[Adopted 11-18-1986 by Res. No. 339-86]
Pursuant to Subdivision 1 of § 122 of the Agriculture
and Markets Law, the County of Saratoga, by its Board of Supervisors,
does hereby order that henceforth during the period December 1 to
May 1 of the following year, all dogs in the County of Saratoga shall
be securely confined or accompanied by or under the control of each
dog's owner.
The Clerk of this Board of Supervisors shall publish a public
notice of this order adopted for the protection of deer in The Saratogian,
The Schenectady Gazette, The Ballston Journal, The Troy Times Record,
The Glens Falls Post Star and the Times Union.
The Clerk of this Board shall file a copy of this resolution
in the Office of the Clerk of each municipality in the County of Saratoga.
[Adopted 11-16-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]
The purpose of this article is to authorize the licensing of
dogs at the Saratoga County Animal Shelter, as authorized by § 109(3)
of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ADOPTION
Delivery by the Saratoga County Animal Shelter to any natural
person 18 years of age or older, for the limited purpose of harboring
any dog in the custody of the animal shelter as a result of seizure
or surrender.
IDENTIFICATION TAG
A tag issued by Saratoga County which sets forth an identification
number, the name of the municipality in which the dog will be harbored,
the State of New York, contact information, including telephone number
for the municipality in which the dog will be harbored, and such other
information as Saratoga County deems appropriate.
OWNER
Any person who harbors or keeps a dog.
The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors hereby authorizes the
Saratoga County Animal Shelter, acting by its Supervisor, to provide,
accept and grant an application for a dog license at the time of the
adoption of a dog from the Saratoga County Animal Shelter, provided
that such application is made in accordance with this article.
The date upon which the Saratoga County Animal Shelter shall
begin to issue dog licenses pursuant to this article shall be January
1, 2011.