[Adopted 11-15-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]
The title of this article shall be "Animal Population Control
and Dog Licensing Law" of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga.
This article is enacted pursuant to the provisions of (Chapter
59, Part T, of the Laws of 2010) Article 7 of the Agriculture and
Markets Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.
The Town Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga, hereby finds and declares that the purpose of this article is to provide for the licensing, identification and control of dogs and to preserve the public peace and good order in the Town of Clay and to contribute to the public welfare, safety and good order of its people by enforcing certain regulations and restrictions on the activities of dogs that are consistent with the rights and privileges of the owners of dogs and the rights and privileges of other citizens of the Town of Clay. This article also repeals Chapter
69, titled "Animals," and adds a new Chapter
69, titled "Animal Population Control and Dog Licensing Law."
The Town does not allow the licensing of dogs by a pound or
shelter. The shelter must send the adoptive dog owners to the Town
Clerk of the Town of Clay.
Each license application shall 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 shall not be required.
Each license issued pursuant to this article shall be valid
for a period of one year and shall expire on the first day of the
month of the period for which it was issued.
Each dog found to be unlicensed during a Town dog enumeration
shall be subject to a dog enumeration surcharge of $5, payable at
the time the application is filed to license said dog.
A replacement tag fee of $3 shall be charged to offset the costs
associated with the provision and replacement of identification tags.
There will not be distinct purebred licenses as previously provided
for by the state. Any and all existing purebred licenses will now
be required to comply with this article.
[Amended 3-7-2016 by L.L.
No. 4-2016]
Any person who violates this article or knowingly permits the
violation of this article or any section, paragraph or sentence of
its provisions shall be deemed to have committed an offense against
this article, and for any person convicted of any such violation of
this article, the civil penalty shall be $100 for the first violation,
$150 for the second violation and not more than $200 and/or imprisonment
for not more than 15 days for the third violation and each subsequent
violation.
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.
The provisions of this article are declared to be severable,
and if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, word, clause
or part thereof is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional
by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of any remaining sections, subsections, sentences, clauses
or part of this article.
This article shall become effective January 1, 2011, after filing
with the Secretary of State.