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Assembly Bill A720A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Limits animal dealers exempt under the provision of article 7 of such law relating to the licensing, identification and control of dogs

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2015-A720 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7798
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §107, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7628, S6218
2013-2014: A1123, S1700
2017-2018: A603, S1399
2019-2020: A737
2021-2022: A1728
2023-2024: A760
2025-2026: A1939

2015-A720 - Summary

Limits the animal dealers that are exempt under the provisions of article 7 of the agriculture and markets law relating to the licensing, identification and control of dogs; applies provisions to dealers licensed as a class A dealer under the Federal Animal Welfare Act that sells dogs exclusively to USDA registered research facilities.

2015-A720 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   720

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, MILLER, KATZ, JAFFEE, HOOPER, WEPRIN
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, GOTTFRIED,  MONTESANO,  MOYA,
  SCARBOROUGH,  SCHIMEL  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
  Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to limiting
  the animal dealers exempt under the provisions of article  7  of  such
  law relating to the licensing, identification and control of dogs

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 107 of the agriculture and markets
law, as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter  59  of  the  laws  of
2010, is amended to read as follows:
  4. This article shall not apply to any dog confined to the premises of
any  person,  firm or corporation engaged in the business of breeding or
raising dogs for profit and licensed as  a  class  A  dealer  under  the
Federal [Laboratory] Animal Welfare Act, PROVIDED SUCH DEALER SELLS DOGS
EXCLUSIVELY  TO  USDA  REGISTERED RESEARCH FACILITIES AND HAS OBTAINED A
CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION.  APPLICATION FOR A  CERTIFICATE  OF  EXEMPTION
SHALL  BE  MADE  ANNUALLY  TO  THE MUNICIPALITIES IN WHICH THE DEALER IS
LOCATED AND SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ATTESTATION THAT ALL SALES ARE TO
A USDA REGISTERED RESEARCH FACILITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04122-01-5

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2015-A720A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7798
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §107, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7628, S6218
2013-2014: A1123, S1700
2017-2018: A603, S1399
2019-2020: A737
2021-2022: A1728
2023-2024: A760
2025-2026: A1939

2015-A720A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the animal dealers that are exempt under the provisions of article 7 of the agriculture and markets law relating to the licensing, identification and control of dogs; applies provisions to dealers licensed as a class A dealer under the Federal Animal Welfare Act that sells dogs exclusively to USDA registered research facilities.

2015-A720A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 720--A
                                                        Cal. No. 569

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, MILLER, KATZ, JAFFEE, HOOPER, WEPRIN
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, GOTTFRIED,  MONTESANO,  MOYA,
  SCHIMEL  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture --
  recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture in accordance with  Assem-
  bly  Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes
  -- reported and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means  --
  reported  from  committee,  advanced  to  a third reading, amended and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to limiting
  the animal dealers exempt under the provisions of article  7  of  such
  law relating to the licensing, identification and control of dogs

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 107 of the agriculture and markets
law, as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter  59  of  the  laws  of
2010, is amended to read as follows:
  4. This article shall not apply to any dog confined to the premises of
any  person,  firm or corporation engaged in the business of breeding or
raising dogs for profit and licensed as  a  class  A  dealer  under  the
Federal [Laboratory] Animal Welfare Act, PROVIDED SUCH DEALER SELLS DOGS
EXCLUSIVELY  TO USDA REGISTERED RESEARCH FACILITIES, OR RESEARCH FACILI-
TIES WITH A PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES  APPROVED  ANIMAL  WELFARE  ASSURANCE
FROM  THE  OFFICE OF LABORATORY ANIMAL WELFARE AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE
OF HEALTH AND TO AGENCIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM
THE  ANIMAL  WELFARE  ACT  AND  FOREIGN  ENTITIES  LAWFULLY  ENGAGED  IN
RESEARCH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04122-06-6

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