Town of Glenville, NY Licensing and License Fees

[Amended 2-21-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990; 12-1-2010 by L.L. No. 7-2010

Dogs requiring licensing. All dogs within the Town of Glenville four months of age or older, unless otherwise exempted, shall be licensed.

License application requirements. The owner of each dog required to be licensed shall obtain, complete and return to the Town Clerk a dog license application. With the application, the dog owner shall submit to the Town Clerk the license application fee, any applicable license surcharges and such additional fees as may be established by the Town of Glenville. In addition, each license application must be accompanied by 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 would not be required.

Term of licenses. Each license issued shall be valid for a period of one year and will expire on the last date of the month of the year following the date of issue, except that no license shall be issued for a period expiring after the last day of the 11th month following the expiration date of the current rabies certificate for the dog being licensed. Licenses shall not be transferrable. Renewals of licenses shall also be for a period of one year.

Late penalty. License applications or renewals not made and completed within 30 days of the due date shall incur a penalty of $5 in addition to the applicable fees and surcharges.

License fees. The Town of Glenville hereby establishes the fee for a dog license issued pursuant to this law at $12.50 for a spayed or neutered dog and $17.50 for an unspayed or unneutered dog. Applicants for a dog license, each of whom is 65 years of age or older, shall pay a reduced fee of $5 for a spayed or neutered dog and $7.50 for an unspayed or unneutered dog. The Town of Glenville will not provide special purebred or kennel license fees.

Exemptions from license fees. 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 as same are defined in § 108 of the Agriculture and Markets Law.

Surcharge for animal population control. Each applicant for a dog license, including those exempt from license fees under the provisions of Subsection F above, shall pay a surcharge of $1 if the dog to be licensed is spayed or neutered, or a surcharge of $3 if the dog to be licensed is not spayed or neutered.

Change of ownership: notice required. In the event of a change in ownership of any dog which has been licensed pursuant to this article or in the address of the record owner of any such dog, the owner of record shall, within 10 days of such change, file with the Town Clerk a written report of such change. Such owner of record shall be liable for any violation of this chapter until such filing is made or until the dog is licensed in the name of the new owner.

In the case of a dog's death, the owner of record shall notify the Town Clerk either prior to the renewal of license or upon the time of such renewal.

In the event that an owner loses the original dog license tag, a replacement tag may be obtained from the Town Clerk upon payment of a fee of $3.