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NY S00167
Bill
Status
1/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
Ruben Diaz
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AI Summary
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Dog owners must ensure their dogs are implanted with a microchip by four months of age containing owner identification, contact information, and dog description.
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Microchip information must be transmitted to a state registry of dogs maintained by the Commissioner and be compatible with scanners operated by the Commissioner.
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The state registry will contain identification information for all licensed dogs and be available 24 hours per day, similar to existing national registries.
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Dog owners or custodians are responsible for updating their identification information in the registry when changes occur.
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Failure to microchip a dog becomes a violation of agricultural and markets law, with the act taking effect 180 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Requires the micro-chipping of all dogs; creates a state registry to maintain the identification and contact information on all micro-chipped dogs; provides that such registry shall be available twenty-four hours a day.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
1/6/2016