PET RULES AND REGULATIONS

SENECA PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

PET RULES AND REGULATIONS

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WHEREAS, Article II, Section 1(e) of the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions ("Declaration") for Seneca Park Homeowners Association, Inc. ("Association") empowers the Board of Directors ("Board") to establish uniform rules and regulations pertaining to the use of the Common Areas and the facilities thereon;

WHEREAS, Article VI, Section 6 of the Declaration further provides that the Association may adopt rules and regulations regarding the keeping of household pets on Lots, and more specifically states as follows:

No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any Lot, except that dogs, cats or other household pets may be kept on the Lot subject to the rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Association and provided they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purpose, or in unreasonable numbers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no animals or fowl may be kept on the Property which result in an annoyance or are obnoxious to residents in the vicinity.

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it necessary and appropriate to adopt restrictions and regulations regarding the keeping of pets within the Property.

NOW THEREFORE, the Board of Directors adopts the following rules and regulations regarding pets:

Under all circumstances, Owners, residents, tenants, and/or guests within the Common Areas and Lots who own pets, or are in control of a pet, must abide by all Maryland and Montgomery County laws and regulations regarding pets.
Each resident is responsible for the immediate cleaning, removal, and proper disposal of animal waste left by their pet on all portions of the Common Areas.
Pets must be leashed or carried, and under the direct control and/or supervision of their owner or other responsible person, at all times, when they are on or upon the Common Areas.
Pets must not be leashed to any stationery object(s) on the Common Areas (e.g., residents must not insert stakes or similar objects into the ground and leash the pet to them).
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 6 of the Declaration, no animal may be kept on the Property which results in an annoyance or are obnoxious to other residents in the vicinity. The activities described below are examples of what shall be considered an annoyance or obnoxious and may subject the pet to removal:

a. Pets running outside the Owner's Lot without a leash, or otherwise at large.

b. Pets damaging, soiling, or defiling any private property (other than that of the pet's owner) or the Common Areas.

c. Failure of the pet's owner, or person accompanying the pet, to promptly clean animal waste from the Common Areas.

d. Pets causing unsanitary, dangerous, or offensive conditions.

e. Pets making or causing noises of sufficient volume to unreasonably interfere with other residents' rest or peaceful enjoyment of the Property.

f. Causing or allowing any pet to intimidate, attack or otherwise interfere with the freedom of movement of persons on the Common Areas, to chase vehicles, to attack other pets, or to create a disturbance in any other way.

g. Other inconveniences or nuisances as determined by the Board.

6. Unless otherwise defined in these Rules, all capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Association's Declaration or Bylaws.

7. In the event that any provision of these Rules shall conflict with any provision of the Declaration or Bylaws, the Declaration and then the Bylaws shall prevail.

These Rules and Regulations were adopted this the 28th day of July, 2021, and shall be effective immediate upon its adoption.