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DOG ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF SUMNER, MAINE
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| SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AS USED IN THE ORDINANCE | ||
| A. "Dog" shall mean both male and female. | ||
| B. "Owner" shall mean any person or persons owning or keeping, harboring, or in the possession of, or having control of a dog. | ||
| SECTION 2. AT-LARGE | ||
| It shall be unlawful for the owner of a dog to permit such dog to be at large. | ||
| SECTION 3. NOISOME | ||
| It shall be unlawful for the owner of a dog to permit such dog to disturb the peace of any person by biting, chasing, or continued barking or howling or in any other manner or to destroy the property of any person, or tipping over waste receptacles. | ||
| SECTION 4. DOG IN HEAT | ||
| It shall be unlawful for the owner of a female dog to cause or permit such dog to be beyond the owners' premises at any time she is in heat unless such dog is restrained by a leash, cord, or chain. If such dog is with the owner off the premises, said dog must be controlled by a leash not over eight feet in length. | ||
| SECTION 5. VALIDITY | ||
| It is the intention of the Town of Sumner that each separate section of this Ordinance shall be deemed independent of all other sections herein and it is also the intention of the Town of Sumner that if any provision of this Ordinance shall be declared invalid, all other sections thereof shall remain valid and enforceable. | ||
| SECTION 6. PENALTY | ||
| Any person determined by the Selectmen or their agent to be in violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 (Ten Dollars). All fines recovered shall be turned over to the Town of Sumner to be credited to the Animal Control account. | ||
| Adopted at a Special Town Meeting on September 5, 1989 | ||