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Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| May 17, 2018 |
advanced to third reading cal.899 |
| May 14, 2018 |
reported |
| Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Jun 07, 2017 |
reported referred to rules |
| Jun 02, 2017 |
print number 614a |
| Jun 02, 2017 |
amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Jan 09, 2017 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A614
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ABINANTI
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Amy Paulin
Sandy Galef
David Weprin
Ellen C. Jaffee
multi-Sponsors
Matthew Titone
2017-A614 - Details
2017-A614 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
614
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 9, 2017
___________
Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, PAULIN, GALEF, WEPRIN, JAFFEE, HOOPER
-- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the right to
contract for the burial of cremains in pet cemeteries and requiring
notice related thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new
section 750-vv to read as follows:
§ 750-VV. BURIAL OF CREMAINS; NOTICE REQUIRED. PET CEMETERY OWNERS AND
OPERATORS WHO ALLOW FOR THE BURIAL OF CREMAINS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI-
SION TWO OF SECTION FORTY-TWO HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OF
PET OWNERS WITH THEIR PETS MAY CHARGE A REASONABLE FEE FOR SUCH BURIAL
AND MUST PROVIDE NOTICE TO ANYONE WHO SEEKS TO BURY A PET OWNER'S
CREMAINS WITH THE PET OWNER'S PET BEFORE ANY CONTRACT IS SIGNED OR
CONSIDERATION IS PAID FOR SUCH BURIAL, WHICH NOTICE SHALL BE IN FOURTEEN
POINT BOLD TYPE AND STATE THE FOLLOWING: "THIS IS A PET CEMETERY UNDER
THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW (ARTICLE 35-C). IT IS NOT A CEMETERY UNDER THE
NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW (ARTICLE 15). WHILE HUMAN CREMAINS MAY BE
BURIED IN A PET CEMETERY, SUCH CREMAINS ARE NOT COVERED BY ANY OF THE
PROTECTIONS PROVIDED TO HUMAN CREMAINS UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPO-
RATION LAW."
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03325-01-7
co-Sponsors
Amy Paulin
Sandy Galef
David Weprin
Ellen C. Jaffee
multi-Sponsors
Matthew Titone
2017-A614A (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A614A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
614--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 9, 2017
___________
Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, PAULIN, GALEF, WEPRIN, JAFFEE, HOOPER
-- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- commit-
tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
mitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the right to
contract for the burial of cremains in pet cemeteries and requiring
notice related thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
750-vv to read as follows:
§ 750-VV. BURIAL OF CREMAINS; NOTICE REQUIRED. 1. PET CEMETERY OWNERS
AND OPERATORS WHO ALLOW FOR THE BURIAL OF HUMAN CREMATED REMAINS, AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FORTY-TWO HUNDRED TWO OF THE
PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OF PET OWNERS WITH THEIR PETS MAY, PURSUANT TO A
WRITTEN CONTRACT, CHARGE A REASONABLE FEE FOR SUCH BURIAL.
2. SUCH OWNERS AND OPERATORS SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN NOTICE TO ANYONE
SEEKING TO BURY A PET OWNER'S CREMATED REMAINS WITH THE PET OWNER'S PET
BEFORE ANY CONTRACT IS SIGNED OR CONSIDERATION IS PAID FOR SUCH BURIAL.
SAID NOTICE SHALL BE IN FOURTEEN POINT BOLD TYPE AND STATE THE FOLLOW-
ING:
"THIS IS A PET CEMETERY UNDER THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW (ARTICLE 35-C)
NOT A PUBLIC CEMETERY UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW (ARTICLE
15). WHILE HUMAN CREMATED REMAINS MAY BE BURIED IN A PET CEMETERY, SUCH
CREMATED REMAINS ARE NOT COVERED BY ANY OF THE PROTECTIONS PROVIDED TO
HUMAN CREMAINS UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW."
3. SUCH OWNERS AND OPERATORS SHALL ALSO INCLUDE IN ANY CONTRACT FOR
BURIAL OF CREMATED REMAINS OF A PET OWNER THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE:
"YOUR RIGHTS AND THOSE OF YOUR FAMILY AND DESCENDANTS ARE SET FORTH IN
THIS CONTRACT. THIS IS A PET CEMETERY UNDER THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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