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NY S04938
Bill
Status
3/3/2017
Primary Sponsor
Ruben Diaz
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AI Summary
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Requires all dog owners to have their dogs implanted with a microchip by four months of age containing owner identification, contact information, and dog description and breed.
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Establishes a state registry of dogs maintained by the commissioner that is available 24 hours a day and contains identification information for all licensed dogs.
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Mandates that microchip information and licensing contact information be transmitted to the state registry and compatible with microchip scanners operated by the commissioner.
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Makes it a violation for dog owners to fail to microchip their dog.
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with authority for the commissioner to establish necessary rules and regulations immediately upon 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
3/3/2017