Bill Text: NY S07611 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to fees collected for animal licenses; makes technical corrections relating thereto.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-17 - SIGNED CHAP.446 [S07611 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                     June 7, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
       AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law,  in  relation  to  fees
         collected for animal licenses
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivisions 19 and 25 of section 108  of  the  agriculture
    2  and  markets  law, subdivision 19 as added by chapter 220 of the laws of
    3  1978 and subdivision 25 as added by chapter 170 of the laws of 1998, are
    4  amended to read as follows:
    5    19. "Recognized registry association" means any  registry  association
    6  that  operates on a nationwide basis[,] AND issues numbered registration
    7  certificates [and keeps such records as may be required by  the  commis-
    8  sioner].
    9    25.  "Working  search dog" means any dog that is trained to aid in the
   10  search for missing persons[,] AND is actually used for such purpose [and
   11  is registered with the department; provided, however, that such services
   12  provided by said dog shall be performed without charge or fee].
   13    S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 109 of the agriculture and markets  law,
   14  as  added  by  section 4 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is
   15  amended to read as follows:
   16    3. Municipalities may provide for the establishment  and  issuance  of
   17  purebred  licenses  and,  in the event they do so, shall provide for the
   18  assessment of a surcharge of at least three dollars for the purposes  of
   19  carrying  out  animal  population control efforts as provided in section
   20  one hundred seventeen-a of  this  article.  MUNICIPALITIES  WHICH  ISSUE
   21  PUREBRED  LICENSES  SHALL  REMIT SUCH SURCHARGE COLLECTED TO THE COMMIS-
   22  SIONER.
   23    S 3. Subdivision 3 of section 110 of the agriculture and markets  law,
   24  as  added  by  section 5 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is
   25  amended to read as follows:
   26    3. In addition to the fee charged pursuant to subdivision one of  this
   27  section,  all municipalities issuing dog licenses pursuant to this arti-
   28  cle are  required  to  provide  for  the  assessment  of  an  additional
   29  surcharge  of  at  least  one dollar for altered dogs and at least three
   30  dollars for unaltered dogs for the purposes of carrying out animal popu-
   31  lation control efforts as provided in section one hundred seventeen-a of
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  this article.  SUCH SURCHARGES SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY  MUNICIPALITIES  TO
    2  THE COMMISSIONER.
    3    S  4. Subdivision 4 of section 111 of the agriculture and markets law,
    4  as amended by section 6 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010,  is
    5  amended to read as follows:
    6    4.  A  municipality offering a license for any guide dog, service dog,
    7  hearing dog or detection dog may issue a  special  tag  for  identifying
    8  such dog, provided that such tag shall be in addition to the identifica-
    9  tion  tag  required by subdivision one of this section. The municipality
   10  may prescribe the shape, size, color, and form of  imprint  of  the  tag
   11  which shall be a different color and shape than the standard identifica-
   12  tion  tag.  [Upon  application, the commissioner shall furnish such tags
   13  without payment of a fee.]
   14    S 5. Subdivision 4 of section 116 of the agriculture and markets  law,
   15  as amended by chapter 473 of the laws of 1995 and such section as renum-
   16  bered  by  section  10  of  part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is
   17  amended to read as follows:
   18    4. In no event shall any of  the  moneys  or  fees  derived  from,  or
   19  collected pursuant to, the provisions of this article except as provided
   20  in  [paragraph c of] subdivision [four] THREE of section one hundred ten
   21  of this article and section one hundred seventeen-a of this  article  be
   22  used to subsidize the spaying or neutering of cats.
   23    S 6. Subdivision 10 of section 117 of the agriculture and markets law,
   24  as  added  by chapter 220 of the laws of 1978 and such section as renum-
   25  bered by section 12 of part T of chapter 59 of  the  laws  of  2010,  is
   26  amended to read as follows:
   27    10.  The  seizure  of  any  dog  shall not relieve any person from any
   28  violation provided for by section one  hundred  [nineteen]  EIGHTEEN  of
   29  this article.
   30    S  7.  Subdivision  6  of section 117-a of the agriculture and markets
   31  law, as added by section 11 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010,
   32  is amended to read as follows:
   33    6. Any county which has  created  its  own  program,  which  has  been
   34  approved  by  the  administrative  entity  pursuant to this section, may
   35  receive the funds collected by  the  municipalities  within  the  county
   36  pursuant  to SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINE OF THIS ARTI-
   37  CLE AND subdivision three of section one hundred ten of this article for
   38  the  sole  purpose  of  administering  such  ANIMAL  POPULATION  CONTROL
   39  program.  Such  county  program shall be subject to this article and the
   40  terms and conditions of the animal population control program, as may be
   41  amended from time to time.
   42    S 8. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 122 of the  agriculture
   43  and  markets  law,  as separately amended by chapters 714 and 843 of the
   44  laws of 1980 and such section as renumbered by section 21 of part  T  of
   45  chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   46    (c) provide for the issuance pursuant to the criminal procedure law of
   47  an  appearance  ticket, or in lieu thereof, a uniform appearance ticket,
   48  or in lieu thereof, a uniform appearance ticket and simplified  informa-
   49  tion,  as  provided  in  section one hundred [fourteen] THIRTEEN of this
   50  article, by any dog control officer, peace officer, acting  pursuant  to
   51  his  special duties, or police officer, who is authorized by any munici-
   52  pality to assist in  the  enforcement  of  this  article  for  any  such
   53  violation.
   54    S  9.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
   55  have become a law.