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Assembly Bill A8925

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the seizure and confinement of animals in connection with the prevention of rabies

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2009-A8925 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5192
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2140, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3338, S4566

2009-A8925 - Summary

Relates to authorizing the seizure and confinement of animals in connection with the prevention of rabies.

2009-A8925 - Sponsor Memo

2009-A8925 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8925

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 16, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  authorizing  the
  seizure  and  confinement of animals in connection with the prevention
  of rabies

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 7 of section 2140 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 180 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  7. "Confinement and observation" refers to the conditions under  which
apparently  healthy dogs, cats, domesticated ferrets, and domestic live-
stock, which are not exhibiting symptoms of rabies, must  be  maintained
TO  DETERMINE  RABIES STATUS if such an animal has potentially exposed a
person to rabies, and the owner wishes to avoid euthanizing and  testing
the  animal.  [The] IF THE COUNTY HEALTH AUTHORITY DOES NOT APPROVE HOME
CONFINEMENT, THE ten day confinement and observation  period  must  take
place,  at owner's expense, at an appropriate facility such as an animal
shelter, veterinarian's office,  kennel  or  farm  [for  an  animal  not
actively immunized against rabies at the time of the bite. County health
departments  may  allow  home  confinements  and observation for animals
actively immunized. Confinement and observation includes]. THE  CONFINE-
MENT  MUST INCLUDE PROVISIONS TO PREVENT ESCAPE OF THE ANIMAL DURING THE
CONFINEMENT PERIOD AND  TO  MINIMIZE  CONTACTS  WITH  HUMANS  AND  OTHER
ANIMALS, AS WELL AS verification by the county health authority or their
designee  both  during  and  at  the  end of the ten day period that the
animal cannot [or] AND has not escaped and has remained healthy.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after  it  shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11633-01-9

2009-A8925A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5192
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2140, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3338, S4566

2009-A8925A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing the seizure and confinement of animals in connection with the prevention of rabies.

2009-A8925A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 8925--A
                                                        Cal. No. 656

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 16, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health -- reported from committee, advanced  to  a  third
  reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place on the
  order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  authorizing  the
  seizure  and  confinement of animals in connection with the prevention
  of rabies

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 7 of section 2140 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 180 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  7. "Confinement and observation" refers to the conditions under  which
apparently  healthy dogs, cats, domesticated ferrets, and domestic live-
stock, which are not exhibiting symptoms of rabies, must  be  maintained
TO  DETERMINE  RABIES STATUS if such an animal has potentially exposed a
person to rabies, and the owner wishes to avoid euthanizing and  testing
the  animal.  [The] IF THE COUNTY HEALTH AUTHORITY DOES NOT APPROVE HOME
CONFINEMENT, THE ten day confinement and observation  period  must  take
place,  at owner's expense, at an appropriate facility such as an animal
shelter, veterinarian's office,  kennel  or  farm  [for  an  animal  not
actively immunized against rabies at the time of the bite. County health
departments  may  allow  home  confinements  and observation for animals
actively immunized. Confinement and observation includes]. THE  CONFINE-
MENT  MUST INCLUDE (I) PROVISIONS TO PREVENT ESCAPE OF THE ANIMAL DURING
THE CONFINEMENT PERIOD AND (II) REQUIREMENTS THAT THE OWNER  NOTIFY  THE
PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY IMMEDIATELY IF THE ANIMAL BECOMES ILL AT ANYTIME
DURING CONFINEMENT, AND (III) verification by the county health authori-
ty  or their designee [both during and] at the end of the ten day period
that the animal [cannot or has not escaped and has remained] IS healthy.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after  it  shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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