Chenango towns thrown to the dogs – or vice versa
NORWICH – Chenango County’s municipalities will be left on their own to adopt dog licensing laws and fee schedules after New York turns over the program at the end of the year.
A newly-formed association of town clerks previously requested county-level assistance to create an umbrella ordinance and fee schedule and also maintain a database of the canine population.
Upon the advice of lawmakers in committee, however, the association instead presented a resolution before the county board this month that would put local jurisdictions in charge. The measure also directed the Chenango County SPCA to license animals in the local municipality where they would eventually be harbored as well as turn over rabies certifications, proof of spray/neuter status and other pertinent information for licensure.
The resolution was not without objection. Town of Otselic Supervisor David J. Messineo voted against it, saying the move would result in 23 databases and create chaos between towns that might have different fee schedules and laws.
“Dog control is a constant headache. The county should help by maintaining a database; towns can pick up the rest. Twenty-three databases is chaos,” he said.
Coventry Supervisor John Phelan concurred: “We’ll have 23 town attorneys working on a dog law. What a waste of money.”
Finance Committee Chairman Lawrence Wilcox, R-Oxford, said it would be impossible for the county to adopt dog licensing law before the state hands over the matter after Jan. 1. “The idea was that towns could do it more easily,” he said.
A newly-formed association of town clerks previously requested county-level assistance to create an umbrella ordinance and fee schedule and also maintain a database of the canine population.
Upon the advice of lawmakers in committee, however, the association instead presented a resolution before the county board this month that would put local jurisdictions in charge. The measure also directed the Chenango County SPCA to license animals in the local municipality where they would eventually be harbored as well as turn over rabies certifications, proof of spray/neuter status and other pertinent information for licensure.
The resolution was not without objection. Town of Otselic Supervisor David J. Messineo voted against it, saying the move would result in 23 databases and create chaos between towns that might have different fee schedules and laws.
“Dog control is a constant headache. The county should help by maintaining a database; towns can pick up the rest. Twenty-three databases is chaos,” he said.
Coventry Supervisor John Phelan concurred: “We’ll have 23 town attorneys working on a dog law. What a waste of money.”
Finance Committee Chairman Lawrence Wilcox, R-Oxford, said it would be impossible for the county to adopt dog licensing law before the state hands over the matter after Jan. 1. “The idea was that towns could do it more easily,” he said.
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