Town of Southampton, NY
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2023-12-21
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 74 Animal Welfare Reserve Account
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 8 Budget
- Ch 10 Capital Program
- Ch 11 Audit Advisory Committee
- Ch 12 Advisory Committees
- Ch 13 Education/Governmental Channel Committee
- Ch 14 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 16 Deputy Supervisor
- Ch 17 Second Deputy Comptroller
- Ch 18 Drug Abuse Prevention Council
- Ch 19 Department of Police; Public Safety Commission
- Ch 23 Code of Ethics
- Ch 27 (Reserved)
- Ch 28 Department of Land Management
- Ch 29 Youth Bureau
- Ch 30 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 Joint Recreational Agreements
- Ch 36 Local Laws, Adoption of
- Ch 50 Open Government
- Ch 54 Ordinances, Publication of
- Ch 57 Personnel
- Ch 59 Police Assistance, Intermunicipal
- Ch 60 Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
- Ch 61 Residency Requirements
- Ch 62 Training Requirements
- Ch 64 Term Limits
- Ch 65 Vacancies in Elective Offices
- Ch 66 Town Board
- Ch 67 Traffic Violation Bureau
- Ch 67A Traffic Violation Bureau: Liability for Failure to Stop for School Buses
- Ch 68 Transportation Commission
- Ch 70 Retirement Incentive Program, Part a
- Ch 71 Retirement Incentive Program, Part B
- Ch 72 Town Comptroller
- Ch 73 Best Value Procurement
- Ch 74 Animal Welfare Reserve Account
- § 74-1 Purpose.
- § 74-2 Source of funding.
- § 74-3 Administration of funds.
- Ch 75 Water Quality Protection Fund
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 85 Alarm Systems
- Ch 89 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 90 Smoking Prohibited in Designated Nonsmoking Areas
- Ch 94 Amusements
- Ch 99 Animal Shelters
- Ch 106 Bathing Attire
- Ch 107 Balloons
- Ch 111 Beaches, Parks and Waterways
- Ch 117 Bingo
- Ch 123 Building Construction
- Ch 128 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 138 Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas
- Ch 139 Community Choice Aggregation Energy Program
- Ch 140 Community Preservation Fund and Community Housing Fund
- Ch 143 Contractors
- Ch 150 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 152 Domestic Partnerships
- Ch 153 Drop-Off Bins
- Ch 157 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 158 Environmental Savings Fund
- Ch 159 Hydraulic Fracturing
- Ch 160 Mining and/or Land Reclamation
- Ch 161 Farming
- Ch 162 Filming
- Ch 164 Fire Prevention
- Ch 169 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 175 Fuel Oil Storage Safe Tank Rebate and Incentive Program
- Ch 176 Solar Electric and Solar Hot Water Systems Rebate and Incentive Program
- Ch 177 Septic System Rebate and Incentive Program
- Ch 178 East Quogue Public Drinking Water Infrastructure Improvement Program
- Ch 180 Games of Chance
- Ch 187 Graffiti
- Ch 194 Historic Documents
- Ch 196 Industrial and Commercial Incentive Board
- Ch 199 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 205 Waste Management
- Ch 211 Littering and Handbills
- Ch 212 Retail Checkout Bags, Expanded Polystyrene, Plastic Straws, and Stirrers
- Ch 215 Sex Offenders
- Ch 216 Housing for Income-Eligible Households; Community Housing Opportunity Fund
- Ch 220 Manufactured Home Communities
- Ch 223 (Reserved)
- Ch 229 Natural Resources, Protection of
- Ch 231 Nature Preserve
- Ch 232 Park Preserve
- Ch 235 Noise
- Ch 243 Old Filed Maps
- Ch 244 Transfer of Development Rights Certificate Program
- Ch 247 Open Space
- Ch 250 Outdoor Sidewalk Dining
- Ch 254 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 255 Peddling and Soliciting Within Roadways
- Ch 261 Property Maintenance
- Ch 262 Registration of Foreclosure Mortgage Properties
- Ch 264 Public Assembly, Licensing of
- Ch 267 Racing and Exhibitions
- Ch 270 Rental Properties
- Ch 277 Fishing
- Ch 278 Shellfish
- Ch 282 (Reserved)
- Ch 283 Special Events
- Ch 285 Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 285A Storm Sewers
- Ch 286 (Reserved)
- Ch 287 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 292 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 295 Trails
- Ch 298 Taxation
- Ch 299 Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 302 (Reserved)
- Ch 303 (Reserved)
- Ch 304 (Reserved)
- Ch 305 (Reserved)
- Ch 306 (Reserved)
- Ch 307 (Reserved)
- Ch 308 Vegetation, Protection of
- Ch 309 (Reserved)
- Ch 310 (Reserved)
- Ch 311 (Reserved)
- Ch 312 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 314 Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems
- Ch 315 (Reserved)
- Ch 316 Vehicles, Junked and Abandoned
- Ch 317 (Reserved)
- Ch 318 (Reserved)
- Ch 319 (Reserved)
- Ch 320 Vehicles, Off-Road
- Ch 323 (Reserved)
- Ch 324 Western Generic Environmental Impact Statement Law
- Ch 325 Wetlands
- Ch 325A (Reserved)
- Ch 330 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A340 Rules and Regulations for Management and Products of Town Waters
- Expired Moratoriums
- Ch LEM List of Expired Moratoriums
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Southampton 8-8-2023 by L.L. No. 25-2023. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town of Southampton has long recognized the importance of,
and the value in, the humane treatment of animals. The Animal Welfare
Reserve Account of the Town of Southampton is established in order
to promote the safety and well-being of animals, including the safety
of pets during disasters and emergencies, to implement ethical population
control of feral animals by utilizing spay/neuter services, to provide
access to necessary vaccinations to prevent the spread of disease,
and to minimize the suffering of animals by providing necessary emergency
care, feeding, and housing of animals.
The Animal Welfare Reserve Account shall be funded by the following
sources, which shall not be exclusive:
A.
Portions of revenues received in the Town of Southampton Justice Court through the collection of various fines and other court fees pursuant to § 8-6.4. An amount equal to 100% of the net revenues retained by the Town from the Animal Welfare surcharge mentioned in Town Code § 150-15B shall be used to fund budgetary appropriation(s) or by such other means as the Town Board, by resolution, deems appropriate;
B.
Donations
or contributions;
C.
Grant monies
fulfilling the purpose of this chapter from any other funding source
or agency; and
D.
Such other
funds as may be legally appropriated or applied.
A.
The Town Comptroller is hereby directed to deposit, invest, and secure the monies in said reserve account pursuant to General Municipal Law §§ 10 and 11. Any interest earned or capital gains realized on the monies so deposited shall accrue to and become part of this reserve account. No expenditure shall be made from said reserve account except pursuant to a duly adopted Town Board resolution. Additionally, the Town Comptroller shall provide an annual report to the Town Board at a work session to inform on the balance of reserve account and total disbursements.
B.
Monies from
said reserve account shall be used, at the discretion of the Town
Board and in consultation with the Town's Town Code Compliance and
Emergency Management Administrator, in conformance with priority recommendations
of applicable Town studies and plans, for purposes including but not
limited to the following:
(1)
In connection
with rendering necessary emergency veterinary aid to sick and injured
animals encountered by the Department of Animal Control;
(2)
In connection
with spay/neuter programs for feral colonies of domesticated animals;
(3)
In connection
with emergency housing and permanent rehoming (including feeding and
providing care) of animals that are not able to be housed by the animal
shelter, including but not limited to exotic animals, horses, cattle,
reptiles, etc.;
(4)
Training
and purchase of specialized equipment for the Southampton Town Department
of Animal Control;
(5)
To fund
educational programs to be offered to the public;
(6)
Any
other bona fide purposes having to do with animal welfare, as deemed
appropriate via Town Board resolution;
(7)
Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this section, monies in the Animal Welfare
Reserve Account may be appropriated during the Town’s budget
process.
