New York S 3651: Relates to the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits by pet dealers; repealer

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S03651 Summary:

BILL NOS03651 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMURRAY

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Rpld §753-f, §752 sub 8, sub 3 ¶(d), amd §752, Gen Bus L; amd §§16 & 408, rpld §400 sub 4 ¶(d), §408 sub 4
¶(g), add §409, Ag & Mkts L 2022

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Relates to the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits by pet dealers in the state and those that sell such animals through an online platform.

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BILL NOS03651 

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01/29/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3651

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 29, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. 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 and the agriculture and markets
 law, in relation to the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits by pet deal-
 ers; and to repeal certain provisions of such laws relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Section 753-f of the general business law is REPEALED.
 2 § 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 and subdivision 8 of section 752
 3 of the general business law are REPEALED.
 4 § 3. The opening paragraph of subdivision 3 of section 752 of the
 5 general business law, as amended by chapter 681 of the laws of 2022, is
 6 amended to read as follows:
 7 For purposes of section seven hundred fifty-three of this article, a
 8 "pet dealer" shall mean any person who, in the ordinary course of busi-
 9 ness, engages in the sale or offering for sale of more than nine animals
 10 per year for profit to the public. Such definition shall include breed-
 11 ers of animals who sell or offer for sale animals directly to a consumer
 12 but it shall not include any [retail pet shop as defined in subdivision
 13 eight of this section,] municipal pound or shelter established and main-
 14 tained pursuant to subdivision one of section one hundred fourteen of
 15 the agriculture and markets law, or any duly incorporated society for
 16 the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane society,
 17 duly incorporated animal protective association or other duly incorpo-
 18 rated animal adoption or animal rescue organization that is tax exempt
 19 pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the feder-
 20 al Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501, or any subsequent corresponding
 21 sections of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as from time to time
 22 amended, that is registered with the department pursuant to section four
 23 hundred eight of the agriculture and markets law. For purposes of
 24 sections seven hundred fifty-three-a, seven hundred fifty-three-b, seven

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07559-01-5

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 1 hundred fifty-three-c and seven hundred fifty-three-d of this article,
 2 "pet dealer" shall mean any person who engages in the sale or offering
 3 for sale of more than nine animals per year for profit to the public.
 4 Such definition shall include breeders who sell animals; but it shall
 5 not include the following:
 6 § 4. The opening paragraph of subdivision 3 of section 752 of the
 7 general business law, as separately amended by chapters 681 and 683 of
 8 the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 9 For purposes of section seven hundred fifty-three of this article, a
 10 "pet dealer" shall mean any person who, in the ordinary course of busi-
 11 ness, engages in the sale or offering for sale of more than nine animals
 12 per year for profit to the public. Such definition shall include breed-
 13 ers of animals who sell or offer for sale animals directly to a consumer
 14 but it shall not include [any retail pet shop as defined in subdivision
 15 eight of this section,] any municipal pound or shelter established and
 16 maintained pursuant to subdivision one of section one hundred fo