Senate Bill S6382A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Designates working dogs as the official state dog

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9172 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S6382 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9172
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §90, State L

2015-S6382 - Summary

Amends legislative bills numbers A. 2756 and S. 3856, designating working dogs as the official state dog.

2015-S6382 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6382 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6382

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 8, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to amend the state law, in relation to designating working dogs
  as the official state dog

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

  Section 1. Section 90 of the state law, as added by chapter 571 of the
laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
  S  90.  State dog. The [service] WORKING dog shall be the official dog
of the state. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "[Service] WORKING  dog"
shall  [have  the same meaning as set forth in section one hundred eight
of the agriculture and markets law] MEAN: (A) A GUIDE DOG, A POLICE WORK
DOG, A WAR DOG, A HEARING DOG, A SERVICE DOG, A WORKING  SEARCH  DOG,  A
THERAPY  DOG,  OR  A DETECTION DOG AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED BY SECTION
ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW OR ANY DOG THAT HAS
MET SUCH DEFINITION DURING ITS LIFE; OR (B) ANY DOG THAT IS  TRAINED  TO
HERD  AND/OR  PROTECT  LIVESTOCK  OR  CONTROL BIRD AND/OR WILDLIFE POPU-
LATIONS AND IS ACTUALLY OR HAS BEEN USED FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03780-02-6

2015-S6382A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9172
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §90, State L

2015-S6382A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends legislative bills numbers A. 2756 and S. 3856, designating working dogs as the official state dog.

2015-S6382A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6382A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6382--A
    Cal. No. 13

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 8, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- reported favora-
  bly from said committee, ordered to a third reading, passed by  Senate
  and  delivered  to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored
  to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place
  in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to amend the state law, in relation to designating working dogs
  as the official state dog

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

  Section  1.  Section 90 of the state law, as added by a chapter of the
laws of 2015, amending the state law  relating  to  designating  service
dogs as the official state dog, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
A.2756 and S.3856, is amended to read as follows:
  S  90.  State dog. The [service] WORKING dog shall be the official dog
of the state. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "[Service] WORKING  dog"
shall  [have  the same meaning as set forth in section one hundred eight
of the agriculture and markets law] MEAN: (A) A GUIDE DOG, A POLICE WORK
DOG, A WAR DOG, A HEARING DOG, A SERVICE DOG, A WORKING  SEARCH  DOG,  A
THERAPY  DOG,  OR  A DETECTION DOG AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED BY SECTION
ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW OR ANY DOG THAT HAS
MET SUCH DEFINITION DURING ITS LIFE; OR (B) ANY DOG THAT IS  TRAINED  TO
HERD  AND/OR  PROTECT  LIVESTOCK  OR  CONTROL BIRD AND/OR WILDLIFE POPU-
LATIONS AND IS ACTUALLY OR HAS BEEN USED FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2015, amending the state law relating
to  designating  service  dogs as the official state dog, as proposed in
legislative bills numbers A.2756 and S.3856, takes effect.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03780-06-6

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