Assembly Bill A10615B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for more frequent inspections of pet dealers which have been charged with or convicted of violations relating to cats and dogs

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A10615 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6634
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §405, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S302

2015-A10615 - Summary

Provides for more frequent inspections of pet dealers which have been charged with or convicted of violations relating to cats and dogs.

2015-A10615 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10615

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 8, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Paulin) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to  amend  the  agriculture  and  markets  law,  in  relation  to
  inspection of pet dealers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 405 of the agriculture and markets
law, as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read  as
follows:
  1.  (A)  The  commissioner or his or her authorized agents shall, at a
minimum, make yearly inspections of pet dealers'  facilities  to  ensure
compliance  with  the provisions of this article and with the provisions
of article thirty-five-D of the general business law, except  for  those
pet dealers who engage in the sale of less than twenty-five animals in a
year, in which case inspections shall be made whenever in the discretion
of  the  commissioner  or  his  or  her  authorized  agents, a complaint
warrants such investigation.
  (B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IMMEDIATELY OR AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, UPON
THE  FILING  OF  ANY  CHARGE  OF  VIOLATING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  ARTICLE
TWENTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER OR SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF  THIS  ARTICLE
AGAINST  A  PET DEALER, CAUSE AN INSPECTION TO BE MADE OF ALL FACILITIES
OWNED BY SUCH PET DEALER, INCLUDING ANY FACILITIES FOR THE  RETAIL  SALE
OF  ANIMALS. THEREAFTER, AN INSPECTION THEREOF SHALL BE CONDUCTED AT THE
PET DEALER'S FACILITIES ONCE BIMONTHLY UNTIL THERE IS A  FINAL  DISPOSI-
TION  ON SUCH CHARGES. AFTER A FINAL DISPOSITION IN WHICH THE PET DEALER
IS FOUND GUILTY OF ANY CHARGE, SUCH PET  DEALER'S  FACILITIES  SHALL  BE
INSPECTED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13808-03-6

2015-A10615A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6634
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §405, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S302

2015-A10615A - Summary

Provides for more frequent inspections of pet dealers which have been charged with or convicted of violations relating to cats and dogs.

2015-A10615A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                10615--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 8, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Paulin) --
  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
  inspection of pet dealers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 405 of the agriculture and markets
law,  as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. (A) The commissioner or his or her authorized agents  shall,  at  a
minimum,  make  yearly  inspections of pet dealers' facilities to ensure
compliance with the provisions of this article and with  the  provisions
of  article  thirty-five-D of the general business law, except for those
pet dealers who engage in the sale of less than twenty-five animals in a
year, in which case inspections shall be made whenever in the discretion
of the commissioner  or  his  or  her  authorized  agents,  a  complaint
warrants such investigation.
  (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IMMEDIATELY OR AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, UPON
THE  FILING  OF  ANY  CHARGE  OF  VIOLATING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  ARTICLE
TWENTY-SIX  OF  THIS CHAPTER OR SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE
AGAINST A PET DEALER, CAUSE AN INSPECTION TO BE MADE OF  ALL  FACILITIES
OWNED  BY  SUCH PET DEALER, INCLUDING ANY FACILITIES FOR THE RETAIL SALE
OF ANIMALS. THEREAFTER, AN INSPECTION THEREOF SHALL BE CONDUCTED AT  THE
PET  DEALER'S  FACILITIES  ONCE  EVERY TWO MONTHS UNTIL THERE IS A FINAL
DISPOSITION ON SUCH CHARGES. AFTER A FINAL DISPOSITION IN WHICH THE  PET
DEALER IS FOUND GUILTY OF ANY CHARGE, SUCH PET DEALER'S FACILITIES SHALL
BE INSPECTED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13808-05-6

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2015-A10615B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6634
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §405, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S302

2015-A10615B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for more frequent inspections of pet dealers which have been charged with or convicted of violations relating to cats and dogs.

2015-A10615B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                10615--B

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 8, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Paulin) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on  Agriculture  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said  committee  -- again reported from said committee with amend-
  ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to  amend  the  agriculture  and  markets  law,  in  relation  to
  inspection of pet dealers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 405 of the agriculture and markets
law, as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read  as
follows:
  1.  (A)  The  commissioner or his or her authorized agents shall, at a
minimum, make yearly inspections of pet dealers'  facilities  to  ensure
compliance  with  the provisions of this article and with the provisions
of article thirty-five-D of the general business law, except  for  those
pet dealers who engage in the sale of less than twenty-five animals in a
year, in which case inspections shall be made whenever in the discretion
of  the  commissioner  or  his  or  her  authorized  agents, a complaint
warrants such investigation.
  (B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IMMEDIATELY OR AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, UPON
THE FILING, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE AN AFFIDAVIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT ATTEST-
ING  TO  THE  BELIEF  THAT  VIOLATIONS  HAVE BEEN MADE, OF ANY CHARGE OF
VIOLATING ANY PROVISION OF ARTICLE TWENTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER OR SECTION
FOUR HUNDRED ONE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  AGAINST  A  PET  DEALER,  CAUSE  AN
INSPECTION  TO  BE  MADE  OF SUCH PET DEALER'S FACILITIES, INCLUDING ANY
FACILITIES FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF  ANIMALS.  THEREAFTER,  AN  INSPECTION
THEREOF SHALL BE CONDUCTED AT THE PET DEALER'S FACILITIES ONCE EVERY TWO
MONTHS  UNTIL  THERE  IS  A  FINAL DISPOSITION ON SUCH CHARGES.  AFTER A
FINAL DISPOSITION IN WHICH THE PET DEALER IS FOUND GUILTY OF ANY CHARGE,
SUCH PET DEALER'S FACILITIES SHALL BE INSPECTED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS FOR
A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IF,  AFTER  FINAL  DISPOSITION,
THE  PET  DEALER  IS  NOT  FOUND GUILTY OF ANY CHARGE, SUCH PET DEALER'S

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

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