Assembly Bill A8526B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring dogs, cats and rabbits sold by certain pet dealers to be rescue animals, or animals sourced from licensed breeders

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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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2017-A8526 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8105
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§752 & 755, add §§753-e & 391-u, Gen Bus L

2017-A8526 - Summary

Relates to requiring dogs, cats and rabbits sold by certain pet dealers to be rescue animals, or animals sourced from licensed breeders.

2017-A8526 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8526
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring dogs,
   cats and rabbits sold by certain pet dealers to be rescue animals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 752 of the general business law,
 as amended by chapter 687 of the laws of 2006, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  For purposes of section seven hundred fifty-three of this article,
 a "pet dealer" shall mean any person who,  in  the  ordinary  course  of
 business,  engages  in  the  sale or offering for sale of more than nine
 animals per year for profit to the public. Such definition shall include
 breeders of animals who sell or offer for sale  animals  directly  to  a
 consumer  but  it  shall  not include duly incorporated humane societies
 dedicated to the care of unwanted animals which make such animals avail-
 able for adoption whether or not a fee for such adoption is charged. For
 purposes of sections seven hundred fifty-three-a, seven  hundred  fifty-
 three-b,  seven hundred fifty-three-c[,] AND seven hundred fifty-three-d
 [and seven hundred fifty-three-e] of this article,  "pet  dealer"  shall
 mean  any  person  who  engages in the sale or offering for sale of more
 than nine animals per year for profit to  the  public.  Such  definition
 shall  include  breeders  who  sell animals; provided that a breeder who
 sells or offers to sell directly to the consumer fewer than  twenty-five
 animals  per  year  that are born and raised on the breeders residential
 premises shall not be considered a pet dealer as a result of selling  or
 offering  to  sell  such animals. Such definition shall not include duly
 incorporated humane societies dedicated to the care of unwanted  animals
 which  make such animals available for adoption whether or not a fee for
 such adoption is charged. FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY-
 THREE-E,  A "PET DEALER" SHALL MEAN A RETAIL PET SHOP LOCATION PRIMARILY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2017-A8526A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8105
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§752 & 755, add §§753-e & 391-u, Gen Bus L

2017-A8526A - Summary

Relates to requiring dogs, cats and rabbits sold by certain pet dealers to be rescue animals, or animals sourced from licensed breeders.

2017-A8526A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8526--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. O'DONNELL, FAHY, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted to the Commit-
   tee on Agriculture 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 requiring dogs,
   cats and rabbits sold by certain pet dealers to be rescue animals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of subdivision 3 of section 752 of
 the general business law, as amended by chapter 168 of the laws of 2017,
 is amended to read as follows:
   For purposes of section seven hundred fifty-three of this  article,  a
 "pet  dealer" shall mean any person who, in the ordinary course of busi-
 ness, engages in the sale or offering for sale of more than nine animals
 per year for profit to the public. Such definition shall include  breed-
 ers of animals who sell or offer for sale animals directly to a consumer
 but  it shall not include any municipal pound or shelter established and
 maintained pursuant to subdivision one of section one  hundred  fourteen
 of the agriculture and markets law, or any duly incorporated society for
 the  prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane society,
 duly incorporated animal protective association or other  duly  incorpo-
 rated  animal  adoption or animal rescue organization that is tax exempt
 pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the feder-
 al Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501, or any subsequent corresponding
 sections of the federal Internal Revenue Code,  as  from  time  to  time
 amended, that is registered with the department pursuant to section four
 hundred  eight  of  the  agriculture  and  markets  law. FOR PURPOSES OF
 SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-E, A "PET DEALER" SHALL MEAN A  RETAIL
 PET  SHOP  LOCATION  PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN RETAILING PETS, PET FOODS, AND
 PET SUPPLIES, AS DEFINED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN  INDUSTRY  CLASSIFICATION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2017-A8526B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8105
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§752 & 755, add §§753-e & 391-u, Gen Bus L

2017-A8526B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring dogs, cats and rabbits sold by certain pet dealers to be rescue animals, or animals sourced from licensed breeders.

2017-A8526B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8526--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. O'DONNELL, FAHY, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted to the Commit-
   tee on Agriculture 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 recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring dogs,
   cats and rabbits sold by certain pet dealers to be rescue animals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of subdivision 3 of section 752 of
 the general business law, as amended by chapter 168 of the laws of 2017,
 is amended to read as follows:
   For purposes of section seven hundred fifty-three of this  article,  a
 "pet  dealer" shall mean any person who, in the ordinary course of busi-
 ness, engages in the sale or offering for sale of more than nine animals
 per year for profit to the public. Such definition shall include  breed-
 ers of animals who sell or offer for sale animals directly to a consumer
 but  it shall not include any municipal pound or shelter established and
 maintained pursuant to subdivision one of section one  hundred  fourteen
 of the agriculture and markets law, or any duly incorporated society for
 the  prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane society,
 duly incorporated animal protective association or other  duly  incorpo-
 rated  animal  adoption or animal rescue organization that is tax exempt
 pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the feder-
 al Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501, or any subsequent corresponding
 sections of the federal Internal Revenue Code,  as  from  time  to  time
 amended, that is registered with the department pursuant to section four
 hundred  eight  of  the  agriculture  and  markets  law. FOR PURPOSES OF
 SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-E OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  A  "PET  DEALER"
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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