A01728 Summary:

BILL NOA01728
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORRosenthal L
 
COSPNSRWeprin
 
MLTSPNSRGlick, Gottfried, Montesano
 
Amd §107, Ag & Mkts L
 
Limits the animal dealers that are exempt under the provisions of article 7 of the agriculture and markets law relating to the licensing, identification and control of dogs; applies provisions to dealers licensed as a class A dealer under the Federal Animal Welfare Act that sells dogs exclusively to USDA registered research facilities.
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A01728 Actions:

BILL NOA01728
 
01/11/2021referred to agriculture
01/05/2022referred to agriculture
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A01728 Committee Votes:

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A01728 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A01728 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A1728
 
SPONSOR: Rosenthal L
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to limiting the animal dealers exempt under the provisions of article 7 of such law relating to the licensing, identification and control of dogs   PURPOSE: This bill ensures that Class A dog breeders, except those selling dogs exclusively to USDA registered research facilities, or research facili- ties with a Public Health Services approved Animal Welfare Assurance from the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare at the National Institutes of Health, and to agencies of the federal government that are exempt from the Animal Welfare Act and foreign entities lawfully engaged in research, are subject to the same licensing provision as other classi- fications of breeders within the state.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends Subdivision 4 of section 107 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010. Section two sets forth the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: While USDA Class A license holders for commercial dog breeding frequent- ly have as many as 600 adult breeding dogs and are responsible for a significant percentage of our state's overburdened animal shelter system, these professional breeders are exempt from making contributions to state Animal Population Control Fund programs. Removing this inappro- priate exception will yield additional revenue that can be applied to spay and neuter programs capable of reducing shelter populations and eliminating the unnecessary euthanasia of animals.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2019-20: A.737 -Referred to Agriculture 2017-18: A.603 - Reported to Ways and Means; S.1399 - Referred to Agri- culture 2015-16: A.720 -Advanced to Third Reading Calendar; S.7798-B - Referred to Agriculture 2013-14: A.1123 - Ordered to Third Reading Rules Calendar; S.1700 - Referred to Agriculture 2011-12: A.7628 -Reported to Codes; S.6218 -Referred to Agriculture   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the State.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This bill shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
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A01728 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1728
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 11, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
          of A. GLICK, GOTTFRIED, MONTESANO -- read once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Agriculture
 
        AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to limiting
          the  animal  dealers  exempt under the provisions of article 7 of such
          law relating to the licensing, identification and control of dogs
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 107 of the agriculture and markets
     2  law,  as  amended  by  section  1 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of
     3  2010, is amended to read as follows:
     4    4. This article shall not apply to any dog confined to the premises of
     5  any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of  breeding  or
     6  raising  dogs  for  profit  and  licensed  as a class A dealer under the
     7  Federal [Laboratory] Animal Welfare Act, provided such dealer sells dogs
     8  exclusively to USDA registered research facilities, or research  facili-
     9  ties  with  a  Public  Health Services approved Animal Welfare Assurance
    10  from the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare at the  National  Institute
    11  of Health and to agencies of the federal government that are exempt from
    12  the  Animal  Welfare  Act  and  foreign  entities  lawfully  engaged  in
    13  research.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    15  it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00686-01-1
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