NY S09249

Expands the definition of "dealer" to include persons who buy and sell cattle, horses, swine, cervids, camelids, poultry, goats, or sheep as a business enterprise, with exceptions for bona fide breeding/farming operations and exclusive slaughter operations.

Adds "rescue" as an activity requiring a domestic animal health permit, defined as accepting livestock from any source and finding permanent homes through adoption, transfer, sale, lease, sponsorship, or gift.

Requires persons engaging in rescue activities, dealing, selling, purchasing, or transporting of specified animals to obtain and hold a permit from the commissioner, with a $50 application fee and two-year permit duration.

Authorizes the commissioner to deny, revoke, or refuse to renew permits for violations including failure to comply with health regulations, false statements, sale of diseased animals, inadequate sanitary measures, or felony convictions.

Updates terminology throughout to replace "deer" with "cervid" and modernizes pronouns from singular gendered language to neutral plural forms.