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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to domestic animal welfare |
Feb 05, 2019 |
referred to domestic animal welfare |
Senate Bill S3305
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Domestic Animal Welfare Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 32nd Senate District
2019-S3305 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Domestic Animal Welfare
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§113, 117 & 118, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S1812
2017-2018: S2064
2019-S3305 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to owners of lost pets and return of lost pets to their owners; requires the entity with possession to take steps to check the dogs for any identification including tags, tattoos and microchips; makes information available to the public on their website to assist owners in finding their pets.
2019-S3305 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3305 SPONSOR: LAVALLE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the identification of owners of lost pets and return of lost pets to their owners PURPOSE: To improve the process of reuniting lost animals with their owners when brought to impounding organizations. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends subdivision 4 of section 113 of the agriculture and markets law to provide that the record of a seized dog shall include identifying information from a tag, tattoo or microchip if such can be reasonably ascertained. Section 2. Adds a new subdivision 3-a to section 117 of the agriculture and markets law to provide that within twenty-four hours or as soon as
2019-S3305 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3305 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Domestic Animal Welfare AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the identification of owners of lost pets and return of lost pets to their owners THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 113 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by section 8 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 4. Every dog control officer, peace officer, when acting pursuant to his special duties or police officer shall promptly make and maintain a complete record of any seizure and subsequent disposition of any dog. Such record shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the dog, the date and hour of seizure, the official identification number of such dog, if any, OR ANY OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION FROM A TAG, TATTOO OR MICROCHIP IF SUCH CAN BE REASONABLY ASCERTAINED, the location where seized, the reason for seizure, and the owner's name and address, if known. § 2. Section 117 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3-A. NO LATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OR AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER A DOG HAS BEEN SEIZED BY ANY DOG CONTROL OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER ACTING PURSUANT TO HIS OR HER SPECIAL DUTIES, OR POLICE OFFICER IN THE EMPLOY OF OR UNDER CONTRACT TO A MUNICIPALITY, OR ANY DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, DULY INCORPORATED HUMANE SOCI- ETY, POUND OR SHELTER THAT IS OPERATED BY OR UNDER CONTRACT TO A MUNICI- PALITY, SUCH OFFICER, SOCIETY, POUND OR SHELTER SHALL TAKE STEPS TO: (A) CHECK THE DOG FOR ALL FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TAGS, MICROCHIPS, TATTOOS OR LICENSES; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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