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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDog Seizure and Disposition Report 2014Rev Mar2014 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.