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Assembly Bill A10189A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of adhesive-based rodent traps in state-owned or state-leased buildings

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2025-A10189 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3046
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules 10189a
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §148, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A10052
2023-2024: A4785, S6314

2025-A10189 - Summary

Prohibits the use of adhesive-based rodent traps in state-owned or state-leased buildings.

2025-A10189 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10189
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. KAY, BORES, BURDICK, ROSENTHAL, SHIMSKY -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to prohibiting the
   use of adhesive-based rodent  traps  in  state-owned  or  state-leased
   buildings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section
 148 to read as follows:
   § 148. ADHESIVE-BASED RODENT TRAPS; PROHIBITION. 1. FOR  THE  PURPOSES
 OF  THIS  SECTION,  "ADHESIVE-BASED  TRAP" SHALL MEAN ANY DEVICE THAT IS
 DESIGNED OR IS CAPABLE OF BEING USED TO CAPTURE A RODENT BY MEANS OF  AN
 ADHESIVE SUBSTANCE, INCLUDING DEVICES COMMONLY KNOWN AS GLUE TRAPS, GLUE
 BOARDS, AND ANY SIMILAR RODENT TRAP.
   2.  BEGINNING  ONE  YEAR  AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND
 THEREAFTER, NO ADHESIVE-BASED TRAP SHALL  BE  SET,  PLACED  OR  USED  TO
 CAPTURE  OR  DESTROY  A RAT, MOUSE OR OTHER RODENT IN ANY STATE-OWNED OR
 STATE-LEASED BUILDING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00528-06-6

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2025-A10189A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3046
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules 10189a
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §148, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A10052
2023-2024: A4785, S6314

2025-A10189A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of adhesive-based rodent traps in state-owned or state-leased buildings.

2025-A10189A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10189--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. KAY, BORES, BURDICK, ROSENTHAL, SHIMSKY, SIMON,
   PAULIN, MORENO, GLICK, LEE, STIRPE -- read once and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Economic  Development  --  reported and referred to the
   Committee on  Rules  --  Rules  Committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to prohibiting the
   use  of  adhesive-based  rodent  traps  in state-owned or state-leased
   buildings
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section
 148 to read as follows:
   §  148.  ADHESIVE-BASED RODENT TRAPS; PROHIBITION. 1.  AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "ADHESIVE-BASED  RODENT  TRAP"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  DEVICE  THAT  IS
 DESIGNED  OR IS CAPABLE OF BEING USED TO CAPTURE A RODENT BY MEANS OF AN
 ADHESIVE SUBSTANCE, INCLUDING DEVICES COMMONLY KNOWN AS GLUE TRAPS, GLUE
 BOARDS, AND ANY SIMILAR RODENT TRAP.
   (B) "STATE-OWNED BUILDING" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED  IN
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (C) "STATE-LEASED BUILDING" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED IN
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2.  THE  USE  OF  ADHESIVE-BASED  RODENT  TRAPS SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN
 STATE-OWNED OR STATE-LEASED BUILDINGS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on January  1,  2027  for  state-owned
 buildings  and  for  new  leases  or renewals for state-leased buildings
 entered into on or after such date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00528-09-6

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