Assembly Bill A6625

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to implementing a dangerous dog owner alert system

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  • 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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2015-A6625 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4567
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง209-cc, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2502
2019-2020: S369
2021-2022: S234
2023-2024: S292

2015-A6625 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to implementing a dangerous dog owner alert system.

2015-A6625 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 4567                                                  A. 6625

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             March 27, 2015
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. FARLEY -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and  referred
  to the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to implementing a
  dangerous dog owner alert system

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known as "Templeton's Law".
  S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 209-cc of the general municipal  law  is
renumbered  subdivision  7  and  a new subdivision 6 is added to read as
follows:
  6. (A) THE CLERK OF EACH CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE SHALL PROVIDE NECESSARY
DATA TO THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY WHERE SUCH  CITY,  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE  IS
LOCATED  AND  SUCH COUNTY SHALL MAINTAIN A WEB PAGE LISTING THE BLOCK OF
ALL RESIDENCES WHERE SUCH DOGS ARE KEPT WITHIN SUCH MUNICIPALITY.   SUCH
WEB  PAGE  SHALL  PROVIDE,  FOR  EACH  BLOCK LISTED, A LINK TO A MAPPING
SERVICE SITE THAT  UTILIZES  GLOBAL  POSITIONING  SYSTEM  TECHNOLOGY  TO
PROVIDE  STREET  MAPS  AND  SATELLITE IMAGERY OF SUCH BLOCKS. THE COUNTY
CLERK SHALL POST ON SUCH WEB PAGE NOTIFICATIONS OF THE BLOCK  WHERE  THE
OWNER  RESIDES  WITH  A  CONVICTION FOR AN OFFENSE INVOLVING A DANGEROUS
DOG. POSTING SUCH NOTIFICATION ON THE WEB  PAGE  SHALL  NOT  PRECLUDE  A
CITY,  TOWN OR VILLAGE FROM USING ANY OTHER SPECIFIC INFORMATION SUCH AS
A RESIDENT'S NAME, ADDRESS, DOG'S NAME OR ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL MEANS  OF
NOTIFYING LOCAL RESIDENTS OF SUCH CONVICTIONS.
  (B) UPON THE DEATH OF A DANGEROUS DOG, THE OWNER OF SUCH DANGEROUS DOG
SHALL  NOTIFY  THE  CLERK  OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH HE RESIDES.  THE
CLERK, IN TURN, SHALL FORWARD SUCH NOTIFICATION TO THE COUNTY  CLERK  OF
THE COUNTY WHERE SUCH MUNICIPALITY IS LOCATED.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08431-01-5

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