Tethering/Chaining
Amityville, New York
§ 39-3 Prohibition on outdoor keeping or harboring of dogs.
A. Any owner or custodian of and any person possessing, keeping or harboring any dog or dogs shall be in violation of this section if said dog or dogs are found outside of an enclosed building, whether on or off the owner’s premises, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., except for such brief periods as may be required to allow such dog or dogs to relieve themselves, provided that during such periods such dog or dogs are tethered or leashed and held by and under the full, immediate and personal control of the owner or person possessing or in charge thereof.
B. No person shall be permitted to keep or harbor a dog outside of an enclosed building between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. unless the permission of the Board of Trustees is first obtained, which permission can be revoked at any time for good cause shown.