Bill Text: NY A04245 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires animal shelters to annually report on intake and disposition of animals and the number of animals turned away by such shelters; requires shelters to submit such reports to the department of agriculture and markets, and requires such department to post the reports on their website.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to agriculture [A04245 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4245
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 1, 2019
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        Introduced  by M. of A. WEPRIN, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
          GLICK, MALLIOTAKIS, McDONOUGH,  MONTESANO,  SIMON  --  read  once  and
          referred to the Committee on Agriculture
        AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
          ing certain animal shelters to prepare annual reports on the number of
          animal intakes and dispositions
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
     2  section 374-a to read as follows:
     3    § 374-a. Animal shelter annual reports. 1.  Any  animal  shelter  that
     4  receives  state funding shall, by January first of each year, prepare an
     5  annual report disclosing:
     6    (a) the number of  animal  intakes,  including,  but  not  limited  to
     7  animals that were:
     8    (i) surrendered by owners;
     9    (ii) brought in by animal control, specified by jurisdiction; and
    10    (iii) strays taken in by someone other than the owner;
    11    (b)  the  number of animal dispositions, including, but not limited to
    12  animals that:
    13    (i) were adopted;
    14    (ii) were released to owners;
    15    (iii) were transferred to other facilities, specified by facility; and
    16    (iv) died, specifying the reason for death, including, but not limited
    17  to natural causes or euthanasia, and  specifying  the  reason  for  such
    18  euthanasia.
    19    2. Each animal shelter shall, provided such animal shelter maintains a
    20  website,  post  a notice on its website that such report is available to
    21  be viewed by the public and shall maintain each annual report for  three
    22  years.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    3.  Each  animal  shelter  shall maintain at least one printed copy of
     2  such annual report to be viewed by the public on site upon request.
     3    §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that
     4  animal shelters subject to this act shall  have  completed  their  first
     5  annual report no later than January 1, 2024.