[Adopted 9-13-1979; amended in its entirety 12-9-2010 by L.L. No. 10-2010]
All dogs in the Town of Somers must be licensed with the Town
Clerk by the age of four months and required to present a current
certificate of rabies at the time of licensing or the renewal of an
existing license. Applications shall be on forms prescribed by the
Town Clerk.
All dog licenses will be for a period of one year and will expire
at the end of the month one year from the date of issue.
Fees for licensing of dogs:
A.
The fee for a spayed or neutered dog shall be as set forth in Schedule
A[1] attached hereto. Subsequent amendments to Schedule A may
be by Town Board resolution. It shall include a state assessment pursuant
to § 110, Subdivision 3, of the New York State Agriculture
and Markets Law and additional funds for enumeration as provided for
by § 110, Subdivision 4(a), of the Agriculture and Markets
Law.
[1]
Editor's Note: The current fee schedule is on file in
the Town offices.
B.
The fee for an unspayed or unneutered dog shall be as set forth in
Schedule A attached hereto. Subsequent amendments to Schedule A may
be by Town Board resolution. It shall include a state assessment pursuant
to § 110, Subdivision 3, of the New York State Agriculture
and Markets Law, and additional funds for enumeration as provided
for by § 110, Subdivision 4(a), of the Agriculture and Markets
Law.
C.
Enumeration fee. When the Town Board determines the need for a dog
enumeration, a fee set by the Town Board by resolution shall be assessed
to all dogs found unlicensed or renewed at the time enumeration is
conducted.
D.
Purebred licenses. The Town of Somers will not be issuing purebred
or kennel licenses. All dogs will be licensed individually as per
the fee system stated above.
E.
Service dogs. The Town of Somers requires licenses for all dogs living
or harbored within the Town; however, the Town fee for licensure of
all types of service dogs listed in § 110, Subdivision 2,
of the Agriculture and Markets Law, including, but not limited to,
guide dogs, service dogs, hearing dogs, and detection dogs, is waived.
F.
Shelters. The Town of Somers does not allow the licensing of dogs
by a shelter. The shelter must notify the adoptive owners of their
responsibility to license any dog which will be living within Somers
with the Somers Town Clerk within 30 days of adoption. The shelter
shall provide the Town Clerk with a list of adoptive owners monthly.
