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NY S06974
Bill
Status
3/11/2016
Primary Sponsor
Martin Golden
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AI Summary
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Amends Agriculture and Markets Law Section 117 to require pounds and shelters to make reasonable efforts to determine animal ownership before making animals available for adoption or euthanasia
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Requires humane societies, animal prevention societies, and county/city/town/village pounds to wait five days or the applicable redemption period (whichever is longer) before making animals available for adoption
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Mandates reasonable efforts to locate owners include checking for identification, using social media, and posting photographs and descriptions online
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Allows animals to be transferred between pounds, humane societies, or animal protective associations for adoption purposes when reasonably believed to improve adoption opportunities
Legislative Description
Requires duly incorporated humane society, pound or shelter to make reasonable efforts to locate the owner of certain animals or provide for the fostering or adoption of such animals; provides that such efforts shall include, but not be limited to, checking such animals for identification, social media, placing a photograph and general description, and other identifying information on the internet.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
3/11/2016