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Apr 16, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S7510
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- 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
2009-S7510 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10429
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §400, Ag & Mkts L; amd §752, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S3475, A78
2013-2014: A2115
2015-2016: A1439
2017-2018: A465
2019-2020: A351
2021-2022: A4023
2023-2024: A1649
2009-S7510 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7510 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the agriculture and markets law and the general business law, in relation to pet dealers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Amends the definition of "pet dealer". SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section one amends subdivision 4 of section 400 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter 687 of the laws of 2006, and adds a new subdivision 5. Subdivision 4 provides that the definition of "pet dealer" shall include any person who: sells or offers for sale nine or more dogs or cats born or raised on premises other than the premises of said person; maintains a total of six sexually intact female dogs or cats six months of age or older and who sells or offers for sale any of the offspring of such dogs or cats; or sells or offers for sale to the public ten or more dogs or cats in a calendar year. Subdivision five provides the definition of "premises." Section two amends subdivision 3 of section 752 of the general business law, as amended by chapter 687 of the laws of 2006, to provide that the definition of "pet dealer" shall include any person who: sells or offers for sale nine or more dogs or cats born or raised
2009-S7510 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7510 I N S E N A T E April 16, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the general business law, in relation to pet dealers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 400 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter 687 of the laws of 2006, is amended and a new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows: 4. "Pet Dealer" means any person who [engages in the sale or offering for sale of more than nine animals per year for profit to the public] (A) SELLS OR OFFERS FOR SALE NINE OR MORE DOGS OR CATS BORN OR RAISED ON PREMISES OTHER THAN THE PREMISES OF SAID PERSON; (B) MAINTAINS A TOTAL OF SIX SEXUALLY INTACT FEMALE DOGS OR CATS SIX MONTHS OF AGE OR OLDER AND WHO SELLS OR OFFERS FOR SALE ANY OF THE OFFSPRING OF SUCH DOGS OR CATS; OR (C) SELLS OR OFFERS FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC TEN OR MORE DOGS OR CATS IN A CALENDAR YEAR. Such definition shall include breeders who sell or offer to sell animals[; provided that a breeder who sells or offers to sell directly to the consumer fewer than twenty-five animals per year that are born and raised on the breeder's residential premises shall not be considered a pet dealer as a result of selling or offering to sell such animals. Such definition shall further], BUT SHALL not include duly incorporated humane societies dedicated to the care of unwanted animals which make such animals available for adoption whether or not a fee for such adoption is charged. 5. "PREMISES" MEANS THE HOME, HOMESTEAD, PLACE OF BUSINESS OR OPERA- TION OF ANY INDIVIDUAL OR PERSON, INCLUDING A PET DEALER, AND INCLUDES ALL OF THE LAND, PROPERTY, HOUSING FACILITIES OR ANY COMBINATION THERE- OF, ON, IN OR THROUGH WHICH ANY DOG OR CAT IS KEPT, BRED, HARBORED, BOARDED, SHELTERED, MAINTAINED, SOLD, GIVEN AWAY, EXCHANGED OR IN ANY WAY TRANSFERRED. IT SHALL INCLUDE THE LAND, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES OF PERSONS RESIDING THEREON. IT MAY BE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AND INCLUDES THE LAND, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES OF ANY PERSON WHO UTILIZES OFFSITE OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15722-05-0
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