New York S 6963: Provides for the registration and regulation of pet groomers; establishes standards of care, training and testing

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S06963 Summary:

BILL NOS06963 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSRMURRAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 29-CCC §§539 - 545, Gen Bus L

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Provides for the registration and regulation of pet groomers; establishes standards of care, training and testing; provides such applicant must be at least eighteen years of age.

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BILL NOS06963 

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03/27/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6963

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 27, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. LANZA, MURRAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the registra-
 tion and regulation of pet groomers

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 2 29-CCC to read as follows:

 3 ARTICLE 29-CCC
 4 REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF PET GROOMERS

 5 Section 539. Definitions.
 6 540. Standard of care.
 7 541. Record keeping.
 8 542. Certificate of registration.
 9 543. Certificate of registration refusal, suspension or revoca-
 10 tion.
 11 544. Inspections.
 12 545. Violations.

 13 § 539. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall
 14 have the following meanings:
 15 1. "Pet" means an animal as defined by subdivision five of section
 16 three hundred fifty of the agriculture and markets law.
 17 2. "Registered pet groomer" means an individual, registered as a pet
 18 groomer who bathes, brushes, dries, clips or styles a pet for financial
 19 remuneration.
 20 3. "Pet groomer" means an individual, working under the supervision of
 21 a registered pet groomer at the grooming facility.
 22 4. "Pet grooming facility" means a business permanently operating in
 23 New York state, including mobile facilities, where a pet may be bathed,
 24 dried, brushed, clipped or styled, and (i) pet grooming is the estab-
 25 lishment's predominant source of sales, or (ii) pet grooming services

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11089-01-5

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 1 are offered within a retail store. A pet grooming facility shall not
 2 include any self-service pet grooming facilities, including but not
 3 limited to businesses such as car wash facilities where pet grooming is
 4 ancillary to the primary business of the facility or businesses that
 5 provide customers with pet grooming equipment and/or supplies for
 6 customers to use to groom their own personal pets and employees at such
 7 self-service pet grooming facilities only provide assistance demonstrat-
 8 ing how to operate equipment properly and safely. If a self-service pet
 9 grooming facility also offers pet grooming services, then such facility
 10 shall be considered a pet grooming facility and a registered pet groomer
 11 would be required to be on premises. For purposes of this section,
 12 locations used for temporary events, such as pet shows and exhibitions,
 13 are not considered a pet grooming facility. Further, a pet grooming
 14 facility shall not include a home-based breeder as defined by paragraph
 15 (a) of subdivision four of section four hundred of the agriculture and
 16 markets law.
 17 § 540. Standard of care. 1. The primary concern of every person regis-
 18 tered pursuant to this article, and those working under the supervision
 19 of such person, shall be the safety and well-being of the pet in their
 20 care. No pet shall be left unaccompanied while restrained or unres-
 21 trained on a grooming table, in a bathing area or in a dryer. Pets shall
 22 be cared for according to the minimum standards of subdivisions one,
 23 two, three and four of section four hundred one of the agriculture and
 24 markets law, and any other sections of the agriculture and markets law
 25 relating to the care of pets.
 26 2. Every pet grooming fac