Bill Text: NY A07502 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Prohibits dangerous practices at companion animal grooming facilities; provides that no heating elements in cage or box dryers shall be turned on; provides that any violation shall be punishable of a fine between $250-$500.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-18 - signed chap.119 [A07502 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A07502-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        7502--A
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      May 6, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ROSENTHAL, MAISEL, BRONSON, CASTRO, COOK,
         LUPARDO,  M. MILLER, MILLMAN, STEVENSON, WEPRIN, HOOPER -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M. of A. CAMARA, GOTTFRIED, THIELE, TITONE, WEISENBERG  --
         read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  prohib-
         iting dangerous practices at companion animal grooming facilities
         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 353-e to read as follows:
    3    S  353-E.  COMPANION ANIMAL GROOMING FACILITIES; PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
    4  1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
    5    (A) "CAGE AND BOX DRYER" MEANS A PRODUCT THAT IS ATTACHED TO OR NEAR A
    6  CAGE OR BOX FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRYING OR  AIDING  IN  THE  DRYING  OF  A
    7  COMPANION  ANIMAL  CONTAINED  IN  A CAGE OR BOX, AND WHICH IS CAPABLE OF
    8  FUNCTIONING WITHOUT A PERSON MANUALLY HOLDING A DRYER.
    9    (B) "COMPANION ANIMAL GROOMING FACILITY" MEANS AN ESTABLISHMENT  WHERE
   10  A COMPANION ANIMAL MAY BE BATHED, BRUSHED, CLIPPED OR STYLED FOR A FEE.
   11    2.  NO  PERSON  SHALL USE A CAGE OR BOX DRYER WHICH CONTAINS A HEATING
   12  ELEMENT WITH THE HEATING ELEMENT TURNED ON FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRYING  OR
   13  AIDING IN THE DRYING OF A COMPANION ANIMAL.
   14    3. ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENAL-
   15  TY OF NOT LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED
   16  DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.
   17    4. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL LIMIT OR ABROGATE ANY CLAIM
   18  OR  CAUSE  OF ACTION ANY PERSON MAY HAVE UNDER COMMON LAW OR BY STATUTE.
   19  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY  SUCH  COMMON
   20  LAW AND STATUTORY REMEDIES.
   21    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   22  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10209-05-1