112 - Change of ownership; lost or stolen dog.
* § 112. Identification of dogs. 1. Each dog licensed pursuant to subdivision one of section one hundred nine of this article shall be assigned, at the time the dog is first licensed, a permanent official identification number. Such identification number shall be carried by the dog on an identification tag which shall be affixed to a collar on the dog at all times, provided that a dog participating in a dog show shall be exempt from this requirement during such participation. 2. The official identification number shall constitute the official identification of the dog to which it is assigned, regardless of changes of ownership, and the number shall not be reassigned to any other dog during the lifetime of the dog to which it is assigned. 3. At the time a dog is first licensed, one identification tag shall be furnished to the owner at no charge. Any replacement tag shall be obtained by the owner at his expense at a fee and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. 4. No tag carrying an official identification number shall be affixed to the collar of any dog other than the one to which that number has been assigned. 5. The holder of a purebred license may procure, at his expense, any number of tags imprinted with the same number as the purebred license. One such tag shall be affixed to the collar of each dog harbored pursuant to the purebred license at all times, provided that a dog participating in a dog show shall be exempt from this requirement during such participation. Such a tag shall be affixed only to the collar of a dog owned by the holder of the purebred license and harbored on his premises. 6. The shape, size and form of imprints on identification tags and purebred license tags shall be prescribed by the commissioner, and any tag bearing an imprint other than that prescribed shall not constitute valid identification for the purposes of this article. 7. The applicant for a license for any guide dog, service dog, hearing dog or detection dog may procure a special tag for identifying such dog. This special tag shall be in addition to the identification tag required by subdivision one of this section. The commissioner shall prescribe the shape, size, color, and form of imprint of the tag which shall be a different color and shape than the official identification tag. Upon application, the commissioner shall furnish such tags without payment of a fee. 8. Fees received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in an account within the miscellaneous special revenue fund. * NB Effective until January 1, 2011 * § 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 oflicensure or upon the time of such renewal as set forth by the municipality in which the the dog is licensed. * NB Effective January 1, 2011