Relates to restrictions on non-therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in animals in the absence of any clinical sign of disease in the animals. /
Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: AGRICULTURE

Establishes a five percent surcharge on the sale of animals by pet dealers and the animal shelter and wildlife rehabilitator account to be administered by an animal protection organization to be chosen by the comptroller and the commissioner of taxation and finance. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: AGRICULTURE

Requires the micro-chipping of all dogs; creates a state registry to maintain the identification and contact information on all micro-chipped dogs; provides that such registry shall be available twenty-four hours a day. /
Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: AGRICULTURE

Makes it unlawful to force feed birds, by hand or machine, for the purpose of fatty enlargement of such bird's liver. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: AGRICULTURE

Prohibits price gouging on kosher for Passover products; authorizes the department of agriculture and markets to investigate instances of price gouging on such products and to conduct an annual Passover price survey to determine instances of price gouging; authorizes the attorney general to bring an action to stop the alleged price gouging and provides for a civil penalty of $10,000 for an instance of price gouging; establishes a defense to the charge. /
Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: AGRICULTURE

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of commercial feed for poultry containing roxarsone or any substance containing arsenic; violation of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: AGRICULTURE

Requires all dogs and their owners to successfully complete obedience training. /
Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: AGRICULTURE

Provides for the use of an official state of New York quality trademark for milk and milk products; sets forth requirements and procedures. /
Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: AGRICULTURE

Enacts the "buy from the backyard act"; requires the office of general services and other state agencies to buy 20% of all their food products from producers and/or processors in New York state; provides that the commissioner of agriculture and markets shall determine the New York food products that are available during the various times during the year; directs such commissioner to report to the governor and the legislature on the implementation of such provisions. /
Sponsor: LIBOUS Committee: AGRICULTURE

Establishes a twelve percent surcharge on the sale of animals by pet dealers and an animal shelter and wildlife rehabilitator account to be administered by an animal protection organization to be chosen by the comptroller and the commissioner of agriculture and markets. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: AGRICULTURE

Requires signs to be posted at gasoline stations for consumers to contact the department of law in regard to price or product problems. /
Sponsor: ADAMS Committee: AGRICULTURE

Establishes the New York calcium purchasing preference initiative by instructing the purchasing agent of any governmental entity to give preference to a product containing a higher level of calcium than products of the same type and quality which are equal to or lower in price than products of the same type and quality. /
Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: AGRICULTURE

Directs the wood products development council to work to improve public understanding of the timber industry and authorizes the department of environmental conservation to execute contracts for timber or other forest products valued at under $50,000 without approval from the state comptroller. /
Sponsor: LITTLE Committee: AGRICULTURE

Increases the punishment for the abandonment of animals to a class E felony punishable by up to 4 years in prison and/or up to $5,000 fine. /
Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee: AGRICULTURE

Increases the punishment for the abandonment of animals to a class E felony punishable by up to 4 years in prison and/or up to $5,000 fine. /
Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee: AGRICULTURE

Creates the animal abuser central registry, and requires that certain convicted animal abusers register with such registry; provides such registrants are prohibited from possessing, adopting, owning, purchasing or exercising control over any animal except in certain cases in the court's discretion; provides fines and imprisonment for non-compliance. /
Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: AGRICULTURE

Creates the animal abuser central registry, and requires that certain convicted animal abusers register with such registry; provides such registrants are prohibited from possessing, adopting, owning, purchasing or exercising control over any animal except in certain cases in the court's discretion; provides fines and imprisonment for non-compliance. /
Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: AGRICULTURE

Creates the animal abuser central registry, and requires that certain convicted animal abusers register with such registry; provides such registrants are prohibited from possessing, adopting, owning, purchasing or exercising control over any animal except in certain cases in the court's discretion; provides fines and imprisonment for non-compliance. /
Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: AGRICULTURE

Creates the animal abuser central registry, and requires that certain convicted animal abusers register with such registry; provides such registrants are prohibited from possessing, adopting, owning, purchasing or exercising control over any animal except in certain cases in the court's discretion; provides fines and imprisonment for non-compliance. /
Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: AGRICULTURE

Limits the animal dealers that are exempt under the provisions of article 7 of the agriculture and markets law relating to the licensing, identification and control of dogs; applies provisions to dealers licensed as a class A dealer under the Federal Animal Welfare Act that sells dogs exclusively to USDA registered research facilities; requires a certificate of exemption. /
Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: AGRICULTURE