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A00740 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A740A
 
SPONSOR: Rosenthal (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law and the general business law, in relation to the preemption of local laws; and to repeal section 400-a of the agriculture and markets law and section 753-e of the general business law relating thereto   PURPOSE: To allow municipalities to regulate pet dealers as long as the law, rule, regulation, or ordinance is not less stringent than state law.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One Repeals section 400-a of the agriculture and markets law. Section Two Amends section 407 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000. Section Three Amends section 753-d of the general business law, as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000. Section Four Repeals section 753-e of the general business law. Section Five Establishes the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: In order to protect the health and safety of residents in their communi- ties, municipalities should not be prohibited from enacting laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances governing pet dealers as long as such laws, rules, regulations or ordinances are not less stringent than state law. This legislation would make Article 26-A of the Agriculture and Markets Law consistent with many other animal related state laws, such as laws regulating dangerous dogs, seizure of animals, canine waste, and the operation of spay/neuter facilities, which do not preempt municipalities from enacting local laws, rules, regulations or ordinances pertaining to animals within their jurisdiction.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A.1731 of 2011-2012 A.8162 of 2009-2010   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A00740 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         740--A
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 9, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, TITONE, ROSA, GOTTFRIED,
          ENGLEBRIGHT, MOSLEY, KELLNER, BROOK-KRASNY, MAISEL, ESPINAL,  BENEDET-
          TO, KIM, MOYA, SKARTADOS, WEPRIN, RAIA, JOHNS, MALLIOTAKIS, BORELLI --
          Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, GIBSON, HEVESI, McDONOUGH,

          MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Agriculture  --
          reported   and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the general business
          law, in relation to the  preemption  of  local  laws;  and  to  repeal
          section  400-a of the agriculture and markets law and section 753-e of
          the general business law relating thereto
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section  400-a  of  the  agriculture  and  markets law is
     2  REPEALED.
     3    § 2. Section 407 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chap-
     4  ter 259 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:

     5    § 407. Construction with other laws. Nothing in this article shall  be
     6  construed  to  (a) limit or restrict agents or officers of societies for
     7  the prevention of cruelty to animals or the police from enforcing  other
     8  provisions of article twenty-six of this chapter or any other law relat-
     9  ing  to  the  humane  treatment  of  or cruelty to animals, (b) limit or
    10  restrict any municipality from  enacting  or  enforcing  any  authorized
    11  local law, rule, regulation or ordinance of general application to busi-
    12  nesses  governing  public  health, safety or the rights of consumers, or
    13  (c) limit or restrict any municipality  from  enacting  any  local  law,
    14  rule,  regulation  or  ordinance  governing  pet  dealers, including the

    15  source of animals offered for sale by pet dealers,  whether  spaying  or
    16  neutering  of  such  animals  is required before sale, and the health or
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02345-02-3

        A. 740--A                           2
 
     1  safety of animals maintained by pet dealers provided, however,  that  no
     2  such  local  law,  rule, regulation or ordinance shall be less stringent
     3  than the applicable provisions of this article or essentially result  in
     4  the  banning  of  all  sales  of dogs or cats raised and maintained in a

     5  healthy and safe manner and provided, further, that where a penalty  may
     6  be authorized for the violation of such a local law, rule, regulation or
     7  ordinance, the authorized penalty in such local law, rule, regulation or
     8  ordinance  may not exceed a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars.
     9  Where a municipality adopts such a local law, rule, regulation or  ordi-
    10  nance  that  is  more  stringent  than the applicable provisions of this
    11  article, such municipality shall have sole responsibility  for  enforce-
    12  ment  of  such  specific law, rule, regulation or ordinance that is more
    13  stringent than the applicable provisions of this article.
    14    § 3. Section 753-d of the general business law, as  added  by  chapter
    15  259 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:

    16    §  753-d.  Construction with other laws. Nothing in this article shall
    17  be construed to (a) limit or restrict agents or  officers  of  societies
    18  for  the  prevention  of cruelty to animals or the police from enforcing
    19  articles twenty-six and twenty-six-A of the agriculture and markets  law
    20  or  any  other  law  relating to the humane treatment of, or cruelty to,
    21  animals, (b) limit or restrict any municipality from enacting or enforc-
    22  ing any authorized local law, rule, regulation or ordinance  of  general
    23  application  to businesses governing public health, safety or the rights
    24  of consumers, or (c) limit or restrict any  municipality  from  enacting
    25  any  local  law,  rule,  regulation  or ordinance governing pet dealers,
    26  including the source of animals offered for sale by pet dealers, whether

    27  spaying or neutering of such animals is required before  sale,  and  the
    28  health or safety of animals maintained by pet dealers provided, however,
    29  that  no  such  local  law,  rule, regulation or ordinance shall be less
    30  stringent than the applicable provisions of this article or  essentially
    31  result in the banning of all sales of dogs or cats raised and maintained
    32  in a healthy and safe manner and provided, further, that where a penalty
    33  may  be  authorized  for  the violation of such a local law, rule, regu-
    34  lation or ordinance, the authorized penalty in  such  local  law,  rule,
    35  regulation  or  ordinance  may  not exceed a civil penalty of up to five
    36  hundred dollars. Where a municipality adopts such  a  local  law,  rule,

    37  regulation  or  ordinance  that  is  more  stringent than the applicable
    38  provisions of this article, such municipality shall have sole  responsi-
    39  bility  for  enforcement of such specific law, rule, regulation or ordi-
    40  nance that is more stringent than  the  applicable  provisions  of  this
    41  article.
    42    § 4.  Section 753-e of the general business law is REPEALED.
    43    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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