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NY S01784
Bill
Status
4/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Hinchey
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AI Summary
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Requires property owners or lessors to inspect vacated properties within three days of knowing the property was vacated due to eviction, foreclosure, forfeiture, mortgage default, or abandonment to check for abandoned animals
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Mandates immediate notification to dog control officers, police, or SPCA agents when an abandoned animal is discovered on the property
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Protects property owners, lessors, or their designees who find abandoned animals from being deemed the owner or custodian of the animal
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Establishes civil penalties of up to $500 for a first offense and up to $1,000 for second and subsequent offenses for failure to comply
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Directs collected penalty funds to be deposited into the animal population control fund
Legislative Description
Relates to the inspection of property that has been vacated for abandoned animals; requires property owners and lessors to inspect such property within three days and to immediately notify the appropriate authorities when such person finds an animal which appears to be abandoned.
Last Action
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
3/12/2026