Hamburg Village, NY Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

Section 109-6A of the Code of the Village of Hamburg is the leash rule. No person owning, harboring or having the care, custody or charge of any dog, male or female, licensed or not, can allow the dog at any time to run at large unless it is effectively restrained by a chain or leash not exceeding eight feet in length and by a competent person. Section 109-5 defines at large as elsewhere than on the owner's premises, or on another person's premises without that person's knowledge, consent and approval.

Parks are a separate rule. Section 109-6C bars any dog from entering or remaining in any public park in the Village of Hamburg, whether or not the dog is on a chain or leash, so a leash does not open the park gate. Section 109-6D adds a waste rule: a dog cannot be allowed to defecate on a thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway, bypath, play area, park or any place where people congregate or walk, or on private property without the owner's permission. The street between the curblines is the exception, and the person must immediately remove the feces and dispose of it by flushing it down a sanitary sewer, using a chemical container, or placing it in a clear plastic bag at the curb for collection.

A dog running at large contrary to § 109-6A is subject to seizure and impounding under § 109-9 by the Animal Control Officer, any police officer or another authorized person. Under § 109-10 the owner is notified, the dog is held for five days at village expense, and the owner can recover it by producing a license and paying $15, or $20 for a second recovery within 30 days of the first impounding, or $25 for a third within 60 days, plus the actual daily cost of harboring. Section 109-11 allows destruction of an unredeemed dog. The Police Department enforces Article II under § 109-15.