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Assembly Bill A10793

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts the "veterinary care of retired law enforcement and fire service canines act"

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2025-A10793 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §844, Exec L; add §99-uu, St Fin L

2025-A10793 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "veterinary care of retired law enforcement and fire service canines act" which establishes a program to cover the cost of veterinary services for retired law enforcement and fire service canines.

2025-A10793 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10793
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 1, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the state finance law, in relation
   to enacting the "veterinary care of retired law enforcement  and  fire
   service canines act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "veterinary care of retired law enforcement and fire service canines
 act".
   §  2.  Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that law
 enforcement and fire service canines have become  an  integral  part  of
 public  safety operations throughout the state, including suspect appre-
 hension, arson and accelerant detection,  evidence  location,  narcotics
 and explosives detection, disaster response, and search and rescue oper-
 ations.  These  working  canines provide an extremely cost-effective and
 invaluable service to the people of the state. The duties  performed  by
 law  enforcement and fire service canines are often dangerous and result
 in higher rates of injury and long-term medical  conditions  than  those
 experienced by non-working dogs. This legislation is necessary to ensure
 that  retired  public  safety  canines  receive the humane treatment and
 appropriate veterinary care they deserve after years of faithful service
 protecting the residents of New York state.
   § 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 844 to  read
 as follows:
   §  844.  VETERINARY  CARE FOR RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE SERVICE
 CANINES. 1. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY DOG FORMERLY OWNED AND  USED
 BY:
   (A)  A STATE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AGENCY;
 OR
   (B) A MUNICIPAL  OR  VOLUNTEER  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OR  FIRE  PROTECTION
 DISTRICT  WITHIN  THE  STATE  FOR  OFFICIAL  PUBLIC  SAFETY OR EMERGENCY
 SERVICE PURPOSES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15238-01-6
              

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