Public health professionals work to assure that diseases carried by animals do not infect people. Activities include:
- Disease investigation
- Inspection of facilities that house animals
- Issuing of permits and response to complaints from residents regarding animal facilities to ensure compliance with the County Sanitary Code as well as that of the state.
Animal Facilities and Groomer application forms - please contact (914) 864-7359
All permit application fees are non-refundable.
- Application for Animal Facility Permit
- Mobile Groomer application supplement
- Notice to Preparers of Plans for Construction of an Animal Facility
Animal Diseases
- Chronic Wasting Disease (deer)
- Hantavirus (CDC)
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (CDC)
- Mpox Information (CDC)
- Rabies
- Tickborne Diseases
- West Nile Virus
Animal Rehabilitators
- Wildlife Rehabilitator registration form
- Nuisance Wildlife Trapper registration form
- Nuisance Wildlife Trapper and Rehabilitator Brochure
Animal Bite/Contact Forms (Rabies)
- Report of Bite/Scratch/Contact Form (fillable pdf) rev. 4/2022
Registries