The annual fee for a dog license issued by the Town of Sodus shall be $10 for neutered and spayed dogs ($7.50 for senior residents) and $15 for unneutered and unspayed dogs ($12.50 for senior residents).
The annual fee for purebred licenses issued by the Town of Sodus shall be $25 for one to 10 purebred dogs and $100 for 11 to 100 purebred dogs.
Exempted from payment of the license fee are applications submitted for a dog license for any guide, hearing, service, war, working search, detection, police and therapy dogs. State certification will be required. No special tags will be issued. State surcharge will be $1 for spayed/neutered and $3 for unspayed/unneutered.
The Town will not refund dog license fees or prorate fees.
Each license will be valid for one year. All license fees are due annually prior to their anniversary date.
In addition to the license fee established by the Town of Sodus and set forth herein, each applicant for a dog license shall pay a New York State surcharge of $1 if the dog to be licensed is altered, or a surcharge of $3 if the dog sought to be licensed is unaltered. Each purebred dog licensed shall be subject to the same New York State surcharge of $1 if the dog to be licensed is altered, or $3 if the dog sought to be licensed is unaltered.
All fees owed are subject to a $5 late fee if 60 days or more overdue for each dog.
Each applicant found with an unlicensed dog or late renewal at the time enumeration is conducted shall be assessed a Town surcharge of $3 for each such dog, which shall be retained by the Town and used to defray the cost of an enumeration of dogs living within the Town.
Replacement tags will be $3 each.