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RESOLUTION #69
ADOPT FEES FOR THE LICENSING, IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL OF DOGS IN
THE TOWN OF HARFORD
WHEREAS, on June 22, 2010, Governor Paterson signed a measure into law as part of the 2010-
2011 State Budget that moves the remainder of the dog licensing function required by Article 7 of
the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM) to the local level, and
WHEREAS, as a result, the existing roles of both county government and NYSDAM in the
licensing of dogs will be eliminated on January 1, 2011, and
WHEREAS, in order to offset costs associated with this requirement, Part T of the Laws of New
York 2010, eliminates the current revenue-sharing structure between localities, counties and
NYSDAM and directs one hundred percent (100%) of the revenue associated with dog licensing
to the towns, and
WHEREAS, under this new provision Article 7 of NYSDAM allows the local municipality to
determine the need to establish a local dog licensing fee schedule to compensate for this change,
therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board of the Town of Harford hereby adopts such fees associated
with the “Licensing, Identification and Control of Dogs” within the town including the Village of
McGraw as follows:
Altered dog license fee: $ 9.00
Altered dog surcharge: $ 1.00 mandated by NYS for Animal Population Control
Unaltered dog license fee: $17.00
Unaltered dog surcharge: $ 3.00 mandated by NYS for Animal Population Control
Replacement tag fee: $ 4.00 each tag
Specialty tag fee: $ 4.00 each tag
Renewal late fee: $ 5.00 each dog, each month
Unlicensed dog fee: $ 5.00 each dog
Enumeration fee: $ 5.00 each dog
Purebred license fee: $25.00 up to 12 dogs
Purebred license fee: $50.00 13 to 24 dogs
Purebred License fee: $100.00 25+ dogs
1st Impoundment fee: $30.00 plus an additional $10.00 per day for food, shelter, care
2nd Impoundment fee: $50.00 plus an additional $10.00 per day for food, shelter, care
3rd Impoundment fee: $70.00 plus an additional $10.00 per day for food, shelter, care
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, these fees associated with the “Licensing, Identification and
Control of Dogs” shall become effective January 1, 2011.