A.
Licensing;
application; fees; renewal; transfer of ownership.
(1)
The owner of any dog reaching the age of four months shall immediately
make application for a dog license. No license shall be required for
any dog under the age of four months that is not at large. A license
shall be renewed after a period of one year beginning with the first
date of the month following the date of issuance. Renewal shall be
for a minimum of one year and shall not exceed three years, based
on the validation term of the rabies vaccination.
(2)
Application for a dog license shall be made to the Clerk.
(3)
The application shall state the sex, actual or approximate year of
birth, breed color(s) and official identification number of the dog,
and other identification marks, if any, and the name, address, telephone
number, county and town of residence of the owner and whether the
dog has been microchipped for purposes of identification.
(4)
The application shall be accompanied by a license fee as listed below
and a valid certificate of rabies vaccination or statement in lieu
thereof. In the case of a spayed or neutered dog, every application
shall also be accompanied by a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian
showing that the dog has been spayed or neutered, except that such
certificate shall not be required if the same is already on file with
the Clerk.
(5)
(6)
Upon validation by the Clerk, the application shall become a license
for the dog described therein. Once an application has been validated,
no refund shall be made.
(7)
The Clerk shall provide a copy of the license to the owner and retain
a record of the license in either paper or electronic format.
(8)
No license shall be transferable. Upon the transfer of ownership
of any dog, the new owner shall immediately make application for a
license for such dog.
C.
Rabies vaccination. The Clerk, at the time of issuing any license
pursuant to this article, shall require the applicant to present a
statement certified by a licensed veterinarian showing that the dog
or dogs have been vaccinated to prevent rabies or, in lieu thereof,
a statement certified by a licensed veterinarian stating that, because
of age or other reason, the life of the dog or dogs would be endangered
by the administration of the vaccine. The Clerk shall make or cause
to be made from such statement a record of such information and file
such record with a copy of the license.
D.
Enumeration. In addition to other applicable fees, any person applying
for a dog license for a dog identified as unlicensed during an enumeration
shall pay a fee of $5. Such additional fee shall be used to pay the
expenses incurred by the Town in conducting the enumeration. In the
event the additional fees collected exceed the expenses incurred by
the Town in conducting an enumeration in any year, such excess fees
may be used by the Town for any other lawful purpose.
A.
Each dog licensed shall be assigned, at the time the dog is licensed
for the first time, a permanent official identification number. Such
identification number shall be carried by the dog on an identification
tag which shall be affixed to a collar on the dog at all time.
B.
The official identification number shall constitute the official
identification of the dog to which it is assigned, regardless of changes
of ownership, and the number shall not be reassigned to any other
dog during the lifetime of the dog to which it is assigned.
C.
At the time a dog is first licensed, one identification tag shall
be furnished to the owner at no charge. Any replacement tag shall
be obtained by the owner.
D.
No tag carrying an official identification number shall be affixed
to the collar of any dog other than the one to which that number has
been assigned.
E.
The identification tag shall be imprinted with "Town of Forestburgh,"
a unique identification number and the telephone number of the Town
Clerk's office.
A.
In
the event of a change in ownership of any dog which has been assigned
an official identification number or in the address of the owner of
record of any such dog, the owner of record shall, within 10 days
of such change, notify the Clerk.
B.
If
any dog which has been assigned an official identification number
is lost or stolen, the owner of record shall, upon discovery of such
loss or theft, notify the Clerk and the Dog Control Officer.
C.
In
the case of a dog's death, the owner of record shall so notify the
Clerk either prior to renewal of license or upon the time of such
renewal.
B.
Violations
of this article shall be subject to a fine not to be less than $25,
except that:
(1)
Where the person was found to have violated this article within the
preceding five years, the fine may not be less than $50; and
(2)
Where the person was found to have committed two or more violations
of this article within the preceding five years, the fine may not
be less than $100.
(3)
Disposition of license; redemption fees and fines. All moneys and
penalties collected for violation of Article 7 of the Agriculture
and Markets Law of the State of New York and all moneys and penalties
collected for violation of any section of this chapter shall remain
the property of the Town of Forestburgh as stipulated in § 119
of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York and shall
only be used for dog control purposes in accordance with the Agriculture
and Markets Law.
[Added 3-6-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
