Title LSA, Lost and Strayed Animals 115/1894

Section 1. The provisions of this act shall apply in the city of New York.

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

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

§ 12. No animal impounded pursuant to this act or in the care, custody or control of an animal shelter or other facility for lost, strayed and homeless animals shall be sold, transferred or otherwise made available to any person for the purpose of research, experimentation, test…

§ 13. (1) An exemption from the dog licensing requirements of this act shall be provided for the following persons, organizations, and businesses: (a) individuals who are non-residents of such city, or who are temporarily residing in such city for a period not to exceed thirty d…

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

§ 15. This act shall take effect immediately.

§ 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…

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

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

§ 5. Dogs not licensed pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be seized, and if not redeemed within forty-eight hours, may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of, as hereinafter provided.

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

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

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

§ 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 o…

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