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 Milo.
E. Proof that the dog has been 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 required.
F. In the case 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 that 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.
The Town of Milo 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 where the shelter is located for the
purchase of the license for adoption purposes.
The Town of Milo will not issue a special tag for identifying
any guide dog, service dog, hearing dog or detection dog.
The fees and surcharges for issuing dog licenses shall be fixed
by the Town Board. 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 unsprayed 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 Milo, 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 Milo, 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 Milo, a surcharge to recover and
defray the cost of an enumeration of dogs living with the Town of
Milo.
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.
This article shall supersede all prior inconsistent local laws,
ordinances, rules and regulations relative to the licensing of dogs
within the Town. All prior inconsistent local laws, ordinances, rules
and regulations shall be, upon the effectiveness of this article,
null and void.