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Assembly Bill A9803A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the disposition of cats

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2015-A9803 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7464
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §374, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A6123, A9970, S177

2015-A9803 - Summary

Relates to the disposition of cats; allows shelters to put cats up for adoption immediately if they are found to be healthy by a veterinarian and do not have any collar, tags or microchip identifying their owners.

2015-A9803 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9803

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 11, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
  disposition of cats

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 374 of the agriculture and markets
law, as amended by chapter 449 of the laws of 2010, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  2.  In  the absence of such findings or certification, a duly incorpo-
rated humane society, a duly incorporated society for the prevention  of
cruelty  to  animals,  or  any  pound maintained by or under contract or
agreement with any county, city, town or village  may  after  five  days
make  available  for  adoption  or have humanely destroyed in accordance
with the provisions of this section [and subject  to  subdivisions  six,
eight  and  nine  of  section one hundred eighteen of this chapter], any
animal of which possession is taken as provided  for  in  the  preceding
section,  unless  the  same  is earlier redeemed by its owner; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, UPON AN EXAMINATION AND FINDING BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN THAT
A CAT IS HEALTHY AND SUCH CAT DOES NOT HAVE A COLLAR, TAGS OR  MICROCHIP
THAT  IDENTIFIES  ITS OWNER, SUCH CAT MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
IMMEDIATELY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14930-04-6

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2015-A9803A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7464
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §374, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A6123, A9970, S177

2015-A9803A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the disposition of cats; allows shelters to put cats up for adoption immediately if they are found to be healthy by a veterinarian and do not have any collar, tags or microchip identifying their owners.

2015-A9803A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9803--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 11, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
  disposition of cats

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 374 of the agriculture and markets
law, as amended by chapter 449 of the laws of 2010, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  2.  In  the absence of such findings or certification, a duly incorpo-
rated humane society, a duly incorporated society for the prevention  of
cruelty  to  animals,  or  any  pound maintained by or under contract or
agreement with any county, city, town or village  may  after  five  days
make  available  for  adoption  or have humanely destroyed in accordance
with the provisions of this section [and subject  to  subdivisions  six,
eight  and  nine  of  section one hundred eighteen of this chapter], any
animal of which possession is taken as provided  for  in  the  preceding
section,  unless  the  same  is earlier redeemed by its owner; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, UPON AN EXAMINATION AND FINDING BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN THAT
A CAT IS HEALTHY AND SUCH CAT DOES NOT HAVE A COLLAR, TAGS OR  MICROCHIP
THAT  IDENTIFIES  ITS OWNER, SUCH CAT MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
AFTER THREE DAYS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14930-05-6

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