Bill Text: NY A01205 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to administrative hearings and processes as they apply to pet dealers.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-06-05 - substituted by s3955a [A01205 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1205
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, MARKEY, TITONE, KAVANAGH, JAFFEE, CASTRO
         -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, MILLER,  WEISENBERG  --  read
         once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
       AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to adminis-
         trative hearings and processes for pet dealers
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.   Subdivision 4 of  section  404  of  the  agriculture  and
    2  markets  law, as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
    3  read as follows:
    4    4.  Before any license shall be suspended or revoked, the  commission-
    5  er,  or  any hearing officer he or she may designate, shall hold a hear-
    6  ing, upon due notice to the licensee, in accordance with any regulations
    7  promulgated by the department and in accordance with articles three  and
    8  four  of  the  state administrative procedure act.  WHERE A LICENSEE HAS
    9  FAILED EITHER THREE CONSECUTIVE INSPECTIONS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, OR
   10  THREE INSPECTIONS IN A THREE YEAR PERIOD PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION,  A
   11  HEARING  SHALL  BE  HELD TO CONSIDER WHETHER SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF
   12  THE LICENSE IS WARRANTED.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  PROHIBIT  THE
   13  COMMISSIONER  FROM  TAKING  ADDITIONAL  ACTIONS  REGARDING SUCH LICENSES
   14  PRIOR TO FAILURE BY A LICENSEE OF EITHER THREE  CONSECUTIVE  INSPECTIONS
   15  OR THREE INSPECTIONS IN A THREE YEAR PERIOD.
   16    S  2.    This  act  shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day
   17  after it shall have become a  law;  provided,  however,  that  effective
   18  immediately,  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
   19  lation necessary for the implementation of this  act  on  its  effective
   20  date are authorized to be made on or before such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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