Bill Text: NY A06625 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to implementing a dangerous dog owner alert system.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-23 - held for consideration in local governments [A06625 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A06625-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 4567                                                  A. 6625
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 27, 2015
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       IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. FARLEY -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
         ment
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and  referred
         to the Committee on Local Governments
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to implementing a
         dangerous dog owner alert system
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. This act shall be known as "Templeton's Law".
    2    S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 209-cc of the general municipal  law  is
    3  renumbered  subdivision  7  and  a new subdivision 6 is added to read as
    4  follows:
    5    6. (A) THE CLERK OF EACH CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE SHALL PROVIDE NECESSARY
    6  DATA TO THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY WHERE SUCH  CITY,  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE  IS
    7  LOCATED  AND  SUCH COUNTY SHALL MAINTAIN A WEB PAGE LISTING THE BLOCK OF
    8  ALL RESIDENCES WHERE SUCH DOGS ARE KEPT WITHIN SUCH MUNICIPALITY.   SUCH
    9  WEB  PAGE  SHALL  PROVIDE,  FOR  EACH  BLOCK LISTED, A LINK TO A MAPPING
   10  SERVICE SITE THAT  UTILIZES  GLOBAL  POSITIONING  SYSTEM  TECHNOLOGY  TO
   11  PROVIDE  STREET  MAPS  AND  SATELLITE IMAGERY OF SUCH BLOCKS. THE COUNTY
   12  CLERK SHALL POST ON SUCH WEB PAGE NOTIFICATIONS OF THE BLOCK  WHERE  THE
   13  OWNER  RESIDES  WITH  A  CONVICTION FOR AN OFFENSE INVOLVING A DANGEROUS
   14  DOG. POSTING SUCH NOTIFICATION ON THE WEB  PAGE  SHALL  NOT  PRECLUDE  A
   15  CITY,  TOWN OR VILLAGE FROM USING ANY OTHER SPECIFIC INFORMATION SUCH AS
   16  A RESIDENT'S NAME, ADDRESS, DOG'S NAME OR ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL MEANS  OF
   17  NOTIFYING LOCAL RESIDENTS OF SUCH CONVICTIONS.
   18    (B) UPON THE DEATH OF A DANGEROUS DOG, THE OWNER OF SUCH DANGEROUS DOG
   19  SHALL  NOTIFY  THE  CLERK  OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH HE RESIDES.  THE
   20  CLERK, IN TURN, SHALL FORWARD SUCH NOTIFICATION TO THE COUNTY  CLERK  OF
   21  THE COUNTY WHERE SUCH MUNICIPALITY IS LOCATED.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08431-01-5
       S. 4567                             2                            A. 6625
    1    (C)  UPON  A  CHANGE  OF RESIDENCE, THE OWNER OF A DANGEROUS DOG SHALL
    2  NOTIFY THE CLERK IN  THE MUNICIPALITY WHICH HE IS MOVING FROM AND  SHALL
    3  NOTIFY THE CLERK OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH HE SHALL RESIDE THAT HE IS
    4  THE OWNER OF A DANGEROUS DOG AND SHALL PROVIDE HIS ADDRESS.  THE CLERKS,
    5  IN  TURN,  SHALL  FORWARD  SUCH  NOTIFICATION TO THE COUNTY CLERK OF THE
    6  COUNTY WHERE SUCH MUNICIPALITIES ARE LOCATED.
    7    S 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    8  have become a law.