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NY A10482
Bill
Status
5/27/2022
Primary Sponsor
Kenneth Zebrowski
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AI Summary
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Renames the Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority as "Rockland Green" and adds definitions for "animal shelter" and "animal management services" to the Public Authorities Law.
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Authorizes the authority to create no more than one wholly-owned subsidiary corporation to operate animal shelters and provide animal management services to municipalities in Rockland County, with the subsidiary having the same privileges, immunities, and tax exemptions as the authority.
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Allows the authority to fix and collect rates, fees, and charges for animal management services through the subsidiary and permits municipalities to add "animal management charges" to property tax rolls alongside solid waste disposal charges.
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Amends the Agriculture and Markets Law to permit towns, cities, villages, and counties to contract for pound and shelter services with public authorities or their wholly-owned subsidiaries created for providing such services, in addition to existing options.
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Exempts public authorities and their wholly-owned subsidiaries providing shelter services for unwanted animals from the definition of "pet dealer" and exempts them from certain registration requirements under Agriculture and Markets Law.
Legislative Description
Expands the Rockland County Solid Waste Authority's purposes, powers, and responsibilities to include providing animal management services through a wholly-owned subsidiary; relates to public authorities providing shelter services for the care of unwanted animals or a subsidiary of such public authority that is wholly created for the sole purpose of providing such services.
Last Action
substituted by s9434
6/3/2022