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Senate Bill S3026
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 9th Senate District
(R, C) 3rd Senate District
(R) 1st Senate District
(D) 23rd Senate District
2025-S3026 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §365-a, amd §374, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S9847
2025-S3026 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3026 SPONSOR: GIANARIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to restricting the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats PURPOSE OF THE BILL: This bill will prohibit the devocalization of dogs and cats unless there is a medical condition that requires the procedure. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends the agriculture and markets law by adding a new 365-a restricting the practice of devocalizing a dog or cat. Section two of the bill relates to forfeiture of animals. Section three of the bill authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and
2025-S3026 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3026 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, MURRAY, PALUMBO, SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- 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 restricting the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats 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 365-a to read as follows: § 365-A. DEVOCALIZATION OF ANIMALS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL PERFORM THE SURGICAL DEVOCALIZATION OF A DOG OR CAT EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 2. A. SURGICAL DEVOCALIZATION OF A DOG OR CAT SHALL BE PERFORMED ONLY BY A PERSON LICENSED AS A VETERINARIAN PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW. B. SURGICAL DEVOCALIZATION OF A DOG OR CAT MAY BE PERFORMED WHERE NECESSARY TO TREAT OR RELIEVE A PHYSICAL ILLNESS, DISEASE OR INJURY OR CORRECT A CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY SUFFERED BY THE ANIMAL, WHERE SUCH PHYSICAL ILLNESS, DISEASE, INJURY OR CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY IS CAUSING OR MAY REASONABLY CAUSE THE ANIMAL PHYSICAL PAIN OR HARM. SURGICAL DEVO- CALIZATION MAY NOT BE PERFORMED FOR REASONS OF CONVENIENCE IN KEEPING OR HANDLING A DOG OR CAT. 3. ANY VETERINARIAN WHO PERFORMS A SURGICAL DEVOCALIZATION PROCEDURE ON A DOG OR CAT SHALL DOCUMENT THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH PROCEDURE IN THE TREATMENT RECORD OF THE PATIENT, INCLUDING THE MEDICAL NECESSITY JUSTI- FYING THE PROCEDURE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SEVEN HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW. 4. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "DEVOCALIZATION" MEANS A SURGICAL PROCE- DURE ON THE LARYNX OR VOCAL CORDS OF AN ANIMAL INTENDED TO CAUSE THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF VOCAL SOUNDS PRODUCED BY THAT ANIMAL AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00716-02-5
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