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Packets containing the appropriate forms and paperwork for
Building Permit applications may be obtained at the Town Municipal
Building during the Town Clerk's published business hours.
Questions about the process may be directed to a Town Zoning
and Building representative from 4pm-5pm on Thursday afternoons
at the Town Municipal Building, or by calling 607-753-7118
during regular business hours.
Getting a marriage license
A couple who intends to be married in New York State must
apply in person for a marriage license to any town or city
clerk in the state. The application for a license must be
signed both by the bride and groom in the presence of the
town or city clerk. A representative cannot apply for the
license on behalf of the bride or groom. This applies even
if the representative has been given the Power of Attorney.
Notarized marriage license affidavits signed by the bride
or groom cannot be substituted for their personal appearance.
Is there a waiting period?
Yes. Although the marriage license is issued immediately,
the marriage ceremony may not take place within 24 hours from
the exact time that the license was issued.
When both applicants are 16 years of age or older, the 24-hour
waiting period may be waived by an order of a justice or the
Supreme Court or a judge of the County Court of the county
in which either the bride or groom resides. If either person
is under 16 years of age, the order must be from the Family
Court judge of the county in which the person under 16 years
of age resides.
How long is the license valid?
A marriage license is valid for 60 days, beginning the day
after it is issued.
How much does the license cost?
If the marriage license is issued by a town or city clerk
in New York State outside of New York City, it costs $25.
If it is issued by the City Clerk of the City of New York,
it costs $30. The fee in either case includes the issuance
of a Certificate of Marriage Registration. This certificate
is automatically sent by the issuing clerk to the applicants
within 15 days after the completed license is returned by
the officiant (person who performs the marriage ceremony).
It serves as notice that a record of the marriage is on file.
Couples who do not receive a Certificate of Marriage Registration
within four weeks of the wedding should contact the town or
city clerk who issued the license.
Is a premarital physical exam required?
No premarital examination or blood test is required to obtain
a marriage license in New York State.
Who can get married?
Age Requirements
If either applicant is If either applicant is under 14 years
of age, a marriage license cannot be issued.
14 or 15 year of age, such applicant(s) must present the
written consent of both parents and a justice of the Supreme
Court or a judge of the Family Court having jurisdiction over
the town or city in which the application is made.
- If either applicant is 16 or 17 years of age, such applicant
must present the written consent of both parents.
- If both applicants are 18 years of age or older, no consents
are required.
- One parent alone may consent to a minor's marriage if:
- the other parent has been missing for one year preceding
the application;
- the parents are divorced and the consenting parent
was given sole custody of the child when the divorce
decree was awarded;
- the other parent has been judged incompetent; or
- the other parent is deceased.
Parents, guardians or other people consenting to the marriage
of a minor must personally appear and acknowledge or execute
their consent before the town or city clerk or some other
authorized official. If the notarized affidavit is made before
an official outside of the State of New York, it must be accompanied
by a certificate of authentication when the consent is filed
in New York State
Proof of Age
A person may be required to submit documentary proof of
age in the form of a birth certificate, baptismal record,
passport, driver's license, life insurance policy, employment
certificate, school record, immigration record, naturalization
record or court record. No other type of proof, such as a
statement by parents, may be accepted.
Familial Restrictions
A marriage may not take place in New York State between
an ancestor and descendant, a brother and sister (full or
half blood), an uncle and niece or an aunt and nephew, regardless
of whether or not these persons are legitimate or illegitimate
offspring.
Previous Marriages
Information regarding previous marriages must be furnished
in the application for a marriage license. This includes whether
the former spouse or spouses are living, and whether the applicants
are divorced and, if so, when, where and against whom the
divorce or divorces were granted. A certified copy of the
Decree of Divorce or a Certificate of Dissolution of Marriage
may be required by the clerk issuing the marriage license.
Surname Options
Every person has the right to adopt any name by which he
or she wishes to be known simply by using that name consistently
and without intent to defraud.
A person's last name (surname) does not automatically change
upon marriage, and neither party to the marriage is required
to change his or her last name. The bride and groom need not
take the same last name.
One or both parties to a marriage may elect to change the
surname by which he or she wishes to be known after the marriage
by entering the new name in the appropriate space provided
on the marriage license. The new name must consist of one
of the following options:
- the surname of the other spouse;
- any former surname of either spouse;
- a name combining into a single surname all or a segment
of the pre-marriage surname or any former surname of each
spouse;
- a combination name separated by a hyphen, provided that
each part of such combination surname is the pre-marriage
surname, or any former surname, of each of the spouses.
The use of this option will provide a record of your change
of name. The marriage certificate, containing the new name,
if any, is proof that the use of the new name, or the retention
of the former name, is lawful. The local Social Security Administration
office should be contacted so that its records and your social
security identification card reflect the name change. There
is no charge for this service.
Whether you decide to use or not use this option at the
time of your marriage license application, you still have
the right to adopt a different name through usage at some
future date. However, your marriage license cannot be changed
to record a surname you decide to use after your marriage.
Where Can a Marriage Take Place?
A New York State marriage license may be used within New
York State only. Please note that if you go out of New York
State to be married, your New York State marriage license
will not be filed in New York State.
There is no particular form or ceremony required except
that the parties must state in the presence of an authorized
member of the clergy or public official and at least one other
witness that they take each other as husband and wife.
There is no minimum age for a witness. However, in selecting
a witness, choose at least one person who you feel would be
competent to testify in a court proceeding as to what he or
she witnessed.
To be valid, a marriage ceremony must be performed by any
of the individuals specified in Section 11 of the New York
State Domestic Relations Law. These include:
- the mayor of a city or village;
- the city clerk or one of the deputy city clerks of a city
of more than one million inhabitants;
- a marriage officer appointed by the town or village board
or the city common council;
- a justice or judge of the following courts: the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the U.S. District Courts
for the Northern, Southern, Eastern or Western Districts
of New York, the NYS Court of Appeals, the Appellate Division
of the NYS Supreme Court, the NYS Supreme Court, the Court
of Claims, the Family Court, a Surrogates' Court, the Civil
and Criminal Courts of New York City (including Housing
Judges of the Civil Court) and other courts of record;
- a village, town or county justice;
- a member of the clergy or minister who has been officially
ordained and granted authority to perform marriage ceremonies
from a governing church body in accordance with the rules
and regulations of the church body;
- a member of the clergy or minister who is not authorized
by a governing church body but who has been chosen by a
spiritual group to preside over their spiritual affairs;
- other officiants as specified by Section 11 of the Domestic
Relations Law.
The person performing the ceremony must be registered with
the City of New York in order to perform a ceremony within
the New York City limits. The officiant does not have to be
a resident of New York State.
Ship captains are not authorized to perform marriage ceremonies
in New York State.
Special Note: Rubella is a common childhood disease.
It is usually not serious to children who contract it themselves,
but can be a tragic crippler of unborn babies if transmitted
to pregnant women.
Rubella infection poses a grave threat to the unborn child,
especially during the first four months of pregnancy It can
lead to miscarriage, stillbirth or one or all of the tragic
defects such as deafness, blindness, crippling congenital
heart disease, mental retardation and muscular and bone defects.
In order to be immune to rubella, one must either receive
the rubella vaccine or actually have had the disease. To learn
whether you are susceptible to rubella, have your doctor give
you a blood test. Even more important is the availability
of a rubella vaccine which will prevent you from ever contracting
the disease.
In order to protect yourself, your family and your friends,
please take steps to prevent the tragic effects of rubella.
Contact your family doctor, health care provider, public health
facility or clinic for further information.
If you plan to use your married name at work, be sure to
have your name changed in Social Security records. This way,
you will get credit for all your earnings. It's easy and it's
absolutely free. Contact any Social Security office. Look
in the telephone book for the address and phone number. You
will need documentary evidence showing both your old name
and your new name.
Where do you get copies of records?
For copies of marriage licenses issued anywhere in New York
State except New York City, a certified copy of the marriage
record may be obtained from the office of the town or city
clerk who issued the license, or from the New York State Department
of Health. The fee is $10 if you obtain a certified copy from
the town or city clerk who issued the license. If applying
to the New York State Department of Health, the fee is $5.
For a certified copy, write to:
Vital Records Section
New York State Department of Health
Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0023
For marriage licenses issued in New York City, do not apply
to the New York State Department of Health. You must apply
to the borough office of the City Clerk of New York in the
borough where the license was issued. The fee is $15 per copy.
Write to the City Clerk of New York:
MANHATTAN: Municipal Building, New York, New York
10007
BRONX: 780 Grand Concourse, New York, New York 10457
BROOKLYN: Municipal Building, Brooklyn, New York 11202
QUEENS: 20-55 Queens Boulevard, Kew Gardens, Jamaica,
New York 11424
RICHMOND: Borough Hall, St. George, Staten Island,
New York, 10301
Dog License Article 7 relates to the licensing, identification,
and control of dogs and the animal population control program
in New York State and is administered by the New York State
Department of Agriculture and Markets. Dogs harbored in New
York City, however, must be licensed by the New York City
Dept. of Health. Local officials, generally animal control
officers or dog control officers, are responsible for enforcing
Article 7. Further information may be obtained by the New
York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division
of Animal Industry, 1 Winners Circle, Albany, NY 12235, 518-457-2728.
What dogs must be licensed?
Every dog owned or harbored in New York State for longer
than 30 days must be licensed. The only exemptions are:
dogs under six months of age not running at large dogs harbored
in New York City (these dogs must be licensed by the NYC Dept.
Health) if a non-resident brings a dog into New York State
for less than 30 days and the dog is licensed according to
the resident state's licensing laws dogs confined to the premises
of any public or private hospital, research institution or
a Class A Dealer with a certificate of exemption from the
Commissioner.
How to License Your Dog Apply for a dog license at
your local licensing agent. In the Town of Tully, this is
the Tully Town Clerk located in the Tully Municipal Building,
5833 Meetinghouse Rd. Office hours are Tuesday, 11am - 7pm,
and Wednesday & Thursday, 9am - 11am. For guide dogs, war
dogs, hearing dogs, police work dogs or service dogs, satisfactory
proof is required, such as a training certificate, etc., for
licenses.
In addition to the application, the owner will need: if
the dog is spayed or neutered, a certificate from a licensed
veterinarian or an affidavit from the owner showing that the
dog has been spayed or neutered, unless this proof is already
on file with the clerk. All dogs three months or older must
have proof of a rabies vaccination signed by a licensed veterinarian
or a certificate stating why the life of the dog would be
endangered by the vaccine.
License Fees
The statutory license fees are: $2.50 for spayed or neuetered
dogs $10.50 for unspayed or unneutered dogs. $3.00 of this
fee is used to fund the Animal Population Control Program.
NO FEE for Guide, War, Hearing, Police Work, or Service dogs.
In addition to the state fees, any licensing municipality
may impose a local license fee up to $10. Call the Town of
Tully Clerk, 696-4693, for information on the local Tully
fee. License Renewal Forms will be mailed directly to the
dog owner by the Dept. of Agriculture and Markets.
How to Change a License
To ensure the accuracy of license records, it is essential
that any change to the information on the license be provided
to the local licensing agent, who in turn will notify the
New York State Dept. of Agriculture and Markets so that records
can be updated. The owner must provide in writing any of the
following changes: dog ownership dog owner's address loss
or theft of the dog (and if the dog is found, its return)
death of a dog.
Distribution of Dog License Monies
Any local fees collected are kept by the licensing municipality
(Town of Tully) for dog control services and enforcement of
Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law. The state fee
is apportioned as follows: 53% is retained by the licensing
municipality for dog control and enforcement of Article 7
of the Agriculture and Markets law. 30% is sent to the county
to reimburse livestock animal owners for dog damage claims.
Any unused money is returned to the licensing municipalities
annually. 17% is forwarded to the NYS Department of Agriculture
and Markets to provide all dog license forms and identification
tags, send renewal applications, and maintain the centralized
database of dog licenses. From this 17% share, a $.10 fee
for each license issued is remitted to Cornell Veterinary
College for dog disease studies. All other fees, such as impoundment
fees and fines and/or penalties for violations, are retained
by the collecting municipality.
Local Dog Control Services
In the Town of Tully, the Dog Control Officer is Madeline
Despres, 696-8223. Every licensing town, city or village must
have a Dog Control Officer (DCO) and municipal shelter services.
The DCO and shelter service enforces both State and any local
dog laws and ordinances. Further, it is the DCO's responsibility
to pick up lost and stray dogs and humanely care for them
until they can be reunited with their owners. If your dog
is lost, or you find a lost dog, immediately contact your
local DCO or shelter. Owners should seek lost, unidentified
dogs at the municipal shelter. If a dog is lost but identified
with a NYS identification tag, the DCO will contact the NYS
Dept. of Agriculture and Markets to trace the dog tag to the
owner. The local dog control officer must institute action
for violations of both state and local laws. Fines or civil
penalties shall be up to $25 for the first offense, $50 for
the second, and $100 for the third and subsequent offenses.
If dogs injure or kill livestock, the local assessor should
be notified immediately. Do NOT destroy or bury the animals.
They must be available for examination so the assessor can
appraise the damage.
Rabies Vaccinations
Onondaga County has seen an increase in the incidence of
rabies over the past several years. Dog and cat owners should
have their pets vaccinated by their veterinarian, or at a
Rabies Vaccination Clinic sponsored by the Onondaga County
Health Department Animal Disease Prevention. For more information,
pick up a Vaccination Clinic Schedule at the Tully Municipal
Building, or call Animal Disease Prevention at 315-435-3165.
Do not try to feed wild animals that might have rabies. Do
not keep them as pets. Raccoons, skunks, foxes, bats, and
other wild animals may be infected with rabies and should
not be touched. Stay away from stray animals. Cats and dogs
that roam outdoors are more likely to be infected with rabies
and may bite you. Do not try to feed or pet them. Make sure
that your home and yard do not attract raccoons. Keep garbage
cans tightly convered. Do not leave pet food outdoors. Cap
chimneys and seal places where raccoons and other animals
can get in and hide. Have your pets vaccinated against rabies,
and keep the vaccination up-to-date. If your pet has been
in a fight with a wild or stray animal, wear gloves to handle
your pet, and call your veterinarian. If you are bitten or
scratched, wash the wound with lots of soap and water, and
call your doctor immediately. Report all animal bites to
the Animal Disease Control office of the Onondaga County Health
Department at 315-435-3165.
Sporting Licenses are administered by the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation, License Sales Office,
Room 151, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12233-4790, (518) 457-3521.
An annual Sporting License Application may be obtained
from the Tully Town Clerk at the Tully Municipal Building
(Tues. 11am - 7pm, Weds. & Thurs. 9am - 11am). Fees are higher
for non-NYS residents, and those claiming NYS legal residence
are required to provide proof that they have been residents
for more than 30 days (you may use a photocopy of your DMV
driver's license or DMV non-driver's ID card as acceptable
proof). The annual Sporting License Application is used to
apply for many different types of hunting and fishing licenses,
each of which has a different annual fee. The current Application
form lists all the available license types and the fees for
each. In addition to annual licenses.
Lifetime Sporting License applications are available
to New York State Residents. Mastercard or Visa Credit Cards
may be used to purchase lifetime licenses. Telephone 518-457-3521
for more information and to obtain current fees. Lifetime
licenses are available to residents of New York State who
have been residents for at least one year immediately prior
to application date. Applicants 16 years of age or older must
possess either a NYS DMV driver's license or a NYS DMV non-driver's
identification card. Lifetime licenses are effective immediately
upon validation. Appropriate tags, regulations guides, and
special applications (e.g., deer management permit applications)
will be mailed annually to lifetime licensee. Permanent backtags
will be issued and they should be carried separately from
lifetime licenses. Lifetime licensees are entitled to all
hunting and fishing privileges which apply to annual license
holders. They must still purchase separate privileges such
as turkey permits and deer management permits. Lifetime licenses
will remain valid for use in New York regardless of a change
in residency. After a change in residency, no additional lifetime
types may be purchased. Lifetime licenses are non-transferrable.
Refunds for lifetime license fees will not be made under any
conditions. Lifetime license fees may increase when annual
license fees increase and such increases will not affect sportsmen
who have previously purchased a lifetime license. Lost lifetime
licenses will be replaced for a $5.00 fee. (Please allow 3-4
weeks for processing). When a lifetime license is purchased
as a gift for a child, the lifetime license application must
be completed except for proof of sportsman education training.
The residence of a child is the residence of his/her parents
or legal guardians. A copy of the parents' or guardians' New
York State Department of Motor Vehicles driver's license and
one other proof of residence must be submitted for a child.
A gift certificate for the child will be sent to the purchaser.
When the child becomes of age and completes the required sportsman
education courses, he/she may complete a new application to
receive a permanent identification card. If the child chooses
not to hunt, he/she may receive a lifetime fishing license
in lieu of the lifetime sportsman license.
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