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Assembly Bill A3239

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes municipalities to set license fees for unspayed or unneutered dogs

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2013-A3239 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง110, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10223
2011-2012: A1327

2013-A3239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes municipalities to set license fees for unspayed or unneutered dogs.

2013-A3239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3239

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. RABBITT, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A.  JORDAN,  MONTESANO  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
  Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  author-
  izing  municipalities  to  set license fees for unspayed or unneutered
  dogs

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 110 of the agriculture and markets
law,  as added by section 5 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010,
is amended to read as follows:
  1. The license fee for dog licenses issued pursuant to subdivision one
of section one hundred nine of this article shall be determined  by  the
municipality  issuing  the  license[, provided that the total fee for an
unspayed or unneutered dog shall be at least five dollars more than  the
total  fee  for a spayed or neutered dog]. All revenue derived from such
fees shall be the sole property of the municipality setting the same and
shall be used only for controlling dogs and enforcing this  article  and
any  rule, regulation, or local law or ordinance adopted pursuant there-
to, including subsidizing the spaying  or  neutering  of  dogs  and  any
facility as authorized under section one hundred sixteen of this article
used  therefor,  and  subsidizing  public  humane  education programs in
responsible dog ownership.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05087-01-3

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