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Assembly Bill A3498B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Expands the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products

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2025-A3498 - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A7533
2023-2024: A2795

2025-A3498 - Summary

Expands the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include purpose-bred animals raised for research, service animals, working dogs or any working animals in service on a farm.

2025-A3498 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3498
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  expand-
   ing the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph n to read as follows:
   N. PURPOSE-BRED ANIMALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (I)  ALL  TYPES
 OF WORKING DOGS AS DEFINED IN SECTION NINETY OF THE STATE LAW, INCLUDING
 BUT  NOT LIMITED TO: (A) LAW ENFORCEMENT DOGS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO DETENTION DOGS, POLICE WORK DOGS, DOGS USED BY THE MILITARY,  PROTEC-
 TIVE  SECURITY  AND  WORKING  SEARCH  DOGS, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER; (B)  PERSONAL  SERVICE  DOGS,
 INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO SERVICE DOGS, THERAPY DOGS, GUIDE DOGS AND
 HEARING DOGS AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER;  AND  (C)  LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE CONTROL DOGS, WHICH FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL INCLUDE ANY DOG THAT IS TRAINED  TO  HERD
 AND/OR PROTECT LIVESTOCK OR CONTROL BIRD AND/OR WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND
 IS  ACTUALLY  OR  HAS  BEEN  USED  FOR SUCH PURPOSES; (II) OTHER SERVICE
 ANIMALS AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE-B OF  THIS  CHAP-
 TER;  AND  (III) ANY RESEARCH ANIMAL, WHICH FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE
 SHALL INCLUDE ANY ANIMAL THAT IS RAISED OR MAINTAINED  SPECIFICALLY  FOR
 THE  PURPOSE  OF REGULATED BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND
 WELLNESS OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06720-01-5

2025-A3498A - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A7533
2023-2024: A2795

2025-A3498A - Summary

Expands the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include purpose-bred animals raised for research, service animals, working dogs or any working animals in service on a farm.

2025-A3498A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3498--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Agriculture  --  committee  discharged,  bill   amended,   ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to expand-
   ing the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph n to read as follows:
   N.  PURPOSE-BRED  ANIMALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (I) ALL TYPES
 OF WORKING DOGS AS DEFINED IN SECTION NINETY OF THE STATE LAW, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) LAW ENFORCEMENT DOGS, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO DOGS, POLICE WORK DOGS, DOGS USED BY THE MILITARY, PROTECTIVE SECURI-
 TY  AND  WORKING  SEARCH  DOGS, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION ONE
 HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER; (B) PERSONAL SERVICE DOGS, INCLUDING  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO SERVICE DOGS, THERAPY DOGS, GUIDE DOGS AND HEARING DOGS
 AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER;
 AND (C) LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE CONTROL DOGS, WHICH FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS
 ARTICLE  SHALL  INCLUDE  ANY  DOG THAT IS TRAINED TO HERD AND/OR PROTECT
 LIVESTOCK OR CONTROL BIRD AND/OR WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND IS ACTUALLY OR
 HAS BEEN USED FOR SUCH PURPOSES; (II) OTHER SERVICE ANIMALS  AS  DEFINED
 IN  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  TWENTY-THREE-B OF THIS CHAPTER; AND (III) ANY
 RESEARCH ANIMAL, WHICH FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE  SHALL  INCLUDE  ANY
 ANIMAL  THAT  IS  RAISED  OR  MAINTAINED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
 REGULATED BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH TO PROMOTE  THE  HEALTH  AND  WELLNESS  OF
 HUMANS OR ANIMALS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06720-02-5

2025-A3498B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A7533
2023-2024: A2795

2025-A3498B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include purpose-bred animals raised for research, service animals, working dogs or any working animals in service on a farm.

2025-A3498B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3498--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Agriculture  --  committee  discharged,  bill   amended,   ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
   reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to expand-
   ing the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph n to read as follows:
   N.  PURPOSE-BRED  ANIMALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (I) ALL TYPES
 OF WORKING DOGS AS DEFINED IN SECTION NINETY OF THE STATE LAW, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) LAW ENFORCEMENT DOGS, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO  DETECTION DOGS, POLICE WORK DOGS, DOGS USED BY THE MILITARY, PROTEC-
 TIVE SECURITY AND WORKING SEARCH DOGS, AS  SUCH  TERMS  ARE  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER; (B) PERSONAL SERVICE DOGS,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SERVICE DOGS, THERAPY DOGS, GUIDE DOGS  AND
 HEARING  DOGS AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF
 THIS CHAPTER; AND (C) LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE  CONTROL  DOGS,  WHICH  FOR
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS ARTICLE SHALL INCLUDE ANY DOG THAT IS TRAINED TO HERD
 AND/OR PROTECT LIVESTOCK OR CONTROL BIRD AND/OR WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND
 IS ACTUALLY OR HAS BEEN USED  FOR  SUCH  PURPOSES;  (II)  OTHER  SERVICE
 ANIMALS  AS  DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE-B OF THIS CHAP-
 TER; AND (III) ANY RESEARCH ANIMAL, WHICH FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  ARTICLE
 SHALL  INCLUDE  ANY ANIMAL THAT IS RAISED OR MAINTAINED SPECIFICALLY FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF REGULATED BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH TO PROMOTE THE  HEALTH  AND
 WELLNESS OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06720-03-5

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