STATE OF NEW YORK
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8058--B
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 5, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring pet
dealers to provide instructions on the care of small animals
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 391-t to read as follows:
3 § 391-t. Sale of small animals; instructions on care. 1. As used in
4 this section, a "small animal" shall mean any small mammal, excluding
5 dogs or cats, including but not limited to, hamsters, chinchillas,
6 guinea pigs, gerbils, rabbits, mice, rats, ferrets and any small amphi-
7 bians or reptiles, including but not limited to frogs, snakes and
8 lizards.
9 2. Every pet dealer, as defined in section four hundred of the agri-
10 culture and markets law, as well as any retailer that sells small
11 animals to the public, shall deliver or provide digital access to the
12 purchaser of a small animal, at the time of sale, general written recom-
13 mendations for the generally accepted care of the class of such small
14 animal, obtained from sources including but not limited to a state or
15 national: professional association established to further the veterinary
16 professions; association established for the preservation and care of
17 reptiles; or pet industry organization representing pet retailers,
18 including information on housing, equipment, sanitation, environment,
19 feeding and watering, handling, and veterinary care. This written infor-
20 mation shall be in a form determined by the commissioner of the depart-
21 ment of agriculture and markets.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. This section shall not apply to the sale of small animals that are
2 expressly sold as feeder animals.
3 4. The pet dealer or retailer that sells small animals to the public
4 shall file a copy of the written instructions on care annually with the
5 department of agriculture and markets.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
7 have become a law.
