Assembly Bill A10531

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to animal response teams

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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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2019-A10531 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 26-B Art Head, add §411, Ag & Mkts L

2019-A10531 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for agreements between the commissioner of agriculture and markets and animal welfare organizations for assistance in emergencies and disasters.

2019-A10531 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10531
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lupardo) --
   (at request of the Department of Agriculture and Markets) -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  animal
   response teams
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The article heading of article 26-B of the agriculture  and
 markets  law, as added by chapter 182 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
 read as follows:
             [ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAMS] EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
                                FOR ANIMALS
   § 2. The agriculture and markets  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 411 to read as follows.
   §  411. AGREEMENTS WITH ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE IN
 EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS. THE  COMMISSIONER  IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  TO
 ENTER  INTO  AGREEMENTS WITH ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THE
 PREVENTION OF, PREPAREDNESS FOR, RESPONSE TO, AND RECOVERY FROM EMERGEN-
 CIES AND DISASTERS AFFECTING ANIMALS IN NEW YORK STATE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15560-01-0



              

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