Requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish licensing and educational standards for individuals providing canine training for non-service and non-police dogs; requires such standards to utilize non-aversive, evidence-based, and positive reinforcement techniques.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6985
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 18, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
ing the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish licensing
and educational standards for individuals providing canine training
for non-service and non-police dogs
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 113-a to read as follows:
§ 113-A. OBEDIENCE TRAINING. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BY RULE OR
REGULATION ESTABLISH LICENSING AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS FOR INDIVIDUALS
PROVIDING BASIC OBEDIENCE COURSES TO NON-SERVICE AND NON-POLICE DOGS AND
THEIR OWNERS CONSISTING OF STANDARDS THAT UTILIZE NON-AVERSIVE,
EVIDENCE-BASED, AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TECHNIQUES.
2. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY DOG THAT FALLS UNDER SUBDIVI-
SION NINE, EIGHTEEN, TWENTY, TWENTY-ONE, TWENTY-TWO, TWENTY-FIVE, TWEN-
TY-SIX OR TWENTY-SEVEN OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE.
3. NO PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED
FIFTY-ONE, THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE, THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-A OR
THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF ARTICLE TWENTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER MAY BE
LICENSED TO PROVIDE OBEDIENCE TRAINING SERVICES UNDER THIS SECTION.
4. LICENSEES UNDER THIS SECTION ARE TO MAINTAIN PRACTICES AND FACILI-
TIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANIMAL CONTROL PROVISIONS UNDER ARTICLES SEVEN,
TWENTY-FIVE-B AND TWENTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE
ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH PROVISIONS, BY ANY CONSTABLE, POLICE OFFICER, PEACE
OFFICER, DOG CONTROL OFFICER, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, OR ANY OFFICER OR
AGENT OF ANY DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO
ANIMALS AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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