Assembly Bill A3622

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires research dogs and cats at certain facilities to be offered for adoption through private placement or with non-profit animal rescue and shelter organizations prior to euthanization

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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-A3622 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
A8261 ,
S98 ,
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §239-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A9900

2015-A3622 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the research animal retirement act; requires research dogs and cats at higher education research facilities or facilities that provide research in collaboration with a higher education facility, to be offered for placement with non-profit animal rescue and shelter organizations; provides that such facilities may enter into agreements with rescue and shelter organizations for implementation.

2015-A3622 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3622

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BROOK-KRASNY, MOSLEY, SKOUFIS, TITONE, OTIS,
  SCARBOROUGH, GOTTFRIED, MILLER --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  CAMARA,  GLICK, LUPARDO, LUPINACCI, PERRY, RIVERA, SCHIMEL, SKARTADOS,
  TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  requiring  research
  dogs and cats at certain facilities to be offered for adoption through
  private  placement or a non-profit animal rescue and shelter organiza-
  tion

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "Research animal retirement act".
  S 2. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  239-b  to
read as follows:
  S  239-B.  RESEARCH  DOGS  AND  CATS. 1.   A HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH
FACILITY THAT RECEIVES PUBLIC MONEY, INCLUDING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS,  OR  A
FACILITY THAT PROVIDES RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH A HIGHER EDUCATION
FACILITY,  AND  OTHER  RELATED  RESEARCH FACILITIES THAT CONFINE DOGS OR
CATS FOR SCIENCE OR RESEARCH PURPOSES SHALL, AFTER THE COMPLETION OF ANY
TESTING OR RESEARCH WHERE THE ANIMAL'S DESTRUCTION IS NOT  REQUIRED  AND
THE  ANIMAL  IS  NO  LONGER NEEDED, OFFER THE DOGS OR CATS FOR ADOPTION,
EITHER THROUGH PRIVATE PLACEMENT OR  TO  NON-PROFIT  ANIMAL  RESCUE  AND
SHELTER ORGANIZATIONS FOR ADOPTION PRIOR TO EUTHANIZING SUCH ANIMALS. IF
PRIVATE  PLACEMENT IS UNSUCCESSFUL SUCH FACILITY SHALL OFFER THE DOGS OR
CATS TO NON-PROFIT ANIMAL RESCUE  AND  SHELTER  ORGANIZATIONS  PRIOR  TO
EUTHANIZING.
  2.  A  FACILITY  THAT  IS REQUIRED TO OFFER DOGS OR CATS TO NON-PROFIT
ANIMAL RESCUE AND SHELTER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER  THIS  SECTION  MAY  ENTER
INTO  AN  AGREEMENT  WITH NON-PROFIT ANIMAL RESCUE AND SHELTER ORGANIZA-
TIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02532-01-5

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