There is a noise ordinance in the Town of Oyster Bay that says that it is a violation to own, possess or harbor any animal which “for a long continuous and frequent duration in excess of 30 minutes, howls, barks, meows, squawks or makes other sounds which create noise disruption across a residential real property boundary or within a noise-sensitive zone.”

New York’s pet sale law provides three remedies for persons who purchase a sick dog or cat from a pet dealer--- return of the animal for a refund, exchange of the animal for an animal of equal value (in both these instances, the consumer is entitled to veterinary costs directly related to the veterinarian’s certification that the animal is unfit for purchase), or reimbursement for veterinary costs to attempt to cure the animal, in an amount not to exceed the purchase price of the animal. These rights are subject to the consumer getting a certification from a veterinarian within 14 business days following the purchase of the dog or cat that the animal was unfit for sale and providing this certification to the pet dealer within 3 business days following receipt by the consumer of the certification. One can also have rights to reimbursement (and not necessarily limited to the amounts specified in the pets sale law) under the Uniform Commercial Code, which pertains to the sale of goods (including animals) by merchants (persons normally engaged in the business) when the goods purchased were unmerchantable (basically unfit for sale). In New York, the Attorney General’s Office takes complaints for alleged violations of the pet sale law (www.ag.ny.gov). Click on consumer frauds. You can also sue in Small Claims Court. Most importantly, I hope the puppy does well.