N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law Section 114
Pounds and shelters


1.

Each town and city, and each village in which licenses are issued shall, and any other village and any county may, establish and maintain a pound or shelter for dogs.

2.

In lieu of or in addition to establishing and maintaining such pound or shelter, any town or city, or any village in which licenses are issued shall, and any other village and any county may, contract for pound or shelter services with any other municipality or with any incorporated humane society or similar incorporated dog protective association, or with a public authority providing shelter services or its subsidiary that is wholly created for the sole purpose of providing such services, or shall establish and maintain, jointly or with one or more other municipalities, a pound or shelter.

Source: Section 114 — Pounds and shelters, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/AGM/114 (updated Aug. 19, 2022; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Aug. 19, 2022

§ 114’s source at nysenate​.gov

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