Assembly Bill A4245A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires animal shelters to annually report on intake and disposition of animals and the number of animals turned away by such shelters

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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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2019-A4245 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3411
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §374-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7612
2011-2012: S3162
2013-2014: A6768, S3429, S7088
2015-2016: A2846, S2773
2017-2018: A4975, S5834

2019-A4245 - Summary

Requires animal shelters to annually report on intake and disposition of animals and the number of animals turned away by such shelters; requires shelters to submit such reports to the department of agriculture and markets, and requires such department to post the reports on their website.

2019-A4245 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4245
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WEPRIN, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   GLICK, MALLIOTAKIS, McDONOUGH,  MONTESANO,  SIMON  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
   ing certain animal shelters to prepare annual reports on the number of
   animal intakes and dispositions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 section 374-a to read as follows:
   § 374-A. ANIMAL SHELTER ANNUAL REPORTS. 1.  ANY  ANIMAL  SHELTER  THAT
 RECEIVES  STATE FUNDING SHALL, BY JANUARY FIRST OF EACH YEAR, PREPARE AN
 ANNUAL REPORT DISCLOSING:
   (A) THE NUMBER OF  ANIMAL  INTAKES,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO
 ANIMALS THAT WERE:
   (I) SURRENDERED BY OWNERS;
   (II) BROUGHT IN BY ANIMAL CONTROL, SPECIFIED BY JURISDICTION; AND
   (III) STRAYS TAKEN IN BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE OWNER;
   (B)  THE  NUMBER OF ANIMAL DISPOSITIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 ANIMALS THAT:
   (I) WERE ADOPTED;
   (II) WERE RELEASED TO OWNERS;
   (III) WERE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER FACILITIES, SPECIFIED BY FACILITY; AND
   (IV) DIED, SPECIFYING THE REASON FOR DEATH, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO NATURAL CAUSES OR EUTHANASIA, AND  SPECIFYING  THE  REASON  FOR  SUCH
 EUTHANASIA.
   2. EACH ANIMAL SHELTER SHALL, PROVIDED SUCH ANIMAL SHELTER MAINTAINS A
 WEBSITE,  POST  A NOTICE ON ITS WEBSITE THAT SUCH REPORT IS AVAILABLE TO
 BE VIEWED BY THE PUBLIC AND SHALL MAINTAIN EACH ANNUAL REPORT FOR  THREE
 YEARS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07399-01-9

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2019-A4245A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3411
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §374-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7612
2011-2012: S3162
2013-2014: A6768, S3429, S7088
2015-2016: A2846, S2773
2017-2018: A4975, S5834

2019-A4245A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires animal shelters to annually report on intake and disposition of animals and the number of animals turned away by such shelters; requires shelters to submit such reports to the department of agriculture and markets, and requires such department to post the reports on their website.

2019-A4245A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4245--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WEPRIN, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   GLICK, MALLIOTAKIS, McDONOUGH,  MONTESANO,  SIMON  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee discharged, bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  requir-
   ing animal shelters to prepare annual reports
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a  new
 section 374-a to read as follows:
   §  374-A.  ANIMAL SHELTER ANNUAL REPORTS. 1. ANY ANIMAL SHELTER SHALL,
 BY MARCH FIRST OF EACH YEAR, PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT DISCLOSING:
   (A) THE NUMBER OF  ANIMAL  INTAKES,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO
 ANIMALS THAT WERE:
   (I) SURRENDERED BY OWNERS;
   (II) BROUGHT IN BY ANIMAL CONTROL, SPECIFIED BY JURISDICTION; AND
   (III) STRAYS TAKEN IN BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE OWNER;
   (B)  THE  NUMBER OF ANIMAL DISPOSITIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 ANIMALS THAT:
   (I) WERE ADOPTED;
   (II) WERE RELEASED TO OWNERS;
   (III) WERE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER FACILITIES, SPECIFIED BY FACILITY; AND
   (IV) DIED, SPECIFYING THE REASON FOR DEATH, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO NATURAL CAUSES OR EUTHANASIA, AND  SPECIFYING  THE  REASON  FOR  SUCH
 EUTHANASIA; AND
   (C) THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY FROM THE SHELTER,
 AND THE REASON SUCH ANIMALS WERE TURNED AWAY.
   2.  EACH ANIMAL SHELTER SHALL SEND SUCH REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT ELEC-
 TRONICALLY, AND SUCH  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PUBLISH  SUCH  REPORTS  ON  ITS
 WEBSITE.

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

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