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§ 115-6 BROOME COUNTY CHARTER AND CODE
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§ 115-6. Applicability.
In accordance with § 2145 of the Public Health Law of the State of New York, this Article
shall not apply to dogs owned by a nonresident while passing through any town, city or
village, nor to dogs brought into any town, city or village for a period not exceeding 15 days,
if entered in any exhibition at any dog show therein and if confined and in immediate charge
of the exhibitor, or to dogs actually confined to the premises of incorporated societies devoted
to the care or hospital treatment of lost, strayed or homeless animals, or confined to the
premises of public or private hospitals devoted to the treatment of sick animals, or confined
for the purposes of research to the premises of colleges or other educational or research
institutions, or to dogs actually confined to the premises of a person, firm or corporation
actually engaged in the business of breeding or raising dogs for profit and which is so
licensed as a Class A dealer under the Federal Laboratory Animal Welfare Act.
§ 115-7. Conduct of required vaccination.
In accordance with § 2145 of the Public Health Law of the State of New York, compulsory
antirabies vaccination of all dogs in Broome County which are six months of age or older
shall be required. Such vaccination shall be conducted under the direction of the Broome
County Health Department, and the cost thereof shall be a County charge to be paid in the
manner that other County expenses are paid; provided, however, that nothing contained herein
shall be construed to require the County to pay for any vaccination or vaccination services
rendered pursuant to any contract or agreement to which the County is not a party.
§ 115-8. Enforcement.
In accordance with § 109 of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York and
§ 2145 of the Public Health Law of the State of New York, this Article shall be enforced as
follows:
A. At the time of issuing any dog license as provided in § 109 of the Agriculture and
Markets Law, the Clerk or authorized Dog Control Officer shall require the applicant to
present a statement certified by a licensed veterinarian showing that the dog or dogs have
been vaccinated to prevent rabies or, in lieu thereof, a statement certified by a licensed
veterinarian that because of old age or other reason, the life of the dog or dogs would be
endangered by the administration of vaccine. The Clerk or authorized Dog Control
Officer shall make or cause to be made from such statement a record of such information
as may be required by the Commissioner of Health of the State of New York and shall
file such record with a copy of the license.
§ 115-9. Penalties for offenses.
Any owner of a dog willfully failing or refusing to submit his dog or dogs immediately for
vaccination upon request by a dog control officer, a peace officer acting pursuant to his
special duties, police officer or health officer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
subjected to a fine of not more than $25.
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