New York State Sending Out Notices/Fines to Dog Owners

People have been getting notices and / or fines because they do not do this in New York State. DO NOT overlook this if you are a dog owner; especially a new one.

Every dog in New York State needs to be registered per state law by a certain time. Each municipality regulated their dog laws; but this is one that is state mandated and some have gotten warnings if they are caught. Here are dog laws that you need to know and remember if you are in New York State per the New York State website:

• Every dog needs to be registered by the time the dog is 4 months old.
• You need to register within your town or village.
• It is mandatory.

Every dog that it in New York State needs an ID number.

• All dogs are assigned, as licensed, a municipal identification number and tag.
• This ID tag must always be affixed to that dog’s collar.
• Dogs must always be identified when off the owner’s premises.
• The municipality may exempt this requirement when the dog is participating in a dog show.

There is a New York State law on how it can cost you to register and it all depends if your day is neutered or spayed.

• The city, town or village sets the price on how much it is to register, but the law from New York requires some to be more.
• The fee for an unspayed or unneutered dog must be at least five dollars more than a spayed or neutered dog.