Dog Control Officer
Derrick Giese
This department ensures that dogs are contained on their owner’s property or on a leash. (Refer to the Town’s Leash Law via the Town Clerk’s office).
Responds to calls for lost (i.e. roaming unattended), barking dogs or abandoned dogs.
Ensures all dogs are licensed/vaccinated against rabies and are wearing the mandatory tags.
24 HOUR ANIMAL ABUSE HOTLINE
TO REPORT ANIMAL CRUELTY CALL 845.520.6915
PUTNAM COUNTY SPCA HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
We respond to calls 24/7 from residents to enforce New York State animal cruelty statutes. Our officers conduct investigations, make arrests, and work with all law enforcement agencies. Call if you suspect any animal cruelty. All calls confidential.
CAN LOCAL TV HELP FIND YOUR DOG OR CAT?
If you are a resident of the Town of PUTNAM VALLEY, contact Kelvin Guevara at (845) 743-5260 or email channel20@putnamvalley.gov and send a PICTURE OF YOUR PET with their name and any additional information that would be helpful. It will be put on the Channel 20 TV Bulletin. Maybe your neighbors can help find your lost pet.
Visit www.spcaputnam.org for additional info and resources.
*The law requires that a dog license may not be issued for a time period extending beyond the expiration date of a dog’s rabies certificate.
Dog licenses issued on and after January 15, 2006, must NOT expire after the expiration date of the dog’s rabies certificate. In order to receive a full year license, a dog that is due for a rabies vaccination booster within the next license year would need to be immunized prior to license renewal.
This change affected all dogs licensed in New York State, except those licensed in New York City, which has a separate dog licensing law.
Pursuant to the New York Public Health Law, county public health authorities must offer free clinics every four months for the rabies vaccination of dogs, as well as for cats and domesticated ferrets.
For more information regarding the changes to the dog licensing program in Putnam Valley, please call the Putnam Valley Town Clerk’s office at (845) 526-3280.
Adoptable Dogs
DOG SEARCHERS:
CALL (845) 531-7915
to speak to Derrick Giese
Dog Control Officer
DOGS UP FOR ADOPTION:
None at this time.
Contact Us
PUTNAM COUNTY SPCA DOG CONTROL DIVISION
24/7 Direct Line (Loose dogs, barking dogs, lost dogs)
Phone: 845.531.7915
Dog Control Officer on call
