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2022 New York Laws
AGM - Agriculture and Markets
Article 7 - Licensing, Identification and Control of Dogs
112 - Change of Ownership; Lost or Stolen Dog.

Universal Citation: NY Agric & Mkts L § 112 (2022)
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§  112.  Change of ownership; lost or stolen dog. 1. In the event of a
  change in the ownership of any dog which has been licensed  pursuant  to
  this  article  or in the address of the owner of record of any such dog,
  the owner of record shall, within ten days of such change, file with the
  municipality in which the dog is  licensed  a  written  report  of  such
  change.  Such  owner of record shall be liable for any violation of this
  article until such filing is made or until the dog is  licensed  in  the
  name of the new owner.

2. If any dog which has been licensed pursuant to this article is lost
  or  stolen,  the owner of record shall, within ten days of the discovery
  of such loss or theft file with the municipality in  which  the  dog  is
  licensed  a  written report of such loss or theft. In the case of a loss
  or theft, the owner of record of any such dog shall not  be  liable  for
  any violation of this article committed after such report is filed.

3.  In  the case of a dog's death, the owner of record shall so notify
  the municipality in which the dog is licensed either prior to renewal of
  licensure or upon  the  time  of  such  renewal  as  set  forth  by  the
  municipality in which the the dog is licensed.

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