Title LSA, Lost and Strayed Animals 115/1894

Section 1. The provisions of this act shall apply in the city of New\nYork.\n

§ 10. The department of health of any city having a population of over\ntwo million, in consultation with the American society for the\nprevention of cruelty to animals, shall prescribe standards for such\ncity for the humane treatment of animals impounded pursuant to this act\n…

§ 11. Any animal impounded pursuant to this act which is unclaimed may\nbe delivered to an individual eighteen years of age or older for the\npurpose of harboring such animal as a companion animal.\n

§ 12. No animal impounded pursuant to this act or in the care, custody\nor control of an animal shelter or other facility for lost, strayed and\nhomeless animals shall be sold, transferred or otherwise made available\nto any person for the purpose of research, experimentation, t…

§ 13. (1) An exemption from the dog licensing requirements of this act\nshall be provided for the following persons, organizations, and\nbusinesses:\n (a) individuals who are non-residents of such city, or who are\ntemporarily residing in such city for a period not to exceed thi…

§ 14. The thirtieth subdivision of section eighty-six of chapter four\nhundred and ten of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-two, entitled\n"An act to consolidate into one act and to declare the special and local\nlaws affecting public interests in the city of New York," an…

§ 15. This act shall take effect immediately.\n

§ 2. (1) Every person who owns or harbors one or more dogs within the\ncorporate limits of such city, shall procure a license for each dog as\nprovided in this act. In applying for such license to be issued or\nrenewed, the applicant shall provide in writing the name, sex, breed…

* § 2-a. Any person who was required to but failed to obtain a license\nor renewal thereof on or before the date prescribed by section two of\nthis act or within ten days thereafter, shall pay, in addition to the\nfee prescribed by this act for such license or renewal, a late\nr…

§ 3. (1) Any person who is required to obtain or renew a dog license\npursuant to this act but fails to do so may be issued a notice of\nviolation, returnable to the environmental control board or health\ntribunal of the office of administrative trials and hearings of the city\n…

* § 3-a. In addition to the fee charged pursuant to sections one and\ntwo of this chapter, any person applying for a dog license shall pay a\nfee of three dollars, or such greater amount as determined by the city\ncouncil or the board of health in the code of such city, for any …

§ 4. (1) With each license issued or renewed under this act, the\ndepartment of health and mental hygiene of such city shall supply the\napplicant with a certificate of license or renewal stating the name and\naddress of the owner of the dog and the number of such license or\nre…

§ 5. Dogs not licensed pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be\nseized, and if not redeemed within forty-eight hours, may be destroyed\nor otherwise disposed of, as hereinafter provided.\n

§ 6. It is further provided that any cat found within the corporate\nlimits of any such city without a collar about its neck bearing the name\nand residence of the owner stamped thereon, may be seized and disposed\nof in like manner, as prescribed above for dogs.\n

§ 7. Any person claiming a dog or cat seized under the provisions of\nthis act, and proving ownership thereof, shall be entitled to resume\npossession of the animal on payment of the sum of three dollars.\n

§ 8. The department of health and mental hygiene of such city is\nhereby empowered and authorized to carry out the provisions of this act,\nand such department is further authorized to issue and renew licenses,\nand to collect the fees set forth in this act or otherwise establis…

§ 8-a. (1) No person holding a permit issued pursuant to section\n161.09 of the New York city health code or a license issued pursuant to\narticle 26-A of the agriculture and markets law shall sell or transfer\nownership of a dog in such city without first requiring the purchase…

* § 8-b. No person holding a permit issued pursuant to section 161.09\nof the New York city health code shall sell a dog without first\nrequiring the purchaser to submit an application for a dog license and\nto pay all required fees, unless such purchaser shall execute and submi…

* § 8-c. Notwithstanding the provisions of section eight of this act,\nthe power to issue licenses and renewals and to collect fees therefor,\nto maintain a shelter or other facility for lost, strayed and homeless\nanimals in each borough and otherwise to carry out the provision…

§ 9. Any person or persons, who shall hinder or molest or interfere\nwith any officer or agent of the department of health and mental hygiene\nof such city in the performance of any duty enjoined by this act, or who\nshall use a license tag on a dog for which it was not issued, …