2-93 DOG CONTROL ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED by the Town of Berlin that the following ordinance be accepted,
adopted and legalized by printing:
SECTION I: Definitions
Dog: shall mean any member of the canine species, male or female.
Keep: shall mean possessing,. controlling, exercising or allowing to run at large.
Owner: shall mean any person possessing, keeping, harboring or having custody of a dog.
SECTION II: Removal of feces
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, keeping, walking or in control of any dog to allow or permit such animal to defecate upon any private property owned by another person, condominium common elements, street, sidewalk, gutter or other public area unless such person shall remove all feces so deposited by such dog before leaving the immediate premises. Provided, however, that the Town of Berlin shall provide excrement disposal containers in all public parks into which a person may deposit any feces instead of removing said feces from the park premises.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any visually impaired person walking in control of a guide dog or by any person who is physically unable to remove said feces.
(c) Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of Twenty Five ($25.00) Dollars for each occurrence.
SECTION III. Enforcement
For the purposes of enforcing the provisions of ordinance, tickets may be issued by any persons authorized to issue tickets for parking violations, the canine control officer of the Town of Berlin or his/her agent.
SECTION IV. Appeal
Any person issued a ticket for violating any of the provisions of this ordinance may appeal the Twenty Five ($25.00) Dollar fine to the Executive Board of the Town of Berlin. The Executive Board following a hearing on any such appeal, may, upon a showing of good cause, sustain the appeal and dismiss the ticketed violation.
This ordinance shall be effective fifteen (15) days after publication, as provided by Section 7-157 of the Connecticut General Statutes, Revision of 1958, as amended.
Dated at Berlin, Connecticut this 9th day, of June, 1953.
Joanne G. Ward, CMC
Town Clerk
2-99 AN AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 2-93 ENTITLED
"DOG CONTROL ORDINANCE"
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Town of Berlin that the following amendment to Ordinance No. 2-93 entitled " DOG CONTROL ORDINANCE", adopted at a Town Meeting on June 8, 1993, be accepted and adopted:
SECTION IV. APPEAL
Any person issued a ticket for violating any of the provisions of the ordinance may appeal the Twenty-Five ($25.00) Dollar fine to the Town Manager of the Town of Berlin and if necessary to the Superior Court. The Town Manager, following a hearing on any such appeal, may, upon a showing of good cause, sustain the appeal and dismiss the ticketed violation.
Adopted by the Town Council March 2, 1999
This ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption by the, Town Council.
Joanne G. Ward, CMC