What's happening
This bill lowers the annual animal sales threshold for breeders exempt from pet dealer regulations from 25 to 15 animals.
Why it matters
Expanding Regulation to More Breeders. By lowering the exemption threshold from 25 to 15 animals sold annually, more small-scale breeders will now be classified as "pet dealers," subjecting them to additional regulatory oversight and requirements.
Potential for Increased Consumer Protections. The change could help ensure that more animal sales are covered by standards regarding animal health, care, and record-keeping, potentially reducing the risk of consumers purchasing sick or poorly bred animals.
Impact on Small Breeders. Small breeders who previously operated under the threshold may now face new compliance costs and administrative work, which could affect their ability to continue breeding or may incentivize them to further limit their sales.
Animal Welfare Implications. Including more breeders under pet dealer regulations might contribute to better overall animal welfare, as more breeding operations will need to comply with state standards for care, housing, and transparency.
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Tighten Pet Dealer Definition
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- Referred to agriculture
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STATE OF NEW YORK
547
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ROSENTHAL, DiPIETRO, WEPRIN, GLICK, MIKU- LIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the general business law, in relation to the definition of pet dealer
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 400 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter 553 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Any breeder who sells or offers to sell directly to the consumer fewer than [twenty-five] fifteen animals per year that are born and raised on the breeder's residential premises;
§ 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 752 of the general business law, as amended by chapter 168 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Any breeder who sells or offers to sell directly to the consumer fewer than [twenty-five] fifteen animals per year that are born and raised on the breeders residential premises.
§ 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 752 of the general business law, as amended by chapter 683 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Any breeder who sells or offers to sell directly to the consumer fewer than [twenty-five] fifteen animals per year that are born and raised on the breeders residential premises.
§ 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 752 of the general business law made by section three of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as chapter 683 of the laws of 2022, takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02085-01-5
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