STATE OF NEW YORK
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6912
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 13, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. TANNOUSIS -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to appro-
priate shelter for dogs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 353-b of the
2 agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 594 of the laws of
3 2003, is amended to read as follows:
4 (b) For all dogs that are left outdoors in inclement weather, a hous-
5 ing facility, which must: (1) have a waterproof roof; (2) be struc-
6 turally sound with insulation appropriate to local climatic conditions
7 and sufficient to protect the dog from inclement weather while promoting
8 the retention of body heat; (3) be constructed to allow each dog
9 adequate freedom of movement to make normal postural adjustments,
10 including the ability to stand up, turn around and lie down with its
11 limbs outstretched; [and] (4) allow for effective removal of excretions,
12 other waste material; dirt and trash; and (5) during the months of
13 November through March, provide a windbreak at the entrance. The housing
14 facility and the area immediately surrounding it shall be regularly
15 cleaned to maintain a healthy and sanitary environment and to minimize
16 health hazards.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
18 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10724-01-1
