NY A03843

Requires dog control officers, peace officers, and police officers to record complete seizure information including identifying marks from tags, tattoos, or microchips within records of seized dogs.

Mandates that within 24 hours or as soon as practicable after seizure, officers and shelters must check dogs for all forms of identification (tags, microchips, tattoos, licenses) and post photographs and descriptions on the internet if practicable.

Requires officers, pounds, shelters, and societies to compare seized dog information against records of lost or stolen dogs reported under Agriculture and Markets Law Section 112 within 24 hours of seizure.

Expands notification requirements to reach owners identifiable through microchips, tattoos, tags, or lost dog reports, with reasonable efforts required to locate owners before the standard 5-day hold period applies to unidentified dogs.

Effective 60 days after enactment; clarifies that compliance does not require purchase of new equipment or technology and allows alternative notification methods if internet use is impracticable.