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Timestamp: 2018-12-15 06:54:23
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 53', '§ 53', '§ 53', '§ 53', '§ 53', '§ 53', '§ 53', '§ 53', '§ 53', '§ 53']

Town of Dover, NY Dogs
Ch 53 Art I Dog Licensing and Control
§ 53-3 Authority.
§ 53-4 Definitions and word usage.
§ 53-5 Licensing requirements, procedures and fees.
§ 53-6 Identification.
§ 53-7 Change of ownership; lost or stolen dogs.
§ 53-8 Seizure and impoundment.
§ 53-9 Prohibited activities.
§ 53-10 Penalties for offenses.
Chapter 53 Dogs
[Adopted 12-8-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010[1]]
Editor's Note: This local law also superseded former Art. I, Control of Dogs, adopted 6-7-1976 by L.L. No. 1-1976, as amended, and Art. II, Fees; Seizure and Redemption, adopted 9-10-1979 by L.L. No. 2-1979, as amended. This local law provided that it would take effect 1-1-2011.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Dog Licensing and Control Law of the Town of Dover, New York."
The purpose of this article is to provide for the licensing and identification of dogs, the control and protection of the dog population and the protection of personal property, domestic animals and deer from dog attack and damage and to preserve the public health, safety and welfare by enforcing regulations and restrictions on the activities of dogs that are consistent with the rights and privileges of citizens of the Town.
The Town Clerk, or Deputy Town Clerk, of the Town of Dover or his or her agent.
Any resident of the Town age 60 or older.
The Town of Dover, including incorporated areas.
In the case of a spayed or neutered dog, every application shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian showing that the dog has been spayed or neutered, provided that such certificate shall not be required if the same is already on file with the Clerk. In the event a certificate of neuter or spay is not available, an affidavit signed by the dog owner, affirmed under the penalty of perjury, shall be submitted to the Town Clerk.
The fee for a dog license shall be established by Town Board resolution annually.
In addition to other applicable fees, any person applying for a dog license identified as unlicensed subject to enumeration shall pay an additional fee of $5. Such additional fee shall be used to pay the expenses incurred by the Town in conducting the enumeration. In the event the additional fees collected exceed the expenses incurred by the Town in conducting an enumeration in any year, such excess fees may be used by the Town for any other lawful purpose.
Purebred licenses. The Town shall not issue purebred or kennel licenses. All dogs shall be licensed individually in accordance with the fees stated above.
Any dog harbored within the Town that is owned by a resident of New York City or licensed by the City of New York, or which is owned by a nonresident of New York State and licensed by a jurisdiction outside the State of New York, shall for a period of 30 days be exempt from the licensing and identification provisions of article.
The identification tag shall be imprinted with the words "Town of Dover," a unique identification number, and the telephone number of the Town Clerk's office.
Any dog in violation of § 53-9 of this article.
The Dog Control Officer, when acting pursuant to his or her special duties, shall make and maintain a complete record of any seizure and subsequent disposition of any dog. Such record shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the dog, the date and hour of seizure, the municipal identification number of the such dog (if any), the location where seized, the reason for the seizure and the owner's name and address, if known.
Not less than $20 for the first impoundment of any dog owned by that person.
Not less than $30 for the first 24 hours or part thereof and $40 for each additional 24 hours or part thereof for the second impoundment, within one year of the first impoundment, of any dog owned by that person.
Not less than $50 for the first 24 hours or part thereof and $75 for each additional 24 hours or part thereof for the third and subsequent impoundments, within one year of the first impoundment, of any dog owned by that person.
Prior to releasing a dog to its owner or adopting out a dog, the Animal/Dog Control Officer shall deliver to the owner a statement of the number of days the dog has been in the shelter and the costs for any veterinary care, which statement the owner shall take to the Clerk, to whom all fees due and owing for the shelter and veterinary care shall be paid, together with the impoundment fees and any licensing fees, whereupon the Clerk shall give a receipt to the owner who shall then deliver it to Animal/Dog Control Officer, at which time such dog may be released to owner.
Cause damage or destruction to property or commit a nuisance upon the premises of a person other than its owner or keeper.
Any person violating any provision of this article or the Agricultural or Markets Law, including any subsection of § 53-9 shall be subject to a fine.
It shall be a violation, subject to a fine as provided in Chapter 73 of the Town of Dover Code, for: