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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNorth Fork Animal Welfare League THIS AGREEMENT made this ' 12th day of August 1986, between the TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, a municipal corporation of the State of New York, having its principal office at Main Road, Southold, New York (hereinafter "Southold"), the VILLAGE OF GREENPORT, a municipal corporation of the State of New York, having its principal office at 236 Third Street., Greenport, New York (hereinafter "Greenport")., and the NORTH FORK ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE,' -1-NC. , a not for profit organization of the State of 'New 'Yoek, -having its, principal office at Peconic, New York (hereinafter "League") . WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law provides that towns and villages may contract for dog control officer services and for pound and shelter services with another municipality or an incorporated humane society or similar incorporated dog protection association, and -WHEREAS, the League is legally qualified to provide such services, and WHEREAS, the League presently is under contract with Southold to provide such services to Southold for' a term of two years, commencing on August I-J, 1986 and terminating on July 31, 1988, and WHEREAS, Greenport has enacted a dog control law, and desires to appoint a dog control officer to administer and enforce such law, and the . provisions of Article 7 of the Agriculture and Ma.rkets Law within the incorporated Vi'llage of Greenport, and to utilize Southold's dog pound or shelter ("shelter".) to house dogs seized in Greenport, and to utilize the services of the League to care for such dogs at said shelter, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS: FIRST: Greenport agrees that it will: (a) Appoint a dog control officer. (b) Maintain in effect during the term of this agreement, a dog control law which shall Inter alia -impose restrictions upon the keeping or running at large of dogs within its incorporated limits, and to provide for the seizure and impoundment of such dogs. (c) Enforce the provisions of Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law within the incorporated limits of Greenport. SECOND: Southold agrees with Greenport that Greenport shall have the right to use Southold's shelter to house' all dogs seized by Greenport within its incorporated limits for violations of its dog control law and/or the provisions of Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law. Unless otherwise provided by law, all fees, penalties and fines imposed for violations of Greenport's dog control law shall be paid to Greenport. THIRD: It is agreed between Greenport and the League as follows: (a) Subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth, the League will accept at the shelter all dogs seized by Greenport's dog 'control officer and will properly feed, water and otherwise care for such dogs. (b) The League shall- have the right to refuse to accept any dog at the shelter which, in the opinion of the League, is sick or injured. Greenport agrees, at its own expense, to take such dogs to a veterinarian for diagnosis and necessary treatment before their acceptance at the shelter by the League. -2- (c) Greenport shall notify the League -prior to, the delivery of any stray dogs to the shelter.. (d) The League will respond only to emergency situations during its .normal working hours when GreenpQrt's dog . control officer or policemen are unavailable or unable to respond. , (e) Greenport agrees to pay the League for its services to Greenport, the following sums, to wit: (i) The sum of $8.00 per day per dog for dogs which are redeemed -by 'the -owners, -or adopted out fin"'Iess---than --ten '-days from the acceptance at the shelter. (ii) The sum of $100. per dog for all other dogs accepted at the shelter. Such charge shall cover -the minimum State mandated stay of five days, including distemper and Parvo injections and veterinary cost, including, destruction of the animal. The, League, in the exercise of its discretion, shall determine which dogs shall be destroyed and which dogs s I hall be held at the shelter for possible adoption. The above charge of $100. shall also be applicable to all dogs which give birth to puppies before the end of the mandatory five day stay, whose ownership. can not be established'. Such $100. charge shall apply also to each of such puppies. (iii) Greenport shall pay the League the sum set forth above on a monthly basis, upon the presentation of vouchers therefor by the League. FOURTH : Greenp6rt, at its own expense, agrees to provide all required equipment, radios, uniforms, badges, and appearance ticket forms required by its dog control officer, who shall maintain all necessary records relating to his duties, and shall cross-check the same with the records maintained by the League. -3- FIFTH: It is agreed between Greenport and the League as follows: (a) That on or. before the effective date of this agreement, Greenport will appoint a dog control officer who will be available for training by the League. (b) That during the month following the effective date of this agreement, the League and the Village dog control officer will work together to locate, identify,' ascertain the ownership of, and cause to* be licensed all Unlicensed dogs found within the incorporated limits of Greenport. (c) That- during the first two weeks of the training period, violators of the Village's dog control law will, at the discretion of the League, be issued either a summons or a warni ng of such violation, with emphasis to be placed on the issuance of warnings. (d) That during the second two weeks training period, at the discretion of the League, emphasis will be placed on the issuance of a summons rather than the issuance of a warning. (e) That at the conclusion of the one month training period, the Village dog control officer, in cooperation with the League, when necessary, shall in the exercise of discretion, issue either a summons or a warning with respect to vio,lations of the Village's dog control law and/or. Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law. (f) That although the Village and the League agree that during the one month training period some dogs may be required to be impounded, it is agreed that during such training period, emphasis will be placed upon the identification and licensing of unlicensed dogs within the Village and the prosecution of offenders in order to bring about compliance with the law. -4- (g) That the League shall not be required to train more than one (1) Village dog control officer without additional compensation therefor to be agreed to by the League and the Village. (h) That the Village represents that its dog control officer shall perform regular tours of duty which shall not be less than six (6) hours in each week. SIXTH : It is understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that if the provisions of this Agreement shall conflict with any of the provisions of the Agreement between Southold and the League, dated July 29, 1986, the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have superseded the provisions of said Agreement to the extent of such conflicting provisions during the period that this Agreement remains in effect. SEVENTH : This Agreement shall take effect on the Ist day of August, 1986, and shall terminate on the 31st day of July, 1988. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. T TOWN 0 H OWN H /B C J rphy, Supervisor V I L GE OF GREENPORT By _aL- GeoFge(V. Hubbard, Mayor NORTH FOR ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE INC. By 'jll,� A'nnette Krwb -5- STATE OF NEW YORK) ss: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) On this 12th day of August 1986, before me personally came FRANCIS J. MURPHY, to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides at Old Main Road, Mattituck, New York; that he is the Supervisor of the Town of Southold, the municipal corporation described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Town Board of said corporation; and that he signed his name hereto by like order. 7 Notary Public ,/ jUDITH T.TERRY Notwy Public,SWO Of NIOW Y0* No.51,2-0344963 Suffolk County,7 STATE OF NEW YORK) Cornrni�s ion Eyoires March 30.19 ss: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) On this 12th day of September, 1986 before me personally came GEORGE W. HUBBARD, to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides at 178 Central Avenue, Greenport, New York; that he is the Mayor of the Village of Greenport, the municipal corporation described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of Trustees of said corporation; and that he signed his name hereto by like order. Notary Public jUWM T.TERF(Y N Public,"I of Now Ycxk -6- N'o-0344983 Suffolk Cou In .5 ission Expires March 30,19 Comm STATE OF NEW YORK.) ss; COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) On this 23rd day of September 1986, before me personally came ANNETTE KNOBLOCK, to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that she resides at Indian Neck Lane, Peconic, New York; that she is the President of the North Fork Animal Welfare League, Inc. , the corporation described in and which executed the above instrument; that she 'knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and that she signed her name hereto by like order. Nd-fary Public JUD"T.TERRY Nato Pubffi:6 StOts Of NO*Vlxk r r ,3 No. g,044963 Suft*COU commission ExPires March 306,27 -7-