[Adopted 11-22-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010]
All dogs in the Town of Coeymans must be licensed with the Town
Clerk by the age of 4 months and a current certificate of rabies vaccination
is required to be presented at the time of licensing or the renewal
of an existing license.
All dog licenses will be valid for a period of one year and
will expire at the end of the month one year from the date of issue.
A late fee of $5 will be assessed if the license is not renewed
within 30 days of expiration.
Fees for licensing of dogs: The fee for a spayed or neutered
dog will be $7 (which included the assessment of a surcharge of $1
for the purpose of carrying out animal population control) and the
fee for an unspayed or unneutered dog will be $15 (which included
the assessment of a surcharge of $3 for the purpose of carrying out
animal population control), with such fees being reviewed by the Town
Board periodically which and may be changed by a resolution of the
Town Board, if deemed necessary.
The application for a license or renewal shall be accompanied
by a statement certified by a licensed veterinarian showing that the
dog has received the rabies vaccine; or, in lieu thereof, a statement
certified by a licensed veterinarian that because of the dog's age
or other reason, the life of the dog would be endangered by the administration
of the vaccine.
When the Town Board determines the need for a dog enumeration
or inventory, a fee of $5 will be assessed to all dogs found unlicensed
or renewed at the time the enumeration is conducted.
The Town of Coeymans will not be issuing purebred or kennel
licenses. All dogs will be licensed individually as per fee system
stated above.
The Town of Coeymans will not require a license fee for any
guide dog, service dog, hearing dog or detection dog.
The Town of Coeymans does not allow the licensing of dogs by
a shelter. The shelter must send the adoptive dog owners to the Town
Clerk of the town or city in which the dog will be harbored for licensing
or to the Town Clerk of the Town of Coeymans, for the purchase of
the license for adoption purposes.
All dog licenses may be purchased by visiting the Town offices
or by regular mail. If licensing or renewing a license by mail, the
appropriate fee must accompany the forms. There will be no refund
of fees.
All fees will be used in funding the administration of the Dog
Control Law for the Town of Coeymans.
The fee for seizure and impoundment of dogs in violation of
this law or the laws of the New York State Department of Agriculture
and Markets Law are as follows:
A fee of $2 will be imposed for any tag replacement.
