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Home My WebLink AboutDog License Fee 1985 LOCAL LAW NO,' , 1985 A Local Law in relation to Dog License Fees BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as'follows: [additions indicated by underline; deletions by [brackets].) Section 38-11' [~.icense fees) of Article II Of Chapter 38 of the $outhold - - ' ' Town Code is' amended by adding a new sul3divlsion- thereto, to be . . subdivision C, to read as .follows: C. Commencing o'n July 1, 1985, the annual license'.fee for dogs, inclusive - ~-": of statutory fees, shall be as follows: · .- . ' [1]'. Seven dol!'ars and fifty cents ($7.50).'for a spayed Or neutered' : -' dog, · ' . (2] Twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50] for an unspayedor .. ~' ': unneutered dog, [3) Fifty dollars [$50.) if no more than ten registered purebred' dogs or purebred dogs eligible'for registration over the age ;.' r of six months are harbored on the owner's premises at the time Of'app!ication, ' [4) Seventy-five dollars ($75..) if no more than twenty-five registered purebred dogs or purebred dogs eligible for registration over the age of.six mont:hs are harbored on the owner's premises at the time of application. (5) One.Hund~'ed twenty-five dollars [$125.) if more than twenty- five registered put-ebbed.dogs.or purebred dogs eligible'for ' registration over the ~ge of. six months are harbored on the owners premises at the time of application. II. This Local Law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of State. PUBLIC HEARING SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD APRIL 9, 1985' 8:10 P.M. IN THE MATTER OF A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW ENTITLED, "A LOCAL LAW IN RELATION TO DOG LICENSE FEES." Present: Supervisor Francis J. Murphy Councilman Joseph L. Townsend, Jr. Justice Raymond W. Edwards Councilman Paul' Stoutenburgh Councilman James A. Schondebare Councilwoman Jean W. Cochran Town Clerk Judith T. Terry Town Attorney Robert W. Tasker SUPERVISOR MURPHY: This is a hearing on a"Local Law in relation to dog license Fees," to be read by Councilwoman Cochran. COUNCILWOMAN COCHRAN: "Public Notice is hereby given that there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, on the 26th day of March, 1985, a Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Dog License Fees," which reads as follows, to wit: BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: (additions indicated by underline; deletions by [brackets].) I. Section' 38-11 (License fees) of Article II of Chapter 38 of the Southold Town Code is amended by adding a new subdivision thereto, to be subdivision C, to read as follows: C. Commencing on July 1, 1985, the annual license fee foE- dogs, inclusive of statutory fees, shall be as follows: (1) Seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) for a spayed or neutered dogs. (.2) Twelve dollars and fifty cents '($12.50) for an unspayed or unneutered dog. (3.), ~fty dollars ($50.), if no more than ten registered purebred dogs or purebred dogs eligible for registration over the age of six months are harbored on the owner's premises at the time of application. (4) Seventy-five dollars ($75.) if note more than twenty-five registered purebred dogs or purebred dogs eligible for regisb'ation over the age of six months are harbored on the, o~ner~s premises at the time of application. One Hundred twenty-five d0~lar~ ($125.) if more than twenty- five registered purebred dogs or purebred dogs eligible for regis~rat~on over the age of six months are harbored on the owner'~s premises at the time of application. ii, This Local Law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of State. Copies of said:Local Law are available in the Office of the Town Clerk to any interested persons during business hours. Page 2 - Public Hearing'~' Local Law - Dog. License Fees Notice is further given that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid Local law at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York, on the 9th day of Aprilr 1985, at 8:'10 o'clock P.M., at which time all inte'rested persons will be heard. Dated: ~larch 26, 1985. Judith T. Terry, Southold Town Clerk." I have an affidavit that shows proof of publication from The Suffolk Times. I also have an affidavit showing proof of publication by The Long Island Traveler- W~tcl~man. I also have an affidavit from our Southold Town Clerk~Judith Terry that it has been posted on the Town Clerk's Bulletin Board. I also have a copy of the /aw. I don't believe there are any other written comments. SUPERVISOR MLIRPHY: Thank you, Jean. You've heard the officia!' reading of this 'proposed Local Law. Is there anyone in the audience would like to make any comment at all in favor of this proposed Local /aw? (No response.) Anyone like to speak in opposition to this proposed Local Law? · (No response.) Anyone like to make any comments at all at this time? MRS. DIANE BERGMANNt North Road, Peconic: I'd just like to know is this going to help .alleviate packs of dogs that run loose in this town? Or ~s t~b~is just another fee? I've had several dogs chase cows. t~ve had cows out on the highway because I have a pack of dogs there over the weekend. Ifrn all by myself up there and I've got dogs up there. I don't know what the village is like or anything. I know Greenport's got a problem. Is this going to help? The increase of fees? SUPERVISOR MURPHY: I hope so. Anyone else like to comment at all on this proposed Local Law? COUNCILMAN STOLITENBURGH: Yes. I feel it's somewhat unfair in the sense that we're adding an additional fee to help a problem which is probably takin~l care of dogs that are loose and to me this is wrong for the simple reason the people who pay the license shouldn't be paying for the person who doesn't have the licensed dog and the problem of taking care of dogs, so I'm sort of against this. I feel that we st~ould be putting the burden on the person who has the unlicensed dog more and that's the one that we should be following up. I just felt it was wrong and I don't like the law. SUPERVISOR MURPHY: Thank you, Paul. COUNCIl-MAN SCHONDEBARE: Yes, I do too. I think the last time this came on Paul and I were in'agree about it. I don't like it 'eitl-ier. We~are penalizing the person who actually goes out and buys a license and the individual who doesn't buy the license as usual, gets away with it. So I particularly don't like this one and I don't plan on voting in'favor of it either. COUNCILWOMAN COCHRAN: I don't either SUPERVISOR MURPHY: Okay. Anyone else lik~ to comment? JUSTICE EDWARDS: My thoughts too. I have the same feeling, in fact I brought it up that it wasn't fair 'for the honest person to be charged. SUPERVISOR MURPHY: Anyone else like to comment? (No response.) If not, close the hearing. , , ~ Southold Town Clerl~ .I.~AI, NO ICE"~ "I~J L~LiC HEARING ON I OCAL PI.Ill lC .~O'FICI-: IS HERE- BY GIVEN ihm thero ha~s been prcs6me~ h~ ,he '1own Board : of dlV ~wn ot Souh Id entulod..A Fees.': which~&ads as Edlo~s. by"qhe ~ To~ B~rd.6f he 'l'owt. o' ~. 1nd[crt ed ~.~ld: :~. ,FeeNl of .%riieie:ll. of C]]apler ~. 3~ of Ihe Sombold Tow. Code ~ Sljbdi~ision [h~.re(o to be ~ dora, inclusive r ( I ) Se~en:. doll~ and ,tiff}. [ eent~ ($7.50~ fo~ a ~pa}ed or ?, ncu~ted dog. .. ~(' ~nts ~$12.50) for ~ un~pay~ [~ or annem~md dog." ~' more th~ mn ~g~stemd pum- ~ ~ ~t t~e tim of ~ppLic~m. i~' 44) Sevent*-flvedolla~(ST5} ~'r~'ff n,, mom than twenly-flve ~. registered purebred do~e or. ( pu~bred dogs eligible fo~ rog- ;.~ Islratloe o*e~ Ibc age ,f slx ::. mopths me h~bl,md on Ihe : of appllmtmn. ? t~lR~ble f6r'.'~strafl~ over II,,'lNN[~'h~t'al,La~ shall lake efl¥o [[~6[[ k~ filJ['[~...wilh [h~ Secretat~ ,of Stale., ~ available in"O~e Office of ~.. T, w6 (lork m any imere~ed ... NO'I'I~'I; 15 FLRI'HER ~V- ' EN thru thbYown ~odrd of.d~e ,: To~. of Sore:hold ai[I 'hold a ', said Local I.aw m ~e Somh- ''old To~n Ilali. Main Ro~d. ~U-DITH T_ ~RRY :~:.~OumoLD TO~ CLERK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK STATE OF NEW YORK Patricia .Wood, being duly sworn, says that she is the Editor, of THE LONG ISLAND TRAVELER-WATCHMAN, a public newspaper printed at Southold, in Suffolk County; and that the notice of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been published in said Long Island Traveler-Watchman once each week for .... / weeks successively, commencing on the ...................... Sworn to before me this ..................... day of ..... ' ........... , Notary Public BARBARA FORBES Not'~ Pubic, S~te o~ New York No. 48~68~ Qualifie~l in Suffolk Coanty HEA~G ON LOCAL LAW PUBLIC NOTICE I-IEREBY GIVEN that ther~ h~ been l~resented to the Town Boar~ of the Tow~ of Seuthol~l, $~ffolk County, New York, on ~ 26~ ~y of ~ch, 1985, a ~ Law entitled, '~ L~cal Law i~ ~l~io~ ~o ~g License whi& rea~ as follows, ~ ~t: BE IT ENAC~D by the Bo~ of ~e Town of ~uthold ~ follow~: (addi~ ~dicated by under~e' dele~OmZ by. ~c- keel). . I. S~n 88-11 (Licem~ fees) of .~icle II of Chapt~ 38 of the ~u~old To~ ~de ~ amended b~ ~add{ng a new subaru{on '(c0n~udH on ne~ peg}) NOTICE OF PUBLIC i thereto, ~ be subdi~ion C. 1985, the ~ Ec~m~ fee ~or do~ ~lu~ve of ~Uts ($7.50) for a ~a~ed cen~ ($~.50)-for an ~-' (3) ~v do~ar~ (~.)~ '~ no ~re ~ on ~e o~r's .(4)- Seven-five don~s ~ , ($~,) ~ ~no more bred 'de~s ~ p~br~ do~s eli~ble ~r Ye~mra~on over [5 )'One Hun~ eH~ble ~or ~s~fion o~r Co~ of~d ~c~ Law am av- N~GE ~ FUROR the To~ off.old ~H hold public h~ on the ~or~d . H~ MM~ad, Sou~otd, New. SO~HO~ 1TA~849 STATE OF NEW YORK · ) S~: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK ) ANNA LEKKAS of Greenport, in said County, being duly sworn, says that he/she is Principal Clerk of THE SUFFOLK TIMES, a Weakly Newspaper, published at Graenport, in the Town of Southold, County of Suffolk and State of New York, and that the Notice of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been regularly published in said Newspaper once each week for weeks successively, commencing on the 4 dayof April lg85 Principal Clerk Sworn to before me thie 4 ~of April 19 85 ANN M. ABATE ,-,,,ff ~"~ ~ _j~OTARY pUBLIC, State o! New York