Reminders from your Dog Control Officer

• *If your dog is missing, or if you find a dog roaming, call the Dog Control Officer.
• *All dogs must be licensed through the Town Clerk's office.  When renewing your dog license, rabies information must be provided to the Town Clerk to be kept on file.  if the rabies information is not updated, licenses cannot be given or renewed.   If you do not have a copy, you may send along the original copy of the current rabies information, and it will be copied and returned to you with your license. 
• The cost of dog licenses is $14 if your dog is not spayed/neutered, and $6 if it is.
• * Keep a tag on your dog with your name and address and phone number so that in the event your dog becomes lost, and we find him/her, we can notify you. If we find a dog with no identification, we have to take the dog to Animal Safe Home & Rehab LLC, 298 Ferguson Rd, Cossayuna, NY 12823.  The town pick up fee is $35.00 and for first impoundment of any dog owned by that person $15 per day Monday-Friday 8 a.m - 5 p.m, $25 per day Monday- Friday, after hours. $30 per day Weekends and State Holidays. Second impoundment fo any dog owned by person $60 fee plus cost of sheltering as stated. Third and subsequent impoundment of any dog owned by that person $200 fee plus cost of sheltering as stated.  
• *Check the Dog Ordinance of the Town of Schaghticoke on the Zoning portion of this Website for our Dog Law regulations.