§ 400. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. “Animal” means a dog or a cat. 2. “Consumer” means any individual purchasing an animal from a pet dealer. A pet dealer shall not be considered a consumer. 3. “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, municipality, or other legal entity. 4. “Pet Dealer” means any […]
§ 401. Minimum standards of animal care. Pet dealers shall comply with the following minimum standards of care for every animal in their custody or possession. 1. Housing. (a) Animals shall be housed in primary enclosures or cages, which shall be constructed so as to be structurally sound. Such enclosures shall be maintained in good […]
§ 402. Records of purchase and sale. Each pet dealer shall keep and maintain records for each animal purchased, acquired, held, sold, or otherwise disposed of. The records shall include the following: 1. The name and address of the person from whom each animal was acquired. If the person from whom the animal was obtained […]
§ 403. Licenses. 1. No person shall operate as a pet dealer unless such person holds a license issued therefor by the commissioner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a pet dealer, in operation on or before the effective date of this section, who has filed an application for an initial license under this article shall be authorized […]
§ 404. License refusal, suspension, or revocation. The commissioner may decline to grant or renew or may suspend or revoke a pet dealer license, on any one of the following grounds: 1. Material misstatement in the license application. 2. Material misstatement in or falsification of records required to be kept pursuant to this article, or […]
§ 405. Inspection of pet dealers. 1. The commissioner or his or her authorized agents shall, at a minimum, make yearly inspections of pet dealers’ facilities to ensure compliance with the provisions of this article and with the provisions of article thirty-five-D of the general business law, except for those pet dealers who engage in […]
§ 406. Violations. 1. In addition to the penalties provided for elsewhere in this section, a pet dealer who violates any provisions of this article may be subject to denial, revocation, suspension, or refusal of renewal of his or her license in accordance with the provisions of section four hundred four of this article. 2. […]
§ 407. Construction with other laws. Nothing in this article shall be construed to (a) limit or restrict agents or officers of societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals or the police from enforcing other provisions of article twenty-six of this chapter or any other law relating to the humane treatment of, or cruelty […]
* § 408. Exemption of certain entities from the definition of pet dealer; registration required. 1. Any person eligible for exemption from the definition of pet dealer pursuant to paragraph (c) and (d) of subdivision four of section four hundred of this article shall be registered by the department pursuant to the provisions of this […]
