Bill Text: NY S03212 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3212 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Enacts stricter requirements for sheltering of dogs outside including protection from wind and loss of body heat.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE [S03212 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S03212-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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            S. 3212                                                  A. 2656
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
                                    January 20, 2017
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        IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
        IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of  A.  MALLIOTAKIS  --  read  once  and
          referred to the Committee on Agriculture
        AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to appro-
          priate shelter for dogs
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 3 of section 353-b of the
     2  agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter  594  of  the  laws  of
     3  2003, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (b)  For all dogs that are left outdoors in inclement weather, a hous-
     5  ing facility, which must: (1) have a  waterproof  roof;  (2)  be  struc-
     6  turally  sound  with insulation appropriate to local climatic conditions
     7  and sufficient to protect the dog from inclement weather while promoting
     8  the retention of body  heat;  (3)  be  constructed  to  allow  each  dog
     9  adequate  freedom  of  movement  to  make  normal  postural adjustments,
    10  including the ability to stand up, turn around and  lie  down  with  its
    11  limbs outstretched; [and] (4) allow for effective removal of excretions,
    12  other  waste  material;  dirt  and  trash;  and (5) during the months of
    13  November through March, provide a windbreak at the entrance. The housing
    14  facility and the area immediately  surrounding  it  shall  be  regularly
    15  cleaned  to  maintain a healthy and sanitary environment and to minimize
    16  health hazards.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    18  have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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