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History
- Substituted by S7655
- Rules report cal.542
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to codes
- Referred to agriculture
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Relates to administrative hearings and processes for pet dealers
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Suzi Oppenheimer
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A10906
Title of bill
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to administrative hearings and processes for pet dealers
Purpose or general idea of bill
To protect dogs and cats from abusive treatment by pet dealers by requiring that administrative hearings be held to determine whether a pet dealer license should be suspended or revoked after a certain pattern of failed inspections has occurred
Summary of specific provisions
Section one amends subdivision 4 of section 404 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000, by providing that a hearing must be held if a licensee fails either three consecutive inspections or three inspections in a three year period. The commissioner may take additional actions prior to failure by a licensee of ether three consecutive inspections or three inspections in a three year period.
Section two provides the effective date.
Justification
Currently, subdivision 4 of Section 404 of the agricul- ture and markets law provides that before a pet dealer license can be suspended or revoked, the commissioner, or a designee of the commission- er, shall hold a hearing. However, the law does not give guidance as to when a hearing should be held. Often animals are subjected to poor, or even abusive, conditions for too long a time while pet dealers are given warnings and multiple inspections occur.
This legislation mandates an administrative hearing after three failed inspections in a row or three failed inspections within a three year period. By requiring hearings, the bad actors - those who have a pattern of being out of compliance with the laws that apply to the care of animals - will have their licenses suspended or revoked in a timely way, preventing them from further mistreating the animals in their care.
Importantly, this bill also allows the commissioner to take any addi- tional actions regarding a pet dealer's license prior to a licensee failing either three consecutive inspections or three inspections in a three year period. This provision gives the commissioner the ability to quickly prevent the most egregious practices from continuing.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill,
Fiscal implication
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect April 1, 2011; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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