Requires animal shelters that receive state funding to annually report on intake and disposition of animals; such reports shall be available to the public.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5834
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 2, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, ADDABBO, AVELLA, HOYLMAN, KENNEDY, SERRANO
-- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
ing certain animal shelters to prepare annual reports on the number of
animal intakes and dispositions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
2 section 374-a to read as follows:
3 § 374-a. Animal shelter annual reports. 1. Any animal shelter that
4 receives state funding shall, by January first of each year, prepare an
5 annual report disclosing:
6 (a) the number of animal intakes, including, but not limited to
7 animals that were:
8 (i) surrendered by owners;
9 (ii) brought in by animal control, specified by jurisdiction; and
10 (iii) strays taken in by someone other than the owner;
11 (b) the number of animal dispositions, including, but not limited to
12 animals that:
13 (i) were adopted;
14 (ii) were released to owners;
15 (iii) were transferred to other facilities, specified by facility; and
16 (iv) died, specifying the reason for death, including, but not limited
17 to natural causes or euthanasia, and specifying the reason for such
18 euthanasia.
19 2. Each animal shelter shall, provided such animal shelter maintains a
20 website, post a notice on its website that such report is available to
21 be viewed by the public and shall maintain each annual report for three
22 years.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. Each animal shelter shall maintain at least one printed copy of
2 such annual report to be viewed by the public on site upon request.
3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that
4 animal shelters subject to this act shall have completed their first
5 annual report no later than January 1, 2021.
