N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 113: Dog control officers

§ 113. Dog control officers. 1. Each town and city, and each village

in which licenses are issued, shall appoint, and any other village and

any county may appoint, one or more dog control officers for the purpose

of assisting, within the appointing municipality, with the control of

dogs and the enforcement of this article.

2. In lieu of or in addition to the appointment of a dog control

officer or officers, any town or city, or any village in which licenses

are issued shall, and any other village and any county may, contract for

dog control officer services with any other municipality or with any

incorporated humane society or similar incorporated dog protective

association, or shall appoint, jointly with one or more other

municipalities, one or more dog control officers having jurisdiction in

each of the cooperating municipalities.

3. Every dog control officer shall have the power to issue an

appearance ticket pursuant to section 150.20 of the criminal procedure

law, to serve a summons and to serve and execute any other order or

process in the execution of the provisions of this article. In addition,

any dog control officer or any peace officer, when acting pursuant to

his special duties, or police officer, who is authorized by a

municipality to assist in the enforcement of this article may serve any

process, including an appearance ticket, a uniform appearance ticket and

a uniform appearance ticket and simplified information, related to any

proceeding, whether criminal or civil in nature undertaken in accord

with the provisions of this article or any local law or ordinance

promulgated pursuant thereto.

4. Every dog control officer, peace officer, when acting pursuant to

his special duties or police officer shall promptly make and maintain a

complete record of any seizure and subsequent disposition of any dog.

Such record shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the

dog, the date and hour of seizure, the official identification number of

such dog, if any, the location where seized, the reason for seizure, and

the owner's name and address, if known.

5. Every dog control officer shall file and maintain such records for

not less than three years following the creation of such record, and

shall make such reports available to the commissioner upon request.

6. The governing body of any municipality in which licenses are

issued, may, either individually or in cooperation with other municipal

entities, require its dog control officer or animal control officer or

any other authorized agent to ascertain and list the names of all

persons in the municipality owning or harboring dogs, or in lieu

thereof, such municipality may contract to have the same done.