New York A 165: Relates to outdoor restraints of dogs

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A00165 Summary:

BILL NOA00165B

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SAME ASSAME AS S06380-B

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRJackson, Stern, Glick, Davila, Kelles, Simone, Bores, Stirpe, Gallagher, McDonald, Tapia, Kay,
 McDonough, McMahon, Simon, Mitaynes, Dinowitz, Colton, Romero, Lupardo, Cashman, Cruz, Brabenec

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §353-g, Ag & Mkts L

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Relates to outdoor restraints of dogs; prohibits inhumane tethering, including during dangerous weather conditions when a weather alert, advisory or warning is in effect; provides for civil penalties for violations.

Go to top A00165 Actions:

BILL NOA00165B

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01/08/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

05/14/2026amend and recommit to agriculture

05/14/2026print number 165a

05/19/2026reported referred to codes

05/20/2026amend and recommit to codes

05/20/2026print number 165b

Go to topA00165 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE Chair:Lupardo 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes LupardoAyeTagueNay

RosenthalAyeBlankenbushNay

BarrettAyeHawleyExcused

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickNay

WoernerAyeMillerNay

WilliamsAyeLemondesNay

ButtenschonAyeGiglioNay

KellesAye

SeptimoAye

ZinermanAye

CunninghamAye

RagaAye

KayAye

SchiavoniAye

CashmanAye

MorenoAye

Go to topA00165 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA00165 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 165--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, JACKSON, STERN, GLICK, DAVILA, KELLES,
 SIMONE, BORES, STIRPE, GALLAGHER, McDONALD, TAPIA, KAY, McDONOUGH,
 McMAHON, SIMON, MITAYNES, DINOWITZ, COLTON, ROMERO, LUPARDO, CASHMAN
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to outdoor
 restraint of dogs

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

 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 353-g to read as follows:
 3 § 353-g. Outdoor restraint of dogs. Definitions. 1. For the purposes
 4 of this section:
 5 (a) "Tether" shall mean to restrain a dog by attaching the dog to any
 6 object or structure, including without limitation a house, tree, fence,
 7 post, garage, or shed, by any means, including without limitation a
 8 chain, rope, cord, leash, or running line. Tethering does not include
 9 the use of a leash to walk a dog or circumstances where a dog is other-
 10 wise accompanied by a person who owns or has custody or control of the
 11 dog.
 12 (b) "Dangerous weather conditions" shall mean inclement weather as
 13 defined in section three hundred fifty-three-b of this article, condi-
 14 tions described in a weather alert, advisory or other warning issued by
 15 a local, state or federal authority, or when outside weather conditions,
 16 including but not limited to extreme heat, cold, wind, rain, snow, or
 17 hail, pose an adverse risk to the health or safety of a dog based on
 18 breed, age, and physical condition, in accordance with the industry

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00938-06-6

 A. 165--B 2

 1 standard set forth in the Tufts Animal Care and Condition Weather Safety
 2 Scale. Extreme heat and cold limitations shall mean an ambient temper-
 3 ature of eighty degrees Fahrenheit and thirty-five degrees Fahrenheit,
 4 respectively.
 5 (c) "Shelter" shall mean conditions that comply with the minimum stan-
 6 dards established for the appropriate shelter for dogs left outdoors
 7 pursuant to section three hundred fifty-three-b of this article.
 8 (d) "Inhumane tethering" shall include the following:
 9 (i) Continuous exposure to animal waste, garbage, or noxious odors,
 10 provided that a dog may be exposed to their own waste so long as any
 11 such waste produced prior to tethering was clear