2006 New York Code - Pounds And Shelters.

 
    § 115. 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 shall establish and maintain, jointly  or  with  one  or
  more other municipalities, a pound or shelter.