N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 107: Application

§ 107. Application. 1. This article shall apply to all areas of the

state except any city having a population of over two million.

2. In the event that any dog owned by a resident of any city having a

population of over two million or by a non-resident of this state is

harbored within this state outside of any such city, the licensing

municipality in which such animal is harbored may exempt such dog from

the identification and licensing provisions of this article for a period

of thirty days provided such dog is licensed pursuant to the provisions

of law of the area of residence.

3. This article shall not apply to any dog confined to the premises of

any public or private hospital devoted solely to the treatment of sick

animals, or confined for the purposes of research to the premises of any

college or other educational or research institution.

4. This article shall not apply to any dog confined to the premises of

any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of breeding or

raising dogs for profit and licensed as a class A dealer under the

Federal Laboratory Animal Welfare Act.

5. Nothing contained in this article shall prevent a municipality from

adopting its own program for the control of dangerous dogs; provided,

however, that no such program shall be less stringent than this article,

and no such program shall regulate such dogs in a manner that is

specific as to breed. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one

of this section, this subdivision and sections one hundred twenty-three,

one hundred twenty-three-a and one hundred twenty-three-b of this

article shall apply to all municipalities including cities of two

million or more.

6. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit a

county from administering a dog licensing program for the municipalities

within its jurisdiction.