Opn. No.

Hon. Richard Mandell Town Attorney, Warwick

This is in response to your letter of February 26, 1979, wherein you state that the Town Justice has requested that you ask for an opinion of the Attorney General as to "Whether a criminal complaint by a private citizen may be brought under a local Dog Control Ordinance which provides for criminal penalties as authorized by Section 126 of the Agriculture and Markets Law."

You also enclosed a copy of the Dog Control Ordinance of the Town of Warwick and the accusatory instrument entitled "INFORMATION CHARGING VIOLATION OF THE DOG CONTROL LAW OF THE TOWN…