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NY S09434
Bill
Status
8/17/2022
Primary Sponsor
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
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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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Allows the Rockland County Solid Waste Authority to create no more than one wholly-owned subsidiary corporation for the sole purpose of operating animal shelters and providing animal management services to municipalities in Rockland County.
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Grants the subsidiary corporation the same privileges, immunities, and tax exemptions as the parent authority and allows transfer of funds, property, and personnel between them.
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Permits towns, cities, villages, and counties to contract for animal shelter services with public authorities or their wholly-owned subsidiaries, in addition to other existing options under Agriculture and Markets Law Section 114.
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Exempts public authorities and their subsidiaries providing animal shelter services from the definition of "pet dealer" under Agriculture and Markets Law and allows them to register with the Department of Agriculture and Markets without providing certain required information.
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
SIGNED CHAP.553
8/17/2022