Assembly Bill A981

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to showcasing pets for adoption

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Current Bill Status - 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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2023-A981 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S846
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §753-f, Gen Bus L; amd §7, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.1130 & A.4283)

2023-A981 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows reasonable rental fees to be charged by a retail pet shop for showcasing dogs, cats, or rabbits for adoption; adjusts the effectiveness of the prohibition of the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits from pet shops.

2023-A981 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    981
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to showcasing pets
   for adoption; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending  the
   agriculture  and  markets law and the general business law relating to
   the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits, as proposed in  legislative  bills
   numbers S. 1130 and A. 4283, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 753-f of the general business law, as  added  by  a
 chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the agriculture and markets law and
 the general business law relating to the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits,
 as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1130 and A. 4283, is amended
 to read as follows:
   §  753-f.  Sale  of dogs, cats and rabbits prohibited. 1. A retail pet
 shop as defined in this article shall not sell, lease, offer  to  lease,
 offer  to  sell, barter, auction, or otherwise transfer ownership of any
 dog, cat or rabbit.  This section shall not be construed to  prohibit  a
 retail  pet  shop  from  collaborating  with  the  following entities to
 provide space to showcase dogs, cats or rabbits owned  by  [these]  SUCH
 entities  for the purpose of adoption; any duly incorporated society for
 the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane  society,
 duly  incorporated  animal protective association or other duly incorpo-
 rated animal adoption or animal rescue organization that:
   (A) is exempt from taxes pursuant to paragraph (3) of  subsection  (c)
 of  section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C.  501, or
 any subsequent corresponding sections of the  federal  Internal  Revenue
 Code, as from time to time amended[, that];
   (B) is registered with the department pursuant to section four hundred
 eight of the agriculture and markets law [that];
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04156-01-3
 A. 981                              2

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