Bill Text: NY A04245 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Requires animal shelters to annually report on intake and disposition of animals and the number of animals turned away by such shelters; requires shelters to submit such reports to the department of agriculture and markets, and requires such department to post the reports on their website.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to agriculture [A04245 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A04245-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Requires animal shelters to annually report on intake and disposition of animals and the number of animals turned away by such shelters; requires shelters to submit such reports to the department of agriculture and markets, and requires such department to post the reports on their website.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to agriculture [A04245 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A04245-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4245 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 1, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, MALLIOTAKIS, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir- ing certain animal shelters to prepare annual reports on the number of animal intakes and dispositions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new 2 section 374-a to read as follows: 3 § 374-a. Animal shelter annual reports. 1. Any animal shelter that 4 receives state funding shall, by January first of each year, prepare an 5 annual report disclosing: 6 (a) the number of animal intakes, including, but not limited to 7 animals that were: 8 (i) surrendered by owners; 9 (ii) brought in by animal control, specified by jurisdiction; and 10 (iii) strays taken in by someone other than the owner; 11 (b) the number of animal dispositions, including, but not limited to 12 animals that: 13 (i) were adopted; 14 (ii) were released to owners; 15 (iii) were transferred to other facilities, specified by facility; and 16 (iv) died, specifying the reason for death, including, but not limited 17 to natural causes or euthanasia, and specifying the reason for such 18 euthanasia. 19 2. Each animal shelter shall, provided such animal shelter maintains a 20 website, post a notice on its website that such report is available to 21 be viewed by the public and shall maintain each annual report for three 22 years. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07399-01-9A. 4245 2 1 3. Each animal shelter shall maintain at least one printed copy of 2 such annual report to be viewed by the public on site upon request. 3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that 4 animal shelters subject to this act shall have completed their first 5 annual report no later than January 1, 2024.