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NY S01399
Bill
Status
1/9/2017
Primary Sponsor
Tony Avella
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AI Summary
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Amends Agriculture and Markets Law Section 107, Subdivision 4 to restrict exemptions for dog breeders and dealers licensed as Class A dealers under the Federal Animal Welfare Act.
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Limits exempted dealers to those selling dogs exclusively to USDA-registered research facilities or research facilities with Public Health Services-approved Animal Welfare Assurance from the National Institute of Health.
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Extends exemption eligibility to federal government agencies exempt from the Animal Welfare Act and foreign entities lawfully engaged in research.
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Removes reference to "Laboratory" in the Federal Animal Welfare Act citation.
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Takes effect 120 days after the bill becomes law.
Legislative Description
Limits the animal dealers that are exempt under the provisions of article 7 of the agriculture and markets law relating to the licensing, identification and control of dogs; applies provisions to dealers licensed as a class A dealer under the Federal Animal Welfare Act that sells dogs exclusively to USDA registered research facilities.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
1/3/2018