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NY S05515
Bill
Status
6/6/2017
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Gallivan
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AI Summary
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Amends Agriculture and Markets Law to require dog control officers, peace officers, police officers, and animal shelters to promptly inspect seized dogs and provide veterinary care to relieve pain and suffering, including parasite control and vaccinations.
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Mandates that seized dogs receive proper shelter, food, and accessible potable non-frozen water at all times while in custody.
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Extends the same care requirements (prompt inspection, veterinary treatment, shelter, food, and potable water) to lost, stray, or homeless animals taken into possession by officers, societies, pounds, or municipal shelters.
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Creates new section 125 establishing identical care and inspection requirements for dogs surrendered by their owners to incorporated animal societies, humane societies, pounds, or municipal shelters.
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Takes effect thirty days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Requires improvement in shelter care for dogs; requires the prompt inspection of each dog following seizure; provides that potable non-frozen water shall be made accessible to each dog; relates to surrendered dogs.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
1/3/2018