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Please contact Lancaster Dog Control Officers at 716- 220-5620. If an officer is not working, please leave a message and someone will get back to you. For matters needing immediate attention when a DCO is not working, please call the Lancaster Police Department at 683-2800.
You can download a copy of the application here. Dog licenses are issued at the Town Clerk’s office, located at Lancaster Town Hall, 21 Central Avenue. Make sure to bring this with you when licensing your dog.
The Town of Lancaster Dog Control Office is staffed by Town employees, who are hired to serve as Dog Control Officers, on a part-time basis. If you are unable to reach an officer at the Dog Control Office, please leave a message for matters that are not urgent. When a D.C.O. is not working, matters needing immediate attention must be referred to the Lancaster Police Department at 683-2800.
Restricted Areas 525 Pavement Road
YOU AND YOUR DOG
Everyone loves their dog, but there are Rules and Regulations that must be followed to ensure the safety of everyone in the Town of Lancaster.
First: If your dog is lost, the best way to get him back is to have his Dog Tag attached to his collar.
Second: If a dog is found by the Police or reported at large by anyone else, that dog will be picked up by a Dog Control Officer. Every dog must have a current Rabies Certificate and a valid Town Dog License.
Third: The Dog Control Officer must take the dog to the Town kennel until the paperwork is satisfied. Dog Control Officers follow procedures of New York State Agriculture Law. Anyone interfering in this procedure is subject to a Court Appearance to answer charges of obstructing this procedure.
Fourth: All dogs residing in the Town of Lancaster must be relicensed every year.
We care for our animals in the Town but more importantly, the protection of the residents from rabies transmission is of the upmost concern.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Town of Lancaster Dog Control
Dog Adoption
The Lancaster Dog Control Department has created a profile on Petfinder to aide in the adoption of dogs currently in our custody. The link is as follows:
https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/ny/lancaster/town-of-lancaster-dog-control-department-ny1616/