Ansonia Connecticut

Stamford Connecticut

Ansonia Connecticut

Code of City of Ansonia, Connecticut

Chapter 4 ANIMALS AND FOWL*

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*Charter references: Authority of city to regulate, etc., animals, § 93.

State law references: Dogs, G.S., § 22-327 et seq.

Cross references: Conveying dead animals through streets, § 12-5; carcasses as nuisances, § 12-17; dogs, etc., in rooming houses, etc., § 13-23.

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§ 4-1. Keeping animals and fowl generally.

§ 4-2. Keeping swine, etc.--Generally.

§ 4-3. Same--Offensive sites, etc.

§ 4-4. Keeping horses--To be properly stabled.

§ 4-5. Same--Construction and maintenance of stables.

§ 4-6. Removal of animal litter.

§ 4-7. Keeping of cats at locations within the city.

Sec. 4-1. Keeping animals and fowl generally.

Every person who shall keep any geese, ducks, fowl, horses, cattle, goats or other animals in the city shall keep and maintain the building, stable, pen or other place in which such geese, ducks, fowl, horses, cattle, goats or other animals shall be kept in such a clean condition and dispose of the manure in such a manner that the neighbors or persons passing in the street shall not be incommoded by the smell therefrom.

(8-3-17, § 27)

Sec. 4-2. Keeping swine, etc.--Generally.

No person shall keep swine in any pen, sty or other place in any such manner that such place shall become unwholesome or offensive to any person, or keep or maintain any hen house within forty (40) feet, or pig pen within one hundred (10) feet, of the street line or of any dwelling house or public building.

(4-26-94, § 1)

Sec. 4-3. Same--Offensive sites, etc.

Whenever any pig sty, stable or hennery shall become, in the judgment of the sanitary inspector, offensive or dangerous to the public health, it shall be the duty of the sanitary inspector to cause the same to be removed or abated, and make any order in the premises which he shall deem proper. In case any person causing such nuisance shall refuse or neglect to comply with any order of the sanitary inspector in relation to such nuisances within the time limited in such order, the sanitary inspector shall thereupon proceed to remove or abate such nuisance at the expense of the city, and the expense therefor shall be collected from the owner of the premises on which such nuisance was created, or from the person causing the same.

(8-3-17, § 61)

Cross references: Health and sanitation generally, Ch. 12; accumulations of dung, filth, etc., § 12-4.

Sec. 4-4. Keeping horses--To be properly stabled.

No person shall keep or maintain a horse within the city unless such horse shall be properly stabled.

The words "properly stabled", as used in this section, shall be construed to mean in a covered inclosure consisting of a room and four (4) sides, and a stall or box stall which shall be no less than five (5) feet in width and eight (8) feet in length.

(12-13-43, §§ 1, 2)

State law references: Location of stables near tenement houses, G.S., § 19-343.

Sec. 4-5. Same--Construction and maintenance of stables.

Permits for the construction of any stable referred to in section 4-4 shall be subject to the approval of the board of health in addition to existing laws and ordinances pertaining to building and zoning.

Maintenance of such stables shall be subject to the inspection and regulations of the board of health.

(12-13-43, §§ 3, 4)

Cross references: Buildings generally, Ch. 6.

Sec. 4-6. Removal of animal litter.

(a)     It shall be unlawful for any person owning, keeping, walking or in control of any dog or other animal to allow or permit such animal to defecate upon any private property owned by another person, or public property, including but not limited to parks and school grounds unless such person shall remove all feces so deposited by such animal before leaving the immediate premises.

(b)     The provisions of this section shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind person.

(c)     Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

(Ord. of 7-11-95)

Editor's note: An ordinance adopted July 11, 1995, did not specifically amend this Code; hence, inclusion as § 4-6 was at the discretion of the editor.

Sec. 4-7. Keeping of cats at locations within the city.

(a)     It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any more than four (4) cats over the age of four (4) months at a specific location within the city.

(b)     For purposes of this section, "location" shall be deemed to mean a specific residence address occupied by one (1) or more persons as a separate family unit or a specific business address where a business is carried on.

(b)     Any person who violates any subsection of this section shall be fined not more than thirty ($30.00) dollars for each offense. Each and every violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.

(c)     The police department of the city may at its discretion provide for the means of disposition of cats which are kept or possessed in violation of this section.

(d)     This section shall not apply to a business location where a veterinary practice is carried on by a doctor of veterinary medicine.

(Ord. of 2-10-98)

Stamford Connecticut

Charter and Code of City of Stamford Connecticut

CHAPTER 111. DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS 1

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1 History-- Adopted by the Board of Representatives of the City of Stamford as Secs. 3-1 through 3-7 of the 1972 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.

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GENERAL REFERENCES

Noise--See Ch. 164.

Parks and recreation--See Ch. 175.

Peace and good order--See Ch. 177.

Sec. 111-1. Animals on sidewalks or parkland.

Sec. 111-2. Pasturing on public grounds.

Sec. 111-3. Proximity to residences.

Sec. 111-4. Maintenance of enclosures.

Sec. 111-5. Confinement of poultry.

Sec. 111-6. Keeping of roosters.

Sec. 111-7. Deposit of dog feces on city property or other property.

Sec. 111-8. Deposit of dead animals on streets.

Sec. 111-9. Burial of dead animals.

Sec. 111-10. Violations and penalties.

Sec. 111-12. Poisonous or dangerous reptiles or arachnids.

Sec. 111-1. Animals on sidewalks or parkland. 2

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2 Amended 6-14-76 by Ord. No. 334.

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A.     It shall be unlawful for any person to trespass upon any of the sidewalks or parkland in the city by willfully riding, driving or leading horses, cattle or other livestock thereon, with the exception of those areas of parkland where the listed activities would not adversely affect other uses of parkland.

B.     Each violation of this section shall be deemed punishable in accordance with § 1-18 of the Stamford Code of Ordinances.

Sec. 111-2. Pasturing on public grounds.

No owner of or person having the charge of any cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, swine or other livestock shall suffer or permit the same to go or to be at large in any of the public highways, parks or public squares of the city, or suffer or permit the same to be upon any of the public highways or public squares of the city for the purposes of being pastured thereon, either with or without a keeper.

Sec. 111-3. Proximity to residences.

No person shall keep any live poultry, goats or cattle of the bovine species in any building or pen which is less than fifty (50) feet from any dwelling or apartment house in the city.

Sec. 111-4. Maintenance of enclosures.

All stables, pens, yards or other buildings or enclosures in which any animal is kept shall be maintained in a reasonably clean and sanitary condition. It shall be the duty of the Director of Health of the city to order the owner or other person in charge of any such stable, pen or other building or enclosure to clean the same when in his judgment conditions therein are unsanitary.

Sec. 111-5. Confinement of poultry.

All poultry kept within the city must be penned and not allowed to run at large or onto public property or premises other than those belonging to or occupied by the party owning such poultry.

Sec. 111-6. Keeping of roosters.

No person shall keep any rooster in such location that the crowing thereof shall be annoying to any person occupying premises in the vicinity. Upon complaint of any such person so annoyed, the Director of Health shall have authority to order the owner of such rooster to remove the same so that such annoyance shall cease.

Sec. 111-7. Deposit of dog feces on city property or other property. 3

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3 Amended 4-4-88 by Ord. No. 607.

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A.     Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

City property. Any property owned, occupied or controlled by the City of Stamford, including but not limited to parks, streets, sidewalks and grassy areas adjacent to city streets and sidewalks.

Property of another. All property within city boundaries which is not owned by the city, including but not limited to all residential and commercial property, private streets and sidewalks and the grassy areas located adjacent to such streets and sidewalks, rights-of-way and any common area of a condominium or cooperative.

B.     Owners and custodians to be responsible. Any person who owns a dog or has custody of a dog, which dog has caused its feces to be deposited upon any city property or upon the property of another, shall immediately remove such feces or cause it to be removed and shall dispose of it in a sanitary manner. A person will be considered to have disposed of feces in a sanitary manner if such person places such material in a bag or wrapper made of paper, plastic or some similar material and places it in a refuse container which is regularly emptied by the City of Stamford Department of Sanitation or some other refuse collector, or otherwise disposes of such material on their own property.

C.     Exemption.

(1)     Nothing herein shall be construed to apply to the situation where a dog is on its owner's or custodian's property or where the dog owner or custodian has the permission of the property owner.

(2)     Any dog owned by the Stamford Police Department and used for law enforcement purposes shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.

(3)     Any dog which serves as a guide dog shall be exempt from the provisions of this section while such dog is accompanying a blind person.

D.     Penalty. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of seventy-five dollars ($75.).

Sec. 111-8. Deposit of dead animals on streets.

It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit the body of any dead animal in any street or public place in the city.

Sec. 111-9. Burial of dead animals.

It shall be unlawful for any person owning, keeping or having the care or custody of any animal to allow its body to lie exposed or unburied in any place in the city for a longer period than twelve (12) hours after its death.

Sec. 111-10. Violations and penalties.

Every person violating any provision of this chapter or refusing to comply with any order made hereunder by the Director of Health within ten (10) days after notice of such order shall be punished as provided in § 1-18.

Sec. 111-11. Dogs regulations. 4

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4 Added 3-5-1973 by Ord. No. 260; amended 6-7-1982 by Ord. No. 474; 7-12-1982 by Ord. No. 481; 10-5-1987 by Ord. No. 597.

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A.     Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

Dangerous dog. Any dog which the City of Stamford Dog Warden or his assistants have determined to be a nuisance by reason of vicious disposition, as is provided in Section 22-362 of the Connecticut General Statutes (hereinafter "C.G.S."), or an annoyance by reason that such dog is accustomed to go out on any highway and growl, snap or otherwise annoy any person or domestic animal as provided in Section 22-363 C.G.S., any dog which has previously committed any unprovoked attack or any dog which has been trained to be a guard, attack or fighting dog.

Dwelling unit. Actual living space where a person resides, for example: apartment, condominium, townhouse, single-family house or a room in a rooming house.

Roaming dog. Any dog whose owner has received an infraction from the City of Stamford Dog Warden or his assistants on two (2) or more occasions for a violation of § 111-11B of this chapter.

Unprovoked attack. An attack where a person is bitten by a dog when such person is conducting himself or herself in a peaceful and lawful manner and has not been teasing, tormenting or abusing the dog.

B.     Control of dogs. [Amended 3-7-1994 by Ord. No. 725]

(1)     Definitions. For the purposes of this subsection, the following definition shall apply:

Public place. Any street, sidewalk, alley or other public way, any public park, square, space or grounds or any publicly owned or leased land or buildings, including but not limited to land and buildings under the jurisdiction of the Stamford Public Schools.

(2)     Control of dogs required.

(a)     No person owning, keeping or having custody of any dog shall permit such dog on any public street or sidewalk or other public place unless such dog is on a leash held securely by such person.

(b)     No person owning, keeping or having custody or control of any dog shall permit such dog on the real property of another without the permission of the property owner or person having a possessory interest in said property.

(c)     Notwithstanding the above, dogs may be unleashed in public places in areas which are securely enclosed by fencing, provided that such enclosed areas are posted that such use is allowed. Nothing in this section shall require the City of Stamford or the Stamford Public Schools to establish such areas.

(d)     Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as abrogating or limiting the provisions of § 111-7 of the Code of Ordinances.

C.     Containment of dangerous or roaming dogs. No person owning, keeping or having custody of any dangerous or roaming dog shall permit such dog outside such owner's or keeper's dwelling unit unless such dog is restricted by either a leash, dog run, enclosure, fence, electronic restraining device or other restraint approved by the City of Stamford Dog Warden.

D.     Dangerous dogs to be muzzled. No person owning, keeping or having custody of any dangerous dog shall permit such dog on any street or sidewalk or on the property of any other person other than its owner, keeper or person having custody of such dog unless the dog is wearing a muzzle.

E.     Warning signs. The owner of a dangerous dog shall cause a warning sign to be placed in a conspicuous place outside their dwelling unit notifying the general public that a dog is on the premises. The contents and location of said sign shall be approved by the City of Stamford Dog Warden.

F.     Penalties.

(1)     If any dog bites someone in an unprovoked attack, the owner, keeper or person in custody of such dog shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100.).

(2)     Any person who violates this section shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.) for the first offense and one hundred dollars ($100.) for each subsequent offense, unless otherwise specified in this section.

G.     Exemption. Dogs owned by a governmental agency shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.

H.     Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this section is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not effect the validity of the remaining portions of this section.

Sec. 111-12. Poisonous or dangerous reptiles or arachnids. 5

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5 Added 7-8-1991 by Ord. No. 680.

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A.     It shall be unlawful for any person or organization to keep or maintain any poisonous or dangerous reptile or arachnid in the City of Stamford.

B.     Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

Poisonous or dangerous reptiles and arachnids. Include any snake, lizard or other reptile or arachnid which, because of its poison, size, vicious nature or other characteristics, would constitute a danger to human life or property if it is not kept or maintained in a safe manner or in secure quarters.

C.     Exceptions to provisions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the keeping of poisonous or dangerous reptiles or arachnids in the following cases:

(1)     The keeping of such dangerous or poisonous reptiles or arachnids in bona fide zoos, educational or medical institutions or museums.

(2)     The keeping of such dangerous or poisonous reptile or arachnid in a bona fide licensed veterinary hospital for treatment.