Rpld §752 subs 3 & 8, amd Gen Bus L, generally; amd Ag & Mkts L, generally; amd §97-rr, St Fin L; amd
§209-cc, Gen Muni L
Relates to pet breeders; changes the term "pet dealer" to "pet breeder"; amends the definitions of pet breeders; repeals certain provisions of law related thereto.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8252--B
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 27, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- 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 commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the general business law, the agriculture and markets
law, the state finance law, and the general municipal law, in relation
to pet breeders; and to repeal certain provisions of the general busi-
ness law relating thereto
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 752 of the general business law is
2 REPEALED and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
3 3. "Pet breeder" shall mean any person who breeds animals and sells,
4 or offers to sell, more than nine animals per year, born and raised on
5 such person's premises, directly to a consumer.
6 § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 752 of the general business law is
7 REPEALED.
8 § 3. Subdivisions 2 and 5 of section 752 of the general business law,
9 subdivision 2 as added by chapter 431 of the laws of 1988, subdivision 5
10 as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000 and such section as renum-
11 bered by chapter 68 of the laws of 1993, are amended to read as follows:
12 2. "Consumer" means any individual purchasing an animal from a pet
13 [dealer] breeder. A pet [dealer] breeder shall not be considered a
14 consumer.
15 5. "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership,
16 association, municipality, or other legal entity.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 4. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 753-f of the general business
2 law, subdivision 1 as amended and subdivision 2 as added by chapter 35
3 of the laws of 2023, are amended to read as follows:
4 1. [A retail pet shop as defined in this article shall not sell,
5 lease, offer to lease, offer to sell, barter, auction, or otherwise
6 transfer ownership of any dog, cat or rabbit. This section shall not be
7 construed to prohibit a retail pet shop from collaborating with the
8 following entities to provide space to showcase dogs, cats or rabbits
9 owned by such entities for the purpose of adoption; any duly incorpo-
10 rated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorpo-
11 rated humane society, duly incorporated animal protective association or
12 other duly incorporated animal adoption or animal rescue organization
13 that:
14 (a) is exempt from taxes pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (c)
15 of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501, or
16 any subsequent corresponding sections of the federal Internal Revenue
17 Code, as from time to time amended;
18 (b) is registered with the department pursuant to section four hundred
19 eight of the agriculture and markets law;
20 (c) is not affiliated with, or housed on the premises of a breeder or
21 broker that does not obtain dogs, cats or rabbits from a breeder or
22 broker in exchange for payment or compensation; and
23 (d) does not resell dogs, cats or rabbits obtained from a breeder or
24 broker or provide payment or compensation to such breeder or broker]
25 Except as provided in subdivision two of this section, the transfer of a
26 dog, cat, or rabbit for profit, including, but not limited to, the sale,
27 offer for sale, lease, offer for lease, arrangement, or negotiation of
28 such animals, is hereby prohibited. No person, firm, corporation, part-
29 nership, or other legal entity shall transfer such animals in violation
30 of this section.
31 2. [This section] The prohibition on the transfer of dogs, cats, and
32 rabbits prescribed in subdivision one of this section shall not [prohib-
33 it a retail pet shop from receiving a reasonable rental fee for space to
34 showcase dogs, cats or rabbits for adoption at such retail pet shop]
35 apply to the following:
36 (a) pet breeders, as defined in section seven hundred fifty-two of
37 this article; or
38 (b) any other person who breeds and sells, or offers to sell, dogs,
39 cats, or rabbits, born and raised on such person's premises, directly to
40 a consumer.
41 § 5. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 4 of section 400 of the agriculture and
42 markets law, subdivisions 2 and 3 as added by chapter 259 of the laws of
43 2000, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 553 of the laws of 2022, para-
44 graphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 4 as separately amended by chapters
45 681 and 683 of the laws of 2022, paragraph (d) as amended and paragraph
46 (e) of subdivision 4 as relettered by chapter 496 of the laws of 2024,
47 and paragraph (e) of subdivision 4 as added by chapter 681 of the laws
48 of 2022, are amended to read as follows:
49 2. "Consumer" means any individual purchasing an animal from a pet
50 [dealer] breeder. A pet [dealer] breeder shall not be considered a
51 consumer.
52 3. "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership,
53 association, municipality, or other legal entity.
54 4. "Pet [Dealer] breeder" means any person who [engages in the sale or
55 offering for sale of more than nine animals per year for profit to the
56 public. Such definition shall include breeders who sell or offer] breeds
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1 animals and sells, or offers to sell, more than nine animals per year,
2 born and raised on such a person's premises, directly to a consumer[;
3 provided that it shall not include the following:
4 (a) Any breeder who sells or offers to sell directly to the consumer
5 fewer than twenty-five animals per year that are born and raised on the
6 breeder's residential premises;
7 (b) Any municipal pound or shelter dedicated to the care of unwanted
8 animals which makes such animals available for adoption whether or not a
9 fee for such adoption is charged, established and maintained pursuant to
10 subdivision one of section one hundred fourteen of this chapter, and
11 that is duly licensed as an animal shelter pursuant to article twenty-
12 six-C of this chapter;
13 (c) Any duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to
14 animals, duly incorporated humane society, duly incorporated animal
15 protective association or other duly incorporated animal adoption or
16 animal rescue organization dedicated to the care of unwanted animals
17 which makes such animals available for adoption whether or not a fee for
18 such adoption is charged that is exempt from taxes pursuant to paragraph
19 (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue
20 Code, 26 U.S.C. 501, or any subsequent corresponding sections of the
21 federal Internal Revenue Code, as from time to time amended, that is
22 duly licensed as an animal shelter pursuant to article twenty-six-C of
23 this chapter; and
24 (d) Any public authority providing shelter services for the care of
25 unwanted animals.
26 (e) Any retail pet shop as defined in subdivision eight of section
27 seven hundred fifty-two of the general business law].
28 § 6. The opening paragraph of section 401 of the agriculture and
29 markets law, as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
30 read as follows:
31 Pet [dealers] breeders shall comply with the following minimum stand-
32 ards of care for every animal in their custody or possession.
33 § 7. Paragraphs (g) and (h) of subdivision 1 of section 401 of the
34 agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter 149 of the laws of
35 2019, are amended to read as follows:
36 (g) In the event that a pet [dealer] breeder has a pregnant or nursing
37 dog on [his or her] such pet breeder's premises, the pet [dealer] breed-
38 er shall provide a whelping box for such dog. Separate and apart from
39 the whelping box, a pet [dealer] breeder shall provide a pregnant or
40 nursing dog with a separate space accessible to her that complies with
41 the standards set forth in paragraph (b) of this subdivision. Each nurs-
42 ing dog shall be provided with a sufficient amount of floor space to
43 nurse and care for her litter.
44 (h) Pet [dealers] breeders shall designate and provide an isolation
45 area for animals that exhibit symptoms of contagious disease or illness.
46 The location of such designated area must be such as to prevent or
47 reduce the spread of disease to healthy animals and must otherwise meet
48 all housing requirements of this section.
49 § 8. Subdivision 5 of section 401 of the agriculture and markets law,
50 as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, paragraph (a) as added and
51 paragraphs (b), (d) and (e) as relettered by chapter 110 of the laws of
52 2012, subparagraphs (iv) and (v) of paragraph (a) as amended and subpar-
53 agraph (vi) of paragraph (a) as added by chapter 149 of the laws of
54 2019, and paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 528 of the laws of 2014,
55 is amended to read as follows:
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1 5. Veterinary care. (a) Any pet [dealer] breeder duly licensed pursu-
2 ant to this article shall designate an attending veterinarian, who shall
3 provide veterinary care to the [dealer's] breeder's animals which shall
4 include a written program of veterinary care and regular visits to the
5 pet [dealer's] breeder's premises. Such program of veterinary care shall
6 include:
7 (i) The availability of appropriate facilities, personnel, equipment,
8 and services to comply with the provisions of this article;
9 (ii) The use of methods determined to be appropriate by the attending
10 veterinarian to prevent, control, and respond to diseases and injuries,
11 and the availability of emergency, weekend, and holiday care;
12 (iii) Daily observation of all animals to assess their health and
13 well-being; provided, however, that daily observation of animals may be
14 accomplished by someone other than the attending veterinarian who has
15 received the guidance identified in subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph;
16 and provided, further, that a mechanism of direct and frequent communi-
17 cation is required so that timely and accurate information on problems
18 of animal health, behavior, and well-being is conveyed to the attending
19 veterinarian;
20 (iv) Adequate guidance to personnel involved in the care and use of
21 animals regarding handling and immobilization;
22 (v) Pre-procedural and post-procedural care in accordance with estab-
23 lished veterinary medical and nursing procedures; and
24 (vi) [In the case of dealers who sell or offer to sell twenty-five or
25 more dogs or cats per year to the public for profit that are born and
26 raised on the dealer's residential premises, annual] Annual veterinary
27 examinations, at a minimum, for all intact adult dogs or cats on such
28 [dealer's] breeder's premises.
29 (b) All animals shall be inoculated as required by state or local law.
30 Veterinary care appropriate to the species shall be provided without
31 undue delay when necessary. Each animal shall be observed each day by
32 the pet [dealer] breeder or by a person working under the pet [dealer's]
33 breeder's supervision.
34 (c) Within five business days of receipt, but prior to sale of any dog
35 or cat, the pet [dealer] breeder shall have a duly licensed veterinarian
36 conduct an examination and tests appropriate to the age and breed to
37 determine if the animal has any medical conditions apparent at the time
38 of the examination that adversely affect the health of the animal. For
39 animals eighteen months of age or older, such examination shall include
40 a diagnosis of any congenital conditions that adversely affect the
41 health of the animal. Any animal diagnosed with a contagious disease
42 shall be treated and caged separately from healthy animals.
43 (d) If an animal suffers from a congenital or hereditary condition,
44 disease, or illness which, in the professional opinion of the pet [deal-
45 er's] breeder's veterinarian, requires euthanasia, the veterinarian
46 shall humanely euthanize such animal without undue delay.
47 (e) In the event an animal is returned to a pet [dealer] breeder due
48 to a congenital or hereditary condition, illness, or disease requiring
49 veterinary care, the pet [dealer] breeder shall, without undue delay,
50 provide the animal with proper veterinary care.
51 § 9. Subdivision 7 of section 401 of the agriculture and markets law,
52 as added by chapter 110 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as
53 follows:
54 7. Exercise requirements. Pet [dealers] breeders shall develop, main-
55 tain, document, and implement an appropriate plan to provide dogs with
56 the opportunity for daily exercise. In developing such plan, consider-
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1 ation should be given to providing positive physical contact with humans
2 that encourages exercise through play or other similar activities. Such
3 plan shall be approved by the attending veterinarian, and must be made
4 available to the department upon request.
5 § 10. Section 402 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by
6 chapter 259 of the laws of 2000 and subdivision 1 as amended by chapter
7 110 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
8 § 402. Records of purchase and sale. 1. Each pet [dealer] breeder
9 shall keep and maintain records for each animal [purchased, acquired,]
10 held, sold, offered for sale or otherwise disposed of. The records shall
11 include the following:
12 [1. The name and address of the person from whom each animal was
13 acquired. If the person from whom the animal was obtained is a dealer
14 licensed by the United States department of agriculture, the person's
15 name, address, and federal dealer identification number. If the person
16 from whom the animal was obtained is a dealer licensed by the depart-
17 ment, the person's name, address, and state dealer identification
18 number. In the case of cats, if a cat is placed in the custody or
19 possession of the pet dealer and the source of origin is unknown, the
20 pet dealer shall state the source of origin as unknown, accompanied by
21 the date, time, and location of receipt. Notwithstanding the provisions
22 of this subdivision, no pet dealer shall knowingly buy, sell, exhibit,
23 transport, or offer for sale, exhibition, or transportation any stolen
24 animal. No pet dealer shall knowingly sell any cat or dog younger than
25 eight weeks of age.
26 2. The original source of each animal if different than the person
27 recorded in subdivision one of this section.
28 3. The date each animal was acquired.
29 4.] (a) A description of each animal showing age, color, markings,
30 sex, breed, and any inoculation, worming, or other veterinary treatment
31 or medication information available. Records shall also include any
32 other significant identification, if known, for each animal, including
33 any official tag number, tattoo, or implant.
34 [5.] (b) The name and address of the person to whom any animal is
35 sold, given, or bartered or to whom it is otherwise transferred or
36 delivered. The records shall indicate the date and method of disposi-
37 tion.
38 [6.] 2. Records for each animal shall be maintained for a period of
39 two years from the date of sale or transfer, whichever occurs later.
40 During normal business hours, the records shall be made available to
41 persons authorized by law to enforce the provisions of this article.
42 3. No pet breeder shall knowingly buy, sell, exhibit, transport, or
43 offer for sale, exhibition, or transportation any stolen animal. No pet
44 breeder shall knowingly sell any cat or dog younger than eight weeks of
45 age.
46 § 11. The opening paragraph and subdivisions 2 and 4 of section 404 of
47 the agriculture and markets law, the opening paragraph and subdivision 2
48 as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000 and subdivision 4 as amended
49 by chapter 256 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
50 The commissioner may decline to grant or renew or may suspend or
51 revoke a pet [dealer] breeder license, on any one of the following
52 grounds:
53 2. Material misstatement in or falsification of records required to be
54 kept pursuant to this article, or under any regulation promulgated ther-
55 eunder, or failure to allow the commissioner or [his or her] such
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1 commissioner's authorized agents to inspect records or pet [dealer]
2 breeder facilities.
3 4. Before any license shall be suspended or revoked, the commissioner,
4 or any hearing officer [he or she] such commissioner may designate,
5 shall hold a hearing, upon due notice to the licensee, in accordance
6 with any regulations promulgated by the department and in accordance
7 with articles three and four of the state administrative procedure act.
8 Where a licensee has three consecutive inspections in which the licensee
9 has failed to correct deficiencies of a critical nature, pursuant to
10 this section, the commissioner shall hold a hearing to consider the
11 suspension or revocation of the pet [dealer] breeder license. Nothing in
12 this section shall prohibit the commissioner from taking additional
13 actions as otherwise permitted by this section regarding such licenses
14 prior to the occurrence of three consecutive inspections in which the
15 licensee has failed to correct deficiencies of a critical nature.
16 § 12. Section 405 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by
17 chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
18 § 405. Inspection of pet [dealers] breeders. 1. The commissioner or
19 [his or her] such commissioner's authorized agents shall, at a minimum,
20 make yearly inspections of pet [dealers'] breeders' facilities to ensure
21 compliance with the provisions of this article and with the provisions
22 of article thirty-five-D of the general business law[, except for those
23 pet dealers who engage in the sale of less than twenty-five animals in a
24 year, in which case inspections shall]. Additional inspections of pet
25 breeders may be made whenever in the discretion of the commissioner or
26 [his or her] such commissioner's authorized agents, a complaint warrants
27 such investigation.
28 2. The commissioner may, pursuant to an agreement entered into with a
29 county or city delegate the authority to conduct inspections of pet
30 [dealers] breeders and to respond to complaints concerning pet [dealers]
31 breeders to such county or city where the pet [dealer] breeder is
32 located; provided however such delegation of inspection authority shall
33 only be permitted where the commissioner has delegated [his or her] such
34 commissioner's authority to issue licenses pursuant to section four
35 hundred three of this article.
36 3. Any person conducting an inspection of a pet [dealer] breeder or
37 responding to a complaint concerning a pet [dealer] breeder shall be
38 specifically trained in the proper care of cats and dogs and in the
39 investigation and identification of cruelty to animals.
40 § 13. Subdivision 1 of section 406 of the agriculture and markets law,
41 as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
42 follows:
43 1. In addition to the penalties provided for elsewhere in this
44 section, a pet [dealer] breeder who violates any provisions of this
45 article may be subject to denial, revocation, suspension, or refusal of
46 renewal of [his or her] such pet breeder's license in accordance with
47 the provisions of section four hundred four of this article.
48 § 14. Section 407 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by
49 chapter 5 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
50 § 407. Construction with other laws. Nothing in this article shall be
51 construed to (a) limit or restrict agents or officers of societies for
52 the prevention of cruelty to animals or the police from enforcing other
53 provisions of article twenty-six of this chapter or any other law relat-
54 ing to the humane treatment of, or cruelty to, animals, (b) limit or
55 restrict any municipality from enacting or enforcing any authorized
56 local law, rule, regulation or ordinance of general application to busi-
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1 nesses governing public health, safety or the rights of consumers, or
2 (c) limit or restrict any municipality from enacting or enforcing a
3 local law, rule, regulation or ordinance governing pet [dealers] breed-
4 ers, as such term is defined in this article, including a law, rule,
5 regulation or ordinance governing the health or safety of animals
6 [acquired or maintained by pet dealers, the source of animals] sold or
7 offered for sale by pet [dealers] breeders, and the spay or neuter of
8 such animals; provided, however, that any such local law, rule, regu-
9 lation or ordinance shall be no less stringent than the applicable
10 provisions of this article and may not result in essentially banning all
11 sales of dogs or cats raised and maintained in [a healthy and safe
12 manner] accordance with this article. Where any penalty may be author-
13 ized for the violation of such a local law, rule, regulation or ordi-
14 nance, the authorized penalty in such local law, rule, regulation or
15 ordinance may not exceed a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars.
16 Where a municipality adopts such a local law, rule, regulation or ordi-
17 nance that is more stringent than the applicable provisions of this
18 article, such municipality shall have sole responsibility for enforce-
19 ment of such law, rule, regulation or ordinance that is more stringent
20 than the applicable provisions of this article.
21 § 15. Section 751 of the general business law, as added by chapter 431
22 of the laws of 1988 and as renumbered by chapter 68 of the laws of 1993,
23 is amended to read as follows:
24 § 751. Legislative intent. It is hereby determined and declared that
25 supervision by the state of the sale of dogs or cats by pet [dealers]
26 breeders is within the public interest and for the purpose of safeguard-
27 ing the public and insuring the humane treatment of such animals by
28 guaranteeing the good health of such dogs or cats in the course of such
29 transactions, or providing other alternatives to the consumer.
30 § 16. Subdivisions 1, 2, 2-a and 4 of section 753 of the general busi-
31 ness law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 251 of the laws of 2013,
32 subdivisions 2 and 4 as added by chapter 431 of the laws of 1988, subdi-
33 vision 2-a as added by chapter 180 of the laws of 2002 and such section
34 as renumbered by chapter 68 of the laws of 1993, are amended to read as
35 follows:
36 1. If, within fourteen business days following the sale of an animal
37 subject to this article or receipt of the written notice required by
38 section seven hundred fifty-four of this article, whichever occurred
39 last, a veterinarian of the consumer's choosing, licensed by a state
40 certifies such animal to be unfit for purchase due to illness or the
41 presence of symptoms of a contagious or infectious disease, or if, with-
42 in one hundred eighty calendar days following such sale or receipt,
43 whichever occurred last, a licensed veterinarian certifies such animal
44 to be unfit for purchase due to a congenital malformation which adverse-
45 ly affects the health of the animal, the pet [dealer] breeder shall
46 afford the consumer the right to choose one of the following options:
47 (a) The right to return the animal and receive a refund of the
48 purchase price including sales tax and reasonable veterinary costs
49 directly related to the veterinarian's certification that the animal is
50 unfit for purchase pursuant to this section;
51 (b) The right to return the animal and to receive an exchange animal
52 of the consumer's choice of equivalent value and reasonable veterinary
53 costs directly related to the veterinarian's certification that the
54 animal is unfit for purchase pursuant to this section; or
55 (c) The right to retain the animal and to receive reimbursement from a
56 pet [dealer] breeder for veterinary services from a licensed veterinari-
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1 an of the consumer's choosing, for the purpose of curing or attempting
2 to cure the animal. The reasonable value of reimbursable services
3 rendered to cure or attempting to cure the animal shall not exceed the
4 purchase price of the animal. The value of such services is reasonable
5 if comparable to the value of similar services rendered by other
6 licensed veterinarians in proximity to the treating veterinarian. Such
7 reimbursement shall not include the costs of initial veterinary examina-
8 tion fees and diagnostic fees not directly related to the veterinarian's
9 certification that the animal is unfit for purchase pursuant to this
10 section.
11 The commissioner by regulations shall prescribe a form for, and the
12 content of, the certification that an animal is unfit for purchase,
13 which shall be provided by an examining veterinarian to a consumer upon
14 the examination of an animal which is subject to the provisions of this
15 section. Such form shall include, but not be limited to, information
16 which identifies the type of animal, the owner, the date and diagnosis
17 of the animal, the treatment recommended if any, and an estimate or the
18 actual cost of such treatment. Such form shall also include the notice
19 prescribed in section seven hundred fifty-four of this article.
20 The commissioner by regulations shall prescribe information which
21 shall be provided in writing by the pet [dealer] breeder to the consumer
22 upon the sale of the animal. Such information shall include, but not be
23 limited to, a description, including breed of the animal, the date of
24 purchase, the name, address and telephone number of the consumer, and
25 the amount of the purchase. The pet [dealer] breeder shall certify such
26 information by signing the document in which it is contained.
27 2. The refund and/or reimbursement required by subdivision one of this
28 section shall be made by the pet [dealer] breeder not later than ten
29 business days following receipt of a signed veterinary certification as
30 herein required. Such certification shall be presented to the pet [deal-
31 er] breeder not later than three business days following receipt thereof
32 by the consumer.
33 2-a. Every pet [dealer] breeder who sells an animal required to be
34 vaccinated against rabies, pursuant to section twenty-one hundred
35 forty-one of the public health law, to a consumer shall provide the
36 consumer at point of sale with a written notice, provided by the depart-
37 ment of health, summarizing rabies immunization requirements.
38 4. In the event that a pet [dealer] breeder wishes to contest a demand
39 for refund, exchange or reimbursement made by a consumer pursuant to
40 this section, such [dealer] breeder shall have the right to require the
41 consumer to produce the animal for examination by a licensed veterinari-
42 an designated by such [dealer] breeder. Upon such examination, if the
43 consumer and the [dealer] breeder are unable to reach an agreement which
44 constitutes one of the options set forth in subdivision one of this
45 section within ten business days following receipt of the animal for
46 such examination, the consumer may initiate an action in a court of
47 competent jurisdiction to recover or obtain such refund, exchange and/or
48 reimbursement.
49 § 17. Section 753-a of the general business law, as amended by chapter
50 110 of the laws of 2012, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 528 of the
51 laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
52 § 753-a. Veterinarian examination. 1. Within five business days of
53 receipt, but prior to the sale of any dog or cat, the pet [dealer]
54 breeder shall have a duly licensed veterinarian conduct an examination
55 and tests appropriate to the breed and age to determine if the animal
56 has any medical conditions apparent at the time of the examination that
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1 adversely affect the health of the animal. For animals eighteen months
2 of age or older, such examination shall include a diagnosis of any
3 congenital conditions that adversely affect the health of the animal.
4 Any animal diagnosed with a contagious disease shall be treated and
5 caged separately from healthy animals in accordance with section four
6 hundred one of the agriculture and markets law.
7 2. All animals shall be vaccinated as required by state or local law.
8 Veterinary care appropriate to the species shall be provided without
9 undue delay when necessary. Each animal shall be observed each day by
10 the pet [dealer] breeder or by a person working under the pet [dealer's]
11 breeder's supervision.
12 3. No pet [dealer] breeder shall knowingly sell any animal that has a
13 diagnosed congenital condition or contagious disease that adversely
14 affects the health of the animal without first informing the consumer,
15 in writing, of such condition.
16 § 18. Section 753-b of the general business law, as amended by chapter
17 251 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
18 § 753-b. Information statement for purchaser. Every pet [dealer]
19 breeder shall deliver to the purchaser of an animal, at the time of
20 sale, a written statement in a standardized form prescribed by the
21 commissioner of agriculture and markets containing the following infor-
22 mation:
23 1. For cats:
24 (a) The breeder's [and, if applicable, broker's] name and address[, if
25 known, or, if not known, the source of the cat. If the person from whom
26 the cat was obtained is a dealer licensed by the United States depart-
27 ment of agriculture, the person's name, address, and federal identifica-
28 tion number];
29 (b) The date of the cat's birth[, unless unknown because of the source
30 of the cat, the date the pet dealer received the cat, and the location
31 where the cat was received];
32 (c) A record of immunizations and worming treatments administered, if
33 any, to the cat as of the time of sale while the cat was in the
34 possession of the pet [dealer] breeder, including the dates of adminis-
35 tration and the type of vaccines or worming treatments administered;
36 (d) A record of any known disease, sickness, or congenital condition
37 that adversely affects the health of the cat at the time of sale;
38 (e) A record of any veterinary treatment or medication received by the
39 cat while in the possession of the pet [dealer] breeder and either of
40 the following:
41 (i) A statement, signed by the pet [dealer] breeder at the time of
42 sale, indicating all of the following: (1) The cat has no known disease
43 or illness; (2) The cat has no known congenital or hereditary condition
44 that adversely affects the health of the cat at the time of sale; or
45 (ii) A record of any known congenital or hereditary condition,
46 disease, or illness that adversely affects the health of the cat at the
47 time of sale, along with a statement signed by a licensed veterinarian
48 that authorizes the sale of the cat, recommends necessary treatment, if
49 any, and verifies that the condition, disease or illness does not
50 require hospitalization or non-elective surgical procedures, and is not
51 likely to require hospitalization or non-elective surgical procedures in
52 the future. A veterinarian statement is not required for intestinal or
53 external parasites unless their presence makes the cat clinically ill or
54 is likely to make the cat clinically ill. The statement shall be valid
55 for fourteen business days following examination of the cat by the
56 veterinarian.
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1 2. For dogs:
2 (a) The breeder's [and, if applicable, broker's] name and address[, if
3 known, or if not known, the source of the dog. If the person from whom
4 the dog was obtained is a dealer licensed by the United States depart-
5 ment of agriculture, the person's name, address, and federal identifica-
6 tion number];
7 (b) The date of the dog's birth [and the date and location the pet
8 dealer received the dog. If the dog is not advertised or sold as a pure-
9 bred, registered or registrable, the date of birth may be approximated
10 if not known by the seller];
11 (c) The breed, sex, color and identifying marks at the time of sale.
12 [If the dog is from a United States department of agriculture licensed
13 source, the individual identifying tag, tattoo, or collar number for
14 that animal.] If the breed is unknown or mixed, the record shall so
15 indicate. If the dog is being sold as being capable of registration, the
16 names and registration numbers of the sire and dam, and the litter
17 number, if known;
18 (d) A record of inoculations and worming treatments administered, if
19 any, to the dog as of the time of sale while the dog was in the
20 possession of the pet [dealer] breeder, including dates of adminis-
21 tration and the type of vaccines and/or worming treatments administered;
22 (e) A record of any veterinary treatment or medication received by the
23 dog while in the possession of the pet [dealer] breeder and either of
24 the following:
25 (i) A statement, signed by the pet [dealer] breeder at the time of
26 sale, indicating all of the following: (1) The dog has no known disease
27 or illness; (2) The dog has no known congenital or hereditary condition
28 that adversely affects the health of the dog at the time of the sale; or
29 (ii) A record of any known congenital or hereditary condition, disease
30 or illness that adversely affects the health of the dog at the time of
31 sale, along with a statement signed by a licensed veterinarian that
32 authorizes the sale of the dog, recommends necessary treatment, if any,
33 and verifies that the condition, disease, or illness does not require
34 hospitalization or non-elective surgical procedures, and is not likely
35 to require hospitalization or non-elective surgical procedures in the
36 future. A veterinarian statement is not required for intestinal or
37 external parasites unless their presence makes the dog clinically ill or
38 is likely to make the dog clinically ill. The statement shall be valid
39 for fourteen business days following examination of the dog by the
40 veterinarian.
41 (f) Notification that dogs residing in New York state must be
42 licensed, and that a license may be obtained from the municipality in
43 which the dog resides.
44 3. A disclosure made pursuant to subdivision one or two of this
45 section shall be signed by both the pet [dealer] breeder certifying the
46 accuracy of the statement and the purchaser acknowledging receipt of the
47 statement. At the time of sale, each pet [dealer] breeder shall provide
48 the purchaser with information on the value of spaying and neutering of
49 dogs and cats.
50 4. Every pet [dealer] breeder shall post conspicuously within close
51 proximity to the cages of dogs and cats offered for sale, a notice
52 containing the following language in one hundred-point type: "Informa-
53 tion [on the source of these dogs and cats and] regarding the veterinary
54 treatments received by these dogs and cats is available for review by
55 prospective purchasers."
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1 § 19. Section 753-c of the general business law, as added by chapter
2 259 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 753-c. Animal pedigree registration. 1. Representation regarding
4 animal's pedigree registration. Any pet [dealer] breeder who states,
5 promises, or represents that an animal is registered or capable of
6 registration with an animal pedigree registry organization shall provide
7 the purchaser with the appropriate documents necessary for such regis-
8 tration within one hundred twenty days following sale of the animal. If
9 the purchaser notifies the pet [dealer] breeder in writing on or before
10 such time that [he or she] the purchaser has not received the appropri-
11 ate registration documents, the pet [dealer] breeder shall have, in
12 addition to the one hundred twenty days, sixty more days in which to
13 provide the appropriate documents.
14 2. If a pet [dealer] breeder fails to provide documents as required
15 under subdivision one of this section, the purchaser, upon written
16 notice to the pet [dealer] breeder, may keep the animal and receive a
17 partial refund of seventy-five percent of the purchase price, in which
18 event the pet [dealer] breeder shall not be required to provide regis-
19 tration documents. Acceptance by the purchaser of appropriate registra-
20 tion documents, whether or not within the time periods set forth in
21 subdivision one of this section, shall be deemed a waiver of the right
22 to a partial refund pursuant to this subdivision.
23 3. Registration notice-disclosure statement. (a) A pet [dealer] breed-
24 er that sells animals registered or registrable with a pedigree registry
25 shall post conspicuously within close proximity to those animals a
26 notice that states: "Pedigree registration means that the particular
27 registry maintains information on the parentage and identity of the
28 animal".
29 (b) For every animal sold by a pet [dealer] breeder that is sold with
30 the representation that the animal is registered or registrable with an
31 animal pedigree registry organization, the following fully completed
32 disclosure shall be made by the pet [dealer] breeder in writing on a
33 sheet separate from any other statement in substantially the following
34 form: "Disclosure of Animal pedigree registration: Description of
35 animal: The animal you are purchasing is registered/registrable (circle
36 one) with the (enter name of registry). Registration means that (enter
37 name of registry) maintains information regarding the parentage and
38 identity of this animal. Persons buying animals represented by a pet
39 [dealer] breeder as being registrable are entitled to the papers neces-
40 sary to effect such registration within 120 days of purchase. Failure to
41 provide such papers entitles the purchaser to remedies under law. Howev-
42 er, if the purchaser notifies the pet [dealer] breeder within the 120
43 day period that [he or she] the purchaser has not received such papers,
44 the pet [dealer] breeder shall have an additional 60 days commencing at
45 the end of the 120 day period in which to provide the documents.
46 Acknowledged: Date: Purchaser's Signature."
47 (c) The disclosure shall be signed and dated by the purchaser of the
48 animal, acknowledging receipt of a copy of the statement. The pet [deal-
49 er] breeder shall retain a copy of the signed disclosure.
50 § 20. Section 753-d of the general business law, as amended by chapter
51 5 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
52 § 753-d. Construction with other laws. Nothing in this article shall
53 be construed to (a) limit or restrict agents or officers of societies
54 for the prevention of cruelty to animals or the police from enforcing
55 articles twenty-six and twenty-six-A of the agriculture and markets law
56 or any other law relating to the humane treatment of, or cruelty to,
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1 animals, (b) limit or restrict any municipality from enacting or enforc-
2 ing any authorized local law, rule, regulation or ordinance of general
3 application to businesses governing public health, safety or the rights
4 of consumers, or (c) limit or restrict any municipality from enacting or
5 enforcing a local law, rule, regulation or ordinance governing pet
6 [dealers] breeders, as such term is defined in this article, including a
7 law, rule, regulation or ordinance governing the health or safety of
8 animals [acquired or maintained by pet dealers, the source of animals]
9 sold or offered for sale by pet [dealers] breeders, and the spay or
10 neuter of such animals; provided, however, that any such local law,
11 rule, regulation or ordinance shall be no less stringent than the appli-
12 cable provisions of this article and may not result in essentially
13 banning all sales of dogs or cats raised and maintained in a healthy and
14 safe manner. Where any penalty may be authorized for the violation of
15 such a local law, rule, regulation or ordinance, the authorized penalty
16 in such local law, rule, regulation or ordinance may not exceed a civil
17 penalty of up to five hundred dollars. Where a municipality adopts such
18 a local law, rule, regulation or ordinance that is more stringent than
19 the applicable provisions of this article, such municipality shall have
20 sole responsibility for enforcement of such law, rule, regulation or
21 ordinance that is more stringent than the applicable provisions of this
22 article.
23 § 21. Section 754 of the general business law, as amended by chapter
24 68 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
25 § 754. Notice. Every pet [dealer] breeder who sells an animal to a
26 consumer shall post a notice clearly visible to the consumer and provide
27 the consumer at the time of sale with a written notice, printed or
28 typed, setting forth the rights provided under this article. Such
29 notices shall be prescribed by the commissioner, but the written notice
30 may be contained in a written contract, an animal history certificate or
31 separate document, provided such notices are in ten-point boldface type.
32 No pet [dealer] breeder shall restrict or diminish by contract or other-
33 wise, the rights provided under this article.
34 § 22. Subdivision 1-a of section 755 of the general business law, as
35 amended by chapter 272 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
36 follows:
37 1-a. Any person who violates any provision of section seven hundred
38 fifty-three-a, seven hundred fifty-three-b, seven hundred fifty-three-c,
39 [or] seven hundred fifty-three-e, or seven hundred fifty-three-f of this
40 article may also be subject to denial, suspension, revocation of, or
41 refusal to renew a pet [dealer] breeder license, in accordance with the
42 provisions of sections four hundred three and four hundred four of the
43 agriculture and markets law.
44 § 23. The section heading and subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 97-rr of
45 the state finance law, as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, are
46 amended to read as follows:
47 Pet [dealer] breeder licensing fund. 1. There is hereby established in
48 the joint custody of the state comptroller and the commissioner of taxa-
49 tion and finance, a fund to be known as the "pet [dealer] breeder
50 licensing fund".
51 3. Monies of the fund shall be expended solely for the purposes of
52 carrying out the provisions of article thirty-five-D of the general
53 business law and article twenty-six-A of the agriculture and markets
54 law. Monies shall be paid out of the fund on the audit and warrant of
55 the state comptroller on vouchers approved by the commissioner of agri-
56 culture and markets. Any interest received by the comptroller on monies
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1 on deposit in the pet [dealer] breeder licensing fund shall be retained
2 in and become part of such fund.
3 § 24. The article heading of article 26-A of the agriculture and
4 markets law, as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
5 read as follows:
6 CARE OF ANIMALS BY PET [DEALERS] BREEDERS
7 § 25. Section 403 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by
8 chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 683
9 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
10 § 403. Licenses. 1. No person shall operate as a pet [dealer] breeder
11 unless such person holds a license issued therefor by the commissioner.
12 Notwithstanding the foregoing, a pet [dealer] breeder, in operation on
13 or before the effective date of this section, who has filed an applica-
14 tion for an initial license under this article shall be authorized to
15 operate without such license until the commissioner grants or, after
16 notice and opportunity to be heard, declines to grant such license. Each
17 application for a license shall be made on a form supplied by the
18 department and shall contain such information as may be required by the
19 department. Renewal applications shall be submitted to the commissioner
20 at least thirty days prior to the commencement of the next license year.
21 2. The commissioner may delegate [his or her] such commissioner's
22 authority pursuant to this section to issue pet [dealer] breeder
23 licenses to the county or city where the pet [dealer] breeder seeking
24 licensure is located. Such delegation shall be pursuant to an agreement
25 entered into by the commissioner and such city or county.
26 3. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a nonrefund-
27 able fee of one hundred fifty dollars.
28 4. The moneys received by the commissioner pursuant to this section
29 shall be deposited in the "pet [dealer] breeder licensing fund" estab-
30 lished pursuant to section ninety-seven-rr of the state finance law.
31 5. Where the authority to issue pet [dealer] breeder licenses is
32 delegated to the county or city pursuant to subdivision two of this
33 section, that county or city shall, on or before the fifth day of each
34 month, remit to the appropriate municipal financial officer one hundred
35 percent of all license fees collected during the preceding month. The
36 remittance shall be accompanied by a report of license sales made during
37 such month. A copy of such report shall simultaneously be sent to the
38 commissioner. All license fees so remitted shall be the property of the
39 municipality, and shall be used solely for the purpose of carrying out
40 and enforcing the provisions of this article and of article
41 thirty-five-D of the general business law.
42 6. Inspection in accordance with section four hundred five of this
43 article, the results of which establish compliance with the provisions
44 of this article and with the provisions of article thirty-five-D of the
45 general business law regarding recordkeeping and consumer disclosure
46 requirements for pet [dealers] breeders, shall precede issuance of a
47 license or renewal thereof under this section.
48 7. Upon validation by the commissioner or the county or city author-
49 ized under this section to issue pet [dealer] breeder licenses, the
50 application shall become the license of the pet [dealer] breeder.
51 8. The commissioner shall provide a copy of the license to the pet
52 [dealer] breeder. The commissioner shall also retain a copy of the
53 license. In those counties where the commissioner has delegated the
54 licensing authority to the county or city that county or city shall,
55 provide a copy of the license to the pet [dealer] breeder and a copy to
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1 the commissioner. The county or city shall also retain a copy of the
2 license in its own records.
3 9. No pet [dealer] breeder shall publish or advertise the sale or
4 availability of any dog or cat unless the publication or advertisement
5 is accompanied by the pet [dealer's] breeder's license number. Notwith-
6 standing the foregoing, a pet [dealer] breeder, in operation on or
7 before the effective date of this section, who has filed an application
8 for an initial license under this article may publish or advertise the
9 sale or availability of any dog or cat without the publication or adver-
10 tisement being accompanied by the pet [dealer's] breeder's license
11 number until the commissioner grants or, after notice and opportunity to
12 be heard, declines to grant such license.
13 10. Such license shall be renewable annually, together with the
14 payment of a nonrefundable fee of one hundred fifty dollars[, or upon
15 payment of a nonrefundable fee of twenty-five dollars for those pet
16 dealers who engage in the sale of less than twenty-five animals in a
17 year].
18 11. Pet [dealers] breeders shall conspicuously display their license
19 on the premises where the animals are kept for sale so that they may be
20 readily seen by potential consumers.
21 § 26. Subdivision 6 of section 420 of the agriculture and markets law,
22 as added by chapter 683 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
23 follows:
24 6. "Animal shelter" shall mean a public or not-for-profit entity
25 owning, operating, or otherwise maintaining a building, structure, or
26 facility where temporary or permanent housing and care is provided to
27 stray, abandoned, abused, seized, impounded, owner-surrendered or other-
28 wise unwanted animals regardless of whether or not such facility also
29 serves as a personal residence. This includes but is not limited to:
30 facilities owned, operated, or maintained by a duly incorporated society
31 for the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane soci-
32 ety dog or cat protective association, or pound; any person in the
33 employ of, or organization operated by or under contract to a munici-
34 pality to provide care for seized or impounded animals; or any other
35 not-for-profit organization involved in the protection, care, or rehom-
36 ing of animals. Unless otherwise provided in this article, the term
37 "animal shelter" shall not include the personal residence of any foster
38 care provider as defined in this section; a facility commonly known as a
39 boarding kennel, where the ownership of the animal is not transferred;
40 any entity licensed as a pet [dealer] breeder pursuant to article twen-
41 ty-six-A of this chapter; any duly incorporated animal hospital owned,
42 operated or supervised by a duly licensed veterinarian; or any facility
43 where the owner or operator is licensed by the New York state department
44 of environmental conservation as a nuisance wildlife control agent or
45 wildlife rehabilitator.
46 § 27. Subdivision 4 of section 209-cc of the general municipal law, as
47 separately amended by chapters 289 and 538 of the laws of 2005, is
48 amended to read as follows:
49 4. Except for pet [dealers] breeders as defined in section seven
50 hundred [fifty-two-a] fifty-two of the general business law and zoologi-
51 cal facilities and other exhibitors licensed pursuant to title 7 U.S.C.
52 sections 2133 and 2134, and in the case of dangerous dogs except for
53 licensed veterinarians in temporary possession of such dogs, every
54 person owning, possessing, or harboring a wild animal or a dangerous dog
55 within this state shall report the presence thereof to the clerk of the
56 city, town, or village in which such wild animal or dangerous dog is
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1 owned, possessed, or harbored. Such report shall be filed annually on a
2 date to be determined by the state fire administrator in the manner
3 prescribed by the state fire administrator. A separate report shall be
4 filed for each street address at which any such wild animal or dangerous
5 dog may be found.
6 § 28. Subdivisions 1, 2, 4 and 7 of section 421 of the agriculture and
7 markets law, as added by chapter 683 of the laws of 2022, are amended to
8 read as follows:
9 1. Any person [eligible for exemption from the definition of pet deal-
10 er pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision four of section
11 four hundred of this chapter] operating an animal shelter shall be
12 licensed by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section.
13 Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person, operating an animal shelter
14 on or before the effective date of this section, who has filed an appli-
15 cation for an initial license under this article is hereby authorized to
16 operate without such license until the commissioner grants or, after
17 notice of an opportunity to be heard, declines to grant such license.
18 Each application for license shall be made on a form supplied by the
19 department and shall contain such information as required by the commis-
20 sioner. Renewal applications shall be submitted to the commissioner at
21 least thirty days prior to the commencement of the next license year.
22 2. Application for licensure as set forth in this section shall be
23 made annually to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commis-
24 sioner. Such form shall include but not be limited to the following
25 information[, provided however that paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this
26 subdivision shall not apply to municipal pounds or shelters as defined
27 in paragraph (b) of subdivision four of section four hundred of this
28 chapter]:
29 (a) Proof of the applicant's tax exempt designation pursuant to para-
30 graph 3 of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue
31 Code, 26 U.S.C. 501, or any subsequent corresponding sections of the
32 federal Internal Revenue Code, as from time to time amended;
33 (b) Proof of the applicant's incorporation as a not-for-profit organ-
34 ization in this state pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law,
35 provided further that such organization is in good standing with the
36 attorney general and the department of state;
37 (c) Proof of the applicant's registration with the attorney general
38 pursuant to article seven-A of the executive law;
39 (d) If the applicant is a municipal pound or shelter as defined in
40 paragraph (b) of subdivision four of section four hundred of this chap-
41 ter, a copy of the applicant's employer identification number;
42 (e) The name of the applicant and the name or names under which the
43 applicant offers its services to the public, any name under which the
44 applicant has offered such services to the public during the past five
45 years, and whether the applicant has ever held a pet [dealer] breeder
46 license issued pursuant to article twenty-six-A of this chapter;
47 (f) The address and telephone number of the applicant and for any
48 other premises owned or leased by such applicant's organization to carry
49 out the purposes for which it was incorporated [and by which it is
50 eligible for a licensing exemption pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of
51 subdivision four of section four hundred of this chapter];
52 (g) The website and email address of the applicant;
53 (h) The number of animals taken in, adopted, placed into permanent or
54 temporary homes, or otherwise transferred into, out of, or within the
55 state by the applicant during the prior calendar year;
56 (i) The number of animals currently harbored by the applicant;
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1 (j) The species of animal the applicant typically harbors for
2 adoption, placement or transfer;
3 (k) A description of facilities by which the applicant carries out the
4 purposes for which it was incorporated, including a statement regarding
5 whether the applicant harbors the animals in its care in its own phys-
6 ical animal shelter or utilizes foster care provider homes, commercial
7 boarding kennels or other arrangements;
8 (l) [A sworn statement, signed by the applicant, declaring an
9 exemption from the definition of pet dealer pursuant to section four
10 hundred of this chapter;
11 (m)] Current training protocol and procedural practices as prescribed
12 pursuant to sections four hundred twenty-two and four hundred twenty-
13 three of this article; and
14 [(n)] (m) Other information as deemed necessary to satisfy the commis-
15 sioner of the applicant's character and responsibility.
16 4. Upon validation by the commissioner, the application shall become
17 the license of the animal shelter [and an exemption from the definition
18 of pet dealer as defined in section four hundred of this chapter shall
19 be granted]. The commissioner shall retain a copy of such license and
20 provide a copy of the license to the animal shelter. Animal shelters
21 licensed pursuant to this section shall conspicuously display their
22 license on the premises where its animals are harbored. [The commission-
23 er shall also provide the licensee with a pet dealer exemption identifi-
24 cation number. The licensee's pet dealer exemption identification number
25 shall be prominently displayed on the licensee's websites and any publi-
26 cations or advertisements made available to the public.]
27 7. The commissioner may decline to grant or renew, or may suspend or
28 revoke an animal shelter license, on any one or more of the following
29 grounds, provided that before any of the aforementioned actions are
30 taken pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall hold a hearing,
31 upon due notice to the licensee in accordance with any regulations
32 promulgated by the department and in accordance with articles three and
33 four of the state administrative procedure act, and provided further
34 that any action of the commissioner is subject to judicial review in a
35 proceeding under article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and
36 rules:
37 (a) material misstatement in the license application;
38 (b) material misstatement in or falsification of records required to
39 be kept pursuant to this article, or under any regulation promulgated
40 thereunder, or failure to allow the commissioner to inspect records of
41 animal shelter facilities;
42 (c) violation of any provision of this article or conviction of a
43 violation of any provision of article twenty-six of this chapter or
44 regulations promulgated thereunder pertaining to humane treatment of
45 animals, cruelty to animals, endangering the life or health of an
46 animal, or violation of any federal, state, or local law pertaining to
47 the care, treatment, sale, possession, or handling of animals or any
48 regulation or rule relating to the endangerment of the life or health of
49 an animal;
50 (d) failure to comply with any of the provisions of this article [or
51 the licensing exemption requirements of section four hundred of this
52 chapter]; 1 NYCRR Part 65 regarding the importation of dogs and cats;
53 section twenty-one hundred forty-one of the public health law or any
54 rule or regulation promulgated thereunder; or any rule or regulation
55 promulgated by the commissioner following the effective date of this
56 article to effectuate the purposes of this article;
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1 (e) failure to renew a license within the period prescribed in subdi-
2 vision one of this section; or
3 (f) the applicant or registrant was previously licensed as a pet
4 [dealer] breeder pursuant to article twenty-six-A of this chapter.
5 § 29. This act shall take effect immediately.
