Assembly Bill A1593A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the rights to contract for the burial of cremains in pet cemeteries and requiring notice relating thereto

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A1593 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §750-vv, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8651
2015-2016: A413
2017-2018: A614
2019-2020: A2280
2021-2022: A5098

2013-A1593 - Summary

Relates to the rights to contract for the burial of cremains in pet cemeteries; requires notice relating thereto.

2013-A1593 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1593

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ABINANTI, PAULIN, GALEF, WEPRIN, JAFFEE, HOOPER
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred  to
  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law, in relation to the right to
  contract for the burial of pet remains and cremated remains

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

  Section  1.    Section 750-d of the general business law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. NO RULE OR REGULATION OF ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD  OR  AGENCY  OF  THE
STATE SHALL INTERFERE WITH THE RIGHT OF ANY PERSON OPERATING PURSUANT TO
THIS  ARTICLE TO CONTRACT WITH A PET OWNER FOR THE BURIAL OF PET REMAINS
AND CREMATED REMAINS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION  FORTY-TWO
HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03644-01-3

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A1593A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §750-vv, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8651
2015-2016: A413
2017-2018: A614
2019-2020: A2280
2021-2022: A5098

2013-A1593A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the rights to contract for the burial of cremains in pet cemeteries; requires notice relating thereto.

2013-A1593A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1593--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ABINANTI, PAULIN, GALEF, WEPRIN, JAFFEE, HOOPER,
  KATZ -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  TITONE  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recom-
  mitted  to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accord-
  ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  the  right  to
  contract  for  the  burial of cremains in pet cemeteries and requiring
  notice related thereto

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

  Section  1.    The  general  business  law  is amended by adding a new
section 750-vv to read as follows:
  S 750-VV. BURIAL OF CREMAINS; NOTICE REQUIRED. PET CEMETERY OWNERS AND
OPERATORS WHO ALLOW FOR THE BURIAL OF CREMAINS, AS DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVI-
SION  TWO  OF SECTION FORTY-TWO HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OF
PET OWNERS WITH THEIR PETS MAY CHARGE A REASONABLE FEE FOR  SUCH  BURIAL
AND  MUST  PROVIDE  NOTICE  TO  ANYONE  WHO  SEEKS TO BURY A PET OWNER'S
CREMAINS WITH THE PET OWNER'S PET  BEFORE  ANY  CONTRACT  IS  SIGNED  OR
CONSIDERATION IS PAID FOR SUCH BURIAL, WHICH NOTICE SHALL BE IN FOURTEEN
POINT  BOLD  TYPE AND STATE THE FOLLOWING: "THIS IS A PET CEMETERY UNDER
THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW (ARTICLE 35-C).  IT IS NOT A CEMETERY UNDER THE
NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW (ARTICLE 15). WHILE HUMAN CREMAINS MAY BE
BURIED IN A PET CEMETERY, SUCH CREMAINS ARE NOT COVERED BY  ANY  OF  THE
PROTECTIONS  PROVIDED  TO HUMAN CREMAINS UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPO-
RATION LAW."
  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.
                                                           LBD03644-03-4

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.