Section 124. Local laws or ordinances  


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  • 1. Any municipality may enact a local
      law  or  ordinance  upon the keeping or running at large of dogs and the
      seizure thereof, provided no municipality shall vary, modify, enlarge or
      restrict the provisions of  this  article  relating  to  identification,
      licensing, rabies vaccination and euthanization.
        2. Such local law or ordinance may:
        (a)  impose  penalties  for  violation  of  such  restrictions  to  be
      recovered in a civil action in the name of such municipality;
        (b) provide for enforcement by  fine  or  imprisonment  for  any  such
      violation; or
        (c) provide for the issuance pursuant to the criminal procedure law of
      an  appearance  ticket, or in lieu thereof, a uniform appearance ticket,
      or  in  lieu  thereof,  a  uniform  appearance  ticket  and   simplified
      information,  as  provided  in  section  one  hundred  fourteen  of this
      article, by any dog control officer, peace officer, acting  pursuant  to
      his  special  duties,  or  police  officer,  who  is  authorized  by any
      municipality to assist in the enforcement of this article for  any  such
      violation.