Senate Bill S5599

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Exempts certain entities from the definition of pet dealer

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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-S5599 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7195
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400, add §408, Ag & Mkts L; amd §752, Gen Bus L

2017-S5599 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts certain entities from the definition of pet dealer.

2017-S5599 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5599
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- 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 and the general business
   law, in relation to exempting certain entities from the definition  of
   pet dealer

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 400 of the agriculture and markets
 law, as amended by chapter 687 of the laws of 2006, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   4.  "Pet  Dealer" means 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  or  offer to sell
 animals; provided that [a] IT SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) ANY 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
 breeder's residential premises [shall not be considered a pet dealer  as
 a  result  of  selling or offering to sell such animals. Such definition
 shall further 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.];
   (B) ANY MUNICIPAL POUND OR SHELTER DEDICATED TO THE CARE  OF  UNWANTED
 ANIMALS WHICH MAKES SUCH ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION WHETHER OR NOT A
 FEE FOR SUCH ADOPTION IS CHARGED, ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER; AND
   (C)  ANY  DULY  INCORPORATED  SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO
 ANIMALS, DULY INCORPORATED  HUMANE  SOCIETY,  DULY  INCORPORATED  ANIMAL
 PROTECTIVE  ASSOCIATION  OR  OTHER  DULY INCORPORATED ANIMAL ADOPTION OR
 ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE  CARE  OF  UNWANTED  ANIMALS
 WHICH MAKES SUCH ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION WHETHER OR NOT A FEE FOR
 SUCH ADOPTION IS CHARGED THAT IS EXEMPT FROM TAXES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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