What's happening
This bill requires animal shelters to collect and disclose information from owners surrendering dogs, including reasons, behavior history, and relevant details, to prospective adopters.
Why it matters
Increases transparency for potential adopters. , allowing them to make more informed decisions by providing access to the surrendering owner’s reasons and the dog’s behavioral history, including any aggressive tendencies or prior biting incidents.
Helps animal shelters better assess risks and match dogs to appropriate homes. , as staff and adopters will have clearer information about each dog's background and any issues that may affect placement success or safety.
May encourage more responsible surrenders and honesty from owners. , since surrendering owners are specifically prompted to disclose relevant behavioral and health information, which could reduce surprises or liabilities for new owners and shelters alike.
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Dog Surrender Disclosure Form
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- Referred to agriculture
- Referred to agriculture
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6173
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 27, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PALUMBO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to a disclosure form for the surrender of a dog
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 117 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
12. (a) Every pound, shelter, incorporated humane society or similar incorporated dog protective association, shall develop a form to be used upon the surrender of a dog by its owner to such entity. Such form shall request the following information from such owner:
(i) the reason or reasons for surrendering the dog;
(ii) whether the dog has been declared to be a dangerous dog; whether such dog has ever exhibited aggressive tendencies;
(iii) whether the dog has ever bitten any person; and
(iv) any other information with regard to the dog which the owner feels may be relevant to the future placement of the dog.
(b) The pound, shelter, incorporated humane society or similar incorporated dog protective association which accepts dogs surrendered by its owner to be sheltered and adopted out shall maintain the form and shall disclose it to any prospective adoptive owner or any other person who may shelter or harbor the dog for any period of time after its surrender.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09919-01-7
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