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NY S07475
Bill
Status
6/18/2014
Primary Sponsor
Philip Boyle
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AI Summary
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Higher education research facilities receiving public money or tax-exempt status must offer dogs and cats for adoption through private placement or non-profit animal rescue organizations after research completion, if the animal's destruction is not required.
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If private placement is unsuccessful, research facilities must offer the animals to non-profit animal rescue and shelter organizations before euthanizing them.
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Research facilities may enter into agreements with non-profit animal rescue and shelter organizations for implementing adoption placement requirements.
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Research facilities owe no duty of care to non-profit organizations, adopters, or other entities that accept research animals and incur no liability for injuries, property damage, or other damages resulting from adoption or placement.
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The act takes effect 60 days after becoming law, with the state education department authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for implementation.
Legislative Description
Establishes the research animal retirement act; requires research dogs and cats at higher education research facilities or facilities that provide research in collaboration with a higher education facility, to be offered for placement with non-profit animal rescue and shelter organizations; provides that such facilities may enter into agreements with rescue and shelter organizations for implementation.
Last Action
referred to higher education
6/18/2014