Increases the penalty of knowingly violating the provisions relating to the appropriate shelter for dogs from a violation to a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by both.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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11276
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 4, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. KAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to increas-
ing the penalty of knowingly violating the provisions relating to the
appropriate shelter for dogs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 353-b of the
agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 594 of the laws of
2003, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Any person who owns or has custody or control of a dog that is
left outdoors shall provide it with shelter appropriate to its breed,
physical condition and the climate. Any person who knowingly violates
the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a [violation, punisha-
ble by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars for a first offense, and a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars for a second and subse-
quent offenses] MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE
THAN ONE YEAR, OR BY A FINE NOT LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE
THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BY BOTH. Beginning seventy-two hours after
a charge of violating this section, each day that a defendant fails to
correct the deficiencies in the dog shelter for a dog that [he or she]
SUCH PERSON owns or that is in [his or her] SUCH PERSON'S custody or
control and that is left outdoors, so as to bring it into compliance
with the provisions of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
§ 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.
LBD05302-01-5
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