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A00072 Summary:

A00072 Actions:

A00072 Committee Votes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE   Chair:Magee      
DATE:02/13/2017AYE/NAY:20/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Magee
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Lifton
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Crouch
Absent
Benedetto
Aye
Finch
Aye
Rosenthal
Absent
Hawley
Aye
Jenne
Aye
Lopez
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Rivera
Aye
Simanowitz
Absent
Skartados
Aye
Barrett
Aye
Stirpe
Aye
Santabarbara
Aye
Sepulveda
Aye
Skoufis
Aye
Woerner
Aye
Jones
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:03/13/2017AYE/NAY:19/1  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Graf
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
McKevitt
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Cook
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Titus
Absent
O'Donnell
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Excused
Fahy
Aye

A00072 Floor Votes:

A00072 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          72--A
                                                                Cal. No. 130
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 4, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  GALEF, GOTTFRIED, PICHARDO, TITONE,
          ZEBROWSKI, McDONOUGH, MURRAY, RAIA, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
          of A. COOK, DAVILA, MAGEE, RA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Agriculture -- reported and referred to the Committee on  Codes
          --  advanced  to  a third reading, passed by Assembly and delivered to
          the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the care
          of animals
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraphs (e), (g) and (h) of subdivision 1 of section 401
     2  of  the  agriculture and markets law, paragraphs (e) and (g) as added by
     3  chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, and paragraph (h) as added  by  chapter
     4  110 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
     5    (e)  The  indoor facilities housing the animals shall be provided with
     6  adequate lighting sufficient to permit routine inspection  and  cleaning
     7  and  be arranged so that each animal is protected from excessive illumi-
     8  nation which poses a health hazard to the animal.  Animal areas must  be
     9  provided  with regular diurnal light cycles of either natural or artifi-
    10  cial light.
    11    (g) In the event that a pet dealer has a pregnant or  nursing  dog  on
    12  his  or  her  premises,  the pet dealer shall provide a whelping box for
    13  such dog.  Separate and apart from the whelping box, a pet dealer  shall
    14  provide  a  pregnant  or nursing dog with a separate space accessible to
    15  her that complies with the standards set forth in paragraph (b) of  this
    16  subdivision. Each nursing dog shall be provided with a sufficient amount
    17  of floor space to nurse and care for her litter.
    18    (h)  Pet  dealers  shall  designate  and provide an isolation area for
    19  animals that exhibit symptoms of  contagious  disease  or  illness.  The
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01092-07-7
        A. 72--A                            2
 
     1  location  of  such  designated area must be such as to prevent or reduce
     2  the spread of disease to healthy animals and  must  otherwise  meet  all
     3  housing requirements of this section.
     4    §  2. Subdivision 2 of section 401 of the agriculture and markets law,
     5  as added by chapter 259 of the laws of  2000,  is  amended  to  read  as
     6  follows:
     7    2.  Sanitation.  Housing  facilities, including primary enclosures and
     8  cages, shall be kept in a clean condition in order to maintain a healthy
     9  environment for the animal. This shall include removing  and  destroying
    10  any agents injurious to the health of the animal and periodic cleanings.
    11  Primary  enclosures  must  be  cleaned daily and sanitized at least once
    12  every two weeks by washing all soiled surfaces with  appropriate  deter-
    13  gent  solutions  and disinfectant or by using a combination detergent or
    14  disinfectant product that accomplishes the same purpose with a  thorough
    15  cleaning  of  the  surfaces to remove excreta, feces, hair, dirt, debris
    16  and food waste to permit effective sanitization,  followed  by  a  clean
    17  water rinse. The primary enclosure or cage shall be constructed so as to
    18  eliminate excess water, excretions, and waste material. Under no circum-
    19  stances  shall  the  animal  remain inside the primary enclosure or cage
    20  while it is being cleaned with sterilizing agents  or  agents  toxic  to
    21  animals  or cleaned in a manner likely to threaten the health and safety
    22  of the animal. Trash and waste products on the premises shall be proper-
    23  ly contained and disposed of so as to minimize  the  risks  of  disease,
    24  contamination, and vermin.
    25    §  3. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 401 of the agriculture
    26  and markets law, as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, is amended
    27  to read as follows:
    28    (c) [Food] Sanitary food receptacles shall be provided  in  sufficient
    29  number, of adequate size, and so located as to enable each animal in the
    30  primary  enclosure  or  cage  to  be supplied with an adequate amount of
    31  food.
    32    § 4. Subparagraphs (iv) and (v) of paragraph (a) of subdivision  5  of
    33  section  401 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 110
    34  of the laws of 2012, are amended and a new subparagraph (vi) is added to
    35  read as follows:
    36    (iv) Adequate guidance to personnel involved in the care  and  use  of
    37  animals regarding handling and immobilization; [and]
    38    (v)  Pre-procedural and post-procedural care in accordance with estab-
    39  lished veterinary medical and nursing procedures[.]; and
    40    (vi) In the case of dealers who sell or offer to sell  twenty-five  or
    41  more  dogs  or  cats per year to the public for profit that are born and
    42  raised on the dealer's residential premises, annual veterinary  examina-
    43  tions,  at a minimum, for all intact adult dogs or cats on such dealer's
    44  premises.
    45    § 5. Section 401 of the agriculture and  markets  law  is  amended  by
    46  adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
    47    8.  Grooming. All animals shall be groomed regularly to prevent exces-
    48  sive matting of fur, overgrown toenails and flea and tick infestation.
    49    § 6. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    50  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    51  repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
    52  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
    53  on or before such effective date.