HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 01 of 2019 Dog Impoundmen Fees
TOWN OF ITHACA
LOCAL LAW NO. 1OF THE YEAR 2019
A LOCAL LAW REVISING THE FEES FOR DOG IMPOUNDMENTIN CHAPTER
112, TITLED “ANIMALS,”OF THE TOWN OF ITHACA CODE
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 112(Animals)of the Town of Ithaca Code, Article I (Dog Control
and Licensing), §112-10, titled “Impoundment fees,” is amended by:
A.Deleting subsections A through Cin their entirety;
B.Adding new subsectionsAthrough Dreading as follows:
“A.For the first impoundment of any dog owned by a person: $25
B.For the second impoundment of any dog owned by the same person within
12 months of the first impoundment of any dog owned by the same person:
$50
C.For the third impoundment of any dog owned by the same person within 12
months of the first impoundment of any dog owned by the same person:
$75
D.If more than one dog owned by the same person is impounded at the same
time, the impoundment of each dog is considered a separate impoundment.
(For example, if two dogs owned by the same person are impounded at the
same timeand the owner has not had any dogs impounded within the past
12 months, the fees are $25 for one dog and $50 for the other dog.)”
Section 2. In the event that any portion of thislaw is declared invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected by such
declaration of invalidity.
Section 3. This local law shall take effectupon itsfiling with the New York Secretary of
State.
Adopted 2019-01-07