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NY S03221
Bill
Status
1/20/2017
Primary Sponsor
Martin Golden
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AI Summary
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Requires pounds, shelters, humane societies, and animal protective associations to make reasonable efforts to locate animal owners before euthanization, including checking for identification, social media, and posting photographs and descriptions online.
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Extends the holding period before making animals available for adoption to the longer of either five days or the applicable redemption period prescribed by law.
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Mandates a minimum 90-day period for making animals available for adoption after reasonable efforts to locate owners, with consideration given to shelter capacity, animal health, and number of animals housed.
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Allows shelters to transfer animals to other adoption facilities when reasonably believed to improve adoption opportunities.
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law, with regulatory implementation authorized immediately.
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
1/3/2018