NY State Senate Bill 2023-S6336

Senate Bill S6336

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes "Bella's law" relating to spaying and neutering procedures performed by veterinarians

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee

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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Jan 03, 2024	referred to agriculture
Apr 14, 2023	referred to agriculture

2023-S6336 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Agriculture
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Add §377-b, Ag & Mkts L

2023-S6336 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires cats and dogs who are neutered or spayed by a veterinarian to be held for twenty-four hours after the procedure to monitor for adverse effects and to undergo a follow-up exam within twenty-four hours after such procedure by a duly licensed veterinarian.

2023-S6336 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6336

SPONSOR: MANNION
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
ing cats and dogs who are neutered or spayed by a veterinarian to be
held for twenty-four hours after the procedure to monitor for adverse
effects and to undergo a follow-up exam

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to require dogs and cats that are spayed or
neutered by a veterinarian to be held for twenty-four hours after the
procedure to be monitored for adverse effects and to undergo a follow-up
exam during such time period.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this bill would amend the Agriculture and Markets Law to
require dogs and cats that are spayed or neutered by a veterinarian to
be held for twenty-four hours after the procedure to be monitored for

adverse effects and to undergo a follow-up exam during such time period.

Section 2 of this bill provides that the effective date shall take
effect one hundred and eighty days after it shall have become a law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 2022, Bella underwent a spaying procedure and came out of the
veterinarian's office with signs of complications. Two hours later she
was bleeding out. Bella soon died due to exsanguination and hypovolemic
shock. The tragedy of Bella's death could have been avoided if she had
stayed overnight at the veterinarian's office to be monitored for any
complications related to the procedure.

Many dogs and cats undergo a procedure to get spayed or neutered at a
young age. This practice not only stymies pet overpopulation, but also
prevents a myriad of other medical and behavioral issues from developing
later in the pet's life.

This bill would require every dog and cat that is spayed or neutered by
a veterinarian to be held for twenty-four hours after the procedure to
be monitored for adverse effects and to undergo a follow-up exam.  If a
veterinarian is present after the procedure they will be able to identi-
fy and address any adverse effects in spayed or neutered dogs and cats.
This bill would reduce the amount of pets that suffer complications,
permanent injuries, or death related to a spaying or neutering proce-
dure.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect one hundred and eighty days after it shall
have become a law.

2023-S6336 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6336
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  requir-
   ing  cats  and dogs who are neutered or spayed by a veterinarian to be
   held for twenty-four hours after the procedure to monitor for  adverse
   effects and to undergo a follow-up exam
 
   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 and may be cited as "Bella's law".
   § 2. The agriculture and markets  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 377-b to read as follows:
   §  377-B.  SPAYING  AND  NEUTERING  OF DOGS AND CATS BY VETERINARIANS.
 EACH TIME A VETERINARIAN SPAYS OR NEUTERS  A  DOG  OR  CAT  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER OR SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 SEVENTY-SEVEN-A  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  AS  AUTHORIZED THROUGH A LOCAL LAW,
 RULE, REGULATION OR ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SEVEN  OF
 THIS CHAPTER OR SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-D OF THE GENERAL BUSI-
 NESS  LAW  OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON, SUCH DOG OR CAT SHALL REMAIN IN SUCH
 VETERINARIAN'S CUSTODY OR POSSESSION FOR TWENTY-FOUR HOURS TO  BE  MONI-
 TORED FOR ADVERSE EFFECTS RELATED TO THE SPAYING OR NEUTERING PROCEDURE.
 ADDITIONALLY,  EVERY DOG AND CAT THAT IS SPAYED OR NEUTERED BY A VETERI-
 NARIAN SHALL RECEIVE AN EXAMINATION  BY  A  DULY  LICENSED  VETERINARIAN
 WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF SUCH PROCEDURE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10789-02-3

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