 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 23, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- (at request of the Department of Agri-
          culture  and  Markets)  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
          Agriculture
 
        AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  animal
          response teams
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The article heading of article 26-B of the agriculture  and
     2  markets  law, as added by chapter 182 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
     3  read as follows:
     4                 [ANIMAL] EMERGENCY RESPONSE [TEAMS] SERVICES
     5                                 FOR ANIMALS
     6    § 2. The agriculture and markets  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     7  section 411 to read as follows:
     8    §  411. Agreements with animal welfare organizations for assistance in
     9  emergencies and disasters. The  commissioner  is  hereby  authorized  to
    10  enter  into  agreements  with  animal welfare organizations at no direct
    11  cost to the state  to  support  the  prevention  of,  preparedness  for,
    12  response  to,  and  recovery  from  emergencies  and disasters affecting
    13  animals in New York state.
    14    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09561-01-1
Relates to animal response teams

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