[Adopted 2-16-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
A.
The owner of any dog reaching the age of four months shall immediately
make application for a dog license. No license shall be required for
any dog which is under the age of four months and which is not at
large, or that is residing in a pound or shelter maintained by or
under contract or agreement with the state or any county, city, or
Town, duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals,
duly incorporated humane society or duly incorporated dog protective
association. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a license
shall be issued or renewed for a period of one year, provided that
no license shall be issued for a period expiring after the last day
of the eleventh month following the expiration date of the current
rabies certificate for the dog being licensed. All licenses shall
expire on the last day of the last month of the period for which they
are issued.
B.
Application for a dog license shall be made to the Town Clerk of
the Town. The Town Board of the Town of Collins restricts the issuance
of licenses to the Town Clerk.
C.
The application shall state the sex, actual or approximate age, breed,
color, and municipal identification number of the dog, and other identification
marks, if any, and the name, address, telephone number, county and
town of residence of the owner. The Town may also require additional
information on such application as deemed appropriate.
D.
The application shall be accompanied by:
(1)
The license fee;
(2)
Any applicable license surcharges;
(3)
Such additional fees as may be established by the Town as prescribed
herein;
(4)
A certificate of rabies vaccination or statement in lieu thereof,
as required herein; and
(5)
In the case of a spayed or neutered dog, a certificate signed by
a licensed veterinarian, showing that the dog has been spayed or neutered,
provided such certificate shall not be required if the same is already
on file with the Town Clerk.
E.
Upon validation by the Town Clerk, the application shall become a
license for the dog described therein.
G.
No license shall be transferable. Upon the transfer of ownership
of any dog, the new owner shall immediately make application for a
license for such dog.
H.
The fee for a dog license shall be fixed by resolution of the Collins
Town Board, provided that the total fee for an unspayed or unneutered
dog shall be at least $5 more than the total fee for spayed or neutered
dogs.
I.
There shall be no exception from payment of the license fee for licenses
for any guide dog, hearing dog, service dog, war dog, working search
dog, detection dog, police work dog, or therapy dog.
J.
In addition to the license fee, each applicant for a dog license
shall pay a population control surcharge of $1 if the dog is spayed
or neutered, or a fee of $3 if the dog is unspayed or unneutered.
K.
In addition to the license fee, each applicant for a dog license
shall pay a surcharge in an amount fixed by resolution of the Collins
Town Board for the purpose of recovering costs associated with enumeration
conducted pursuant to § 113(6) of the Agriculture and Markets
Law.
L.
Any dog harbored within the Town of Collins which is owned by a resident
of New York City and 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 provisions of this section.
A.
Each dog licensed shall be assigned, at the time the dog is first
licensed, a municipal identification number. Such identification number
shall be carried by the dog on an identification tag which shall be
affixed to a collar on the dog at all times, provided that the municipality
may provide for the exemption of dogs participating in a dog show
during such participation.
B.
No tag carrying an identification number shall be affixed to the
collar of any dog other than the one to which that number has been
assigned.
