S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2826
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  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.
                                                            LBD06904-01-3