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A4628Assembly2019-2020 Session

Improve Outdoor Dog Shelter

Official title

“Relates to requirements of sheltering of dogs outside”

Sponsor Nicole MalliotakisAD-64Affects Economy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Agriculture
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Agriculture

What's happening

This bill requires dog shelters left outdoors in New York to include insulation for body heat and windbreaks from November through March.

Why it matters

  1. Mandates better protection for dogs in cold weather. by requiring insulation that helps retain body heat, addressing animal welfare concerns during harsh winters.

  2. Specifically targets wind exposure. by requiring a windbreak at shelter entrances from November through March, which can significantly reduce the risk of frostbite, hypothermia, and other weather-related health issues for dogs.

  3. Raises the minimum standard for outdoor dog shelters. , meaning shelters, kennels, and owners will need to update facilities, potentially increasing costs but ensuring more humane treatment for animals.

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Improve Outdoor Dog Shelter

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Nicole Malliotakis

Assembly Member · Assembly District 64

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History

  1. Held for consideration in agriculture
  2. Referred to agriculture
  3. Referred to agriculture

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STATE OF NEW YORK

4628

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 4, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to appropriate shelter for dogs

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 353-b of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 594 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:

(b) For all dogs that are left outdoors in inclement weather, a housing facility, which must: (1) have a waterproof roof; (2) be structurally sound with insulation appropriate to local climatic conditions and sufficient to protect the dog from inclement weather while promoting the retention of body heat; (3) be constructed to allow each dog adequate freedom of movement to make normal postural adjustments, including the ability to stand up, turn around and lie down with its limbs outstretched; [and] (4) allow for effective removal of excretions, other waste material; dirt and trash; and (5) during the months of November through March, provide a windbreak at the entrance. The housing facility and the area immediately surrounding it shall be regularly cleaned to maintain a healthy and sanitary environment and to minimize health hazards.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD08993-01-9

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