S6244-2011 Actions

• Jun 13, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 6244A
• Jun 13, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES
• Jun 11, 2012: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
• Jan 17, 2012: REFERRED TO HEALTH

S6244-2011 Meetings

S6244-2011 Votes

S6244-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6244

TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to exempting police
dogs from confinement and observation

PURPOSE:
The bill would exempt police dogs who bite a person in the course of
their official duty from the 10 day quarantine required under the public
health law.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The bill would exempt police dogs that may bite an individual in the
course of their official duty from confinement.

EXISTING LAW:
Current law requires animals who may have exposed an individual to
rabies must be confined for a 10-day observation period.

JUSTIFICATION:
Police dogs, as part of their official duty, may have to subdue fleeing
suspects and in this process may potentially bite an individual. Police
dogs, who are a vital part of the police department, should not be
detained for 10 days if the dog happens to bite an individual in the
course of their official duty.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Needs to be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Effective immediately.

S6244-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         6244
 I N  SENATE
 January 17, 2012
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  exempting  police
 dogs from confinement and observation
 

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

 

Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 2140 of the public health law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  510  of  the  laws  of 2011, is amended to read as
 follows:

 7. "Confinement and observation" refers to the conditions under  which
 apparently  healthy dogs, cats, domesticated ferrets, and domestic live
 stock, which are not exhibiting symptoms of rabies, must  be  maintained
 to  determine  rabies status if such an animal has potentially exposed a
 person to rabies, and the owner wishes to avoid euthanizing and  testing
 the  animal.  If  the  county  health  authority  does  not approve home
 confinement, the ten day confinement and observation  period  must  take
 place,  at owner's expense, at an appropriate facility such as an animal
 shelter, veterinarian's office, kennel or  farm.  The  confinement  must
 include  (i)  provisions  to  prevent  escape  of  the animal during the
 confinement period and (ii)  requirements  that  the  owner  notify  the
 public health authority immediately if the animal becomes ill at anytime
 during confinement, and (iii) verification by the county health authori
 ty or their designee at the end of the ten day period that the animal is
 healthy.  POLICE  WORK DOGS THAT MAY BITE AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE COURSE OF
 THEIR OFFICIAL DUTY, SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO CONFINEMENT.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13854-02-2

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