New York A 6985: Requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish licensing and educational standards for individuals providing canine training for non-service and non-police dogs

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A06985 Summary:

BILL NOA06985 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07723

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SPONSORRa

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Add §113-a, Ag & Mkts L

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Requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish licensing and educational standards for individuals providing canine training for non-service and non-police dogs; requires such standards to utilize non-aversive, evidence-based, and positive reinforcement techniques.

Go to top A06985 Actions:

BILL NOA06985 

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03/18/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

02/20/2026enacting clause stricken

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6985

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
 ing the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish licensing
 and educational standards for individuals providing canine training
 for non-service and non-police 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 113-a to read as follows:
 3 § 113-a. Obedience training. 1. The commissioner shall by rule or
 4 regulation establish licensing and educational standards for individuals
 5 providing basic obedience courses to non-service and non-police dogs and
 6 their owners consisting of standards that utilize non-aversive,
 7 evidence-based, and positive reinforcement techniques.
 8 2. This section shall not apply to any dog that falls under subdivi-
 9 sion nine, eighteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-five, twen-
 10 ty-six or twenty-seven of section one hundred eight of this article.
 11 3. No person who is convicted of a violation of section three hundred
 12 fifty-one, three hundred fifty-three, three hundred fifty-three-a or
 13 three hundred fifty-five of article twenty-six of this chapter may be
 14 licensed to provide obedience training services under this section.
 15 4. Licensees under this section are to maintain practices and facili-
 16 ties in accordance with animal control provisions under articles seven,
 17 twenty-five-b and twenty-six of this chapter and are subject to the
 18 enforcement of such provisions, by any constable, police officer, peace
 19 officer, dog control officer, animal control officer, or any officer or
 20 agent of any duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to
 21 animals as authorized under this chapter.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10621-01-5

 A. 6985 2

 1 5. Any individual who violates the provisions of this section shall be
 2 subject to penalties as set forth in section thirty-nine of this chap-
 3 ter.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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