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Assembly Bill A9687A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Exempts police work dogs from confinement and observation periods

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2011-A9687 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6244
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2140, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A1287, S1993

2011-A9687 - Summary

Exempts certain police work dogs, that may bite an individual in the course of their official duty, from confinement and observation periods.

2011-A9687 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9687

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 23, 2012
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  exempting  police
  dogs from confinement and observation

  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
amended  by  chapter  510  of  the  laws  of 2011, 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.  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.  The  confinement  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 at the end of the ten day period that the animal is
healthy.  POLICE  WORK DOGS THAT MAY BITE AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE COURSE OF
THEIR OFFICIAL DUTY, SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO CONFINEMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13854-02-2

2011-A9687A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6244
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2140, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A1287, S1993

2011-A9687A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts certain police work dogs, that may bite an individual in the course of their official duty, from confinement and observation periods.

2011-A9687A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9687--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 23, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to exempting police
  dogs from confinement and observation

  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
amended by chapter 510 of the laws  of  2011,  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. 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. The confinement 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 at the end of the ten day period that the animal is
healthy. IF A POLICE WORK DOG BITES AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE COURSE OF THEIR
OFFICIAL DUTY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MAY APPLY FOR A WAIVER FROM CONFINE-
MENT FROM THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. IN ORDER TO  OBTAIN  A  WAIVER
THE  POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH AN
UPDATED RABIES VACCINATION RECORD.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13854-06-2

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