Expands the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include purpose-bred animals raised for research, service animals, working dogs or any working animals in service on a farm.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9683
IN ASSEMBLY
January 21, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to expand-
ing the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets
2 law is amended by adding a new paragraph n to read as follows:
3 n. Purpose-bred animals, including but not limited to: (i) all types
4 of working dogs as defined in section ninety of the state law, including
5 but not limited to: (A) law enforcement dogs, including but not limited
6 to detection dogs, police work dogs, dogs used by the military, protec-
7 tive security and working search dogs, as such terms are defined in
8 section one hundred eight of this chapter; (B) personal service dogs,
9 including but not limited to service dogs, therapy dogs, guide dogs and
10 hearing dogs as those terms are defined in section one hundred eight of
11 this chapter; and (C) livestock and wildlife control dogs, which for
12 purposes of this article shall include any dog that is trained to herd
13 and/or protect livestock or control bird and/or wildlife populations and
14 is actually or has been used for such purposes; (ii) other service
15 animals as defined in section one hundred twenty-three-b of this chap-
16 ter; and (iii) any research animal, which for purposes of this article
17 shall include any animal that is raised or maintained specifically for
18 the purpose of regulated biomedical research to promote the health and
19 wellness of humans or animals.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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