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Assembly Bill A1698

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires municipal employees to attempt to identify and notify the owners of a deceased dog or cat recovered on public roads

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2025-A1698 - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §377-b, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A6239

2025-A1698 - Summary

Requires municipal officials to attempt to identify and notify the owners of a deceased dog or cat recovered on public roads by such municipal employees.

2025-A1698 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1698
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WEPRIN, BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
   recovery of a deceased dog or cat on public roads
 
   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 377-b to read as follows:
   §  377-B. RECOVERY OF A DECEASED DOG OR CAT ON PUBLIC ROADS. ANY STATE
 OR MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL THAT RECOVERS THE BODY OF A DOG OR CAT KILLED ON A
 PUBLIC ROAD SHALL MAKE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO DETECT INDICIA  OF  OWNER-
 SHIP,  SUCH  AS  TAGS,  LICENSE NUMBERS, OR OTHER SUCH IDENTIFIERS ON OR
 ABOUT THE ANIMAL AND SHALL MAKE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO NOTIFY THE  OWNER
 OR AN ANIMAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE CONCERNING THE ANIMAL'S DEATH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03746-01-5

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2025-A1698A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §377-b, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A6239

2025-A1698A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires municipal officials to attempt to identify and notify the owners of a deceased dog or cat recovered on public roads by such municipal employees.

2025-A1698A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1698--A
                                                            R. R. 417
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN, BUTTENSCHON, SCHIAVONI -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- reported and  referred  to
   the  Committee  on  Codes -- 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  agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
   recovery of a deceased dog or cat on public roads
 
   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 377-b to read as follows:
   § 377-B. RECOVERY OF A DECEASED DOG OR CAT ON PUBLIC ROADS. ANY MUNIC-
 IPAL EMPLOYEE THAT RECOVERS THE BODY OF A DOG OR CAT KILLED ON A  PUBLIC
 ROAD  IN  THE  NORMAL  AND  ORDINARY  COURSE OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OR
 DUTIES OF SUCH EMPLOYEE SHALL MAKE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO DETECT INDICIA
 OF OWNERSHIP, SUCH AS TAGS, LICENSE NUMBERS, OR OTHER  SUCH  IDENTIFIERS
 ON  OR ABOUT THE ANIMAL AND SHALL MAKE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO NOTIFY THE
 OWNER OR AN ANIMAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE CONCERNING THE ANIMAL'S DEATH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03746-03-5

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