Do we have your dog?
Call Dog Control Officer Pamela Phillips 914-447-1006
or email the Town Clerk

Dog Control:

The Town's Dog Control is reponsible for enforcing the Town's Dog Control Law. The law requires that all dogs must be on a leash or under voice control when off the owner's property.

Dogs are prohibited from:

• Running at large

• Engaging in habitual loud howling, barking, crying or other conduct so as to disturb the comfort or repose of anyone other than the owner

• Chase, jump upon or otherwise harass anyone, habitually chase or run alongside or bark at motor vehicles

• Create a nuisance by defecating, urinating or digging on public property or private property other than that of its owner, or

• If a female dog, be off the owner's premises when in heat.

The Town's Zoning Ordinance restricts the number of dogs and cats per residence to 5 over six months of age.

New York State mandated changes to Dog Licenses

Effective January 15, 2006 New York State Law requires that a dog license may not be issued for a time period beyond the expiration date of a dog's rabies certificate.

Dog licenses issued on and after Monday, January 15, 2006 must not expire after the expiration of the dog's rabies certificate. If your dog is due for a rabies booster during the next year, you must have it boostered now in order to have a full year license. If you choose not to have your dog vaccinated now you will still need to pay the full fee and you will need to renew your dog licenses after it has been vaccinated.

Dog owners may choose to renew dog licenses for either a 1, 2 or 3 year period with the rabies certificate being the expiration date.

Pursuant to the New York Public Health Law, county public health authorities must offer free clinics at least every four months for the rabies vaccination of dogs, as well as for cats and domesticated ferrets.

Questions call the Town Clerk at 763-3511.

All dogs must be licensed in compliance with State and local laws. The licensing fees are:

1. Male, neutered, $2.50 + $5.00 local fee = $7.50

2. Female, spayed, $2.50 + $5.00 local fee = $7.50

3. Male, unneutered
   Under 4 months $7.50 + $5.00 local fee = $12.50
   4 months & over $7.50 + $5.00 local fee + $3.00 spay/neuter fee* = $15.50

4. Female, unspayed
   Under 4 months $7.50 + $5.00 local fee = $12.50
   4 months & over $7.50 + $5.00 local fee + $3.00 spray/neuter fee* = $15.50

5. Exemption
   No fee
   (Guide dog, war dog, police dog, work dog, hearing dog, service dog)

* This fee is used to fund a State project for the spaying and neutering of dogs adopted from animal shelters.

Anyone having a complaint about a dog may call at 763-0589 at all reasonable hours. If you wish, the Dog Control Officer will speak to the owner of the dog in question and advise them of the problem. If there are further violations, the Dog Control Officer will issue a ticket if she witnessed the violation. Otherwise, the person who witnessed the violation may file an Information and Complaint form with the local Justice Court and a ticket will be issued pursuant to that information.

Dogs found wandering at large are subject to seizure. To redeem a seized dog on a first-time impoundment the owner must pay impoundment ($25) and shelter fees ($20 per day) and present a current dog license. It may also be necessary to pay for bordatella vaccinations. For each subsequent impoundment, the fee is $30 for the second offense, $40 for the third offense. The Dog Control Officer may also issue a ticket for running at large. Penalties for violations range from $25 up to $200.

For your convenience the Dog Control Ordinance is available.

SPCA of Westchester
24/7 Hotline (914) 941-7797
Dedicated enforcement staff
To Strictly Enforce Animal Cruelty Laws

For your information: Feral Cats

Feral cats are considered part of the indigenous wildlife of this area.

The SPCA on North State Road in Briarcliff will take feral cats for spaying/neutering only and then they will be returned to the party bringing them in for return to the wild.

The charge for spaying is $50, neutering is $35. The cats will be examined, given a rabies shot and the ear will be notched to indicate that they are part of a feral colony.

Feral cat rescue groups:

PAWS 4 Love - Susan Haywood at 739-2038 or
Forgotten Felines at 428-7969

or call a wildlife removal specialist.

For your information: Coyotes

Link for data: http://www.nycoyote.org