NY State Senate Bill 2013-S4203B

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Jan 08, 2014	referred to agriculture
Jun 17, 2013	print number 4203b
Jun 17, 2013	amend and recommit to agriculture
Jun 05, 2013	print number 4203a
Jun 05, 2013	amend and recommit to agriculture
Mar 14, 2013	referred to agriculture

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2013-S4203 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Agriculture
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§113 & 117, Ag & Mkts L

2013-S4203 - Summary

Relates to owners of lost pets and return of lost pets to their owners; requires the entity with possession to take steps to check the dogs for any identification including tags, tattoos and microchips; makes information available to the public on their website to assist owners in finding their pets.

2013-S4203 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4203

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in
relation to the identification of owners of lost pets and return of
lost pets to their owners

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To improve the process of reuniting
lost animals with their owners when brought to impounding
organizations

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision 4 of
section 113 of the agriculture and markets law to provide that no
longer than twenty-four hours following such seizure or taking
possession of a lost or stolen dog, certain persons or entities shall
check the dog for all currently possible forms of identification, make
available to the public on a website a photograph, if practicable, and
a general description of the dog to assist the owner(s) in finding the
dog. Information about the dog may be withheld if deemed appropriate
to facilitate finding the owner(s) or otherwise protect the safety of
the dog. Within twenty-four hours after the owner(s) of a dog have
been determined, notify the owner(s) personally or by certified mail
of the facts of the dog's impoundment and the procedure for
redemption. If notification is personally given, such dog shall be
held for a period of seven days after the notice date. If notification
is given by mail, such dog shall be held for a period of nine days
from the date of mailing. In either case, the owner(s) may redeem such

dog during the holding period and upon payment of the impoundment fees
and by producing proof that such dog has been licensed. The impounding
organization shall make and maintain a complete record of any seizure
and disposition of any dog.

Section two amends subdivision 4 of section 117 of the agriculture and
markets law to extend the holding period for each dog if the owner(s)
are identified.

Section three adds a new subdivision 1-b of section 373 of the
agriculture and markets law to provide that no later than twenty-four
hours after taking passion of an animal, the impounding organization
shall take steps to check the animal for all currently possible form
of identification, make available to the public on a website a
photograph, if practicable, and a general description of the animal to
assist the owner(s) in finding the animal. Information about the
animal may be withheld if deemed appropriate to facilitate finding the
owner(s) or otherwise protect the safety of the animal. Within
twenty-four hours after the owner(s) of an animal have been
determined, notify the owner(s) personally or by certified mail of the
facts of the animal's impoundment and the procedure for redemption. If
notification is personally given, such animal shall be held for a
period of seven days after the notice date. If notification is given
by mail, such animal shall be held for a period of nine days from the
date of mailing. In either case, the owner(s) may redeem such animal
during the holding period and upon payment of the impoundment fees.
The impounding organization shall make and maintain a complete record
of any seizure and disposition of any animal. Except as otherwise
provided by law, where the owner(s) of an animal have not been
identified, the impounding organization shall hold such animal,


whether or not licensed, for a redemption period of at least five days
beginning when the steps required by this subdivision have been taken.
The holding period shall be extended in the event the owner(s) are
identified. The animal may be redeemed by its owner(s) upon payment of
the impoundment fees. Animals may be placed sooner than five days with
an animal rescue organization, subject to redemption by the owner or
owners.

Section four provides the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION: While animal shelters are already required to look for
lost owners, this bill expands the methods by which shelters and dog
control officers must identify a lost pet to include checking for
tags, Microchips, tattoos or licenses, comparing the information known
about the dog with records of dogs reported to be lost or stolen, and
making the information available to the public. This will help reunite
more lost pets with their owners.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: This is a new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATION: None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after
it shall have become a law.

2013-S4203 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4203

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
  identification of owners of lost pets and return of lost pets to their
  owners

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 113 of the agriculture and markets
law, as amended by section 8 of part T of chapter  59  of  the  laws  of
2010, is amended to read as follows:
  4.  Every  dog control officer, peace officer, when acting pursuant to
[his] THE OFFICER'S special duties or police officer, OR SUCH  OFFICER'S
AGENT,  FOLLOWING ANY SEIZURE OF A DOG, OR ANY DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY
FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, DULY INCORPORATED HUMANE SOCI-
ETY, POUND OR SHELTER THAT IS OPERATED BY OR UNDER CONTRACT TO A MUNICI-
PALITY AND IS TAKING POSSESSION OF SUCH DOG, WHICHEVER HAS POSSESSION OF
THE DOG DURING THE APPLICABLE PERIOD, shall [promptly make]:
  (A) NO LATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FOLLOWING SUCH SEIZURE  OR  TAKING
POSSESSION, TAKE STEPS TO:
  (1)  CHECK  THE DOG FOR ALL CURRENTLY POSSIBLE FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TAGS, MICROCHIPS,  TATTOOS  OR  LICENSES;
AND
  (2)  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO THE PUBLIC ON THE INTERNET ON A WEBSITE MAIN-
TAINED BY OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO SUCH OFFICER, SOCIETY, POUND OR
SHELTER BY THE MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT  IN  WHICH  SUCH  OFFICER,
SOCIETY,  POUND OR SHELTER IS LOCATED, A PHOTOGRAPH, IF PRACTICABLE, AND
A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DOG TO ASSIST THE OWNER OR OWNERS IN  FIND-
ING  THE DOG, INCLUDING THE BREED OR BREEDS, IF KNOWN, ALTHOUGH INFORMA-
TION ABOUT THE DOG MAY BE WITHHELD IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE  TO  FACILITATE
FINDING  THE OWNER OR OWNERS OR OTHERWISE PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE DOG.
SUCH OFFICER, POUND, SHELTER OR SOCIETY SHALL ALSO COMPARE THE  INFORMA-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06462-02-3

S. 4203                             2

TION  KNOWN  ABOUT  THE  DOG WITH RECORDS OF DOGS REPORTED TO BE LOST OR
STOLEN PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWELVE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  WITHIN
TWENTY-FOUR  HOURS AFTER SUCH RECORDS BECOME AVAILABLE FOLLOWING SEIZURE
OR  TAKING POSSESSION OF SUCH DOG. THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH
MAY BE MADE BY MEANS OTHER THAN THE INTERNET IF USE OF THE  INTERNET  IS
IMPRACTICABLE.
  (B)  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF A DOG HAVE
BEEN DETERMINED, NOTIFY THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF SUCH DOG PERSONALLY OR BY
CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, OF  THE  FACTS  OF  THE  DOG'S
IMPOUNDMENT  AND  THE  PROCEDURE  FOR  REDEMPTION.  IF  NOTIFICATION  IS
PERSONALLY GIVEN, SUCH DOG SHALL BE HELD FOR  A  PERIOD  OF  SEVEN  DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF NOTICE, DURING WHICH PERIOD THE DOG MAY BE REDEEMED BY
THE  OWNER  OR  OWNERS.  IF  SUCH NOTIFICATION IS MADE BY MAIL, SUCH DOG
SHALL BE HELD FOR A PERIOD OF NINE DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MAILING, DURING
WHICH PERIOD THE DOG MAY BE REDEEMED BY THE OWNER OR OWNERS.  IN  EITHER
CASE,  THE  OWNER  OR  OWNERS  MAY  REDEEM  SUCH DOG UPON PAYMENT OF THE
IMPOUNDMENT FEES PRESCRIBED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
SEVENTEEN  OF THIS ARTICLE AND BY PRODUCING PROOF THAT SUCH DOG HAS BEEN
LICENSED.
  (C) MAKE and maintain a complete record of any seizure and  subsequent
disposition  of  any dog.  Such record shall include, but not be limited
to, [a description of] ANY IDENTIFICATION FOUND ON  the  dog,  INCLUDING
TAG,  MICROCHIP,  TATTOO  OR  LICENSE  NUMBERS,  THE BREED OR BREEDS, IF
KNOWN, APPROXIMATE SIZE AND WEIGHT, COLORING AND  IDENTIFYING  MARKS  ON
THE  DOG,  the  date  and  hour  of seizure, the official identification
number of such dog, if any, the location where seized,  the  reason  for
seizure, and the owner's name and address, if known.
  S  2. Subdivision 4 of section 117 of the agriculture and markets law,
as amended by section 12 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
  4. Each dog which is not identified, whether or not licensed, shall be
held AT LEAST for a period of five days from the day [seized]  WHEN  THE
STEPS  REQUIRED  BY  SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF
THIS ARTICLE, HAVE BEEN TAKEN, during which period the OFFICER, SOCIETY,
POUND OR SHELTER SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF  SUBDIVISION  THREE
OF  THIS  SECTION,  AND IN THE EVENT THE OWNER OR OWNERS ARE IDENTIFIED,
THE HOLDING PERIOD SHALL BE EXTENDED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDI-
VISION FOUR OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE. THE dog may
be redeemed by its owner, provided that such owner produces  proof  that
the  dog  has  been  licensed  and  has  been identified pursuant to the
provisions of this article and further provided that the owner pays  the
following impoundment fees:
  (a)  not  less  than  ten dollars for the first impoundment of any dog
owned by that person;
  (b) not less than twenty dollars for the first  twenty-four  hours  or
part  thereof and three dollars for each additional twenty-four hours or
part thereof for the second impoundment, within one year  of  the  first
impoundment, of any dog owned by that person; or
  (c)  not  less  than thirty dollars for the first twenty-four hours or
part thereof and three dollars for each additional twenty-four hours  or
part  thereof for the third and subsequent impoundments, within one year
of the first impoundment, of any dog owned by that person.
  The impoundment fees set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of  this
subdivision  notwithstanding,  any  municipality may set by local law or
ordinance such fees in any amount.

S. 4203                             3

  S 3. Section 373 of the agriculture and  markets  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
  1-B.  ANY OFFICER, AGENT OR SOCIETY AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION OR POUND OR SHELTER OPERATED BY  OR  UNDER  CONTRACT  TO  A
MUNICIPALITY  THAT  IS  TAKING  POSSESSION  OF A LOST, STRAY OR HOMELESS
ANIMAL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER HAS POSSESSION OF
THE ANIMAL DURING THE APPLICABLE PERIOD, SHALL:
  (A) NO LATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS  AFTER  TAKING  POSSESSION  OF  AN
ANIMAL TAKE STEPS TO:
  (1)  CHECK  THE ANIMAL FOR ALL CURRENTLY POSSIBLE FORMS OF IDENTIFICA-
TION INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  TAGS,  MICROCHIPS,  TATTOOS  OR
LICENSES; AND
  (2)  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO THE PUBLIC ON THE INTERNET ON A WEBSITE MAIN-
TAINED BY OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO SUCH OFFICER, SOCIETY, POUND OR
SHELTER BY THE MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY IN WHICH  SUCH  OFFICER,  SOCIETY,
POUND OR SHELTER, IS LOCATED, OR BY AN ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION PURSU-
ANT  TO  SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS
ARTICLE, A PHOTOGRAPH, IF PRACTICABLE, AND A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF  THE
ANIMAL  TO  ASSIST  THE OWNER OR OWNERS IN FINDING THE ANIMAL, INCLUDING
THE SPECIES, TYPE, AND BREED OR BREEDS, IF KNOWN,  ALTHOUGH  INFORMATION
ABOUT  THE  ANIMAL  MAY  BE WITHHELD IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE TO FACILITATE
FINDING THE OWNER OR OWNERS OR OTHERWISE TO PROTECT THE  SAFETY  OF  THE
ANIMAL.  THE  OFFICER,  SOCIETY, POUND OR SHELTER SHALL ALSO COMPARE THE
INFORMATION KNOWN ABOUT THE ANIMAL WITH RECORDS OF ANIMALS  REPORTED  TO
BE  LOST  OR STOLEN PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS CHAP-
TER, WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR  HOURS  AFTER  SUCH  RECORDS  BECOME  AVAILABLE
FOLLOWING  SEIZURE  OR  TAKING  POSSESSION  OF  SUCH  ANIMAL. THE NOTICE
REQUIRED BY THIS SUBPARAGRAPH MAY BE MADE BY MEANS OTHER THAN THE INTER-
NET IF USE OF THE INTERNET IS IMPRACTICABLE.
  (B) WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER THE OWNER OR OWNERS  OF  AN  ANIMAL
HAVE  BEEN  DETERMINED,  NOTIFY  THE  OWNER  OR  OWNERS  OF  SUCH ANIMAL
PERSONALLY OR BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, OF THE  FACTS
OF THE ANIMAL'S IMPOUNDMENT AND THE PROCEDURE FOR REDEMPTION. IF NOTIFI-
CATION  IS  PERSONALLY  GIVEN, SUCH ANIMAL SHALL BE HELD FOR A PERIOD OF
SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF NOTICE, DURING WHICH PERIOD THE ANIMAL  MAY
BE  REDEEMED  BY  THE  OWNER  OR OWNERS. IF SUCH NOTIFICATION IS MADE BY
MAIL, SUCH ANIMAL SHALL BE HELD FOR A PERIOD OF NINE DAYS FROM THE  DATE
OF  MAILING, DURING WHICH PERIOD THE ANIMAL MAY BE REDEEMED BY THE OWNER
OR OWNERS. IN EITHER CASE, THE OWNER OR OWNERS MAY  REDEEM  SUCH  ANIMAL
UPON  PAYMENT  OF THE IMPOUNDMENT FEES PRESCRIBED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF
SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
  (C) MAKE AND MAINTAIN A COMPLETE RECORD OF ANY SEIZURE AND  SUBSEQUENT
DISPOSITION OF SUCH ANIMAL. SUCH RECORD SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMIT-
ED TO, ANY IDENTIFICATION FOUND ON THE ANIMAL, INCLUDING TAG, MICROCHIP,
TATTOO  OR  LICENSE  NUMBERS, THE BREED OR BREEDS, IF KNOWN, APPROXIMATE
SIZE AND WEIGHT, COLORING AND IDENTIFYING MARKS ON THE ANIMAL, THE  DATE
AND  HOUR OF SEIZURE, THE OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF SUCH ANIMAL,
IF ANY, THE LOCATION WHERE SEIZED,  THE  REASON  FOR  SEIZURE,  AND  THE
OWNER'S NAME AND ADDRESS, IF KNOWN.
  (D)  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, WHERE THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF
AN ANIMAL HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED, HOLD SUCH  ANIMAL,  WHETHER  OR  NOT
LICENSED,  AND  IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO SUBDIVISIONS EIGHT AND
NINE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN AND  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION
THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF THIS ARTICLE, AT LEAST FOR A REDEMPTION
PERIOD OF FIVE DAYS BEGINNING WHEN THE STEPS REQUIRED BY  THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION HAVE BEEN TAKEN, DURING WHICH PERIOD THE OFFICER, SOCIETY, POUND OR

S. 4203                             4

SHELTER,  WHICHEVER  HAS  POSSESSION OF THE ANIMAL DURING THE APPLICABLE
PERIOD, SHALL COMPLY WITH PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS  SUBDIVISION.    IN  THE
EVENT  THE  OWNER  OR OWNERS ARE IDENTIFIED, THE HOLDING PERIOD SHALL BE
EXTENDED  PURSUANT  TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. THE ANIMAL MAY
BE REDEEMED BY ITS OWNER OR OWNERS, UPON PAYMENT OF THE IMPOUNDMENT FEES
PRESCRIBED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF  THIS
CHAPTER.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  FOREGOING,  ANIMALS MAY BE PLACED SOONER
THAN FIVE DAYS WITH AN ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION, SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION
BY THE OWNER OR OWNERS AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

2013-S4203A - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Agriculture
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§113 & 117, Ag & Mkts L

2013-S4203A - Summary

2013-S4203A - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4203A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in
relation to the identification of owners of lost pets and return of
lost pets to their owners

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To improve the process of reuniting
lost animals with their owners when brought to impounding
organizations

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision 4 of
section 113 of the agriculture and markets law to provide that no
longer than twenty-four hours following such seizure or taking
possession of a lost or stolen dog, certain persons or entities shall
check the dog for all currently possible forms of identification, make
available to the public on a website a photograph, if practicable, and
a general description of the dog to assist the owner(s) in finding the
dog. Information about the dog may be withheld if deemed appropriate
to facilitate finding the owner(s) or otherwise protect the safety of
the dog. Within twenty-four hours after the owner(s) of a dog have
been determined, notify the owner(s) personally or by certified mail
of the facts of the dog's impoundment and the procedure for
redemption. If notification is personally given, such dog shall be
held for a period of seven days after the notice date. If notification
is given by mail, such dog shall be held for a period of nine days
from the date of mailing. In either case, the owner(s) may redeem such

dog during the holding period and upon payment of the impoundment fees
and by producing proof that such dog has been licensed. The impounding
organization shall make and maintain a complete record of any seizure
and disposition of any dog.

Section two amends subdivision 4 of section 117 of the agriculture and
markets law to extend the holding period for each dog if the owner(s)
are identified.

Section three adds a new subdivision 1-b of section 373 of the
agriculture and markets law to provide that no later than twenty-four
hours after taking passion of an animal, the impounding organization
shall take steps to check the animal for all currently possible form
of identification, make available to the public on a website a
photograph, if practicable, and a general description of the animal to
assist the owner(s) in finding the animal. Information about the
animal may be withheld if deemed appropriate to facilitate finding the
owner(s) or otherwise protect the safety of the animal. Within
twenty-four hours after the owner(s) of an animal have been
determined, notify the owner(s) personally or by certified mail of the
facts of the animal's impoundment and the procedure for redemption. If
notification is personally given, such animal shall be held for a
period of seven days after the notice date. If notification is given
by mail, such animal shall be held for a period of nine days from the
date of mailing. In either case, the owner(s) may redeem such animal
during the holding period and upon payment of the impoundment fees.
The impounding organization shall make and maintain a complete record
of any seizure and disposition of any animal. Except as otherwise
provided by law, where the owner(s) of an animal have not been
identified, the impounding organization shall hold such animal,
whether or not licensed, for a redemption period of at least five days


beginning when the steps required by this subdivision have been taken.
The holding period shall be extended in the event the owner(s) are
identified. The animal may be redeemed by its owner(s) upon payment of
the impoundment fees. Animals may be placed sooner than five days with
an animal rescue organization, subject to redemption by the owner or
owners.

Section four provides the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION: While animal shelters are already required to look for
lost owners, this bill expands the methods by which shelters and dog
control officers must identify a lost pet to include checking for
tags, Microchips, tattoos or licenses, comparing the information known
about the dog with records of dogs reported to be lost or stolen, and
making the information available to the public. This will help reunite
more lost pets with their owners.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: This is a new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATION: None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after
it shall have become a law.

2013-S4203A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4203--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
  identification of owners of lost pets and return of lost pets to their
  owners

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 113 of the agriculture and markets
law,  as  amended  by  section  8 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of
2010, is amended to read as follows:
  4. Every dog control officer, peace officer, when acting  pursuant  to
[his]  THE OFFICER'S special duties or police officer, OR SUCH OFFICER'S
AGENT, FOLLOWING ANY SEIZURE OF A DOG, OR ANY DULY INCORPORATED  SOCIETY
FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, DULY INCORPORATED HUMANE SOCI-
ETY, POUND OR SHELTER THAT IS OPERATED BY OR UNDER CONTRACT TO A MUNICI-
PALITY AND IS TAKING POSSESSION OF SUCH DOG, WHICHEVER HAS POSSESSION OF
THE DOG DURING THE APPLICABLE PERIOD, shall [promptly make]:
  (A)  NO  LATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FOLLOWING SUCH SEIZURE OR TAKING
POSSESSION, TAKE STEPS TO:
  (1) CHECK THE DOG FOR ALL CURRENTLY POSSIBLE FORMS  OF  IDENTIFICATION
INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, TAGS, MICROCHIPS, TATTOOS OR LICENSES;
AND
  (2) MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE INTERNET ON  A  WEBSITE  MAIN-
TAINED BY OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO SUCH OFFICER, SOCIETY, POUND OR
SHELTER  BY  THE  MUNICIPAL  OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN WHICH SUCH OFFICER,
SOCIETY, POUND OR SHELTER IS LOCATED, A PHOTOGRAPH, IF PRACTICABLE,  AND
A  GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DOG TO ASSIST THE OWNER OR OWNERS IN FIND-
ING THE DOG, INCLUDING THE BREED OR BREEDS, IF KNOWN, ALTHOUGH  INFORMA-
TION  ABOUT  THE DOG MAY BE WITHHELD IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE TO FACILITATE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06462-06-3

S. 4203--A                          2

FINDING THE OWNER OR OWNERS OR OTHERWISE PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE  DOG.
SUCH  OFFICER, POUND, SHELTER OR SOCIETY SHALL ALSO COMPARE THE INFORMA-
TION KNOWN ABOUT THE DOG WITH RECORDS OF DOGS REPORTED  TO  BE  LOST  OR
STOLEN  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  ONE HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS ARTICLE WITHIN
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER SUCH RECORDS BECOME AVAILABLE FOLLOWING  SEIZURE
OR  TAKING POSSESSION OF SUCH DOG. THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH
MAY BE MADE BY MEANS OTHER THAN THE INTERNET IF USE OF THE  INTERNET  IS
IMPRACTICABLE.
  (B)  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF A DOG HAVE
BEEN DETERMINED, NOTIFY THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF SUCH DOG PERSONALLY OR BY
TELEPHONE OR BY MAIL, OF THE FACTS OF  THE  DOG'S  IMPOUNDMENT  AND  THE
PROCEDURE  FOR  REDEMPTION.  IF  NOTIFICATION  IS GIVEN PERSONALLY OR BY
TELEPHONE, SUCH DOG SHALL BE HELD FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN DAYS  AFTER  THE
DATE OF NOTICE, DURING WHICH PERIOD THE DOG MAY BE REDEEMED BY THE OWNER
OR  OWNERS. IF SUCH NOTIFICATION IS MADE BY MAIL, SUCH DOG SHALL BE HELD
FOR A PERIOD OF NINE DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MAILING, DURING WHICH  PERIOD
THE  DOG  MAY  BE  REDEEMED  BY THE OWNER OR OWNERS. IN EITHER CASE, THE
OWNER OR OWNERS MAY REDEEM SUCH DOG UPON PAYMENT OF THE IMPOUNDMENT FEES
PRESCRIBED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF  THIS
ARTICLE AND BY PRODUCING PROOF THAT SUCH DOG HAS BEEN LICENSED.
  (C)  MAKE and maintain a complete record of any seizure and subsequent
disposition of any dog.  Such record shall include, but not  be  limited
to,  [a  description  of] ANY IDENTIFICATION FOUND ON the dog, INCLUDING
TAG, MICROCHIP, TATTOO OR LICENSE  NUMBERS,  THE  BREED  OR  BREEDS,  IF
KNOWN,  APPROXIMATE  SIZE  AND WEIGHT, COLORING AND IDENTIFYING MARKS ON
THE DOG, the date and  hour  of  seizure,  the  official  identification
number  of  such  dog, if any, the location where seized, the reason for
seizure, and the owner's name and address, if known.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 117 of the agriculture and markets  law,
as amended by section 12 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
  4. Each dog which is not identified, whether or not licensed, shall be
held  AT  LEAST for a period of five days from the day [seized] WHEN THE
STEPS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION ONE  HUNDRED  THIRTEEN  OF
THIS ARTICLE, HAVE BEEN TAKEN, during which period the OFFICER, SOCIETY,
POUND  OR  SHELTER SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION THREE
OF THIS SECTION, AND IN THE EVENT THE OWNER OR  OWNERS  ARE  IDENTIFIED,
THE HOLDING PERIOD SHALL BE EXTENDED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDI-
VISION FOUR OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE. THE dog may
be  redeemed  by its owner, provided that such owner produces proof that
the dog has been licensed  and  has  been  identified  pursuant  to  the
provisions  of this article and further provided that the owner pays the
following impoundment fees:
  (a) not less than ten dollars for the first  impoundment  of  any  dog
owned by that person;
  (b)  not  less  than twenty dollars for the first twenty-four hours or
part thereof and three dollars for each additional twenty-four hours  or
part  thereof  for  the second impoundment, within one year of the first
impoundment, of any dog owned by that person; or
  (c) not less than thirty dollars for the first  twenty-four  hours  or
part  thereof and three dollars for each additional twenty-four hours or
part thereof for the third and subsequent impoundments, within one  year
of the first impoundment, of any dog owned by that person.
  The  impoundment fees set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this
subdivision notwithstanding, any municipality may set by  local  law  or
ordinance such fees in any amount.

S. 4203--A                          3

  S  3.  Section  373  of  the agriculture and markets law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
  1-B.  ANY OFFICER, AGENT OR SOCIETY AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION OR POUND OR SHELTER OPERATED BY  OR  UNDER  CONTRACT  TO  A
MUNICIPALITY  THAT  IS  TAKING  POSSESSION  OF A LOST, STRAY OR HOMELESS
ANIMAL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER HAS POSSESSION OF
THE ANIMAL DURING THE APPLICABLE PERIOD, SHALL:
  (A) NO LATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS  AFTER  TAKING  POSSESSION  OF  AN
ANIMAL TAKE STEPS TO:
  (1)  CHECK  THE ANIMAL FOR ALL CURRENTLY POSSIBLE FORMS OF IDENTIFICA-
TION INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  TAGS,  MICROCHIPS,  TATTOOS  OR
LICENSES; AND
  (2)  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO THE PUBLIC ON THE INTERNET ON A WEBSITE MAIN-
TAINED BY OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO SUCH OFFICER, SOCIETY, POUND OR
SHELTER BY THE MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY IN WHICH  SUCH  OFFICER,  SOCIETY,
POUND OR SHELTER, IS LOCATED, A PHOTOGRAPH, IF PRACTICABLE, AND A GENER-
AL  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE ANIMAL TO ASSIST THE OWNER OR OWNERS IN FINDING
THE ANIMAL, INCLUDING THE SPECIES, TYPE, AND BREED OR BREEDS, IF  KNOWN,
ALTHOUGH  INFORMATION  ABOUT THE ANIMAL MAY BE WITHHELD IF DEEMED APPRO-
PRIATE TO FACILITATE FINDING THE OWNER OR OWNERS OR OTHERWISE TO PROTECT
THE SAFETY OF THE ANIMAL. THE OFFICER, SOCIETY, POUND OR  SHELTER  SHALL
ALSO  COMPARE  THE  INFORMATION  KNOWN  ABOUT THE ANIMAL WITH RECORDS OF
ANIMALS REPORTED TO BE LOST OR STOLEN PURSUANT TO  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
TWELVE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER SUCH RECORDS
BECOME AVAILABLE FOLLOWING SEIZURE OR TAKING POSSESSION OF SUCH  ANIMAL.
THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY THIS SUBPARAGRAPH MAY BE MADE BY MEANS OTHER THAN
THE INTERNET IF USE OF THE INTERNET IS IMPRACTICABLE.
  (B)  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR  HOURS AFTER THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF AN ANIMAL
HAVE BEEN  DETERMINED,  NOTIFY  THE  OWNER  OR  OWNERS  OF  SUCH  ANIMAL
PERSONALLY  OR  BY  TELEPHONE  OR  BY MAIL, OF THE FACTS OF THE ANIMAL'S
IMPOUNDMENT AND THE PROCEDURE FOR REDEMPTION. IF NOTIFICATION  IS  GIVEN
PERSONALLY  OR  BY  TELEPHONE, SUCH ANIMAL SHALL BE HELD FOR A PERIOD OF
SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF NOTICE, DURING WHICH PERIOD THE ANIMAL  MAY
BE  REDEEMED  BY  THE  OWNER  OR OWNERS. IF SUCH NOTIFICATION IS MADE BY
MAIL, SUCH ANIMAL SHALL BE HELD FOR A PERIOD OF NINE DAYS FROM THE  DATE
OF  MAILING, DURING WHICH PERIOD THE ANIMAL MAY BE REDEEMED BY THE OWNER
OR OWNERS. IN EITHER CASE, THE OWNER OR OWNERS MAY  REDEEM  SUCH  ANIMAL
UPON  PAYMENT  OF THE IMPOUNDMENT FEES PRESCRIBED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF
SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
  (C) MAKE AND MAINTAIN A COMPLETE RECORD OF ANY SEIZURE AND  SUBSEQUENT
DISPOSITION OF SUCH ANIMAL. SUCH RECORD SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMIT-
ED TO, ANY IDENTIFICATION FOUND ON THE ANIMAL, INCLUDING TAG, MICROCHIP,
TATTOO  OR  LICENSE  NUMBERS, THE BREED OR BREEDS, IF KNOWN, APPROXIMATE
SIZE AND WEIGHT, COLORING AND IDENTIFYING MARKS ON THE ANIMAL, THE  DATE
AND  HOUR OF SEIZURE, THE OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF SUCH ANIMAL,
IF ANY, THE LOCATION WHERE SEIZED,  THE  REASON  FOR  SEIZURE,  AND  THE
OWNER'S NAME AND ADDRESS, IF KNOWN.
  (D)  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, WHERE THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF
AN ANIMAL HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED, HOLD SUCH  ANIMAL,  WHETHER  OR  NOT
LICENSED,  AND  IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO SUBDIVISIONS EIGHT AND
NINE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN AND  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION
THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF THIS ARTICLE, AT LEAST FOR A REDEMPTION
PERIOD OF FIVE DAYS BEGINNING WHEN THE STEPS REQUIRED BY  THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION HAVE BEEN TAKEN, DURING WHICH PERIOD THE OFFICER, SOCIETY, POUND OR
SHELTER,  WHICHEVER  HAS  POSSESSION OF THE ANIMAL DURING THE APPLICABLE
PERIOD, SHALL COMPLY WITH PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS  SUBDIVISION.    IN  THE

S. 4203--A                          4

EVENT  THE  OWNER  OR OWNERS ARE IDENTIFIED, THE HOLDING PERIOD SHALL BE
EXTENDED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. THE  ANIMAL  MAY
BE REDEEMED BY ITS OWNER OR OWNERS, UPON PAYMENT OF THE IMPOUNDMENT FEES
PRESCRIBED  BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THIS
CHAPTER.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

2013-S4203B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Agriculture
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§113 & 117, Ag & Mkts L

2013-S4203B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S4203B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4203B

TITLE  OF  BILL:   An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in
relation to the identification of owners of lost pets  and  return  of
lost pets to their owners

PURPOSE  OR  GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To improve the process of reuniting
lost  animals  with  their   owners   when   brought   to   impounding
organizations

SUMMARY  OF  SPECIFIC  PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision 4 of
section 113 of the agriculture and markets law  to  provide  that  the
record  of  a  seized dog shall include identifying information from a
tag, tattoo or microchip if such can be reasonably ascertained.

Section two  adds  a  new  subdivision  3-a  to  section  117  of  the
agriculture  and  markets law to provide that within twenty-four hours
following such seizure or taking possession of a lost or  stolen  dog,
certain  persons  or  entities  shall  check the dog for all currently
possible forms of identification, make available to the  public  on  a
website a photograph, if practicable, and a general description of the
dog  to  assist the owner(s) in finding the dog. Information about the
dog may be withheld if deemed appropriate to  facilitate  finding  the
owner  (s) or otherwise protect the safety of the dog. The information
known about the seized dog shall be  compared  with  records  of  dogs
reported  to  be  lost  or  stolen within twenty four hours after such

records become available following seizure  of  taking  possession  of
such  dog.  The notice may be made by means other than the Internet if
use of the internet is  impracticable.  Nothing  in  this  subdivision
shall  be  interpreted  as  requiring  a  website  to be maintained or
equipment or technology to be purchased in order to  comply  with  the
provisions of this subdivision.

Section  three  amends  subdivision  6  of section 117 to provide that
promptly upon seizure of any identified dog, or a  dog  identified  by
another  form of identification, including a tag, tattoo or microchip,
the owner of such dog shall be notified personally, by telephone or by
mail of the facts of the  dog's  impoundment  and  the  procedure  for
redemption.  If notification is given personally or by telephone, such
dog shall be held for a period of seven days after  the  notice  date.
If  notification is given by mail, such dog shall be held for a period
of nine days from the date of mailing. In either case, the  owner  may
redeem  such  dog  during  the  holding period and upon payment of the
impoundment fees and  by  producing  proof  that  such  dog  has  been
licensed.   Nothing  in  this  subdivision  shall  be  interpreted  as
requiring the purchase of equipment or technology to comply  with  the
provisions of this subdivision.

Section four provides the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:  While animal shelters are already required to look for
lost owners, this bill expands the methods by which shelters  and  dog
control  officers  must  identify  a  lost pet to include checking for
tags, microchips, tattoos or licenses, comparing the information known
about the dog with records of dogs reported to be lost or stolen,  and
making the information available to the public. This will help reunite
more lost pets with their owners.


PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: This is a new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATION: None to the state.

EFFECTIVE  DATE:  This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after
it shall have become a law.

2013-S4203B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4203--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
  identification of owners of lost pets and return of lost pets to their
  owners

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 113 of the agriculture and markets
law, as amended by section 8 of part T of chapter  59  of  the  laws  of
2010, is amended to read as follows:
  4.  Every  dog control officer, peace officer, when acting pursuant to
his special duties or police officer shall promptly make and maintain  a
complete  record  of  any seizure and subsequent disposition of any dog.
Such record shall include, but not be limited to, a description  of  the
dog, the date and hour of seizure, the official identification number of
such  dog,  if  any,  OR  ANY  OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION FROM A TAG,
TATTOO OR MICROCHIP IF SUCH CAN BE REASONABLY ASCERTAINED, the  location
where  seized, the reason for seizure, and the owner's name and address,
if known.
  S 2. Section 117 of the agriculture and  markets  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
  3-A.  NO  LATER  THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER A DOG HAS BEEN SEIZED BY
ANY DOG CONTROL OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER ACTING PURSUANT TO HIS  OR  HER
SPECIAL  DUTIES, OR POLICE OFFICER IN THE EMPLOY OF OR UNDER CONTRACT TO
A MUNICIPALITY, OR ANY DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE  PREVENTION  OF
CRUELTY  TO  ANIMALS, DULY INCORPORATED HUMANE SOCIETY, POUND OR SHELTER
THAT IS OPERATED BY OR UNDER CONTRACT TO A MUNICIPALITY,  SUCH  OFFICER,
SOCIETY, POUND OR SHELTER SHALL TAKE STEPS TO:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06462-12-3

S. 4203--B                          2

  (A)  CHECK THE DOG FOR ALL FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, TAGS, MICROCHIPS, TATTOOS OR LICENSES; AND
  (B)  IF PRACTICABLE, MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE INTERNET ON A
WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO SUCH OFFICER, SOCI-
ETY, POUND OR SHELTER BY THE MUNICIPAL OR  COUNTY  GOVERNMENT  IN  WHICH
SUCH  OFFICER, SOCIETY, POUND OR SHELTER IS LOCATED, A PHOTOGRAPH, AND A
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DOG TO ASSIST THE OWNER OR OWNERS IN  FINDING
THE  DOG,  INCLUDING THE BREED OR BREEDS, IF KNOWN, ALTHOUGH INFORMATION
ABOUT THE DOG MAY BE WITHHELD IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE TO FACILITATE  FIND-
ING THE OWNER OR OWNERS OR OTHERWISE PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE DOG. SUCH
OFFICER,  POUND,  SHELTER  OR SOCIETY SHALL ALSO COMPARE THE INFORMATION
KNOWN ABOUT THE DOG WITH RECORDS OF DOGS REPORTED TO BE LOST  OR  STOLEN
PURSUANT   TO   SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  TWELVE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  WITHIN
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER SUCH RECORDS BECOME AVAILABLE FOLLOWING  SEIZURE
OR  TAKING POSSESSION OF SUCH DOG. THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH
MAY BE MADE BY MEANS OTHER THAN THE INTERNET IF USE OF THE  INTERNET  IS
IMPRACTICABLE.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE INTERPRETED AS
REQUIRING A WEBSITE TO BE MAINTAINED OR EQUIPMENT OR  TECHNOLOGY  TO  BE
PURCHASED IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S  3. Subdivision 6 of section 117 of the agriculture and markets law,
as added by chapter 220 of the laws of 1978 and such section  as  renum-
bered  by  section  12  of  part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
  6. Promptly upon seizure of any identified dog, OR A DOG IDENTIFIED BY
ANOTHER FORM OF IDENTIFICATION, INCLUDING A TAG,  TATTOO  OR  MICROCHIP,
the  owner  of  record of such dog shall be notified personally [or], by
[certified] TELEPHONE OR BY mail, [return  receipt  requested,]  of  the
facts  of  seizure  and the procedure for redemption. If notification is
[personally] given PERSONALLY OR BY TELEPHONE, such dog  shall  be  held
for  a period of seven days after day of notice, during which period the
dog may be redeemed by the owner. If such notification is made by  mail,
such  dog shall be held for a period of nine days from the date of mail-
ing, during which period the dog may be redeemed by the owner. In either
case, the owner may redeem such dog upon payment of the impoundment fees
prescribed by subdivision four of this section and  by  producing  proof
that  the  dog  has  been licensed. NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE
INTERPRETED AS REQUIRING THE PURCHASE  OF  EQUIPMENT  OR  TECHNOLOGY  TO
COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S  4.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.

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