N.Y. Lost and Strayed Animals 115/1894 § 8-a: No title

§ 8-a. (1) No person holding a permit issued pursuant to section

161.09 of the New York city health code or a license issued pursuant to

article 26-A of the agriculture and markets law shall sell or transfer

ownership of a dog in such city without first requiring the purchaser or

other new owner to submit an application for a dog license and to pay

all required fees, unless such purchaser or other new owner shall

execute and submit to such seller or transferor a written statement that

the dog to be purchased or transferred is to be harbored outside such

city. Such applications and written statements shall be on forms

furnished by the department of health and mental hygiene of such city

and shall, within ten days after execution by a purchaser or other new

owner, be forwarded by the seller or transferor to such department.

(2) Any seller or transferor processing an application pursuant to

subdivision one or three of this section shall, on or before the tenth

day of the month next succeeding the month in which collected, remit to

such department the amount of fees collected less ten percent of the

base fees set pursuant to subdivision three of section two of this act

for each application processed.

(3) The commissioner of health and mental hygiene of such city may

designate any other person or entity, including but not limited to a

person or entity who provides care, treatment, services, or merchandise

for animals, to process applications for dog licenses, collect fees, and

remit the amount of fees collected less ten percent of such base fee in

accordance with this section and otherwise consistent with the

provisions of this act.