Assembly Actions -
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Mar 29, 2018 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S8105
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- 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
2017-S8105 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8526
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§752 & 755, add §§753-e & 391-u, Gen Bus L
2017-S8105 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8105 SPONSOR: RITCHIE TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: This bill would prohibit pet dealers from selling dogs, cats, and rabbits unless those animals were obtained from a shelter, rescue humane society, organization, a public animal control agency or from a licensed breeder. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of this bill amends subdivision 3 of section 752 of the general business law to include a definition of "pet dealer" as a retail pet shop location. Section two adds a new section 753-e to the general business law to
2017-S8105 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8105 I N S E N A T E March 29, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection 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" 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 SYSTEM. SUCH DEFINITION SHALL NOT INCLUDE BREED- ERS WHO SELL ANIMALS DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC. 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 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 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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