New York § 114 - 114Pounds and shelters
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 114 — 114Pounds and shelters, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 114. 114Pounds and shelters
§ 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 shall establish and maintain, jointly or with one or more other municipalities, a pound or shelter.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 114 ("114Pounds and shelters") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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