Senate Bill S7317

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing microchipping standards, registration of microchips and the examination of seized animals; repealer

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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-S7317 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8951
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §111-b, amd §111-a, Ag & Mkts L; amd §3, Chap of 2017 (as proposed in S. 4570-A and A. 1839-B)

2017-S7317 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing microchipping standards, registration of microchips and the examination of seized animals; provides for the expiration of an advisory committee on microchipping.

2017-S7317 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7317 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7317
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  estab-
   lishing  microchipping  standards,  registration of microchips and the
   examination of seized animals; and to amend a chapter of the  laws  of
   2017,  amending the agriculture and markets law relating to establish-
   ing microchipping standards; relating to the  registration  of  micro-
   chips;  and  relating to the examination of seized animals and animals
   taken possession of, as  proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers  S.
   4570-A and A. 1839-B, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to
   repeal  certain provisions of the agriculture and markets law relating
   thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 111-a of the agriculture and markets law, as added
 by a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the agriculture  and  markets
 law  relating  to  establishing microchipping standards; relating to the
 registration of microchips; and relating to the  examination  of  seized
 animals  and  animals  taken  possession  of, as proposed in legislative
 bills numbers S. 4570-A and A. 1839-B, is amended to read as follows:
   § 111-a. Microchipping standards.  1.  The  commissioner  [shall]  MAY
 adopt  and promulgate rules and regulations that MAY provide for: stand-
 ardization of technology  used  in  microchips  implanted  in  companion
 animals  that  are  dogs  or cats; and/OR microchip readers so that such
 readers used by veterinarians, animal shelters,  dog  control  officers,
 and  animal control officers are capable of reading any chip to identify
 the animals and/or the owner of record; AND/OR THE NEED FOR SUCH VETERI-
 NARIANS, ANIMAL SHELTERS, DOG CONTROL OFFICERS, AND ANIMAL CONTROL OFFI-
 CERS TO POSSESS OR HAVE ACCESS TO A MICROCHIP READER CAPABLE OF  READING
 ANY  COMMERCIALLY  AVAILABLE  MICROCHIP  IMPLANTED IN A CAT OR DOG. Such
 rules and regulations [shall] MAY also provide for the collection, shar-
 ing, and dissemination of chip identification  information  by  entities
 that  possess  and  manage  such  information  solely  to promote timely
 notification of owners when pets are lost[,] while  maintaining  privacy
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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