Senate Bill S7777A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to voluntary contributions in support of municipal animal pounds or 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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2023-S7777 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §109, Ag & Mkts L

2023-S7777 - Summary

Relates to voluntary contributions in support of municipal animal pounds or shelters.

2023-S7777 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7777 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7777
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 29, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  volun-
   tary contributions in support of municipal animal pounds or shelters
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 109 of the agriculture and markets law, as  amended
 by  section 4 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, paragraph (b)
 of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 349 of the laws of 2018, subdivi-
 sion 3 as amended by chapter 446 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read
 as follows:
   § 109. Licensing of dogs required; rabies vaccination required. 1. (a)
 The owner of any dog reaching the age of four months  shall  immediately
 make application for a dog license. No license shall be required for any
 dog  which is under the age of four months and which is not at large, or
 that is residing in a pound or shelter maintained by or  under  contract
 or  agreement  with the state or any county, city, town or village, duly
 incorporated society for the prevention  of  cruelty  to  animals,  duly
 incorporated  humane society or duly incorporated dog protective associ-
 ation. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a license shall
 be issued or renewed for a period of at least one year,  provided,  that
 no  license  shall be issued for a period expiring after the last day of
 the eleventh month following the expiration date of the  current  rabies
 certificate for the dog being licensed. All licenses shall expire on the
 last  day  of the last month of the period for which they are issued. In
 the event an applicant for a license  presents,  in  lieu  of  a  rabies
 certificate,  a  statement  certified  by  a  licensed  veterinarian, as
 provided in subdivision two of this section, a license shall  be  issued
 or renewed for a period of one year from the date of said statement. Any
 municipality  may establish a common renewal date for all such licenses.
 A license issued by a municipality that has established a common renewal
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07227-01-3
              

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2023-S7777A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §109, Ag & Mkts L

2023-S7777A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to voluntary contributions in support of municipal animal pounds or shelters.

2023-S7777A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7777A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7777--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 29, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to volun-
   tary contributions in support of municipal animal pounds or shelters
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 109 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended
 by section 4 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, paragraph  (b)
 of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 349 of the laws of 2018, subdivi-
 sion 3 as amended by chapter 446 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read
 as follows:
   § 109. Licensing of dogs required; rabies vaccination required. 1. (a)
 The  owner  of any dog reaching the age of four months shall immediately
 make application for a dog license. No license shall be required for any
 dog which is under the age of four months and which is not at large,  or
 that  is  residing in a pound or shelter maintained by or under contract
 or agreement with the state or any county, city, town or  village,  duly
 incorporated  society  for  the  prevention  of cruelty to animals, duly
 incorporated humane society or duly incorporated dog protective  associ-
 ation. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a license shall
 be  issued  or renewed for a period of at least one year, provided, that
 no license shall be issued for a period expiring after the last  day  of
 the  eleventh  month following the expiration date of the current rabies
 certificate for the dog being licensed. All licenses shall expire on the
 last day of the last month of the period for which they are  issued.  In
 the  event  an  applicant  for  a  license presents, in lieu of a rabies
 certificate, a  statement  certified  by  a  licensed  veterinarian,  as
 provided  in  subdivision two of this section, a license shall be issued
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07227-02-4
              

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