Senate Bill S7496

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to improvements in shelter care for dogs

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S7496 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3153
Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง117 & 373, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S2632, A1418
2017-2018: S5515, A3348
2019-2020: S1893, A1284
2021-2022: S2258

2013-S7496 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires improvement in shelter care for dogs; requires the prompt inspection of each dog following seizure; provides that potable non-frozen water shall be made accessible to each dog.

2013-S7496 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7496 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7496

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 15, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  improv-
  ing shelter care

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 117 of the agriculture and markets
law, as added by chapter 220 of the laws of 1978  and  such  section  as
renumbered by section 12 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
  3.  [Each]  FOR  EACH  dog seized in accordance with the provisions of
this article [shall be properly  sheltered,  fed  and  watered  for  the
redemption  period  as hereinafter provided], THE DOG CONTROL OFFICER OR
PEACE OFFICER, ACTING PURSUANT TO THEIR SPECIAL DUTIES, OR POLICE  OFFI-
CER  IN  THE  EMPLOY OF OR UNDER CONTRACT TO A MUNICIPALITY, OR ANY DULY
INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION  OF  CRUELTY  TO  ANIMALS,  DULY
INCORPORATED  HUMANE  SOCIETY,  POUND  OR SHELTER THAT IS OPERATED BY OR
UNDER CONTRACT TO A MUNICIPALITY AND IS TAKING POSSESSION OF  SUCH  DOG,
WHICHEVER HAS POSSESSION OF THE DOG SHALL:
  (A)  PROMPTLY  INSPECT  EACH  DOG  FOLLOWING  ANY SEIZURE AND PROMPTLY
ENSURE DOGS ARE PROVIDED WITH CARE AND TREATMENT TO RELIEVE ANY PAIN AND
SUFFERING, INCLUDING NECESSARY IMMEDIATE VETERINARY CARE  AND  TREATMENT
AND PARASITE CONTROL, AND APPROPRIATE VACCINATIONS, AND
  (B)  DURING  THE TIME THE DOG IS IN THE POSSESSION, CARE OR CONTROL OF
SUCH OFFICER, SOCIETY, POUND OR SHELTER, PROPERLY SHELTER AND FEED  EACH
DOG,  AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES POTABLE, NON-FROZEN WATER TO EACH
DOG.
  S 2. Section 373 of the agriculture and  markets  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
  1-B.  ANY OFFICER, AGENT OR SOCIETY AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION OR POUND OR SHELTER OPERATED BY  OR  UNDER  CONTRACT  TO  A
MUNICIPALITY  THAT  IS  TAKING  POSSESSION  OF A LOST, STRAY OR HOMELESS
ANIMAL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER HAS POSSESSION OF
THE ANIMAL DURING THE APPLICABLE PERIOD, SHALL:

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

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