Bill Text: NY A01418 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires improvement in shelter care for dogs; requires the prompt inspection of each dog following seizure; provides that potable non-frozen water shall be made accessible to each dog.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to agriculture [A01418 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A01418-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1418
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ROBERTS, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, PERRY -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to improv-
ing shelter care
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 117 of the agriculture and markets
2 law, as added by chapter 220 of the laws of 1978 and such section as
3 renumbered by section 12 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is
4 amended to read as follows:
5 3. [Each] FOR EACH dog seized in accordance with the provisions of
6 this article [shall be properly sheltered, fed and watered for the
7 redemption period as hereinafter provided], THE DOG CONTROL OFFICER OR
8 PEACE OFFICER, ACTING PURSUANT TO THEIR SPECIAL DUTIES, OR POLICE OFFI-
9 CER IN THE EMPLOY OF OR UNDER CONTRACT TO A MUNICIPALITY, OR ANY DULY
10 INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, DULY
11 INCORPORATED HUMANE SOCIETY, POUND OR SHELTER THAT IS OPERATED BY OR
12 UNDER CONTRACT TO A MUNICIPALITY AND IS TAKING POSSESSION OF SUCH DOG,
13 WHICHEVER HAS POSSESSION OF THE DOG SHALL:
14 (A) PROMPTLY INSPECT EACH DOG FOLLOWING ANY SEIZURE AND PROMPTLY
15 ENSURE DOGS ARE PROVIDED WITH CARE AND TREATMENT TO RELIEVE ANY PAIN AND
16 SUFFERING, INCLUDING NECESSARY IMMEDIATE VETERINARY CARE AND TREATMENT
17 AND PARASITE CONTROL, AND APPROPRIATE VACCINATIONS, AND
18 (B) DURING THE TIME THE DOG IS IN THE POSSESSION, CARE OR CONTROL OF
19 SUCH OFFICER, SOCIETY, POUND OR SHELTER, PROPERLY SHELTER AND FEED EACH
20 DOG, AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES POTABLE, NON-FROZEN WATER TO EACH
21 DOG.
22 S 2. Section 373 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
23 adding a new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 1-B. ANY OFFICER, AGENT OR SOCIETY AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
2 THIS SECTION OR POUND OR SHELTER OPERATED BY OR UNDER CONTRACT TO A
3 MUNICIPALITY THAT IS TAKING POSSESSION OF A LOST, STRAY OR HOMELESS
4 ANIMAL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER HAS POSSESSION OF
5 THE ANIMAL DURING THE APPLICABLE PERIOD, SHALL:
6 (A) PROMPTLY INSPECT EACH SUCH ANIMAL AFTER TAKING POSSESSION AND
7 PROMPTLY PROVIDE THE ANIMAL WITH CARE AND TREATMENT TO RELIEVE ANY PAIN
8 AND SUFFERING, INCLUDING NECESSARY IMMEDIATE VETERINARY CARE AND TREAT-
9 MENT AND PARASITE CONTROL, AND APPROPRIATE VACCINATIONS; AND
10 (B) DURING THE TIME THE ANIMAL IS IN THE POSSESSION, CARE OR CONTROL
11 OF SUCH OFFICER, SOCIETY, POUND OR SHELTER, PROPERLY SHELTER AND FEED
12 EACH ANIMAL, AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES POTABLE, NON-FROZEN WATER
13 TO EACH ANIMAL.
14 S 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
15 have become a law.
