New York S 838: Relates to implementing a dangerous dog owner alert system

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S00838 Summary:

BILL NOS00838 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11114

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SPONSORTEDISCO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §209-cc, Gen Muni L

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Relates to implementing a dangerous dog owner alert system.

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BILL NOS00838 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 838

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to implementing a
 dangerous dog owner alert system

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known as "Templeton's Law".
 2 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 209-cc of the general municipal law is
 3 renumbered subdivision 7 and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as
 4 follows:
 5 6. (a) The clerk of each city, town or village shall provide necessary
 6 data to the clerk of the county where such city, town or village is
 7 located and such county shall maintain a web page listing the block of
 8 all residences where such dogs are kept within such municipality. Such
 9 web page shall provide, for each block listed, a link to a mapping
 10 service site that utilizes global positioning system technology to
 11 provide street maps and satellite imagery of such blocks. The county
 12 clerk shall post on such web page notifications of the block where the
 13 owner resides with a conviction for an offense involving a dangerous
 14 dog. Posting such notification on the web page shall not preclude a
 15 city, town or village from using any other specific information such as
 16 a resident's name, address, dog's name or any other additional means of
 17 notifying local residents of such convictions.
 18 (b) Upon the death of a dangerous dog, the owner of such dangerous dog
 19 shall notify the clerk of the municipality in which the owner resides.
 20 The clerk, in turn, shall forward such notification to the county clerk
 21 of the county where such municipality is located.
 22 (c) Upon a change of residence, the owner of a dangerous dog shall
 23 notify the clerk in the municipality which the owner is moving from and
 24 shall notify the clerk of the municipality in which the owner shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02567-01-5

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 1 reside that the owner is the owner of a dangerous dog and shall provide
 2 the owner's address. The clerks, in turn, shall forward such notifica-
 3 tion to the county clerk of the county where such municipalities are
 4 located.
 5 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 6 have become a law.

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