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Senate Bill S7319

Signed By Governor

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to examining the need for standards for the designation of therapy dogs

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2017-S7319 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8926
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1, Chap of 2017 (as proposed in S. 6565 and A. 6801-A)

2017-S7319 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Convenes a working group to examine the need for standards for the designation of therapy dogs.

2017-S7319 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7319 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7319
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN  ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the agriculture
   and markets law relating to examining the need for standards  for  the
   designation  of  therapy dogs and the definition and identification of
   therapy dogs, in relation to examining the need for standards for  the
   designation of therapy dogs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of a chapter of the laws of  2017,  amending  the
 agriculture and markets law relating to examining the need for standards
 for  the  designation of therapy dogs and the definition and identifica-
 tion of therapy dogs, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.  6565
 and A. 6801-A, is amended to read as follows:
   Section 1. The commissioner of agriculture and markets shall CONVENE A
 WORKING  GROUP  TO  examine the need for statewide standards for therapy
 dogs, as such term is defined in subdivision 26 of section 108 of  arti-
 cle 7 of the agriculture and markets law, including, but not limited to,
 training, evaluation and certification procedures for the designation of
 a  dog as a "therapy dog" and the need for identification, education and
 information for the public about such dogs, the rights and  responsibil-
 ities  of  such  dog  owners,  the  use of such dogs in institutions and
 facilities and the distinction between such dogs  and  service  dogs  or
 animals  and  other  similar  dogs  or animals such as emotional support
 animals. The  [commissioner]  WORKING  GROUP  shall  [consult  with  the
 commissioners]  INCLUDE  REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
 TURE AND MARKETS, THE DEPARTMENT of health [and], THE OFFICE  OF  MENTAL
 HEALTH, THE DIVISION OF human rights [and], THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND
 SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  SERVICES,  THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,
 THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND RELEVANT
 STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, representatives of  the  dog
 training industry, the disability community, animal protection organiza-
 tions,  the  business  community,  local  government  officials, and THE
 MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONALS, AMONG others  [in

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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