New York A 732: Relates to the sale of birds by pet dealers when such birds have not yet been fully weaned

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A00732 Summary:

BILL NOA00732 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRGlick

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §402, Ag & Mkts L

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Relates to the sale of birds by pet dealers when such birds have not yet been fully weaned.

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BILL NOA00732 

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01/08/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 732

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the sale
 of birds by pet dealers

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 402 of the agriculture and
 2 markets law, as amended by chapter 110 of the laws of 2012, is amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 1. The name and address of the person from whom each animal was
 5 acquired. If the person from whom the animal was obtained is a dealer
 6 licensed by the United States department of agriculture, the person's
 7 name, address, and federal dealer identification number. If the person
 8 from whom the animal was obtained is a dealer licensed by the depart-
 9 ment, the person's name, address, and state dealer identification
 10 number. In the case of cats, if a cat is placed in the custody or
 11 possession of the pet dealer and the source of origin is unknown, the
 12 pet dealer shall state the source of origin as unknown, accompanied by
 13 the date, time, and location of receipt. Notwithstanding the provisions
 14 of this subdivision, no pet dealer shall knowingly buy, sell, exhibit,
 15 transport, or offer for sale, exhibition, or transportation any stolen
 16 animal. No pet dealer shall knowingly sell any cat or dog younger than
 17 eight weeks of age. No pet dealer shall sell any bird at retail that has
 18 not been fully weaned; provided, however, that a pet dealer may sell
 19 such bird if:
 20 (a) Disclosure is made by the pet dealer in writing to the buyer that
 21 the bird is not weaned;
 22 (b) The pet dealer provides training to the buyer on proper hand-feed-
 23 ing of the bird or has a reasonable belief that the buyer possesses such
 24 knowledge; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02597-01-5

 A. 732 2

 1 (c) The buyer agrees in writing to produce the bird for inspection and
 2 weighting by the pet dealer no less frequently than once weekly until
 3 such time as the bird is fully weaned. For purposes of this subdivi-
 4 sion, the term "weaned" shall mean a bird that does not require hand-
 5 feeding or animal assistance to sustain at least ninety percent of its
 6 own weight at the time of sale. For purposes of this subdivision, the
 7 term "hand-feeding" or "hand-fed" means the process by which a bird is
 8 manually fed by a human through the use of hand, spoon, or oral gavage.
 9 At the time of sale, a pet dealer shall document the weight of any hand-
 10 fed bird under one year of age, and note the weight on the sales
 11 receipt.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 13 have become a law.

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