A11277 Summary:
| BILL NO | A11277 |
| SAME AS | No Same As |
| SPONSOR | Kay |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd §6713, Ed L | |
| Allows certain unlicensed individuals to provide care to animals in the custody or possession of an animal shelter under certain circumstances. | |
A11277 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11277 IN ASSEMBLY May 4, 2026 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allowing certain unli- censed individuals to provide care to animals in the custody or possession of an animal shelter The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 6713 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. An unlicensed person acting under direct or indirect supervision of 4 a veterinarian licensed pursuant to this article may provide care to 5 animals in the custody or possession of an animal shelter, as defined in 6 subdivision six of section four hundred twenty of the agriculture and 7 markets law, including animals subject to the redemption periods 8 provided for in section one hundred seventeen of the agriculture and 9 markets law, provided that: 10 a. the individual is performing tasks in accordance with a written or 11 verbal protocol provided by the supervising veterinarian; and 12 b. the supervising veterinarian has determined that the individual has 13 received sufficient and proper training to perform those specific tasks. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15628-01-6