WHAT DOGS MUST BE LICENSED?: Per Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law

EVERY DOG owned or harbored in New York State for longer than 30 days must be licensed. The following are the only exemptions:

• Dogs under four months of age.
• Dogs harbored in NYC – these dogs must be licensed by the NYC Department of Health)
• If a non-resident brings a dog into New York State for less than 30 days and the dog is licensed according to the resident state’s licensing laws
• Dogs confined to the premises of any public or private hospital, research institution or a Class A Dealer with a certificate of exemption from the Commissioner.

• Apply for a dog license at your local licensing agent. If you live in the Town of Kendall limits please apply at the Kendall Town Clerk’s office at 1873 Kendall Road, Kendall, NY 14476.
• For guide dogs, war dogs, hearing dogs, police work dogs or service dogs, satisfactory proof is required, such as a training certificate, etc. for licenses.
• THE OWNER WILL NEED:

1. If the dog is spayed or neutered – a certificate from a licensed veterinarian or an affidavit from the owner showing that the dog has been spayed or neutered, unless this proof is already on file with the clerk.’
2. All dogs three months or older must have proof of a rabies vaccination signed by a licensed veterinarian or a certificate stating why the life of the dog would be endangered by the vaccine.

After the application and appropriate certifications are filed and the license fee had been paid, the license will be validated for one year. Each dog is assigned a permanent official identification (ID) number and issued a metal ID tag which is to be attached to the dog’s collar. NO REFUND WILL BE MADE AFTER A LICENSE HAS BEEN VALIDATED. This assigned ID number is valid for the life of your dog.

• To be eligible for a purebred license, all dogs must be purebred and registered by a recognized association (or in the case of any dog less than six months, eligible for registration). The applicant must own and harbor the listed dogs on the described premises. A purebred license is in lieu of or in addition to the individual dog licenses required by subdivision on o f section 109 of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
• Application must be made to the Kendall Town Clerk should you harbor such dogs within Kendall Town Limits.
• Completed and signed application, together with proof of rabies vaccination, for all dogs three months and over and the fee (see License Fees J ) must be presented to the Kendall Town Clerk.
• The purebred license number assigned will be reserved for the sole use of the named owner.
• The owner may procure, at his expense, from the Kendall Town Clerk any number of tags imprinted with the same number as the purebred license. One such tag must be affixed to the collar of each dog harbored pursuant to the license at all times provided that a dog participating in a dog show shall be exempt from this requirement assuring such participation.
• A purebred license is not transferable and once issued, no refund may be made.
• Upon change of ownership of any dog licensed under a purebred license, such dog must be licensed individually by the new owner, except when the new owner holds a valid purebred license.
• Licenses is renewable annually prior to expiration date.

LICENSE FEES:

In the Town of Kendall

Spayed or Neutered Dog - $6.00
Unspayed or Unneutered Dog - $15.00*

(*$3.00 of this fee is used to fund the Animal Population Control Program)

For Guide, War, Hearing, Police Work or Service dogs: NO FEE

Purebred:
(Statutory fee)
à $25.00 – NO more than 10 dogs
à $50.00 – 11 – 25 dogs
à $100.00 More than 25 dogs

Plus:
Local Fees: - (Per Local Law #3 – 1990 of the Town of Kendall)
à $5.00 – No more than 10 dogs
à $10.00 – 11 – 25 dogs
à $15.00 – More than 25 dogs

Plus:
à $3.00 for each unspayed/unneutered dog over the age of 6 months.

• Forms will be mailed directly to the dog owner by the Department of Agriculture and Markets.
• If fail to receive renewal forms: Please contact the Kendall Town Clerk and a renewal license can be issued. You can visit or mail in your required documentation and payment to the Kendall Town Clerk then the Clerk’s office would be glad to mail renewal license to you.

• Replacement tags can be ordered through the Kendall Town Clerk. You may visit the office or mail in your fee with the license number and quantity you wish to replace.
• Cost for replacement: $1.50 per license tag.
• Replacement tags will be mailed directly to your home address within eight weeks.

To ensure the accuracy of license records, it is essential that any change to the information on the license be provided to the Kendall Town Clerk who in turn will notify NYS Agriculture and Markets so that records can be updated. The owner must provide in writing any of the following changes:

• Dog ownership
• Dog owner’s address
• Loss or theft of the dog (if the dog is found, its return) and
• Death of a dog.

You may provide these changes to the Kendall Town Clerk by calling 659-8721 or sending notice to Clerk in the mail or placing it in the drop box just to the left of the Front Main Entrance of the Kendall Town Hall.

You may also want to contact the Kendall Town Clerk should anyone call with lost or found information.

If a dog is lost but identified with a NYS identification tag, the Animal Control officer will contact the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets or Local Town Clerk’s office to trace the dog tag to the owner.

DOGS INJURE LIVESTOCK:

If dogs injure or kill livestock, the local assessor should be notified immediately. DO NOT DESTROY or bury the animals. They must be available for examination so the assessor can appraise the damage.

The Town of Kendall contracts with the Orleans County Legislature to have Dog Control and Shelter Services with the Orleans County Sheriffs Department’s Animal Control Officer. You can contact Kathy Smith, Orleans County Animal Control Officer through the Sheriffs Dispatch number – 589-5527.

The Town of Kendall also has an appointed Animal Control Officer to conduct Dog Censuses in the Town. James Baker is our Dog Enumerator. The Town of Kendall completed a thorough dog census in 1999. Again this year Jim Baker will be going door-to-door in various areas of Kendall checking on licensed and unlicensed dogs. Should a dog owner fail to license their dog as directed by Mr. Baker, court action WILL occur.

Web sites of interest:

NYS Animal Population Control Program