Caroline board deputizes Tompkins County Animal Control, approves two-year contract

Sep 28, 2026

The board authorized a Jan. 1, 2027–Dec. 31, 2028 animal-control services agreement with the SPCA of Tompkins County (doing business as Tompkins County Animal Control) and deputized the county as the town's dog-control agency.

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The Caroline Town Board approved a resolution authorizing the supervisor to sign an animal-control services agreement with the SPCA of Tompkins County, doing business as Tompkins County Animal Control, covering Jan. 1, 2027 through Dec. 31, 2028. The resolution deputizes Tompkins County Animal Control as the town's dog-control agency and directs that New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets be notified; it also authorizes access to the state's dog-license database.

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