New York S 579: Provides that dogs engaged in hunting and training as authorized by the environmental conservation law, shall not be deemed to be running at large

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S00579 Summary:

BILL NOS00579 

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Amd §122, Ag & Mkts L

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Provides that dogs engaged in hunting and training as authorized by the environmental conservation law, shall not be deemed to be running at large in violation of any local law or ordinance.

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BILL NOS00579 

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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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 579

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to dogs
 engaged in hunting or training

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

 1 Section 1. Section 122 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
 2 by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. For the purposes of this section a "hunting dog" is a dog that is
 4 being used for hunting or training purposes, in accordance with section
 5 11-0923 of the environmental conservation law, is wearing a tag, collar
 6 or other device which includes contact information of the owner, trainer
 7 or handler, and is in compliance with section one hundred nine of this
 8 article. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one and two of
 9 this section or section one hundred thirteen of this article, a hunting
 10 dog may be deemed to be under the reasonable control of its owner,
 11 trainer or handler, and not be deemed to be running at large if at the
 12 time of recovery or seizure by a dog control officer, peace officer
 13 acting pursuant to their special duties or police officer, who is
 14 authorized by a municipality to enforce any local law or ordinance
 15 related to the keeping and running at large of dogs and the seizure
 16 thereof, (a) the hunting dog owner, trainer or handler is on property
 17 where hunting is permitted, and (b) the hunting dog was released from
 18 its confines by the owner, trainer or handler to hunt on property where
 19 hunting is permitted, and (c) that the hunting dog owner, trainer or
 20 handler can demonstrate that they are licensed to hunt with dogs in
 21 accordance with section 11-0923 of the environmental conservation law.
 22 If it can be so determined at the time of recovery or seizure of a hunt-
 23 ing dog by a dog control officer, peace officer acting pursuant to their
 24 special duties or police officer, who is authorized by a municipality to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01323-01-5

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 1 enforce any local law or ordinance related to the keeping and running at
 2 large of dogs and the seizure thereof, that the owner, trainer or
 3 handler and hunting dog are not in compliance with this section, then
 4 the owner, trainer or handler of such hunting dog may be charged with a
 5 violation of any local law or ordinance enacted pursuant to this section
 6 related to the keeping and running at large of dogs.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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