Assembly Bill A6601

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to identify and develop standards for therapy dogs

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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-A6601 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4802
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §124, Ag & Mkts L

2019-A6601 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to identify and develop standards for therapy dogs.

2019-A6601 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6601
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LUPARDO, MOSLEY, BLAKE, ZEBROWSKI, McDONALD,
   MONTESANO, MORINELLO, D'URSO -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
   tee on Agriculture
 
 AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
   ing the commissioner of agriculture and markets to identify and devel-
   op standards for therapy dogs

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 124 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended
 by section 22 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
 read as follows:
   § 124. Powers of commissioner. The commissioner is  hereby  authorized
 to:
   1. (a) promulgate, after public hearing, such rules and regulations as
 are  necessary  to  supplement and give full effect to the provisions of
 sections one hundred thirteen, one  hundred  fourteen  and  one  hundred
 seventeen of this article; and
   (b)  exercise all other powers and functions as are necessary to carry
 out the duties and purposes set forth in sections one hundred  thirteen,
 one hundred fourteen and one hundred seventeen of this article.
   2.  IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER RELEVANT STATE AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDERS
 IDENTIFY, AND DEVELOP AS NECESSARY, GUIDANCE  FOR  THERAPY  DOGS,  THEIR
 HANDLERS  AND FACILITIES USING SUCH DOGS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING, RISK MANAGEMENT, ANIMAL WELFARE, AND BEST PRAC-
 TICES FOR SUCH DOGS AND THEIR DOG-HANDLERS. SUCH GUIDANCE SHALL BE  MADE
 AVAILABLE  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S  WEBSITE AND PROVIDED TO MUNICIPALITIES
 THAT ISSUE SPECIAL TAGS FOR THERAPY DOGS PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED
 ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10601-01-9

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