New York A 8653: Relates to pet breeders; repealer

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A08653 Summary:

BILL NOA08653C

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SAME ASSAME AS S08252-C

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §752 subs 3 & 8, amd Gen Bus L, generally; amd Ag & Mkts Law, generally; amd §97-rr, St Fin L; amd
§209-cc, Gen Muni L

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Relates to pet breeders; changes the term "pet dealer" to "pet breeder"; amends the definition of pet breeders; repeals certain provisions of law related thereto.

Go to top A08653 Actions:

BILL NOA08653C

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05/22/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

03/09/2026amend (t) and recommit to agriculture

03/09/2026print number 8653a

03/26/2026amend and recommit to agriculture

03/26/2026print number 8653b

04/23/2026amend and recommit to agriculture

04/23/2026print number 8653c

04/27/2026reported referred to codes

05/20/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA08653 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE Chair:Lupardo 
DATE:04/27/2026AYE/NAY:21/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes LupardoAyeTagueAye

RosenthalAyeBlankenbushAye

BarrettAyeHawleyAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye

WoernerAyeMillerAye

WilliamsAyeLemondesExcused

ButtenschonExcusedGiglioAye

KellesAye

SeptimoAye

ZinermanAye

CunninghamAye

RagaAye

KayAye

SchiavoniAye

CashmanAye

MorenoAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/20/2026AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

PowersAyeReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinExcused

WeprinAyeTannousisExcused

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

BoresExcused

ReyesAbsent

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Go to topA08653 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08653 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8653--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted to the Committee on Agricul-
 ture in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amend-
 ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, the agriculture and markets
 law, the state finance law, and the general municipal law, in relation
 to pet breeders; and to repeal certain provisions of the general busi-
 ness law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 752 of the general business law is
 2 REPEALED and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
 3 3. "Pet breeder" shall mean any person who breeds animals and sells,
 4 or offers to sell, more than twenty-five animals per year, born and
 5 raised on such person's premises, directly to a consumer, provided that
 6 no pet breeder, as defined in this subdivision, shall sell or offer to
 7 sell any dog, cat or rabbit not born and raised on such breeder's prem-
 8 ises.
 9 § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 752 of the general business law is
 10 REPEALED.
 11 § 3. Subdivisions 2 and 5 of section 752 of the general business law,
 12 subdivision 2 as added by chapter 431 of the laws of 1988, subdivision 5
 13 as added by chapter 259 of the laws of 2000 and such section as renum-
 14 bered by chapter 68 of the laws of 1993, are amended to read as follows:
 15 2. "Consumer" means any individual purchasing an animal from a pet
 16 [dealer] breeder. A pet [dealer] breeder shall not be considered a
 17 consumer.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13058-12-6

 A. 8653--C 2

 1 5. "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership,
 2 association, municipality, or other legal entity.
 3 § 4. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 753-f of the general business
 4 law, subdivision 1 as amended and subdivision 2 as added by chapter 35
 5 of the laws of 2023, are amended to read as follows:
 6