What's happening
This bill requires the New York agriculture commissioner to set licensing and educational standards for non-service, non-police dog trainers.
Why it matters
Establishes oversight and professionalization. By mandating state-set licensing and educational standards, the bill aims to ensure that dog trainers for non-service, non-police dogs meet minimum qualifications, potentially increasing the quality and consistency of canine training services.
Protects animal welfare. The bill bars individuals convicted of animal cruelty or abuse offenses from being licensed as dog trainers, helping to prevent those with a history of mistreating animals from working in this role.
Aligns trainers with animal control standards. Licensed trainers would be required to maintain their practices and facilities according to existing animal welfare and control laws, subjecting them to inspection and enforcement by animal control and law enforcement agencies.
Excludes certain categories. The bill explicitly exempts trainers working with specific dog categories (such as service or police dogs) as defined elsewhere in New York law, focusing the new requirements solely on trainers serving the general pet-owning public.
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License Dog Trainers
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- Referred to agriculture
- Referred to agriculture
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License Dog Trainers
In Senate Committee · Agriculture · Sponsor Todd Kaminsky
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6735
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 16, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, M. L. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requiring the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish licensing and educational standards for individuals providing canine training for non-service and non-police dogs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section 113-a to read as follows:
§ 113-a. Obedience training. 1. The commissioner shall by rule or regulation establish licensing and educational standards for individuals providing basic obedience courses to non-service and non-police dogs and their owners.
2. This section shall not apply to any dog that falls under subdivision nine, eighteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-five, twenty-six or twenty-seven of section one hundred eight of this article.
3. No person who is convicted of a violation of section three hundred fifty-one, three hundred fifty-three, three hundred fifty-three-a or three hundred fifty-five of article twenty-six of this chapter may be licensed to provide obedience training services under this section.
4. Licensees under this section are to maintain practices and facilities in accordance with animal control provisions under articles seven, twenty-five-b and twenty-six of this chapter and are subject to the enforcement of such provisions, by any constable, police officer, peace officer, dog control officer, animal control officer, or any officer or agent of any duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals as authorized under this chapter.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06045-01-7
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