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TOWN/CITY/VILLAGE
DOG SEIZURE AND DISPOSITION REPORT
COUNTY
DOG CONTROL RECORD NUMBER
DATE SEIZED BY OFFICER TIME SEIZED
LOCATION WHERE SEIZED
REASON FOR SEIZING
NAME OF SEIZING OFFICER
NAME/ADDRESS OF SHELTER
DATE RECEIVED AT SHELTER RECEIVED BY
IF NOT REDEEMED, DATE AVAILABLE FOR SUBSEQUENT DISPOSITION
DOG DESCRIPTION:
BREED SEX
LICENSE TAG NUMBER OTHER ID
NOTES:
OWNER INFORMATION, IF KNOWN:
NAME OF OWNER OF RECORD
OWNER ADDRESS
OWNER NOTIFIED? DATE & METHOD
DISPOSITION OF DOG:
COLOR
MUNICIPALITY
NUMBER OF IMPOUNDMENTS PAST 12 MONTHS
REDEEMED BY OWNER: DATE IMPOUNDMENT FEE PAID $
DOG LICENSE NUMBER ISSUED BY
EUTHANIZED: DATE PERFORMED BY
ADOPTED: DATE ADOPTION FEE $
TRANSFERRED: DATE NAME/ADDRESS OF SHELTER
AGE
NOTE: TRANSFER ONLY TO A MUNICIPAL SHELTER OR AN INCOPORATED SPCA, HS OR DOG PROTECTIVE ASSOC.
SEIZURE CODES:
1. UNIDENTIFIED & AT LARGE §117.1a 4. DEER QUARANTINE §120 7. LOCAL LAW VIOLATION
2. UNLICENSED §117.1b S. NIGHT QUARANTINE §121 8. COURT ORDER
3. THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY §117.1c 6. DANGEROUS DOG §123 9. OTHER (STATE REASON)
1) SHELTER OPERATOR DUTIES. Within the Town of Southold, which
includes the Village of Greenport, the Shelter Operator, through its officers, agents
and employees, shall provide the following services:
a. Perform the duties and responsibilities of dog control officer in accordance with
the provisions of Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law, including:
1. Assisting, within the Town of Southold, with the control of dogs
and enforcement of Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law
and Chapter 83, Article II of the Town Code.
2. Issue appearance tickets pursuant to Section 150.20 of the New
York State Criminal Procedure Law, to serve summonses, and to
serve and execute any other order or process in the execution of
Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law and Chapter 83,
Article II of the Town Code.
3. Serve process, including appearance tickets, a uniform
appearance ticket, and a uniform appearance ticket and
simplified information, related to any proceeding, whether
criminal or civil in nature, undertaken in accordance with the
provisions Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law and
Chapter 83, Article II of the Town Code.
4. File and maintain records relating to dogs handled in the
performance of this Agreement, as set out in Section 1(f) below,
for not less than three years and file all such records with the
Town Clerk on a monthly basis and make such reports available
to the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and
Markets upon request.
b. Operate and manage the Town Animal Shelter at Peconic Lane, Peconic, New
York (the "Shelter"), as a shelter and provide care for dogs seized by the Shelter
Operator's dog control officer and for lost, strayed or homeless animals (defined
herein as all animals at the Shelter) that are received into the Shelter from within
the Town of Southold boundaries.
c. Make available for adoption or euthanize any animals or seized dogs not
redeemed as provided for in Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law and
pursuant to the Shelter Operator's adoption and euthanasia policies.
d. Comply with and enforce the provisions of Chapter 83, Sections 6 and 7 of the
Code of the Town of Southold. In the event that an on -duty Police Officer of the
Town of Southold brings an abandoned dog to the veterinarian for medical
treatment and said dog remains unclaimed, the Police Officer will advise the
Shelter Operator of the time and place of delivery, and the Shelter Operator shall
assume all reasonable and necessary medical expenses incurred by said dog.
e. Pay for all reasonable and necessary medical expenses incurred with regard to the
treatment of lost, strayed or homeless animals and dogs at the Shelter.
£ Maintain accurate and complete records of all animals it handles in the
performance of this Agreement and provide copies of said records to the Town
Clerk on a monthly basis. With respect to dogs handled by the Shelter Operator
pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Laws, this
information shall be maintained and submitted to the Town Clerk on approved
forms from the Dog Control Officer and Shelter Manual issued in March, 2014 by
the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. The records shall
contain the following information:
1. Description of the dog (breed, color, sex), date and hour of
seizure, official identification of such dog (if any), the location
where seized, reason for seizure, and owner's name and address,
if known.
2. All citizen complaints regarding animals.
3. All dangerous or potentially dangerous animals and dog bite
incidents.
4. All appearance tickets issued, and summons or other process
issued pursuant to Section 1(a)(1)-(3) above and their
disposition.
5. Date, time, location, reason and manner in which the animal was
obtained.
6. Length of time the animal was placed in the Animal Shelter
facility.
7. Final disposition of animals, including number of animals
euthanized or adopted.
With respect to all other animals handled by the Shelter Operator, the Shelter Operator
shall maintain the above information on Reporting Forms of the Shelter Operator, and it
shall provide these forms to the Town Clerk on a monthly basis.