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                                   1880
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2019
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 Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, M. L. MILLER -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
   ing the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish licensing
   and educational standards for individuals  providing  canine  training
   for non-service and non-police dogs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a  new
 section 113-a to read as follows:
   §  113-A.  OBEDIENCE  TRAINING.  1.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BY RULE OR
 REGULATION ESTABLISH LICENSING AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS FOR INDIVIDUALS
 PROVIDING BASIC OBEDIENCE COURSES TO NON-SERVICE AND NON-POLICE DOGS AND
 THEIR OWNERS.
   2. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY DOG THAT FALLS  UNDER  SUBDIVI-
 SION  NINE, EIGHTEEN, TWENTY, TWENTY-ONE, TWENTY-TWO, TWENTY-FIVE, TWEN-
 TY-SIX OR TWENTY-SEVEN OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE.
   3. NO PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-ONE,  THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-THREE,  THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-A OR
 THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF ARTICLE TWENTY-SIX OF THIS  CHAPTER  MAY  BE
 LICENSED TO PROVIDE OBEDIENCE TRAINING SERVICES UNDER THIS SECTION.
   4.  LICENSEES UNDER THIS SECTION ARE TO MAINTAIN PRACTICES AND FACILI-
 TIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANIMAL CONTROL PROVISIONS UNDER ARTICLES  SEVEN,
 TWENTY-FIVE-B  AND  TWENTY-SIX  OF  THIS  CHAPTER AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE
 ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH PROVISIONS, BY ANY CONSTABLE, POLICE OFFICER,  PEACE
 OFFICER,  DOG CONTROL OFFICER, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, OR ANY OFFICER OR
 AGENT OF ANY DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY  TO
 ANIMALS AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01443-01-9