assembly Bill A8805

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to exempting dog license fees for deployed active military member's dogs

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to agriculture
Nov 25, 2019 referred to agriculture

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A8805 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2998
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§108 & 110, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9856, S6264
2017-2018: A7993, S839

A8805 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to exempting dog license fees for deployed active military member's dogs.

A8805 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  8805

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 25, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. THIELE, NORRIS -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  exempt-
  ing dog license fees for deployed active military member's dogs

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 108 of the agriculture and markets law  is  amended
by adding a new subdivision 30 to read as follows:
  30.  "DEPLOYED ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER'S DOG" MEANS ANY DOG WHOSE OWNER
IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE MILITARY  THAT  HAS  RECEIVED  AND  PRESENTED
ORDERS  TO  REPORT FOR MILITARY SERVICE WHICH REQUIRES TEMPORARY HOUSING
WHILE THE OWNER IS FILLING THEIR SERVICE COMMITMENTS.
  § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 110 of the agriculture and markets  law,
as  added  by  section 5 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
  2. Municipalities may exempt from their licensing fees any guide  dog,
hearing  dog,  service  dog, war dog, working search dog, detection dog,
police work dog, DEPLOYED ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER'S DOG or  therapy  dog.
Each  copy  of  any  license for such dogs shall be conspicuously marked
"Guide Dog", "Hearing Dog", "Service Dog", "Working  Search  Dog",  "War
Dog",  "Detection  Dog",  "Police  Work  Dog", "DEPLOYED ACTIVE MILITARY
MEMBER'S DOG", or "Therapy Dog", as may be appropriate, by the clerk  or
authorized dog control officer.
  § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07068-01-9