What's happening
This bill directs a portion of animal population control funds and fees collected from New York City residents to be used specifically for New York City's animal population control programs, including public education on spaying and neutering.
Why it matters
Directs a guaranteed share of animal control funds to be used for outreach and education in NYC. , ensuring that up to 15% of the city’s animal population control fund is explicitly reserved each year for promoting spaying/neutering and public awareness efforts. This could lead to more targeted campaigns and potentially greater community engagement.
Ensures that fees and surcharges collected from New York City residents—such as those from special license plates and other sources—remain in the city for local animal control programs. , rather than being pooled for statewide use. This means city-generated revenue will directly support city-specific needs and initiatives.
Creates a financial mechanism for greater local accountability and transparency. , as funds originating from NYC must now be tracked and transferred to the city’s dedicated animal control fund. This could make it easier for advocates and residents to monitor how much money is being invested in local spay/neuter and animal welfare projects.
May result in increased resources and services for animal population control within NYC. , such as expanded access to low-cost spay/neuter services and more robust public education, which can help address issues like stray animal populations and reduce shelter intake rates.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3511
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, the vehicle and traffic law and the state finance law, in relation to funding the animal population control fund
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 17-812 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
4. An amount not to exceed fifteen percent of the balance of the fund at the beginning of each fiscal year shall be available for the purposes of implementation and promotion of the animal population control program established pursuant to section 17-811 of this chapter. Such promotion shall include educating the public about the benefits associated with spaying and neutering and where to obtain low-cost spaying and neutering services.
§ 2. Subdivision 2 of section 404-p of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 577 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
2. A distinctive Animal Population Control Fund plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued in the same manner as other number plates upon the payment of the regular registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article provided, however, that an additional annual service charge of twenty-five dollars shall be charged for such plate. All monies received as annual service charges under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the animal population control fund established pursuant to section ninety-seven-xx of the state finance law, and shall be used for animal population control programs undertaken pursuant to section one hundred seventeen-a of the agriculture and markets law, except that all monies received as annual service charges under this section from New York city residents shall be
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deposited to the credit of the animal population control fund created pursuant to section 17-812 of the administrative code of the city of New York and shall be used for the animal population control program undertaken pursuant to section 17-811 of the administrative code of the city of New York.
§ 3. Section 97-xx of the state finance law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, all monies deposited, credited to or transferred from any fund or source to the animal population control fund established pursuant to this section, including but not limited to, sections three hundred seventy-seven-a, three hundred seventy-nine, ninety-six-e and ninety-six-h of the agriculture and markets law, section three hundred ninety-nine-aa of the general business law, and section four hundred four-p of the vehicle and traffic law, that emanate from any resident or source in New York city shall be forwarded by the state comptroller to the animal population control fund established pursuant to section 17-812 of the administrative code of the city of New York.
§ 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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