Senate Bill S6264

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to exempting dog license fees for deployed active military member's dogs

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S6264 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9856
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§108 & 110, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S839, A7993
2019-2020: S2998, A8805

2015-S6264 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to exempting dog license fees for deployed active military member's dogs.

2015-S6264 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6264 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6264

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  exempt-
  ing dog license fees for deployed active military member's dogs

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

  Section 1. Section 108 of the agriculture and markets law  is  amended
by adding a new subdivision 30 to read as follows:
  30.  "DEPLOYED ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER'S DOG" MEANS ANY DOG WHOSE OWNER
IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE MILITARY  THAT  HAS  RECEIVED  AND  PRESENTED
ORDERS  TO  REPORT FOR MILITARY SERVICE WHICH REQUIRES TEMPORARY HOUSING
WHILE THE OWNER IS FILLING THEIR SERVICE COMMITMENTS.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 110 of the agriculture and markets  law,
as  added  by  section 5 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
  2. Municipalities may exempt from their licensing fees any guide  dog,
hearing  dog,  service  dog, war dog, working search dog, detection dog,
police work dog, DEPLOYED ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER'S DOG or  therapy  dog.
Each  copy  of  any  license for such dogs shall be conspicuously marked
"Guide Dog", "Hearing Dog", "Service Dog", "Working  Search  Dog",  "War
Dog",  "Detection  Dog",  "Police  Work  Dog", "DEPLOYED ACTIVE MILITARY
MEMBER'S DOG", or "Therapy Dog", as may be appropriate, by the clerk  or
authorized dog control officer.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11940-01-5

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