Bill Text: NY A10704 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to dog licensing in the village of St. Johnsville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-20 - substituted by s8269a [A10704 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A10704-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10704 IN ASSEMBLY May 11, 2018 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to dog licensing in the village of St. Johnsville The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 109 of the agri- 2 culture and markets law, as amended by section 4 of part T of chapter 59 3 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 4 (b) Application for a dog license shall be made to the clerk of the 5 town, city, or county or, in the counties of Nassau and Westchester, 6 incorporated village in which the dog is harbored or to the village 7 clerk of those villages in the county of Rockland with a population of 8 fifteen thousand or more which have elected to accept applications 9 pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph or to the village clerk of 10 the village of Newark in the county of Wayne upon the election of the 11 village of Newark pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph. 12 Provided, however, that in the counties of Nassau and Westchester, the 13 board of trustees of any incorporated village may by resolution provide 14 that applications for licenses shall no longer be made to the village 15 clerk, but to the clerk of the town in which the village is situated. 16 Provided further, however, that in the county of Rockland, the board of 17 trustees of any incorporated village with a population of fifteen thou- 18 sand or more may by resolution provide that application for licenses 19 shall be made to the village clerk. Provided further, however, that in 20 the county of Wayne, the board of trustees of the village of Newark may 21 by resolution provide that application for licenses shall be made to the 22 village clerk. Provided further, however, that in the county of Montgom- 23 ery, the board of trustees of the village of St. Johnsville may by 24 resolution provide that application for licenses shall be made to the 25 village clerk. The governing body of any town or city or, in the coun- 26 ties of Nassau and Westchester, incorporated village or in the county of 27 Rockland, those villages with a population of fifteen thousand or more 28 which have so elected to accept applications [or], in the county of EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15349-03-8A. 10704 2 1 Wayne, the village of Newark if such village has so elected to accept 2 applications or, in the county of Montgomery, the village of St. Johns- 3 ville if such village has so elected to accept applications may, on 4 resolution of such body, authorize that such application be made to one 5 or more named dog control officers of any such town, city or village. 6 The issuance of any license by any such officer shall be under the 7 control and supervision of the clerk. In the case of a seized dog being 8 redeemed or a dog being otherwise obtained from a county animal shelter 9 or pound, such application may be made to the county dog control officer 10 in charge of such facility. In the case of a dog being redeemed or a dog 11 being adopted from a shelter or pound established, maintained or 12 contracted for, pursuant to section one hundred fourteen of this arti- 13 cle, such application may be made to the manager of such facility, 14 provided such manager has been authorized by the municipality in which 15 the prospective owner resides to accept such application. Such authori- 16 zation shall be requested by the governing body of the pound or shelter 17 and the granting or denial of such authorization shall be in the 18 discretion of the municipality in which the prospective owner resides. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
