Assembly Bill A3410B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes a consumer to seek reimbursement for treatment for an unfit cat or dog within 30 days of the purchase of such animal from a pet dealer

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    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A3410 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5279
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §753, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8786
2017-2018: A6979, S1902

2015-A3410 - Summary

Enacts "Charlemagne's Law"; authorizes a consumer to seek reimbursement for treatment for an unfit cat or dog within 30 days of the purchase of such animal from a pet dealer.

2015-A3410 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3410

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced 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 dogs and cats
  unfit for purchase due to illness, a congenital malformation, or symp-
  toms of a contagious or infectious disease

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

  Section  1.   Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
"Charlemagne's law".
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 753 of  the  general  business  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  251  of  the  laws  of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. If, within [fourteen business days] SIX MONTHS following  the  sale
of  an  animal  subject to this article or receipt of the written notice
required by section seven hundred fifty-four of this article,  whichever
occurred  last, a veterinarian of the consumer's choosing, licensed by a
state certifies such animal to be unfit for purchase due to  illness  or
the  presence  of symptoms of a contagious or infectious disease, or if,
within one hundred eighty calendar days following such sale or  receipt,
whichever  occurred  last, a licensed veterinarian certifies such animal
to be unfit for purchase due to a congenital malformation which adverse-
ly affects the health of the animal, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE PRESENCE OF
EVIDENCE INDICATING THAT THE CONSUMER MAY HAVE MISTREATED THE ANIMAL  IN
ANY MANNER OR IF THE ANIMAL HAS BEEN RETURNED FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN A
CONDITION DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBDIVISION the pet dealer shall [afford the
consumer the right to choose one of the following options:
  (a)  The  right  to  return  the  animal  and  receive a refund of the
purchase price including  sales  tax  and  reasonable  veterinary  costs
directly  related to the veterinarian's certification that the animal is
unfit for purchase pursuant to this section;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03800-01-5

2015-A3410A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5279
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §753, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8786
2017-2018: A6979, S1902

2015-A3410A - Summary

Enacts "Charlemagne's Law"; authorizes a consumer to seek reimbursement for treatment for an unfit cat or dog within 30 days of the purchase of such animal from a pet dealer.

2015-A3410A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3410--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the Committee on
  Consumer Affairs and Protection 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 general business law, in relation to dogs  and  cats
  unfit for purchase due to illness, a congenital malformation, or symp-
  toms of a contagious or infectious disease

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

  Section 1.  Short title. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
"Charlemagne's law".
  S  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section 753 of the general business law, as
amended by chapter 251 of the laws  of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1. If, within [fourteen business days] ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS follow-
ing  the  sale  of  an  animal subject to this article or receipt of the
written notice required by section  seven  hundred  fifty-four  of  this
article,  whichever  occurred  last,  a  veterinarian  of the consumer's
choosing, licensed by a state certifies such  animal  to  be  unfit  for
purchase  due  to illness or the presence of symptoms of a contagious or
infectious disease, or if,  within  one  hundred  eighty  calendar  days
following  such  sale  or  receipt,  whichever occurred last, a licensed
veterinarian certifies such animal to be unfit for  purchase  due  to  a
congenital  malformation  which  adversely  affects  the  health  of the
animal, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE PRESENCE OF EVIDENCE INDICATING THAT THE
CONSUMER MAY HAVE MISTREATED THE ANIMAL IN ANY MANNER OR IF  THE  ANIMAL
HAS BEEN RETURNED FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN A CONDITION DESCRIBED IN THIS
SUBDIVISION  the  pet  dealer  shall  [afford  the consumer the right to
choose one of the following options:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03800-03-6

2015-A3410B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5279
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §753, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8786
2017-2018: A6979, S1902

2015-A3410B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Charlemagne's Law"; authorizes a consumer to seek reimbursement for treatment for an unfit cat or dog within 30 days of the purchase of such animal from a pet dealer.

2015-A3410B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3410--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the Committee on
  Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with  Assembly  Rule  3,
  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from  said
  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit-
  ted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to dogs  and  cats
  unfit for purchase due to illness, a congenital malformation, or symp-
  toms of a contagious or infectious disease

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

  Section 1.  Short title. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
"Charlemagne's law".
  S  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section 753 of the general business law, as
amended by chapter 251 of the laws  of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  If, within [fourteen business days] THIRTY DAYS following the sale
of an animal subject to this article or receipt of  the  written  notice
required  by section seven hundred fifty-four of this article, whichever
occurred last, a veterinarian of the consumer's choosing, licensed by  a
state  certifies  such animal to be unfit for purchase due to illness or
the presence of symptoms of a contagious or infectious disease,  or  if,
within  one hundred eighty calendar days following such sale or receipt,
whichever occurred last, a licensed veterinarian certifies  such  animal
to be unfit for purchase due to a congenital malformation which adverse-
ly  affects  the  health  of the animal, the pet dealer shall afford the
consumer the right to choose one of the following options:
  (a) The right to return  the  animal  and  receive  a  refund  of  the
purchase  price  including  sales  tax  and  reasonable veterinary costs

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03800-05-6

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