[Adopted 12-26-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011[1][2]]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This local law also provided that it take effect 1-1-2011.
[2]
Editor’s Note: Formerly, Art. I consisted of a reference to dog license fees that are on file in the Town offices; with the addition of this local law, former §§ 55-1 through 55-6 in Art. II were redesignated §§ 55-11 through 55-16, respectively.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Dog Licensing Law of the Town of East Bloomfield."
All dogs in the Town of East Bloomfield, unless otherwise exempted by New York State Agriculture and Market Law, must be licensed with the Town Clerk of the Town of East Bloomfield by the age of four months.
The owner of each dog required to be licensed shall, for new applications and renewal applications, obtain, complete and return to the Town Clerk:
A. 
A dog license application;
B. 
The license application fee;
C. 
Any applicable license surcharges;
D. 
Such additional fees as may be established by the Town Board of the Town of East Bloomfield;
E. 
Proof that the dog has boon vaccinated against rabies or a statement from a licensed veterinarian that such vaccination would endanger the dog's life in which case vaccination shall not be requited;
F. 
In the vase of a spayed or neutered dog, a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian or an affidavit signed by the owner, showing that the dog has been spayed or neutered, provided such certificate or affidavit shall not be required if the same is already on file with the Town Clerk. In lieu of the spay or neuter certificate, an owner may present a statement certified by a licensed veterinarian stating that he or she has examined the dog and found that, because of old age or other reason, the life of the dog would be endangered by spaying or neutering. In such case, the license fee for the dog shall be the same as for a spayed or neutered dog.
Each dog licensed pursuant to this article shall be assigned, at the time the dog is first licensed, a municipal 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 times. No tag carrying an identification number shall be affixed to the collar of any dog other than the one to which that number has been assigned.
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.
Any license issued pursuant to this article shall not be transferable. Upon the transfer of ownership of any dog, the new owner shall immediately make application for a new license for such dog.
The Town of East Bloomfield will not issue purebred licenses.
The fees and surcharges for issuing dog licenses shall be fixed by resolution of the Town Board sad shall be on file with the Town Clerk of the Town of East Bloomfield. Such fees and surcharges may from time to time be changed as the Town Board may determine. These fees and surcharges may include:
A. 
The license fee for a spayed or neutered dog;
B. 
The license fee for an unspayed or an unneutered dog (such fee having to exceed the fee for a license for a spayed or neutered dog by such amount as mandated by the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law);
C. 
In addition to the license fee authorized by this article and established by the Town Board of the Town of East Bloomfield, a surcharge if the dog to be licensed is altered (Such surcharge shall be, at a minimum, such amount as mandated by the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law.);
D. 
In addition to the license fee authorized by this article and established by the Town Board of the Town of East Bloomfield, a surcharge if the dog to be licensed is not altered (Such surcharge shall be, at a minimum, such amount as mandated by the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law.);
E. 
In addition to the license fee authorized by this article and established by the Town Board of the Town of East Bloomfield, a surcharge to recover and defray the cost of an enumeration of dogs living within the Town of East Bloomfield.
F. 
In addition to the license fee authorized by this article and established by the Town Board of the Town of East Bloomfield, a surcharge offsetting costs associated with the provision and replacement of identification tags.
G. 
In addition to the license fee authorized by this article and established by the Town Board of the Town of East Bloomfield, a surcharge offsetting costs associated with the labor, print and mailing of past-due notices, known as "late fee."
A. 
Excepted from payment of the license fee are applications submitted for a dog license for any of the following dogs, provided written documentation is provided with such application that certifies such dog as being any of the following:
(1) 
Guide dog;
(2) 
Service dog;
(3) 
Therapy dog;
(4) 
A dog or dogs owned by a nonresident for a period of 30 days, provided such dog is licensed pursuant to the provisions of law of the area of residence.
B. 
A dog participating in a dog show within the Town of East Bloomfield shall be exempt, during such participation only, from the requirement contained in § 111, as amended, of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law, of wearing its identification tag.
A violation of this article shall be punishable by:
A. 
A fine of $25 for a first violation;
B. 
A fine of $50 for a second violation within five years of the first violation; and
C. 
Where the person was found to have committed two or more such violations within the preceding five years, either a fine of $100 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.