384 – Special Provisions Related to the Importation of Dogs and Cats Into the State for Sale, Resale or Adoption.
* § 384. Special provisions related to the importation of dogs and cats into the state for sale, resale or adoption. 1. Any dog or cat imported into this state for the purposes of sale, resale or adoption shall be held by the consignee for a period of not less than forty-eight hours. Such dog […]
400 – Definitions.
§ 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.
§ 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.
§ 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.
§ 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.
§ 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.
§ 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 […]
380 – Use of Elephants in Entertainment Acts.
* § 380. Use of elephants in entertainment acts. 1. No person shall use or cause to be used elephants in any type of entertainment act. 2. Any person that violates the provisions of this section, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, may be assessed, by the commissioner, a civil penalty not to […]
380*2 – Examination of Seized Animals or Animals Taken Possession Of.
* § 380. Examination of seized animals or animals taken possession of. 1. Consistent with the provisions of section one hundred seventeen of this chapter and sections three hundred seventy-three and three hundred seventy-four of this article, no later than twenty-four hours, or as soon as practicable, after a companion animal that is a dog […]
373 – Seizure of Animals Lost, Strayed, Homeless, Abandoned or Improperly Confined or Kept.
§ 373. Seizure of animals lost, strayed, homeless, abandoned or improperly confined or kept. 1. Any police officer or agent or officer of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or any duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, may lawfully take possession of any lost, strayed, homeless or […]