Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 19, 2010 |
amended on third reading 8925a |
Jan 28, 2010 |
advanced to third reading cal.656 |
Jan 26, 2010 |
reported |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to health |
Jun 18, 2009 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 16, 2009 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A8925
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOTTFRIED
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2009-A8925 - Details
2009-A8925 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8925 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the seizure and confinement of animals in connection with the prevention of rabies PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would allow for home confinement of dogs to determine rabies status. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Permits confinement of animals suspected of having rabies at home upon approval of the county health authority. Section 2: Effective date JUSTIFICATION: Under current law, confinement of an animal expected to have rabies must take place at a facility. This bill would permit confinement at home upon approval of the county health authority. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None noted.
2009-A8925 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8925 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 16, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the seizure and confinement of animals in connection with the prevention of rabies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 2140 of the public health law, as added by chapter 180 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 7. "Confinement and observation" refers to the conditions under which apparently healthy dogs, cats, domesticated ferrets, and domestic live- stock, which are not exhibiting symptoms of rabies, must be maintained TO DETERMINE RABIES STATUS if such an animal has potentially exposed a person to rabies, and the owner wishes to avoid euthanizing and testing the animal. [The] IF THE COUNTY HEALTH AUTHORITY DOES NOT APPROVE HOME CONFINEMENT, THE ten day confinement and observation period must take place, at owner's expense, at an appropriate facility such as an animal shelter, veterinarian's office, kennel or farm [for an animal not actively immunized against rabies at the time of the bite. County health departments may allow home confinements and observation for animals actively immunized. Confinement and observation includes]. THE CONFINE- MENT MUST INCLUDE PROVISIONS TO PREVENT ESCAPE OF THE ANIMAL DURING THE CONFINEMENT PERIOD AND TO MINIMIZE CONTACTS WITH HUMANS AND OTHER ANIMALS, AS WELL AS verification by the county health authority or their designee both during and at the end of the ten day period that the animal cannot [or] AND has not escaped and has remained healthy. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11633-01-9
2009-A8925A (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A8925A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8925--A Cal. No. 656 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 16, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the seizure and confinement of animals in connection with the prevention of rabies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 2140 of the public health law, as added by chapter 180 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 7. "Confinement and observation" refers to the conditions under which apparently healthy dogs, cats, domesticated ferrets, and domestic live- stock, which are not exhibiting symptoms of rabies, must be maintained TO DETERMINE RABIES STATUS if such an animal has potentially exposed a person to rabies, and the owner wishes to avoid euthanizing and testing the animal. [The] IF THE COUNTY HEALTH AUTHORITY DOES NOT APPROVE HOME CONFINEMENT, THE ten day confinement and observation period must take place, at owner's expense, at an appropriate facility such as an animal shelter, veterinarian's office, kennel or farm [for an animal not actively immunized against rabies at the time of the bite. County health departments may allow home confinements and observation for animals actively immunized. Confinement and observation includes]. THE CONFINE- MENT MUST INCLUDE (I) PROVISIONS TO PREVENT ESCAPE OF THE ANIMAL DURING THE CONFINEMENT PERIOD AND (II) REQUIREMENTS THAT THE OWNER NOTIFY THE PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY IMMEDIATELY IF THE ANIMAL BECOMES ILL AT ANYTIME DURING CONFINEMENT, AND (III) verification by the county health authori- ty or their designee [both during and] at the end of the ten day period that the animal [cannot or has not escaped and has remained] IS healthy. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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