Nassau County Code Chapter 80 limits the number of dogs and cats kept on residential property and authorizes seizure when conditions endanger animals or create public-health nuisances enforceable by NCSPCA and NCDOH.
Chapter 80 of the Nassau County Administrative Code, together with New York Agriculture and Markets Law Article 26, prohibits keeping animals in cruel, unsanitary, or overcrowded conditions. Investigations are handled by the Nassau County SPCA, NCPD Animal Crimes Unit, and the Nassau County Department of Health. Confirmed hoarding triggers seizure, mandatory veterinary evaluation, and possession bans. Violators may also face misdemeanor cruelty charges under Ag and Markets Law section 353. Owners receiving warnings must reduce numbers and obtain a vet attestation before keeping additional animals.
Misdemeanor cruelty under Ag and Markets section 353, animal seizure with reimbursement of boarding, and county fines up to one thousand dollars per animal.
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