Putnam County, NY Ordinances (2026)

Every electrical job in Putnam County must be filed as an electrical permit application with the County Office of Consumer Affairs before work starts. Where no specific code standard…

Putnam County pet stores, dealers, sellers and shelters must check the county's online Animal Cruelty Registry before every sale, adoption, exchange or transfer, and may not knowingly…

Putnam County bans skateboards, in-line skates and roller skates on the grounds of any county-owned facility, including steps, stairs, sidewalks, parking lots, railings, curbs and…

Putnam County has no red-light or speed camera program; its only automated traffic photo enforcement is Chapter 198, the School Bus Camera Demonstration Program, which fines vehicle…

Putnam County requires anyone buying and reselling secondhand gold, silver, gems, or other used articles to hold a Department of Consumer Affairs license. Applicants pay a $250 fee…

Since July 1, 2019, Putnam County has required a separate Health Department e-cigarette retail license, on top of any state tobacco registration, before a business can sell…

Putnam County does not require a permit for a garage, yard, or moving sale, but the county's secondhand dealer law only exempts sales that run 96 consecutive hours or less and happen…

Putnam County's Recycling Law requires every household, business, and institution to source-separate recyclables, with each of the six towns and three villages responsible for running…

Putnam County's littering law bans dumping filth, garbage, or rubbish on any property owned, leased, or rented by the county unless it goes into a container the county provides. First…

Putnam County's recycling law lists specific materials every resident and business must separate from trash: newspaper, corrugated paperboard, glass, plastic, and metal containers…

Putnam County requires recyclables to go out only at curbside or an approved dropoff area, and every licensed waste hauler that collects trash must also offer recyclables pickup and…