A00216 Summary:
BILL NO | A00216 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S03828 |
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SPONSOR | Paulin (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Galef, Gottfried, Pichardo, Zebrowski, McDonough, Raia, Weprin, Mosley, Stirpe, McDonald, Fernandez, Schmitt |
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MLTSPNSR | Cook, Davila, Ra |
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Amd §401, Ag & Mkts L | |
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Relates to the care of animals; requires regular diurnal light cycles of either natural or artificial light; requires separate space for pregnant or nursing dogs; requires a certain level of sanitation of primary enclosures and cages; requires sanitary food receptacles; requires grooming. |
A00216 Actions:
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01/09/2019 | referred to agriculture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/27/2019 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/05/2019 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/07/2019 | advanced to third reading cal.92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/11/2019 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/11/2019 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/11/2019 | REFERRED TO DOMESTIC ANIMAL WELFARE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2019 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S3828 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2019 | 3RD READING CAL.553 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2019 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2019 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08/05/2019 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08/08/2019 | signed chap.149 |
A00216 Committee Votes:
Lupardo | Aye | Blankenbush | Aye | ||||||
Lifton | Aye | Crouch | Aye | ||||||
Gunther | Aye | Finch | Aye | ||||||
Rosenthal | Aye | Hawley | Excused | ||||||
Rivera | Aye | Fitzpatrick | Aye | ||||||
Barrett | Aye | Miller | Aye | ||||||
Stirpe | Aye | ||||||||
Santabarbara | Aye | ||||||||
Woerner | Aye | ||||||||
Jones | Aye | ||||||||
Epstein | Aye | ||||||||
Mosley | Aye | ||||||||
Dilan | Aye | ||||||||
Williams | Aye | ||||||||
Buttenschon | Aye | ||||||||
Lentol | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Schimminger | Aye | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Morinello | Aye | ||||||
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Palumbo | Aye | ||||||
O'Donnell | Aye | Garbarino | Aye | ||||||
Lavine | Aye | ||||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Mosley | Aye | ||||||||
Hevesi | Aye | ||||||||
Fahy | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Rosenthal | Aye | ||||||||
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A00216 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
ER
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Raynor
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tague
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
ER
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rivera
ER
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
ER
Rodriguez
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
ER
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
ER
O'Donnell
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
ER
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Byrnes
ER
Finch
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Carroll
No
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
ER
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A00216 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A216 SPONSOR: Paulin (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the care of animals   PURPOSE: To provide additional provisions to the agriculture and markets law relating to grooming, sanitation, and veterinary exam requirements, as well as additional standards of care for nursing and pregnant dogs.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 1 of section 401 of the agriculture and markets law by adding a requirement to paragraph (e), which relates to indoor facilities and states that animal areas must be provided with regular diurnal light cycles of either natural or artificial light. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 1 is amended by adding a requirement that separate and apart from the whelping box, a pet dealer shall provide a pregnant or nursing dog with a separate space accessible to her that complies with standards set forth in the agriculture and markets law. In addition, each nursing dog shall be provided with a sufficient amount of floor space to nurse and care for her litter. Paragraph (h) of subdivi- sion 1 is amended to provide that isolation areas must meet all housing requirements of this section. Section 2 amends subdivision 2 of section 401 of the agriculture and markets law by adding the requirement that primary enclosures must be cleaned daily and sanitized at least once every two weeks according to the provided standards. Section 3 provides that food receptacles must be sanitary. Section 4 amends subdivision 5 of section 401 of the agriculture and markets law by adding a subparagraph (vi), which requires annual veteri- nary examinations for all adult dogs or cats on a pet dealer's premises. This provision applies to dealers who sell or offer to sell twenty-five or more dogs or cats per year to the public for profit that are born and raised on the dealer's residential premises. Section 5 adds a new subdivision to section 401 of the agriculture and markets law. This subdivision provides that all animals shall be groomed regularly to prevent excessive matting of fur, overgrown toenails and flea and tick infestation. Section 6 provides the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: This bill will afford increased protections for animals in the care of pet dealers. The bill will require that areas in which animals are kept will have regular diurnal light cycles. The bill will require pet deal- ers to regularly groom the animals in their care. There have been reports throughout the state of pet dealers neglecting to properly groom animals, and animals have been found with excessively overgrown nails, excessive matting of fur, and flea and tick infestation. The bill also gives increased protections to nursing and pregnant dogs, by requiring that pet dealers provide such dogs with a separate amount of floor space, apart from her whelping box, which ensures that she can safely and adequately nurse and care for her litter. Pet dealers must be held to standards that will promote the safety, good health, and overall well-being of the animals in their care. This legislation will afford much needed protections to improve the quality of life of these animals and will prevent negligent treatment by pet dealers.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A.72-A of 2017 and 2018, passed in the assembly. Same as S.6784 of 2017 and 2018, referred and committed to rules. A.9445-A of 2016 passed in the assembly. Same as S.7800 of 2016, referred to agriculture.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
A00216 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 216 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, PICHARDO, ZEBROWSKI, McDONOUGH, RAIA, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, DAVI- LA, RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the care of animals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (e), (g) and (h) of subdivision 1 of section 401 2 of the agriculture and markets law, paragraphs (e) and (g) as added by 3 chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, and paragraph (h) as added by chapter 4 110 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows: 5 (e) The indoor facilities housing the animals shall be provided with 6 adequate lighting sufficient to permit routine inspection and cleaning 7 and be arranged so that each animal is protected from excessive illumi- 8 nation which poses a health hazard to the animal. Animal areas must be 9 provided with regular diurnal light cycles of either natural or artifi- 10 cial light. 11 (g) In the event that a pet dealer has a pregnant or nursing dog on 12 his or her premises, the pet dealer shall provide a whelping box for 13 such dog. Separate and apart from the whelping box, a pet dealer shall 14 provide a pregnant or nursing dog with a separate space accessible to 15 her that complies with the standards set forth in paragraph (b) of this 16 subdivision. Each nursing dog shall be provided with a sufficient amount 17 of floor space to nurse and care for her litter. 18 (h) Pet dealers shall designate and provide an isolation area for 19 animals that exhibit symptoms of contagious disease or illness. The 20 location of such designated area must be such as to prevent or reduce 21 the spread of disease to healthy animals and must otherwise meet all 22 housing requirements of this section. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00592-01-9A. 216 2 1 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 401 of the agriculture and markets law, 2 as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 2. Sanitation. Housing facilities, including primary enclosures and 5 cages, shall be kept in a clean condition in order to maintain a healthy 6 environment for the animal. This shall include removing and destroying 7 any agents injurious to the health of the animal and periodic cleanings. 8 Primary enclosures must be cleaned daily and sanitized at least once 9 every two weeks by washing all soiled surfaces with appropriate deter- 10 gent solutions and disinfectant or by using a combination detergent or 11 disinfectant product that accomplishes the same purpose with a thorough 12 cleaning of the surfaces to remove excreta, feces, hair, dirt, debris 13 and food waste to permit effective sanitization, followed by a clean 14 water rinse. The primary enclosure or cage shall be constructed so as to 15 eliminate excess water, excretions, and waste material. Under no circum- 16 stances shall the animal remain inside the primary enclosure or cage 17 while it is being cleaned with sterilizing agents or agents toxic to 18 animals or cleaned in a manner likely to threaten the health and safety 19 of the animal. Trash and waste products on the premises shall be proper- 20 ly contained and disposed of so as to minimize the risks of disease, 21 contamination, and vermin. 22 § 3. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 401 of the agriculture 23 and markets law, as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, is amended 24 to read as follows: 25 (c) [Food] Sanitary food receptacles shall be provided in sufficient 26 number, of adequate size, and so located as to enable each animal in the 27 primary enclosure or cage to be supplied with an adequate amount of 28 food. 29 § 4. Subparagraphs (iv) and (v) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of 30 section 401 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 110 31 of the laws of 2012, are amended and a new subparagraph (vi) is added to 32 read as follows: 33 (iv) Adequate guidance to personnel involved in the care and use of 34 animals regarding handling and immobilization; [and] 35 (v) Pre-procedural and post-procedural care in accordance with estab- 36 lished veterinary medical and nursing procedures[.]; and 37 (vi) In the case of dealers who sell or offer to sell twenty-five or 38 more dogs or cats per year to the public for profit that are born and 39 raised on the dealer's residential premises, annual veterinary examina- 40 tions, at a minimum, for all intact adult dogs or cats on such dealer's 41 premises. 42 § 5. Section 401 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by 43 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 44 8. Grooming. All animals shall be groomed regularly to prevent exces- 45 sive matting of fur, overgrown toenails and flea and tick infestation. 46 § 6. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 47 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 48 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 49 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 50 on or before such effective date.
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A00216 Chamber Video/Transcript:
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