The New York State Senate

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 2065--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, OTIS, GLICK, MOYA, SOLAGES, ROSENTHAL,
  RAIA,  BRINDISI,  TITONE,  TEDISCO,  COLTON,  KATZ,  WEPRIN,  SKOUFIS,
  BICHOTTE, MALLIOTAKIS, LINARES, MURRAY, BARRETT, LAVINE, SEAWRIGHT  --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BUCHWALD, COOK, CUSICK, HEVESI,
  LUPARDO,  LUPINACCI,  McDONOUGH,  RA,  SCHIMEL, SIMON -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Housing -- recommitted to  the  Committee
  on  Housing  in  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the  real  property  law,  in
  relation to discrimination against owners of specific breeds of dog

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

  Section 1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new  section
223-c to read as follows:
  S  223-C.  DISCRIMINATION  AGAINST  PERSONS  WHO  OWN CERTAIN DOGS. NO
PERSON SHALL BE DENIED OCCUPANCY IN A DWELLING  IN  ANY  PROJECT  OR  BE
SUBJECTED  TO  EVICTION  FROM ANY SUCH DWELLING ON THE GROUNDS THAT SUCH
PERSON OWNS A DOG OF A SPECIFIC BREED, SIZE,  OR  WEIGHT  AND  SUCH  DOG
RESIDES  WITH SUCH PERSON. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO
PROHIBIT  ANY  AUTHORITY  FROM  PRESCRIBING  AND  ENFORCING   REASONABLE
RESTRICTIONS  OR  REQUIREMENTS  ON  THE OWNERSHIP OF DOGS, REGARDLESS OF
THEIR BREED, SIZE, OR WEIGHT, OR ON THE OWNERSHIP OF DANGEROUS  DOGS  AS
PRESCRIBED  IN  SECTION  ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND
MARKETS LAW.
  S 2. Article 7 of the real property law is amended  by  adding  a  new
section 238-a to read as follows:
  S  238-A.  DISCRIMINATION  IN  LEASES WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN DOGS. NO
PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OWNING OR HAVING  IN  CHARGE  ANY  APARTMENT
HOUSE,  TENEMENT  HOUSE  OR  OTHER BUILDING OR MOBILE HOME PARK USED FOR
DWELLING PURPOSES SHALL RESTRICT A TENANT'S ABILITY TO OWN A  DOG  OF  A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02934-04-6

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SPECIFIC  BREED,  SIZE  OR  WEIGHT.    NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE
CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT SUCH PERSONS, FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS FROM PRESCRIB-
ING AND ENFORCING REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS OR REQUIREMENTS ON THE  OWNER-
SHIP  OF  DOGS,  REGARDLESS  OF  THEIR  BREED, SIZE OR WEIGHT, OR ON THE
OWNERSHIP OF DANGEROUS DOGS AS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION ONE  HUNDRED  TWEN-
TY-THREE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.