Includes a town, acting through its dog control officers acting at the behest of a police officer to seize an animal, as an impounding organization for the purpose of authorizing such town to file a petition requesting that the person from whom an animal is seized or the owner of the animal to post a security.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9108
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
September 26, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BENDETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to includ-
ing a town, through its dog control officers acting at the behest of a
police officer, as an impounding organization
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 373 of the agricul-
ture and markets law, as amended by chapter 289 of the laws of 2018, is
amended to read as follows:
a. If any animal is seized and impounded pursuant to the provisions of
this section, section three hundred fifty-three-d of this article or
section three hundred seventy-five of this article for any violation of
this article, upon arraignment of charges, or within a reasonable time
thereafter, the duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals, humane society, pound, animal shelter or any authorized
agents thereof, OR A TOWN THROUGH ITS DOG CONTROL OFFICERS WHO ACT AT
THE BEHEST OF A POLICE OFFICER TO SEIZE AN ANIMAL, hereinafter referred
to for the purposes of this section as the "impounding organization",
may file a petition with the court in which criminal charges have been
filed requesting that the person from whom an animal is seized or the
owner of the animal be ordered to post a security. The district attorney
prosecuting the charges may file and obtain the requested relief on
behalf of the impounding organization if requested to do so by the
impounding organization. The security shall be in an amount sufficient
to secure payment for all reasonable expenses expected to be incurred by
the impounding organization in caring and providing for the animal pend-
ing disposition of the charges. Reasonable expenses shall include, but
not be limited to, estimated medical care and boarding of the animal for
at least thirty days. The amount of the security, if any, shall be
determined by the court after taking into consideration all of the facts
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13797-01-5
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