New York A 6145: Relates to tethering restrictions and outdoor shelter requirements for dogs

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A06145 Summary:

BILL NOA06145 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrabenec

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §353-b, add §352, Ag & Mkts L

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Relates to dog tethering and restraint restrictions and outdoor shelter requirements for dogs that are left outdoors.

Go to top A06145 Actions:

BILL NOA06145 

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02/26/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

05/19/2026held for consideration in agriculture

Go to topA06145 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE Chair:Lupardo 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Held for Consideration LupardoAyeTagueNay

RosenthalAyeBlankenbushNay

BarrettAyeHawleyExcused

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickNay

WoernerAyeMillerNay

WilliamsAyeLemondesNay

ButtenschonAyeGiglioNay

KellesAye

SeptimoAye

ZinermanAye

CunninghamAye

RagaAye

KayAye

SchiavoniAye

CashmanAye

MorenoAye

Go to topA06145 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA06145 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6145

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to tether-
 ing restrictions and proper outdoor shelter for dogs

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

 1 Section 1. Section 353-b of the agriculture and markets law, as added
 2 by chapter 594 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 353-b. Appropriate shelter for dogs left outdoors. 1. For purposes
 4 of this section:
 5 (a) "Physical condition" shall include any special medical needs of a
 6 dog due to disease, illness, injury, age, or breed about which the owner
 7 or person with custody or control of the dog should reasonably be aware.
 8 (b) "Inclement weather" shall mean weather conditions that are likely
 9 to adversely affect the health or safety of the dog, including but not
 10 limited to rain, sleet, ice, snow, hail, wind, or extreme heat and cold.
 11 (c) "Extreme heat or cold" shall mean temperatures of thirty-two
 12 degrees Fahrenheit or below, or ninety degrees Fahrenheit or above.
 13 (d) "Dogs that are left outdoors" shall mean dogs that are outdoors in
 14 inclement weather without ready access to, or the ability to enter, a
 15 house, apartment building, office building, or any other permanent
 16 structure that complies with the standards enumerated in paragraph (b)
 17 of subdivision three of this section.
 18 2. (a) Any person who owns or has custody or control of a dog that is
 19 left outdoors for more than thirty minutes shall provide it with contin-
 20 uous access to shelter appropriate to its breed, physical condition, and
 21 the climate. Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this
 22 section shall be guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine of not less
 23 than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for a first
 24 offense, and a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than
 25 two hundred fifty dollars for a second and subsequent offenses. Begin-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06566-01-5

 A. 6145 2

 1 ning seventy-two hours after a charge of violating this section, each
 2 day that a defendant fails to correct the deficiencies in the dog shel-
 3 ter for a dog that [he or she owns] they own or that is in [his or her]
 4 their custody or control and that is left outdoors, so as to bring it
 5 into compliance with the provisions of this section shall constitute a
 6 separate offense.
 7 (b) The court may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of any fine
 8 imposed for a violation of this section by the amount which the defend-
 9 ant proves [he or she has] they have spent providing a dog shelter or
 10 repairing an existing dog shelter so that it complies with the require-
 11 ments of this section. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the
 12 seizure of a dog for a violation of this section pursuant to the author-
 13 ity granted in this article.
 14 3. Minimum standards for determining whether shelter is appropriate to
 15 a dog's breed