Assembly Bill A5207

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to licensing of dogs that are redeemed or adopted from shelters or pounds

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5207 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §109, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6586
2013-2014: A4948

2015-A5207 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to licensing of dogs that are redeemed or adopted from shelters or pounds.

2015-A5207 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5207

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BLANKENBUSH, BARCLAY, FINCH, BUTLER -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CERETTO, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  licens-
  ing of dogs that are redeemed or adopted from shelters or pounds

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 109 of the  agri-
culture and markets law, as amended by section 4 of part T of chapter 59
of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  (b)  Application  for  a dog license shall be made to the clerk of the
town, city, or county or, in the counties  of  Nassau  and  Westchester,
incorporated  village  in  which  the  dog is harbored or to the village
clerk of those villages in the county of Rockland with a  population  of
fifteen  thousand  or  more  which  have  elected to accept applications
pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph or to the village clerk  of
the  village  of  Newark in the county of Wayne upon the election of the
village  of  Newark  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this  paragraph.
Provided,  however,  that in the counties of Nassau and Westchester, the
board of trustees of any incorporated village may by resolution  provide
that  applications  for  licenses shall no longer be made to the village
clerk, but to the clerk of the town in which the  village  is  situated.
Provided  further, however, that in the county of Rockland, the board of
trustees of any incorporated village with a population of fifteen  thou-
sand  or  more  may  by resolution provide that application for licenses
shall be made to the village clerk. Provided further, however,  that  in
the  county of Wayne, the board of trustees of the village of Newark may
by resolution provide that application for licenses shall be made to the
village clerk. The governing body of any town or city or, in  the  coun-
ties of Nassau and Westchester, incorporated village or in the county of
Rockland,  those  villages with a population of fifteen thousand or more

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08719-01-5
              

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