Relates to nonhuman primates in testing and research facilities; provides that an animal testing facility no longer in need of a nonhuman primate in its possession shall consider options for and determine the appropriate care of such nonhuman primate, including releasing such nonhuman primate to a certified sanctuary; provides that a higher education research facility that receives public money, or a facility that provides research in collaboration with a higher education facility, shall annually publish certain information on its website concerning nonhuman primates at such facility.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9101
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
September 12, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to nonhuman primates
in testing and research facilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 504 of the public health law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
3 6. (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, the following terms shall
4 have the following meanings:
5 (1) "Certified sanctuary" means any facility that provides temporary
6 or permanent safe haven to nonhuman primates that is fully accredited by
7 the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries.
8 (2) "Nonhuman primate" means all nonhuman members of the order
9 Primates.
10 (b) Any animal testing facility that no longer has need for a nonhuman
11 primate in its possession shall, in consultation with such animal test-
12 ing facility's attending veterinarian, consider options for and deter-
13 mine the appropriate care and treatment of such nonhuman primate, which
14 shall include offering for release such nonhuman primate to a certified
15 sanctuary. Such facility shall make reasonable efforts to offer such
16 nonhuman primates to a certified sanctuary. Such animal testing facili-
17 ty may enter into an agreement with such certified sanctuary for the
18 implementation of the provisions of this paragraph. Nothing in this
19 paragraph shall create a duty upon a certified sanctuary to accept a
20 primate offered by a laboratory or institution.
21 (c) A higher education research facility that receives public money,
22 including tax-exempt status, or a facility that provides research in
23 collaboration with a higher education facility shall, no later than
24 ninety days after this subdivision shall have become a law and annually
25 thereafter, conspicuously post on its website the number of nonhuman
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 primates, listed by species, at the research facility that in the previ-
2 ous year were placed in certified sanctuaries and the names of such
3 certified sanctuaries.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
