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May 12, 2009
The village of Cornwall-on-Hudson plans to crack down on people who don’t clean up after their dogs and cats. On Monday, trustees discussed strengthening the village ordinance to include a ban on using public streets and sidewalks as a public toilet for these animals.
According to village attorney Jeffrey Sculley, the current law has a hole in it because it only prohibits this behavior on private properties and in parks, leaving the streets and sidewalks unregulated. He’s going to recommend an amendment to close the hole.
John Donnellan, who can be seen walking in the village virtually every day, applauded the efforts to crack down on people who don’t clean up after their animals, saying the problem has gotten out of control. Attorney Sculley said that anyone who witnesses a person who doesn’t clean up after his or her animal may come to the police station to sign a deposition that would allow the police to issue a summons to the offender.
Village mayor Joseph Gross also noted another problem with pets, saying that there have been two incidents in recent months in which an unleashed dog attacked another dog. Attorney Sculley said that state law already prohibits dog-on-dog attacks and that the village has a law that requires that owners keep dogs under their control.
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I'm glad to hear something is being done about this issue. I walked my dogs up and down Hudson St. regularly (when I lived in the area) and always brought along a bag for cleanup and was disgusted by how often I had to sidestep "deposits" ON the sidewalk, not even on the grass near the curb. There are some people with small dogs who believe that their dogs only leave small "deposits" so it's okay to leave it there. ALL dogs must be cleaned up after, not just large dogs.
Can't residents just call police to respond at the time they witness a violation? If they don't know who the person is walking the dog, how can police follow up? Better to respond ASAP unless there's a more important problem at the time, of course.
People also need to know that as the law states, owners must "keep dogs under their control". This does not mean the dog has to be on a leash. As long as the dog responds to voice commands or the owner can physically restrain the dog, that is all that is required. A leash is only required at the riverfront.
HOW are you going to enforce cleaning up after cats when there's no way to identify ownership of the cat if it even has an owner?
posted by Annette Boyle on 05/13/09 at 9:34 AM
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