S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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11277
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
Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allowing certain unli-
censed individuals to provide care to animals in the custody or
possession of an animal shelter
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6713 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. AN UNLICENSED PERSON ACTING UNDER DIRECT OR INDIRECT SUPERVISION OF
A VETERINARIAN LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE MAY PROVIDE CARE TO
ANIMALS IN THE CUSTODY OR POSSESSION OF AN ANIMAL SHELTER, AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND
MARKETS LAW, INCLUDING ANIMALS SUBJECT TO THE REDEMPTION PERIODS
PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THE AGRICULTURE AND
MARKETS LAW, PROVIDED THAT:
A. THE INDIVIDUAL IS PERFORMING TASKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A WRITTEN OR
VERBAL PROTOCOL PROVIDED BY THE SUPERVISING VETERINARIAN; AND
B. THE SUPERVISING VETERINARIAN HAS DETERMINED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HAS
RECEIVED SUFFICIENT AND PROPER TRAINING TO PERFORM THOSE SPECIFIC TASKS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15628-01-6
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