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                                   6646
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2017
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 Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, TITONE, ZEBROWSKI, DiPIETRO, CAHILL,
   HOOPER  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, COOK, GLICK, JOHNS,
   McDONOUGH, MOSLEY, MOYA, THIELE --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture  and  markets  law,  in relation to
   restricting the breeding of dogs and setting standards for the care of
   breeding dogs and their puppies
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraphs (g) and (h) of subdivision 1 of section 401 of
 the agriculture and markets law, paragraph (g) as added by  chapter  259
 of  the  laws  of  2000 and paragraph (h) as added by chapter 110 of the
 laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
   (g) [In the event that a pet dealer has a pregnant or nursing  dog  on
 his  or  her  premises,  the pet dealer shall provide a whelping box for
 such dog.
   (h)] Pet dealers shall designate and provide  an  isolation  area  for
 animals  that  exhibit  symptoms  of  contagious disease or illness. The
 location of such designated area must be such as to  prevent  or  reduce
 the spread of disease to healthy animals.
   §  2.  Section  401  of  the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. BREEDING, BIRTH AND THE CARE OF PUPPIES. (A) FEMALE DOGS SHALL  NOT
 BE  BRED  UNLESS THEY ARE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN MONTHS OLD AND LESS THAN SIX
 YEARS OLD. NO FEMALE DOG OVER THE AGE OF SIX YEARS OLD SHALL BE BRED.
   (B) (1) A FEMALE DOG SHALL NOT BE BRED MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR.
   (2) A FEMALE DOG SHALL NOT BE BRED  MORE  THAN  FOUR  TIMES.  AFTER  A
 FEMALE  DOG  HAS  WHELPED  FOUR  LITTERS,  THE DOG SHALL BE RETIRED FROM
 BREEDING REGARDLESS OF HER AGE.
   (3) A DOG WHO HAS BEEN  RETIRED  FROM  BREEDING  SHALL  NOT  BE  SOLD,
 RELEASED,  GIVEN,  BARTERED  OR  OTHERWISE  TRANSFERRED TO ANY OTHER PET
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD03333-01-7

 A. 6646                             2
 
 DEALER FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURTHER BREEDING. ALL VETERINARY AND  TRANSFER
 DOCUMENTATION  PERTAINING  TO  SUCH  DOG  SHALL  REFLECT THAT THE DOG IS
 RETIRED FROM BREEDING.
   (C)  IN  THE  EVENT THAT A PET DEALER HAS A PREGNANT OR NURSING DOG ON
 HIS OR HER PREMISES, THE PET DEALER SHALL PROVIDE A WHELPING OR  NESTING
 BOX  FOR  SUCH DOG. A PREGNANT DOG SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM OTHER ANIMALS
 IN PREPARATION FOR WHELPING NOT LESS THAN THREE DAYS  BEFORE  THE  DOG'S
 ESTIMATED DATE OF WHELPING. A NURSING DOG AND HER PUPPIES SHALL BE SEPA-
 RATED FROM OTHER ANIMALS UNTIL THE PUPPIES ARE ALL WEANED; PROVIDED THAT
 A  PET  DEALER  MAY  KEEP  TWO OR MORE NURSING DOGS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
 PUPPIES TOGETHER IN A LOCATION SEPARATE FROM NON-NURSING DOGS.
   (D) (1) NO PUPPY SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM ITS  MOTHER  AND  LITTERMATES
 UNTIL  IT IS AT LEAST EIGHT WEEKS OLD. ALL PUPPIES AND THEIR MOTHER MUST
 REMAIN ON THE PET DEALER'S PREMISES UNTIL THE PUPPIES ARE AT LEAST EIGHT
 WEEKS OLD.
   (2) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THE  TEMPORARY
 SEPARATION  OF  PUPPIES  FROM  THE MOTHER DOG FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING
 NECESSARY CARE FROM A VETERINARIAN.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.