 B, C, D, F, G, H, and I or 65-13 of this chapter shall be a Class II offense. A violation of § 65-10 A and E of this chapter shall be a Class I offense.
C. A violation of § 65-12 of this chapter shall be a Class II offense.
D. Possession and control of a dangerous animal or dog, as defined herein, in the City of Yonkers, is the equivalent of the possession of a dangerous instrument as defined. Failure to control such instrument in the City of Yonkers shall subject the owner of said animal or dog to penalties provided under the Penal Law in addition to any and all penalties established in this chapter.
E. A person who willfully or recklessly violates any provision of this chapter, which violation causes physical injury to any person, shall be punishable as a Class I offense.
F. Any other violation of this chapter shall be a Class II offense.
Section 2. This General Ordinance shall take effect upon compliance with §C4-6 (c) of the Charter of the City of Yonkers and the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.
The complete text of the ordinance is on file and may be examined at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 40 S. Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701.
