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- Referred to consumer affairs and protection
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.495
- Print number 2097b
- Amend and recommit to consumer protection
- Referred to consumer protection
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to consumer affairs and protection
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- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 57–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.444
- Print number 2097a
- Amend and recommit to consumer protection
- Referred to consumer protection
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Requires all pet crematorium & cemeteries to comply with NY law
In Assembly Committee · Consumer Affairs And Protection · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2097B
Title of bill
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring individuals and businesses who offer or solicit pet cremation or burial services for profit use a facility that is in compliance with New York state laws
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit persons, businesses, or entities that offer or solicit pet cremation or burial services from offering such services from an individual or entity that is not authorized to engage in such activities.
Summary of provisions
Section one of the bill amends section 750-b of the General Business Law to prohibit individuals and entities from knowingly offering pet crematory or cemetery services when such services will be performed by an individual or entity that is not authorized to engage in such services by the State in which such individual or entity is located.
Section two amends section 750-s(l) of the General Business Law to require that the disposal disclosure document provided by veterinarians, pet cemetery owners, and pet crematorium owners include notice that any person providing pet disposal services outside New York is subject to regulation by the State in which the provider is located.
Section three provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
Existing law
Currently, pet owners are not required to be informed that individuals and entities located outside of New York who perform pet burial or cremation services are not subject to regulation by New York.
Justification
There are various entities in New York who are now offering and soliciting pet cremation and burial services to pet owners. Many of these entities are not licensed to perform these services and to obtain higher profits, they avoid using a licensed New York State cremation facility. Pets are being sent out of New York State as far as Pennsylvania, where State regulation laws do not protect the New York consumer. New York's many regulations concerning crematories and cemeteries protect the consumer, and our citizens need to know that their beloved pet remains are being handled in a proper manner.
Legislative history
2012: S.5313-B - Passed Senate 2011: S.5313-A - Referred to Consumer Protection
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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