{"MatterTextId":1902,"MatterTextGuid":"55DD32BD-D7D8-4C3C-8BDD-25DC433B95D1","MatterTextLastModifiedUtc":"2026-03-13T15:38:26.097","MatterTextRowVersion":"AAAAAABQ0yg=","MatterTextMatterId":1793,"MatterTextVersion":"2","MatterTextPlain":"GENERAL ORDINANCE\n\nBY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP ROBINSON, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS PINEDA-ISAAC, DIAZ, AND HODGES:\n..title\nA 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\n\n..body\nThe City of Yonkers, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:\n\nSection 1.\tChapter 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:\n\n§ 65-26 Penalties for offenses.\n\nA.  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.\n\nB. 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.\n\nC. A violation of § 65-12 of this chapter shall be a Class III II offense.\n\nD.  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.\n\nE. 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.\n\nF. Any other violation of this chapter shall be a Class II offense.\n\n\nSection 2.\tThis 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.\n\n","MatterTextRtf":"{\\rtf1\\fbidis\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1033\\deflangfe1033{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\fswiss\\fprq2\\fcharset0 Arial;}{\\f1\\fswiss\\fprq2\\fcharset0 Calibri;}{\\f2\\froman\\fprq2\\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}}\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\\pard\\ltrpar\\qc\\ul\\f0\\fs24 GENERAL ORDINANCE\\f1\\par\n\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\ulnone\\f0 BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP ROBINSON, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS PINEDA-ISAAC, DIAZ, AND HODGES:\\par\n..title\\f1\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\qj\\f0 A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 65 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, ENTITLED \\ldblquote ANIMALS AND DOGS\\rdblquote  WITH REGARD TO AMENDING PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO KEEP SIDEWALKS CLEAR\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\li1440\\ri720\\qj\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\sa160\\sl252\\slmult1\\qj ..body\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\sa160\\sl252\\slmult1 The City of Yonkers, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\par\nSection 1.\\tab Chapter 65 of the Code of the City of Yonkers entitled \\ldblquote Animals and Dogs\\rdblquote  is hereby amended in part by amending Article VII, \\'a765-26 (c) entitled \\ldblquote Penalties for offenses\\rdblquote  to read as follows:\\par\n\\par\n\\'a7 65-26 Penalties for offenses.\\par\n\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\li720 A.  Failure to properly license any animal or dog pursuant to \\'a7 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.\\par\n\\f2\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\f0 B. A violation of \\'a7\\'a7 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 \\'a7 65-10 A and E of this chapter shall be a Class I offense.\\par\n\\par\nC. A violation of \\'a7 65-12 of this chapter shall be a Class \\strike III\\strike0  \\ul II\\ulnone  offense.\\par\n\\par\nD.  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.\\par\n\\par\nE. 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.\\par\n\\par\nF. Any other violation of this chapter shall be a Class II offense.\\par\n\\par\n\\par\nSection 2.\\tab\\expndtw6 This General Ordinance shall take effect \\expndtw0 upon compliance with \\'a7C4-6 (c) of the Charter of the City of Yonkers and the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York\\expndtw6 .\\expndtw0\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\sa160\\sl252\\slmult1\\par\n}\n"}