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Assembly Bill A7526

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring animal shelters to prepare annual reports on the number of animal intakes and dispositions and the types of animals

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2013-A7526 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง374-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A3906

2013-A7526 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring animal shelters to prepare annual reports on the number of animal intakes and dispositions and the types of animals.

2013-A7526 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7526

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KATZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  requir-
  ing  animal  shelters to prepare annual reports on the type and number
  of animal intakes and dispositions

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

  Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
section 374-a to read as follows:
  S 374-A. ANIMAL SHELTER ANNUAL REPORTS. 1. ALL ANIMAL SHELTERS  SHALL,
BY JANUARY FIRST OF EACH YEAR, PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT DISCLOSING:
  (A)  THE NUMBER OF ANIMAL INTAKES, AND TYPE OF ANIMALS, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO ANIMALS THAT WERE:
  (I) SURRENDERED BY OWNERS;
  (II) BROUGHT IN BY ANIMAL CONTROL, SPECIFIED BY JURISDICTION; AND
  (III) STRAYS TAKEN IN BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE OWNER;
  (B) THE NUMBER OF ANIMAL DISPOSITIONS, AND TYPE OF ANIMALS, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANIMALS THAT:
  (I) WERE ADOPTED;
  (II) WERE RELEASED TO OWNERS;
  (III) WERE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER FACILITIES, SPECIFIED BY FACILITY; AND
  (IV) DIED, SPECIFYING THE REASON FOR DEATH, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO NATURAL CAUSES OR EUTHANASIA, AND  SPECIFYING  THE  REASON  FOR  SUCH
EUTHANASIA.
  2. EACH ANIMAL SHELTER SHALL, PROVIDED SUCH ANIMAL SHELTER MAINTAINS A
WEBSITE,  POST  A NOTICE ON ITS WEBSITE THAT SUCH REPORT IS AVAILABLE TO
BE VIEWED BY THE PUBLIC AND SHALL MAINTAIN EACH ANNUAL REPORT FOR  THREE
YEARS.
  3.  EACH  ANIMAL  SHELTER  SHALL MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE PRINTED COPY OF
SUCH ANNUAL REPORT TO BE VIEWED BY THE PUBLIC ONSITE UPON REQUEST.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately;  provided,  however  that
animal  shelters  subject  to  this act shall have completed their first
annual report no later than January 1, 2016.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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