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NY A02115
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/9/2013
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
- Reduces the threshold for breeders selling animals directly to consumers from 25 animals per year to 15 animals per year to qualify for the pet dealer exemption
- Applies the reduced 15-animal threshold to breeders whose animals are born and raised on the breeder's residential premises
- Maintains the existing definition that any person selling more than 9 animals per year for profit is considered a pet dealer
- Excludes duly incorporated humane societies from pet dealer classification regardless of the number of animals made available for adoption
- Takes effect 120 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Amends the definitions of pet dealers in the agriculture and markets law and the general business law; decreases the number of animals a person can distribute to fit under the exemption.
Last Action
ordered to third reading rules cal.246
6/16/2014
Committee Referrals
Rules6/12/2014
Ways and Means4/7/2014
Codes3/25/2014
Agriculture1/9/2013
Full Bill Text
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